Archive · 25 Dec 2025
John Robertson, Nottingham Forest Legend, Dies at 72
John Robertson was a famous football player from Scotland.
He played for Nottingham Forest and helped them win the European Cup twice.
He also played for Scotland in the World Cup.
He was very important to Nottingham Forest and is remembered as a hero.
He recently passed away at the age of 72.
The club is very sad about his death.
He scored the only goal in the 1980 European Cup final and provided the cross for the winning goal in the 1979 final.
John Robertson, a former Scotland winger, has died at the age of 72.
He won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest in 1979 and 1980.
Robertson scored the only goal in the 1980 European Cup final against Hamburg.
He provided the cross for the winning goal in the 1979 European Cup final against Malmo.
Robertson won 28 caps for Scotland and played in the 1982 World Cup.
- Who
- John Robertson, former Scotland winger and Nottingham Forest player
- What
- Passing of a football legend
- When
- Recently, exact date not specified
- Where
- Nottingham Forest, England
- Why
- No cause of death given
- Name
- John Robertson
- Age
- 72
- Nationality
- Scottish
- Clubs
- Nottingham Forest, Derby County
- International Caps
- 28
- European Cups Won
- 2
- Notable Achievement
- Scored the only goal in the 1980 European Cup final