James Gillen Robertson (born 17 December 1944) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a winger for Cowdenbeath, St Mirren, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Ipswich Town, Stoke City, Seattle Sounders, Walsall and Crewe Alexandra.Hugman, B. J. (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) p527 Retrieved 30 August 2008 He was capped once for Scotland.

Club career Robertson was born in Cardonald, Glasgow, and began his career playing as a right winger at English club Middlesbrough. He was not offered a professional contract at Middlesbrough, so returned to Scotland and joined up with Cowdenbeath. After his stint there he signed for St Mirren in 1962. With the "Buddies", Robertson made 54 appearances and scored 12 goals. After his spell with St. Mirren, Robertson was bought by Tottenham Hotspur in 1964 for £25,000. During the 1966–67 season he scored the first goal in Tottenham's 1967 FA Cup Final victory against Chelsea. With Spurs he made 181 appearances, including 4 as substitute, and scored 31 goals in all competitions.

He went on to join Spurs' rivals Arsenal in October 1968, in a straight swap for David Jenkins, making him one of the few players to play for both clubs. Robertson made his debut for Arsenal in a goalless draw against West Ham United in October 1968. Robertson played 19 league matches in the 1968–69 season. The following season he made a further 8 appearances, making 27 in all. He is one of only two players to score for both sides in the North London derby. In total Robertson played 59 games for Arsenal, scoring eight goals altogether.

Robertson then joined up with Ipswich Town in March 1970 for £50,000. At Portman Road he became a vital member of Bobby Robson's squad as Ipswich ensured survival in 1969–70 and 1970–71. During the 1971–72 season Robertson helped the club move up to a mid-table position. In July 1972 Robertson joined Stoke City for a fee of £80,000. At Stoke he became a regular under manager Tony Waddington in the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons. He suffered a broken leg while playing against Coventry City in December 1974. He then struggled to get back into the side and after two seasons without regular football he decided to leave for the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. He played 29 matches for the Seattle Sounders before returning to England to play for Walsall, and ended his playing days at Crewe Alexandra.

International career Robertson was capped by Scotland at both full and amateur level.

Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSt Mirren1962–63Scottish Division One2350000002351963–64Scottish Division One299000000299Total52140000005214Tottenham Hotspur1963–64First Division31000000311964–65First Division3674100004081965–66First Division3363000003661966–67First Division4058110004961967–68First Division3453110544391968–69First Division111010000121Total15725184205418233Arsenal1968–69First Division1932100002141969–70First Division274204050384Total467414050598Ipswich Town1969–70First Division73000000731970–71First Division4056120004871971–72First Division402201100433Total87108131009813Stoke City1971–72First Division00100000101972–73First Division3151030203751973–74First Division3731020404431974–75First Division1430042202051975–76First Division1815000002311976–77First Division140100000150Total1141290928014014Seattle Sounders1976North American Soccer League121———1211977North American Soccer League172———172Total293———293Walsall1977–78Third Division160202000200Crewe Alexandra1978–79Fourth Division330201000360Career total5347143621318461684

A.  The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League play-offs, FA Charity Shield, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Texaco Cup, Football League Trophy, UEFA Cup, Watney Cup.

International Source:

National teamYearAppsGoalsScotland196410Total10

Honours Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup: 1966–67 FA Charity Shield: 1967 (shared)

Seattle Sounders NASL Soccer Bowl: (Runners Up Medal) 1977

References

External links The Flying Scotsman