Bill Robertson

William Gibb Robertson (13 November 1928 – 26 June 1973) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper in the English Football League and made a total of 246 league appearances for Chelsea and Leyton Orient.

Career In July 1946 Robertson, aged 17, was signed by First Division club Chelsea from Arthurlie of the Scottish Central Junior League. He made his league debut for Chelsea five years later on 21 April 1951 against Liverpool, when he kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory – in his four appearances at the end of the season Chelsea recorded four wins that were instrumental in the team escaping relegation. By the next campaign he had regained his starting spot and played in 34 league matches, however after commencing the 1956–57 season as Chelsea's starting goalkeeper after mid-November 1956 Robertson made only a further four appearances that season and did not play for the first team during the 1957–58 season. He played 13 more matches for Chelsea over the next two seasons, taking his total to 199 league appearances and 215 in total in all competitions for Chelsea.

In September 1960 Robertson transferred to Second Division club Leyton Orient for a £1,000 transfer fee.

Robertson signed for non-league club Dover of the Southern League in July 1963 but did not establish himself as their regular starting goalkeeper. In September 1970 he made a one-off appearance in a Southern League Premier Division match for Ashford Town who were managed by his former Chelsea team-mate Peter Sillett.

Robertson died in Sutton, London on 26 June 1973, at the age of 44.

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