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Chris Robertson (footballer, born 1986)

Christopher Robertson (born 11 October 1986) is a Scottish semi-professional footballer plays as a defender.

Chris Robertson
Robertson with Coalville Town in January 2023
Personal information
Full name Christopher Robertson[1]
Date of birth (1986-10-11) 11 October 1986 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland[2]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back; right-back
Youth career
2004–2005 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2004Leigh RMI (loan) 5 (0)
2006Chester City (loan) 1 (0)
2007–2012 Torquay United 179 (11)
2012–2013 Preston North End 39 (1)
2013–2015 Port Vale 61 (3)
2015–2016 Ross County 23 (0)
2016–2017 AFC Wimbledon 13 (1)
2017–2019 Swindon Town 18 (1)
2019Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 Ilkeston Town
2020 Grantham Town 8 (1)
2020–2024 Coalville Town 77 (3)
2023Quorn (loan) 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:38, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

He turned professional at Sheffield United in July 2005 but was released by the club after two brief loan spells at Leigh RMI and Chester City. He joined Torquay United in March 2007. He went on to spend five years with the club, helping them to win the 2009 Conference play-off final. He was sold to Preston North End for an undisclosed fee in January 2012 but left the club at the end of the 2012–13 season after losing his first-team place. He signed with Port Vale in June 2013. He returned to his native Scotland with Ross County in June 2015, before signing with AFC Wimbledon in September 2016. He joined Swindon Town in June 2017, and was released in May 2019 after being loaned out to Havant & Waterlooville earlier in the year. He joined Ilkeston Town in September 2019 and moved on to Grantham Town four months later. He joined Coalville Town in the summer of 2020. He played on loan for Quorn in 2023.

Career edit

Sheffield United edit

Robertson was born in Dundee but moved to Nottingham with his family at the age of two.[3] He joined Sheffield United as a trainee before he signed professional forms with the "Blades" in July 2005. Before this, manager Neil Warnock sent Robertson to join Leigh RMI of the Conference on loan in the 2004–05 season,[4] and he went on to make five appearances for the "Leythers" under the management of Phil Starbuck. Robertson joined League Two side Chester City on loan on 1 February 2006,[5] making his league debut as a half-time substitute for Mark Roberts in a 5–0 defeat to Carlisle United at Brunton Park three days later.[6] However, Chester manager Keith Curle cancelled his loan spell after a week, along with the loan spells of Wayne Corden, Mark Roberts, and Evan Horwood.[7]

Torquay United edit

In March 2007, Robertson joined Torquay United on non-contract terms, rejoining manager Keith Curle who had signed him on loan while manager of Chester City.[8] He scored on his "Gulls" debut, volleying in the third goal in a 3–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers at Plainmoor on 10 March.[9] He made a further eight League Two appearances in the 2006–07 relegation season. He signed a full contract with Torquay in June 2007.[10] He played 28 games in the 2007–08 campaign, and was an unused substitute in the 2008 FA Trophy final, as Torquay lost 1–0 to Ebbsfleet United at Wembley Stadium.[11] He was transfer-listed by manager Paul Buckle in June 2008,[12] but forced his way back into the first-team after Torquay made a bad start to the 2008–09 season. He played 32 games despite missing a three-month period recovering from surgery after he ruptured the main supporting ligament in his ankle.[13] After forming a solid partnership with Chris Todd at the heart of defence, Torquay were promoted back to the Football League after beating Cambridge United 2–0 in the Conference National play-off final at Wembley.[14]

Robertson was linked to a move to Burton Albion in summer 2009,[15] but instead signed a one-year contract after protracted negotiations.[16] He played 50 matches in the 2009–10 season, and signed a two-year contract as United finished comfortably in mid-table.[17] A club record run of ten clean sheets was ended after 998 minutes without a goal four matches into the 2010–11 season.[18] United reached the play-off final, but lost 1–0 to Stevenage at Old Trafford.[19] An ever-present in the back four in the 2011–12 campaign by the January transfer window, Robertson began to attract the interest of other clubs as manager Martin Ling struggled to find the money to compete with other interested parties.[20] At the time of his departure Torquay were aiming for automatic promotion after a lengthy series of victories.[21] In his absence the club finished fifth, and lost to Cheltenham Town in the play-off semi-finals.

