Overview
- Nottingham Forest announced Robertson’s death on December 25, confirming the passing of the club icon at 72 with no cause disclosed.
- Robertson set up the 1979 European Cup final winner and scored the decisive goal in 1980 after helping Forest win the 1978 First Division title.
- He made 502 appearances and scored 95 goals for Forest, with supporters repeatedly voting him the club’s greatest player.
- Internationally, he earned 28 Scotland caps, appeared at the 1978 and 1982 World Cups, and scored a Wembley winner against England in 1981.
- After retiring, he served as Martin O’Neill’s assistant at Wycombe, Norwich, Leicester, Celtic and Aston Villa, as condolences arrived from Scotland, the EFL and former teammates including Peter Shilton and Stan Collymore.