Willie Robertson (footballer)

Willie Robertson
Personal information
Full name William Robertson
Date of birth (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993
Place of birth London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stirling Albion
Youth career
Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Dundee United 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 21 (0)
2013–2014 Alloa Athletic 9 (0)
2014–2016 Stirling Albion 44 (1)
2016 Annan Athletic 5 (0)
2017– Stirling Albion 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:31, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

William Robertson (born 14 April 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder, and is currently in his second spell with Stirling Albion. He has previously played for Dundee United, Forfar Athletic, Alloa Athletic and Annan Athletic.

Career

Robertson began his footballing career at Dundee United's Academy, and was loaned to Forfar Athletic in December 2012, making his debut on the 1st, scoring in a 2–1 home win over Ayr United.[1] The loan was later exdended until May 2013 on 4 January.[2]

On 2 July 2013, Robertson signed for Alloa Athletic.[3] He made his debut on 17 August 2013, in a 1–0 away loss against Dundee.[4] His contract with Alloa expired at the end of the season, although he was offered the chance to return to the club for pre-season training.[5]

On 26 July 2014, Robertson played for Stirling Albion as a trialist in their Scottish Challenge Cup match against Elgin City.[6] Robertson signed a contract with Stirling soon afterwards.[7] After two seasons with Albion, Robertson signed for Annan Athletic in July 2016.[8] Robertson left Annan in October 2016, returning to Forthbank Stadium where he played 3 matches as a trialist for Stirling, before signing a contract with the club during the 2017 winter transfer window.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 October 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2012–13[10] Second Division 20011002[lower-alpha 1]1232
Alloa Athletic 2013–14[11] Championship 90100000100
Stirling Albion 2014–15[12] League One 17010101[lower-alpha 2]0200
2015–16[13] League Two 27340101[lower-alpha 2]0333
2016–17[14] 80200000100
2017–18[15] 6000301[lower-alpha 2]0100
Stirling Albion total 583705030733
Annan Athletic (loan) 2016–17[14] League Two 5000101[lower-alpha 2]070
Career total 9239160611135
  1. ↑ Appearances in the First Division play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ↑ Loan stars boost Loons; ESPN FC, 1 December 2012
  2. ↑ Willie Robertson extends stay at Forfar; The Courier, 4 January 2013
  3. ↑ Willie Robertson signs; Alloa Athletic FC, 2 July 2013
  4. ↑ Dundee 1–0 Alloa Athletic; BBC Sport, 17 August 2013
  5. ↑ "Rebuilding begins". Alloa Athletic F.C. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Elgin 0 Stirling Albion 3". Stirling Albion F.C. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Binos bring in Robertson, SPFL
  8. ↑ "Champman adds four more". Annan Athletic FC. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Robertson returns". Stirling Albion FC. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Willie Robertson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Willie Robertson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Willie Robertson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Willie Robertson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Willie Robertson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Willie Robertson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.