Preston North End edit

In January 2012, Robertson signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with League One side Preston North End for an undisclosed transfer fee (later reported to be £60,000).[22][23] He scored his first goal for the club on 14 April against Huddersfield Town, and after the game was praised by manager Graham Westley for his application and character.[24] Due to the form of summer signings Paul Huntington and Shane Cansdell-Sherriff, Robertson had to wait until 14 October for his first league appearance of the 2012–13 season, when he put in a "terrific display" and again earned praise from Westley for his hard work and professionalism.[25] He was limited to a total of 24 league starts over the course of the campaign, and decided to leave the club after failing to play at Deepdale under new boss Simon Grayson.[26]

Port Vale edit

He signed with newly promoted League One club Port Vale in June 2013.[27] Upon securing him to a two-year contract, manager Micky Adams noted that Robertson had experience of League One football and had made a good impression on him during his time at Torquay.[28] He opened the 2013–14 season in a centre-back partnership with Carl Dickinson.[29] On 1 April, he was sent off during a 2–1 win over Crawley Town after the referee mistakenly thought he had made a tackle from behind, when in fact the culprit was club captain Doug Loft.[30] He ended the campaign with 44 appearances to his name, but said that he was not taking his future at the club for granted despite being one of only a few players contracted until 2015.[31]

At the start of the 2014–15 season he fell down the first-team pecking order behind Richard Duffy, Ryan McGivern, Stéphane Zubar and Remie Streete, and was told by new manager Rob Page that he must go out on loan to find first-team football.[32] He said the club told him to leave for financial reasons and that "He [Page] explained to me that I was part of his plans, as long as he is here. Then a week later, he started signing centre-halves and loan players. I didn't really know what was going on."[33] He was released in May 2015.[34]

Ross County edit

Robertson signed for Scottish Premiership club Ross County in June 2015.[35] In making the move he turned down better financial offers from lower league English clubs.[36] He broke his hand in pre-season and started the 2015–16 season on the bench.[3] He was an unused substitute in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park, as the "Staggies" won the Scottish League Cup for the first time in their history.[37] His contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2016.[38]

AFC Wimbledon edit

Robertson returned to League One in September 2016 after signing with AFC Wimbledon.[39] He joined the club so as to move his pregnant wife closer to family.[40] An injury to Darius Charles allowed him to form a centre-back partnership with Paul Robinson.[41] He scored his first goal for the "Dons" in a 4–0 win over former club Port Vale at the Kingsmeadow on 17 December.[42] However, he was limited to just 19 appearances throughout the 2016–17 campaign, and manager Neal Ardley decided to release Robertson in May 2017 so as to allow a path to the first-team for youngster Will Nightingale.[43]

Swindon Town edit

He signed with newly relegated EFL League Two club Swindon Town in June 2017; manager David Flitcroft stated that Robertson was a "solid character" and had "the profile of a centre-half that I was looking for".[44] On 8 August 2017, he made his debut for Swindon during their EFL Cup first round tie against Championship side Norwich City, featuring for the full 90 minutes in the 3–2 defeat.[45] Following a spell in the starting eleven, Robertson scored his first Swindon goal during their 2–1 away defeat against Chesterfield.[46] He acted mainly as a back-up to Dion Conroy / Matt Preston and Olly Lancashire and ended the 2017–18 campaign with 22 appearances for the "Robins", having picked up an injury in mid-March.[47]

He spent the opening months of the 2018–19 season sidelined after suffering a stress fracture injury in his ankle during pre-season training.[48] On 16 January 2019, he joined National League club Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month loan in order to gain match fitness.[49] However, he did not feature again for Havant or Swindon after being sent off in his second appearance for the "Hawks".[50] He was released by Swindon at the end of the 2018–19 season.[51]

Later career edit

 
Robertson playing for Coalville Town in April 2022.

