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'{{other people||John Robertson (disambiguation){{!}}John Robertson}} {{EngvarB|date=April 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox football biography | name = John Robertson | fullname = John Grant Robertson<ref>{{Hugman|16875|accessdate=24 March 2017}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|10|2}} | birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}} | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] (manager) | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Salvesen Boys Club | youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = Edina Hibs | years1 = 1981–1988 |clubs1 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] |caps1 = 202 |goals1 = 106 | years2 = 1988 |clubs2 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] |caps2 = 12 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1988–1998 |clubs3 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] |caps3 = 310 |goals3 = 108 | years4 = 1998 |clubs4 = → [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] (loan) |caps4 = 4 |goals4 = 1 | years5 = 1998–2000 |clubs5 = [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] |caps5 = 41 |goals5 = 14 | nationalyears1 = 1990–1995 |nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] |nationalcaps1 = 16 |nationalgoals1 = 3 | manageryears1 = 2002–2004 |managerclubs1 = [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] | manageryears2 = 2004–2005 |managerclubs2 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] | manageryears3 = 2005 |managerclubs3 = [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]] | manageryears4 = 2006–2007 |managerclubs4 = [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] | manageryears5 = 2007 |managerclubs5 = [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] | manageryears6 = 2010–2012 |managerclubs6 = [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] | manageryears7 = 2017– |managerclubs7 = [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] }} '''John Grant Robertson''' (born 2 October 1964) is a Scottish professional [[association football|football]] player and coach, currently in his second spell of managing [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]]. His playing career included spells at Newcastle United, Dundee and Livingston, but he is best known for his two spells at [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]], where he is the club's all-time leading goalscorer. He has since managed Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Heart of Midlothian, [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] and [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]. ==Playing career== [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibs]] attempted to sign him but he asked for time to think the deal over. After Hibs refused he signed for Hearts along with school friend and fellow future internationalist [[David Bowman (footballer born 1964)|Dave Bowman]]. Robertson eventually earned the moniker "The Hammer of Hibs" as he scored a record 27 goals in [[Edinburgh derby]] matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/rivalries/newsid=1328994/index.html |title=Heart of Midlothian VS Hibernian |work=www.fifa.com |publisher=FIFA |date= |accessdate=27 July 2014}}</ref> Robertson was an instant success at Hearts his prolific goal scoring record. The 1985–86 season was their best since 1965. The league campaign started poorly losing five of the first eight games. From there the club went on a 27-game unbeaten league run hitting league top spot on 21 December after a 1–0 win at St Mirren. Robertson top scoring was a vital part of the run. Hearts needed a draw from the last game of the season away to [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] on 3 May 1986 to win the Scottish league title. Before that final game they were two points ahead of Celtic and with a superior goal difference of four goals. However this strong statistical position was undermined in the run up to the game when several players in the Hearts squad were hit by a viral infection. [[Craig Levein]] failed to recover to make the game in Dundee.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/hearts/5363880/What-a-heartbreaker-How-Hearts-lost-the-Scottish-title-to-Celtic-in-1986.html How Hearts lost the Scottish title to Celtic in 1986 ]</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZFezYotlVk#t=380.218895</ref> Celtic were 4–0 up away at St Mirren at half time in their final fixture. Thus the under-performing players in the Hearts dressing room at half time would have had the sobering news they would likely have to deliver a result at [[Dens Park]]. Substitute [[Albert Kidd]] forced Hearts to concede a corner kick with seven minutes remaining. The in-swinging corner was touched on and fell to Kidd who put Dundee ahead. This was the first goal Hearts had conceded from a corner all season. Hearts now needed an equaliser to win the title. However Kidd went on a run with the ball from the halfway line down the right wing beating two Hearts players. After then playing a one-two with a teammate on the edge of the Hearts box he finished emphatically to score a second with four minutes left. Dundee won 2–0.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCjEsN4E85s Dundee 2 – 0 Hearts on youtube]</ref> This combined with Celtic winning 5–0 against St Mirren meant the top two clubs finished the season on the same number of points. Hearts lost out to Celtic by a goal difference of three. Had goal difference been the rule in 1965 Hearts would have been champions; had goal average still applied in 1986, they would have won the league. Hearts lobbying after the league loss in 1965 cost them dear in 1986. Hearts had been chasing a League and Scottish Cup double. After eliminating Rangers and [[Jim McLean]]'s Dundee United they faced [[Alex Ferguson]]'s Aberdeen in the final. After Hearts being emotionally shattered at Dens Park the week before, Aberdeen won easily 3–0 meaning Hearts finished runners up as they had in the league.