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Nottingham Forest Great John Robertson Dies at 72 on Christmas Day

The two-time European Cup winner was celebrated for defining Nottingham Forest’s rise under Brian Clough.

Overview

  • Nottingham Forest and his family said he died peacefully on Christmas morning after a long illness, with relatives at his side.
  • The winger set up the 1979 European Cup winner and scored the 1980 final winner, bookending Forest’s back-to-back European triumphs.
  • He made more than 500 Forest appearances with 95 goals and earned 28 Scotland caps, scoring at Wembley in 1981 and at the 1982 World Cup.
  • After retiring, he was Martin O’Neill’s long-time assistant at Wycombe, Norwich, Leicester, Celtic and Aston Villa, including a successful Celtic spell with three league titles and a Uefa Cup final.
  • Clubs, former teammates and players issued tributes, and a Guardian live report noted Forest’s owner plans to rename a City Ground stand in his honor.