Hugh Robertson (29 November 1939 – 12 March 2010) was a
Scottish
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association football
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player and
manager
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Dundee
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team that won the
Scottish league championship
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in
1962
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, and the
Dunfermline
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The earliest ...
side that won the 1968 Scottish Cup. He played 40 games for Arbroath, including their promotion from Division 2 in 1971-2. He later managed Danish club
Herfølge
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Herfølge Church
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Robertson represented the
Scotland national football team
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once, in a vital
1962 FIFA World Cup
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qualifying
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match against
Czechoslovakia
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.Scot's miss , ''
When Saturday Comes
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'', July 2002. Injuries to
Davie Wilson
David Wilson (10 January 1937 – 13 June 2022)Alex Scott meant that Robertson and
Ralph Brand
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Playing career
Born and raised in Edinb ...
were brought in for the match, which Scotland had to win to qualify. Despite two goals by
Ian St. John
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, Scotland lost 4–2 after
extra time
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Robertson died at his home on 12 March 2010.http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?ID=3148