John Neilson Robertson
John Neilson Robertson was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left winger for Nottingham Forest, Derby County and the Scotland national team. He provided the assisting cross for Trevor Francis to score the only goal when Nottingham Forest won the 1979 European Cup final. A year later he scored in the final when Forest retained the European Cup, this time against Hamburger SV. Wikipedia
| Complete name | John Neilson Robertson |
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| Birth date | 20.01.1953 (age 73) |
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| City of birth | Uddingston |
| Position | halfback |
| Height/weight | 174 cm / 68 kg |
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Premier League 11.01.1986 |
3:0 | 46'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 01.01.1986 |
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Premier League 28.12.1985 |
1:1 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 26.12.1985 |
1:0 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 20.12.1985 |
1:3 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 14.12.1985 |
2:0 | 1'-90' |
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34 | 6 | 6 | 2970 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FIFA World Cup 1982 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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36 | 2 | 2 | 3152 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 1982 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 630 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Football 'Picasso' John Robertson honoured at funeral
BBC Sport3 days
Once described by manager Brian Clough as "a Picasso of our game", Robertson was laid to rest on Friday, just over a month after he died at the age of 72


























