Graeme Robertson (Scottish footballer)

Graeme Robertson (born 4 June 1962 in Dumfries) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for home-town club Queen of the South, Dunfermline Athletic, Partick Thistle, Ayr United and Albion Rovers.

Graeme Robertson
Personal information
Full name Graeme Robertson
Date of birth (1962-06-04) 4 June 1962
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1974–1978 Lochar Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1987 Queen of the South 237 (21)
1987–1990 Dunfermline Athletic 63 (3)
1990–1992 Partick Thistle 71 (0)
1992–1994 Ayr United 65 (1)
1999–2000 Albion Rovers 6 (0)
Total 442 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 2000

Career

Robertson started in football with Lochar Thistle in the Dumfries Amateur Leagues before signing for Queen of the South at 16 years old and stayed at the club for 11 seasons, where he was club captain for a spell. Robertson's played alongside the likes of Ted McMinn, Jimmy Robertson and Nobby Clark at Palmerston Park, all of whom recognised the club captain's contributions when the former players were later interviewed by the club.[1] Robertson's time in Dumfries included 237 league appearances.

Graeme Robertson left Queens in 1987 to join Dunfermline Athletic where he played in the top division of Scottish football. Robertson then had a couple of seasons with both Partick Thistle and Ayr United, before retiring as a player, although Robertson did briefly come out of retirement in season 1999-2000 to play for Albion Rovers in six league matches.[2]

Robertson has remained involved in football in a number of coaching roles, that include Raith Rovers and Livingston.[3]

After a period in Scotland, Robertson moved to Shenzhen, China, as part of the Manchester City Football Services scheme, to develop football in the Far East.

In November 2016, Robertson returned from China for one month, to home-town club Queen of the South, to assist with coaching duties alongside caretaker manager Jim Thomson, after the departure of manager Gavin Skelton.[4]

Robertson is stepfather to Jason Cummings, who plays for Hibernian.

References
  1. Ted McMinn, Jimmy Robertson and Nobby Clark career interviews Archived 2009-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database profile
  3. "Robertson named Livingston boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 February 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  4. "QosFC: Coaching Team Update". Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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