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2015/may/01/albert-kidd-day-hearts-dundee-hibs-celtic-1986 How Albert Kidd became a Hibs and Celtic legend without playing for them]</ref> Robertson achieved his greatest success at Hearts, where he spent the vast majority of his playing career. Robertson's loyalty to Hearts was finally rewarded in 1998 when Hearts won the [[Scottish Cup]] and he received a winner's medal, albeit as an unused substitute. After an earlier loan spell with [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]], he left Tynecastle that summer, joining Livingston as a player-coach. Robertson was also a [[Scotland national football team|Scottish international]], playing on 16 occasions for Scotland. He made his debut against [[Romania national football team|Romania]] in 1990, scoring in a 2–1 win. He trained with the national team before [[UEFA Euro 1992]], but had to withdraw from the final squad due to injury.<ref name = "euro 92">{{cite news |url=http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/hearts/7234768/A-to-Z-of-sports-with-Hearts-legend-John-Robertson.html |quote=Ever been injured on international duty? I missed Euro 1992 due to an injury I picked up in Chicago while training with the squad. I was flown home and given a fortnight to prove my fitness. Everything seemed OK and then in the last minute of the practice game I smashed in a shot and my groin area just exploded. I missed the finals and required a hernia operation, and I was gutted at missing out having played a big part in qualifying. |title=A to Z of sports with Hearts legend John Robertson |work=The Scottish Sun |publisher= |date= |accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref> Robertson scored three goals in 16 international appearances during his career.<ref name = "euro 92"/> ==Managerial career== Whilst playing for [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]], Robertson became involved the coaching side of the game.<ref name = "livi boss">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/4711758.stm|title=Robertson named Livingston boss |date=15 February 2006|accessdate=19 October 2011|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=BBC}}</ref> He left the club in season [[2002–03 in Scottish football|2002–03]] to become manager of [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] where he guided the Highland team to the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] for the first time in their history. In November 2004 he returned to Hearts as head coach and despite two cup semi-finals and a good season in Europe as well as finishing fifth in the league, he was sacked in May 2005. He was appointed manager of [[Scottish First Division]] team [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]] in June 2005, but left by mutual consent after four months.<ref name = "livi boss"/> Robertson was appointed manager of Livingston in February 2006,<ref name = "livi boss"/> then sacked in April 2007 after finishing sixth in the First Division. He was appointed by League of Ireland side [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] in July 2007. He took club out of the relegation battle to a safe mid table position and also won the FAI League Cup and qualified for the Setanta Cup before being dismissed by the new chairman and board of directors at Derry, and replaced by former Derry boss Stephen Kenny.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setantasports.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2007/12/11/EircomLOI-Derry-sack-Robertson/?facets/sport-space/great-britain-locale/|title= Derry sack Robertson |accessdate=11 December 2007 }}</ref> In 2009, Robertson coached strikers at [[Scottish Premier League]] clubs [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] and [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]. In March 2010, Robertson helped coach the strikers at [[Heart Of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] on a non-contract basis. Robertson was appointed manager of [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] in October 2010. In September 2011, his East Fife side knocked SPL club [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] out of the [[Scottish League Cup]] at [[Pittodrie Stadium]]. On 1 March 2012 it was announced that Robertson had left as manager of [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastfifefc.info/component/content/article/1-latest-news/545-john-robertson|title= John Robertson |accessdate=1 March 2012 }}</ref> In June 2017, Robertson returned to [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] as manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/inverness-caledonian-thistle/1267293/john-robertson-returns-caley-jags-boss-13-years-securing-top-flight-promotion/ |title=John Robertson returns as Caley Jags boss 13 years after securing top flight promotion |first=Derek |last=Healey |work=The Press and Journal |publisher=DC Thomson & Co Ltd |date=14 June 2017 |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40266234 |title=John Robertson returns as Inverness Caley Thistle manager |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=14 June 2017 |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref> ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |- ! colspan=3 | Scotland ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Scottish Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[1981–82 in Scottish football|1981–82]]||rowspan="7"|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]||rowspan="2"|[[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]]||1||0|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1982–83 in Scottish football|1982–83]]||23||21|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1983–84 in Scottish football|1983–84]]||rowspan="5"|[[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Premier