Hugh Robertson (footballer, born 1975)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugh Scott Robertson | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position |
Left back Left midfielder |
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| Youth career | |||
| Lewis United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1997 | Aberdeen | 22 | (2) |
| 1997–2001 | Dundee | 25 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Brechin City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Inverness CT (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | → Ayr United (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Ross County | 104 | (13) |
| 2004–2006 | Hartlepool United | 40 | (6) |
| 2006–2008 | Ross County | 28 | (2) |
| Culter | |||
| National team | |||
| 1994 | Scotland under-21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Hugh Scott Robertson (born 19 March 1975 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish former professional football player.
Robertson started his career playing in the youth team for Aberdeen. He was loaned out to junior football team, Lewis United for a season to continue his apprenticeship. Aberdeen were satisfied enough with his progress to offer him another contract which he signed in 1993. While at Aberdeen, Shuggy made 22 Premier appearances, scoring twice. However, he never quite established himself as a first team regular and he was sold to Dundee in January 1997.
He started brightly for Dundee and played in 15 of the team's remaining fixtures. However, he failed to figure in Dundee's following promotion season, which was partly due to a family bereavement. His lack of first team football saw manager Jocky Scott loan him to Brechin City and Inverness. It looked as though Robertson was heading out of the club until he was surprisingly recalled to the side for the December win at Tynecastle. This saw Robertson rediscover his form and Robertson become a regular for the remainder of the season 1998–99 season. However, in 2000, Robertson once again gradually found his first team opportunities limited and he spent two months on loan to Ayr United before he was signed by Neale Cooper for Ross County in February 2001.
Robertson formed a strong relationship with manager Neale Cooper and he found himself playing regular football for the next three years. Robertson played over league 100 games, scoring 13 goals. He was played in a number of positions and he even found himself playing up front for a short period of time. Despite his popularity amongst the Ross County fans, Hugh Robertson decided to follow his former manager Neale Cooper and signed for Hartlepool United in January 2004.
Robertson made his Hartlepool debut against Barnsley and initially seemed to lack pace and stamina during his first few games at Hartlepool and the fans were unsure of whether he would be a success. However, Robertson won the fans over in a memorable performance against Blackpool. This match saw Hugh Robertson take a several free kicks that were inches away from going in. As the match entered its final quarter Robertson stepped up and took another free kick and scored. However, the goal was disallowed as the referee had deemed it to have been taken too early. Not to be deterred, Robertson retook the free kick and scored, placing the ball in almost an identical position.
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