Dougie Robertson (born in

Torphichen Torphichen ( ) is a historic small village located north of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. The village is approximately west of Edinburgh, south-east of Falkirk and south-west of Linlithgow. The village had a population of 570 in the ( 2 ...

West Lothian is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the . The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebr ...

. Robertson began his career with Polbeth United Boys Club before joining

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. Whilst at Ibrox he made eighteen appearances. He left in 1983 to join

, where he would spend the majority of his career, making close to 200 appearances for the club. A brief spell with

Falkirk Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...

in 1989 was followed by a return to Greenock before retiring in 1990.

Personal life

Robertson's son

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was a professional footballer, who also played for Morton.

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* 1963 births Living people Footballers from West Lothian Rangers F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Men's association football forwards Falkirk F.C. players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-forward-1960s-stub