Dougie Robertson (born in

Torphichen Torphichen ( ) is a historic small village located north of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. The village is approximately 18 miles (20 km) west of Edinburgh, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Falkirk and 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Linlithgow. T ...

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 Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...

. Robertson began his career with

Polbeth United Boys Club PolbethG. ''Poll'' - pool ''beithe'' - birch tree "birch pool" is a former oil shale mining village located about a mile from West Calder, and not far from Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. Five Sisters A mile to the west of the village are ...

before joining

Rangers A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...

. 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 ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large 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 ...

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

Personal life

Robertson's son

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

was a professional footballer, who also played for

Morton Morton may refer to: People * Morton (surname) * Morton (given name) Fictional * Morton Koopa, Jr., a character and boss in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' * A character in the ''Charlie and Lola'' franchise * A character in the 2008 film '' Horton ...

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* 1963 births Living people Footballers from West Lothian Rangers F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Association football forwards Falkirk F.C. players Scottish footballers Scottish Football League players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1960s-stub