On 4 September 2019, Robertson joined Ilkeston Town of the Northern Premier League Division One South East, stating that the club was close to his home and young family.[52] He moved on to Northern Premier League Premier Division side Grantham Town in January 2020.[53] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2019–20 season was formally abandoned on 26 March, with all results from the season being expunged.[54] He joined Coalville Town in the Southern League Premier Division Central for the start of the 2020–21 season.[55] He made 11 appearances, scoring one goal, before the Southern League season was curtailed early due to the ongoing pandemic.[56][57] He played 35 games in the 2021–22 campaign, including the play-off final defeat to Peterborough Sports.[56] He made fifty appearances across the course of the 2022–23 season, though was an unused substitute in the play-off semi-final defeat to Rushall Olympic.[56][58] He joined Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Quorn on loan in October 2023.[59] He played seven eight games in the 2023–24 season, receiving one red card.[60]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 26 December 2023
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield United 2005–06[61] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006–07[62] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leigh RMI (loan) 2004–05[63] Conference National 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chester (loan) 2005–06[61] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Torquay United 2006–07[62] League Two 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2007–08[64] Conference National 25 2 2 0 0 0 1[c] 0 28 2
2008–09[65] Conference National 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 3
2009–10[66] League Two 45 2 2 0 1 0 2[d][e] 0 50 2
2010–11[67] League Two 43 2 4 0 1 0 5[d] 0 53 2
2011–12[68] League Two 25 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 27 1
Total 179 11 9 0 3 0 8 0 199 11
Preston North End 2011–12[68] League One 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
2012–13[69] League One 21 0 3 1 1 0 3[d] 0 28 1
Total 39 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 46 2
Port Vale 2013–14[70] League One 37 3 5 2 1 1 2[d] 0 45 6
2014–15[71] League One 24 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 26 0
Total 61 3 5 2 3 1 2 0 71 6
Ross County 2015–16[72] Scottish Premiership 23 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 26 0
2016–17[73] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 23 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 29 0
AFC Wimbledon 2016–17[73] League One 13 1 4 0 0 0 2[d] 0 19 1
Swindon Town 2017–18[74] League Two 18 1 0 0 1 0 3[d] 0 22 1
2018–19[75] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 18 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 22 1
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2018–19[75] National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Grantham Town 2019–20[76] Northern Premier League
Premier Division
8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Coalville Town 2020–21[56] Southern League
Premier Division Central
7 1 3 0 0 0 1[c] 0 11 1
2021–22[56] Southern League
Premier Division Central
31 1 1 0 0 0 3[f] 0 35 1
2022–23[56] Southern League
Premier Division Central
39 1 6 0 0 0 5[c] 0 50 1
2023–24[56] Southern League
Premier Division Central
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 77 3 10 0 0 0 9 0 96 3
Quorn (loan) 2023–24[60] Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands
7 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 8 0
Career total[g] 440 21 32 3 13 1 27 0 505 25
  1. ^ Includes appearances and goals for FA Cup and Scottish Cup.
  2. ^ Includes appearances and goals for League Cup / EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup.
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance/s in the FA Trophy.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.
  5. ^ Appearance/s in the play-offs.
  6. ^ 1 appearance in the FA Trophy and 2 appearances in the play-offs
  7. ^ Statistics for Ilkeston Town not recorded.

