John Robertson (footballer, born 1964)

For other people with the same name, see John Robertson.

John Robertson
Personal information
Full name John Grant Robertson[1]
Date of birth (1964-10-02) 2 October 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Salvesen Boys Club
Edina Hibs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1988 Heart of Midlothian 203 (106)
1988 Newcastle United 12 (0)
1988–1998 Heart of Midlothian 310 (108)
1998 → Dundee (loan) 4 (1)
1998–2000 Livingston 41 (14)
Total 570 (229)
International career
1984–1987[2] Scotland U21 6 (0)
1990–1996[3] Scotland B 3 (0)
1990[4] SFA (SFL centenary) 1 (0)
1990–1995 Scotland 16 (3)
Managerial career
2002–2004 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2004–2005 Heart of Midlothian
2005 Ross County
2006–2007 Livingston
2007 Derry City
2010–2012 East Fife
2017–2021 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2023 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Grant Robertson (born 2 October 1964) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player. His playing career included spells at Newcastle United, Dundee and Livingston, but he is best known for his two spells at Heart of Midlothian totalling about 18 years, where he is the club's all-time leading goalscorer. He has since managed Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Heart of Midlothian, Ross County, Livingston, Derry City and East Fife.

  1. ^ "John Robertson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ Scotland U21 player Robertson, John, FitbaStats
  3. ^ Scotland B player Robertson, John, FitbaStats
  4. ^ On this day, back in 1990, a Scottish League XI beat Scotland 1-0 at Hampden Park in the SFL Centenary match with the goal coming from then Aberdeen Football Club star Hans Gillhaus, Scottish Professional Football League via Facebook, 18 August 2016