Jimmy Robertson

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. 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 played 29 matches for the Seattle Sounders before returning to England to play for Walsall, and ended his playing days at Crewe Alexandra.

Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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1962–63 First Division

1970–71 First Division

1972–73

Honours Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup: 1966–67

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