Division]]||34||15|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1984–85 in Scottish football|1984–85]]||33||8|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1985–86 in Scottish football|1985–86]]||35||20|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1986–87 in Scottish football|1986–87]]||37||16|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1987–88 in Scottish football|1987–88]]||39||26|||||||||||||||| |- ! colspan=3 | England ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[FA Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[The Football League 1987–88|1987–88]]||[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]||[[Football League First Division|First Division]]||12||0|||||||||||||||| |- ! colspan=3 | Scotland ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Scottish Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[1988–89 in Scottish football|1988–89]]||rowspan="10"|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]||rowspan="10"|[[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Premier Division]]||15||4|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1989–90 in Scottish football|1989–90]]||32||17|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1990–91 in Scottish football|1990–91]]||31||12|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1991–92 in Scottish football|1991–92]]||42||14|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1992–93 in Scottish football|1992–93]]||42||11|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1993–94 in Scottish football|1993–94]]||36||8|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1994–95 in Scottish football|1994–95]]||31||10|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1995–96 in Scottish football|1995–96]]||33||12|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1996–97 in Scottish football|1996–97]]||27||14|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1997–98 in Scottish football|1997–98]]||21||6|||||||||||||||| |- |[[1997–98 in Scottish football|1997–98]]||[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]||[[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] ||4||1|||||||||||||||| |- |[[Scottish Second Division 1998-99|1998–99]]||rowspan="2"|[[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]]||[[Scottish Football League Second Division|Second Division]]||36||13|||||||||||||||| |- |[[Scottish First Division 1999–2000|1999–00]]||[[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]]||5||1|||||||||||||||| |- ! rowspan=2 | Total ! colspan=2 | Scotland !557||229|||||||||||||||| |- ! colspan=2 | England !12||0|||||||||||||||| |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !569||229|||||||||||||||| |} ==Managerial statistics== {{updated|match played 2 December 2017}}<ref name="manager stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1846 |title=John Robertson's managerial career |accessdate=18 June 2017 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Managerial record by team and tenure |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record |- !{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |- | align="left" | [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|26 December 2002 |align=left|3 November 2004 {{WDL|84|44|13|27}} |- | align="left" |[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|3 November 2004 |align=left|9 May 2005 {{WDL|35|13|9|13}} |- | align="left" |[[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]] |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|21 June 2005 |align=left|24 October 2005 {{WDL|15|6|5|4}} |- | align="left" |[[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|15 February 2006 |align=left|15 April 2007 {{WDL|51|15|10|26}} |- | align="left"|[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] |{{flagicon|Ireland}} |align=left|2 July 2007 |align=left|11 December 2007 {{WDL|24|8|8|8}} |- | align="left"|[[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|26 October 2010 |align=left|1 March 2012 {{WDL|62|28|11|23}} |- | align="left"|[[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|14 June 2017 |align=left|''Present'' {{WDL|22|9|6|7}} |- ! colspan=4 | Career total {{WDLtot|293|123|62|108}} |} ==Honours== ===Player=== ;[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] *'''[[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Scottish Premier Division]]''': **'''Runner–up (3)''': [[1985–86 Scottish Premier Division|1985–86]], [[1987–88 Scottish Premier Division|1987–88]], [[1991–92 Scottish Premier Division|1991–92]] **'''Top goalscorer (1)''': [[1989–90 Scottish Premier Division|1989–90]] *'''[[Scottish Cup]]''': **'''Winner (1)''': [[1997–98 Scottish Cup|1998]] **'''Runner–up (2)''': [[1985–86 Scottish Cup|1986]], [[1995–96 Scottish Cup|1996]] *'''[[Scottish League Cup]]''': **'''Runner–up (1)''': [[1996–97 Scottish League Cup|1996]] ;[[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] *'''[[Scottish Football League Second Division|Scottish Second Division]]''': **'''Winner (1)''': [[1998–99 Scottish Second Division|1998–99]] ===Manager=== ;[[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] *'''[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]''' (second tier): **'''Winner (1)''': [[2003–04 Scottish First Division|2003–04]] *'''[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]''': **'''Winner (1)''': [[2003–04 Scottish Challenge Cup|2004]] ;[[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] *'''[[League of Ireland Cup]]''': **'''Winner (1)''': [[2008 League of Ireland Cup|2008]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{soccerbase (manager)|id=1846|name=John Robertson}} * {{soccerbase|id=6806|name=John Robertson}} * [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/robertsonjohn.html Hearts playing career stats] at londonhearts.com {{Navboxes | title = Awards | bg = gold | fg = navy | list1 = {{Scottish First Division top scorers}} {{SPFA Young Player of the Year}} {{Heart of Midlothian F.C. 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