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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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| name= Sandy Robertson
| fullname = Alexander Robertson
| fullname = Alexander Robertson<ref>{{Hugman|16860|accessdate=25 February 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|4|26|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|4|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]
| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
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| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
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| clubs4 = [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
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'''Alexander Robertson''' (born 26 April 1971) is a Scottish former [[association football|footballer]] who played in [[midfield]].
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}}'''Alexander 'Sandy' Robertson''' (born 26 April 1971 in [[Edinburgh]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] former [[Football (soccer)|footballer]] who played in [[midfield]].


==Early life==
His father, [[Malcolm Robertson (footballer)|Malky Robertson]], was also a professional footballer, with [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] and [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/gifted-tynecastle-favourite-malcolm-robertson-dies-at-59-1-821874|title=Gifted Tynecastle favourite Malcolm Robertson dies at 59 |work=www.scotsman.com|publisher=Johnston Press|date=19 August 2010|accessdate=14 April 2012}}</ref>
His father, [[Malcolm Robertson (footballer)|Malcolm Robertson]], was also a professional footballer, with [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] and [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/gifted-tynecastle-favourite-malcolm-robertson-dies-at-59-1-821874|title=Gifted Tynecastle favourite Malcolm Robertson dies at 59 |work=The Scotsman|publisher=Johnston Press|date=19 August 2010|accessdate=14 April 2012}}</ref>


==Club career==
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Robertson began his career with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] where manager [[Graeme Souness]] labelled him the best young player in Britain.<ref name=nextbig/> He scored Rangers' first goal under manager [[Walter Smith]] in a 1-0 victory over [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] on 20 April 1991 at [[Love Street]]<ref>http://www.followfollow.com/news/tmnw/rangers_shock_defeat_410795/index.shtml</ref> However, in August 1997 he was jailed for assaulting a restaurant [[Bouncer (doorman)|doorman]] in [[Edinburgh]] while drunk.<ref name=nextbig>[http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/scotland-on-sunday-edinburgh/mi_7924/is_2001_Oct_14/ibroxs-licks-wounds-wee-rangers/ai_n32951440/?tag=content;col1 Ibrox's next big thing licks wounds at the wee Rangers after a scarred career] Scotland on Sunday, 14 October 2001 {{dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ex-Rangers+star+loses+jail+appeal.-a0110878684 Ex-Rangers star loses jail appeal] Daily Mail, 20 August 1997</ref> He had a previous conviction for assault in 1991.<ref>[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/player-is-jailed-for-attack-on-bouncer-court-told-of-vicious-assault-outside-restaurant-1.391022 Player is jailed for attack on bouncer Court told of 'vicious' assault outside restaurant] The Herald, 2 July 1997</ref> Robertson later received facial scarring in a bottle attack.<ref name=nextbig/>
Robertson began his career with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] where manager [[Graeme Souness]] labelled him the best young player in Britain.<ref name=nextbig/> He scored Rangers' first goal under manager [[Walter Smith]] in a 1–0 victory over [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] on 20 April 1991 at [[Love Street (stadium)|Love Street]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.followfollow.com/news/tmnw/rangers_shock_defeat_410795/index.shtml |title=Rangers' shock defeat - Rangers FC - FollowFollow.com |accessdate=2011-06-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724124438/http://www.followfollow.com/news/tmnw/rangers_shock_defeat_410795/index.shtml |archivedate=24 July 2011 }}</ref>

Robertson then joined [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] in England. In July 1995 he returned to Scotland, [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] buying him and [[Steven Pressley]] for a joint fee of £1 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hodgson |first1=Guy |title=Frustrated Rangers pull out of Raducioiu transfer |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/frustrated-rangers-pull-out-of-raducioiu-transfer-1593328.html |access-date=19 March 2021 |work=The Independent|date=25 July 1995 |location=London}}</ref>

==International career==
Robertson made two appearances for the [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland under-21 team]] at the [[1991 Toulon Tournament]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Scotland U21 Player Sandy Robertson, Games Played |url=https://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player_games.php?playerid=186 |access-date=19 March 2021 |work=FitbaStats}}</ref>

==Personal life==
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In August 1997 he was jailed for assaulting a restaurant [[Bouncer (doorman)|doorman]] in [[Edinburgh]] while drunk.<ref name=nextbig>[http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/scotland-on-sunday-edinburgh/mi_7924/is_2001_Oct_14/ibroxs-licks-wounds-wee-rangers/ai_n32951440/?tag=content;col1 Ibrox's next big thing licks wounds at the wee Rangers after a scarred career] Scotland on Sunday, 14 October 2001 {{dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref> He had a previous conviction for assault in 1991.<ref>[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/player-is-jailed-for-attack-on-bouncer-court-told-of-vicious-assault-outside-restaurant-1.391022 Player is jailed for attack on bouncer Court told of 'vicious' assault outside restaurant] The Herald, 2 July 1997</ref> Robertson later received facial scarring in a bottle attack.<ref name=nextbig/>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Dundee United F.C. season 1995-96]]
* [[1995–96 Dundee United F.C. season]]
* [[Dundee United F.C. season 1996-97]]
* [[1996–97 Dundee United F.C. season]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{soccerbase|id=6801|name=Sandy Robertson}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 17 June 2024

Sandy Robertson
Personal information
Full name Alexander Robertson[1]
Date of birth (1971-04-26) 26 April 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1988 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1994 Rangers 26 (1)
1994–1995 Coventry City 4 (0)
1995–1997 Dundee United 8 (0)
1997 Airdrieonians 3 (0)
1997–1998 Inverness CT 16 (1)
1998 Livingston 6 (0)
1998 Clydebank 11 (1)
1999–2000 Morwell Falcons 22 (0)
2000–2001 Joondalup
2001 Cowdenbeath 1 (0)
2001–2002 Berwick Rangers 8 (1)
2002 Raith Rovers 0 (0)
International career
1991 Scotland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Robertson (born 26 April 1971) is a Scottish former footballer who played in midfield.

Early life

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His father, Malcolm Robertson, was also a professional footballer, with Ayr United, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian.[2]

Club career

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Robertson began his career with Rangers where manager Graeme Souness labelled him the best young player in Britain.[3] He scored Rangers' first goal under manager Walter Smith in a 1–0 victory over St Mirren on 20 April 1991 at Love Street.[4]

Robertson then joined Coventry City in England. In July 1995 he returned to Scotland, Dundee United buying him and Steven Pressley for a joint fee of £1 million.[5]

International career

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Robertson made two appearances for the Scotland under-21 team at the 1991 Toulon Tournament.[6]

Personal life

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In August 1997 he was jailed for assaulting a restaurant doorman in Edinburgh while drunk.[3] He had a previous conviction for assault in 1991.[7] Robertson later received facial scarring in a bottle attack.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sandy Robertson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Gifted Tynecastle favourite Malcolm Robertson dies at 59". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Ibrox's next big thing licks wounds at the wee Rangers after a scarred career Scotland on Sunday, 14 October 2001 [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Rangers' shock defeat - Rangers FC - FollowFollow.com". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  5. ^ Hodgson, Guy (25 July 1995). "Frustrated Rangers pull out of Raducioiu transfer". The Independent. London. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Scotland U21 Player Sandy Robertson, Games Played". FitbaStats. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ Player is jailed for attack on bouncer Court told of 'vicious' assault outside restaurant The Herald, 2 July 1997
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