George Robertson (footballer, born 1930)

George Robertson
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-04-20)20 April 1930
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death 23 March 2003(2003-03-23) (aged 72)
Place of death Plymouth, England
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1963 Plymouth Argyle 359 (2)
1964–1969 Falmouth Town 166 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Robertson (20 April 1930 – 23 March 2003) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender.

Born in Falkirk,[1] Robertson began his career with Junior club Gairdoch Juniors. He signed for Plymouth Argyle after he played in a trial match while based in Salisbury with the RAF.[2] He made his first team debut in 1951 and was a regular in the side for the next decade, initially as a centre back and then as a full back; his favoured position. Towards the end of his career he joined Falmouth Town as player-manager.[2]

Robertson then returned to Plymouth to become a groundsman at Plymouth College, and then as a member of the staff at Home Park. He ran the club's youth hostel,[3] before being appointed as groundsman in the 1980s. In later life, Robertson became a milkman.[4]

Robertson died in Plymouth on 23 March 2003, at the age of 72.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "George Robertson". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b "George Robertson". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  3. ^ "George Robertson". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Plymouth Argyle" Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Where Are They Now. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  5. ^ "George Robertson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 January 2023.