Overview
- Nottingham Forest announced his death on December 25, with the club calling him “our greatest” in a tribute.
- He provided the decisive cross in the 1979 European Cup final and scored the winner in 1980, having also helped Forest to the 1978 First Division title and two League Cups.
- He won 28 caps for Scotland, scoring at the 1982 World Cup and netting a Wembley winner against England in 1981.
- After retiring, he was a long-time assistant to Martin O’Neill at Wycombe, Norwich, Leicester and Celtic—where they won multiple league titles and reached a Uefa Cup final—and later at Aston Villa.
- Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis said he has recommended renaming the Bridgford Stand as The John Robertson Stand, as tributes poured in from clubs, former teammates and players.