Honours edit

Torquay United

Ross County

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Christopher Robertson born 11 October 1986 is a Scottish semi professional footballer plays as a defender Chris RobertsonRobertson with Coalville Town in January 2023Personal informationFull nameChristopher Robertson 1 Date of birth 1986 10 11 11 October 1986 age 37 2 Place of birthDundee Scotland 2 Height1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 2 Position s Centre back right backYouth career2004 2005Sheffield UnitedSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2005 2007Sheffield United0 0 2004 Leigh RMI loan 5 0 2006 Chester City loan 1 0 2007 2012Torquay United179 11 2012 2013Preston North End39 1 2013 2015Port Vale61 3 2015 2016Ross County23 0 2016 2017AFC Wimbledon13 1 2017 2019Swindon Town18 1 2019 Havant amp Waterlooville loan 2 0 2019 2020Ilkeston Town2020Grantham Town8 1 2020 2024Coalville Town77 3 2023 Quorn loan 7 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 11 38 16 May 2024 UTC He turned professional at Sheffield United in July 2005 but was released by the club after two brief loan spells at Leigh RMI and Chester City He joined Torquay United in March 2007 He went on to spend five years with the club helping them to win the 2009 Conference play off final He was sold to Preston North End for an undisclosed fee in January 2012 but left the club at the end of the 2012 13 season after losing his first team place He signed with Port Vale in June 2013 He returned to his native Scotland with Ross County in June 2015 before signing with AFC Wimbledon in September 2016 He joined Swindon Town in June 2017 and was released in May 2019 after being loaned out to Havant amp Waterlooville earlier in the year He joined Ilkeston Town in September 2019 and moved on to Grantham Town four months later He joined Coalville Town in the summer of 2020 He played on loan for Quorn in 2023 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Sheffield United 1 2 Torquay United 1 3 Preston North End 1 4 Port Vale 1 5 Ross County 1 6 AFC Wimbledon 1 7 Swindon Town 1 8 Later career 2 Career statistics 3 Honours 4 ReferencesCareer editSheffield United edit Robertson was born in Dundee but moved to Nottingham with his family at the age of two 3 He joined Sheffield United as a trainee before he signed professional forms with the Blades in July 2005 Before this manager Neil Warnock sent Robertson to join Leigh RMI of the Conference on loan in the 2004 05 season 4 and he went on to make five appearances for the Leythers under the management of Phil Starbuck Robertson joined League Two side Chester City on loan on 1 February 2006 5 making his league debut as a half time substitute for Mark Roberts in a 5 0 defeat to Carlisle United at Brunton Park three days later 6 However Chester manager Keith Curle cancelled his loan spell after a week along with the loan spells of Wayne Corden Mark Roberts and Evan Horwood 7 Torquay United edit In March 2007 Robertson joined Torquay United on non contract terms rejoining manager Keith Curle who had signed him on loan while manager of Chester City 8 He scored on his Gulls debut volleying in the third goal in a 3 0 win over Wycombe Wanderers at Plainmoor on 10 March 9 He made a further eight League Two appearances in the 2006 07 relegation season He signed a full contract with Torquay in June 2007 10 He played 28 games in the 2007 08 campaign and was an unused substitute in the 2008 FA Trophy final as Torquay lost 1 0 to Ebbsfleet United at Wembley Stadium 11 He was transfer listed by manager Paul Buckle in June 2008 12 but forced his way back into the first team after Torquay made a bad start to the 2008 09 season He played 32 games despite missing a three month period recovering from surgery after he ruptured the main supporting ligament in his ankle 13 After forming a solid partnership with Chris Todd at the heart of defence Torquay were promoted back to the Football League after beating Cambridge United 2 0 in the Conference National play off final at Wembley 14 Robertson was linked to a move to Burton Albion in summer 2009 15 but instead signed a one year contract after protracted negotiations 16 He played 50 matches in the 2009 10 season and signed a two year contract as United finished comfortably in mid table 17 A club record run of ten clean sheets was ended after 998 minutes without a goal four matches into the 2010 11 season 18 United reached the play off final but lost 1 0 to Stevenage at Old Trafford 19 An ever present in the back four in the 2011 12 campaign by the January transfer window Robertson began to attract the interest of other clubs as manager Martin Ling struggled to find the money to compete with other interested parties 20 At the time of his departure Torquay were aiming for automatic promotion after a lengthy series of victories 21 In his absence the club finished fifth and lost to Cheltenham Town in the play off semi finals Preston North End edit In January 2012 Robertson signed a two and a half year deal with League One side Preston North End for an undisclosed transfer fee later reported to be 60 000 22 23 He scored his first goal for the club on 14 April against Huddersfield Town and after the game was praised by manager Graham Westley for his application and character 24 Due to the form of summer signings Paul Huntington and Shane Cansdell Sherriff Robertson had to wait until 14 October for his first league appearance of the 2012 13 season when he put in a terrific display and again earned praise from Westley for his hard work and professionalism 25 He was limited to a total of 24 league starts over the course of the campaign and decided to leave the club after failing to play at Deepdale under new boss Simon Grayson 26 Port Vale edit He signed with newly promoted League One club Port Vale in June 2013 27 Upon securing him to a two year contract manager Micky Adams noted that Robertson had experience of League One football and had made a good impression on him during his time at Torquay 28 He opened the 2013 14 season in a centre back partnership with Carl Dickinson 29 On 1 April he was sent off during a 2 1 win over Crawley Town after the referee mistakenly thought he had made a tackle from behind when in fact the culprit was club captain Doug Loft 30 He ended the campaign with 44 appearances to his name but said that he was not taking his future at the club for granted despite being one of only a few players contracted until 2015 31 At the start of the 2014 15 season he fell down the first team pecking order behind Richard Duffy Ryan McGivern Stephane Zubar and Remie Streete and was told by new manager Rob Page that he must go out on loan to find first team football 32 He said the club told him to leave for financial reasons and that He Page explained to me that I was part of his plans as long as he is here Then a week later he started signing centre halves and loan players I didn t really know what was going on 33 He was released in May 2015 34 Ross County edit Robertson signed for Scottish Premiership club Ross County in June 2015 35 In making the move he turned down better financial offers from lower league English clubs 36 He broke his hand in pre season and started the 2015 16 season on the bench 3 He was an unused substitute in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park as the Staggies won the Scottish League Cup for the first time in their history 37 His contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2016 38 AFC Wimbledon edit Robertson returned to League One in September 2016 after signing with AFC Wimbledon 39 He joined the club so as to move his pregnant wife closer to family 40 An injury to Darius Charles allowed him to form a centre back partnership with Paul Robinson 41 He scored his first goal for the Dons in a 4 0 win over former club Port Vale at the Kingsmeadow on 17 December 42 However he was limited to just 19 appearances throughout the 2016 17 campaign and manager Neal Ardley decided to release Robertson in May 2017 so as to allow a path to the first team for youngster Will Nightingale 43 Swindon Town edit He signed with newly relegated EFL League Two club Swindon Town in June 2017 manager David Flitcroft stated that Robertson was a solid character and had the profile of a centre half that I was looking for 44 On 8 August 2017 he made his debut for Swindon during their EFL Cup first round tie against Championship side Norwich City featuring for the full 90 minutes in the 3 2 defeat 45 Following a spell in the starting eleven Robertson scored his first Swindon goal during their 2 1 away defeat against Chesterfield 46 He acted mainly as a back up to Dion Conroy Matt Preston and Olly Lancashire and ended the 2017 18 campaign with 22 appearances for the Robins having picked up an injury in mid March 47 He spent the opening months of the 2018 19 season sidelined after suffering a stress fracture injury in his ankle during pre season training 48 On 16 January 2019 he joined National League club Havant amp Waterlooville on a one month loan in order to gain match fitness 49 However he did not feature again for Havant or Swindon after being sent off in his second appearance for the Hawks 50 He was released by Swindon at the end of the 2018 19 season 51 Later career edit nbsp Robertson playing for Coalville Town in April 2022 On 4 September 2019 Robertson joined Ilkeston Town of the Northern Premier League Division One South East stating that the club was close to his home and young family 52 He moved on to Northern Premier League Premier Division side Grantham Town in January 2020 53 As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic in England the 2019 20 season was formally abandoned on 26 March with all results from the season being expunged 54 He joined Coalville Town in the Southern League Premier Division Central for the start of the 2020 21 season 55 He made 11 appearances scoring one goal before the Southern League season was curtailed early due to the ongoing pandemic 56 57 He played 35 games in the 2021 22 campaign including the play off final defeat to Peterborough Sports 56 He made fifty appearances across the course of the 2022 23 season though was an unused substitute in the play off semi final defeat to Rushall Olympic 56 58 He joined Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Quorn on loan in October 2023 59 He played seven eight games in the 2023 24 season receiving one red card 60 Career statistics editAs of match played 26 December 2023 Club Season League National Cup a League Cup b Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Sheffield United 2005 06 61 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 07 62 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leigh RMI loan 2004 05 63 Conference National 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Chester loan 2005 06 61 League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Torquay United 2006 07 62 League Two 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 2007 08 64 Conference National 25 2 2 0 0 0 1 c 0 28 2 2008 09 65 Conference National 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 3 2009 10 66 League Two 45 2 2 0 1 0 2 d e 0 50 2 2010 11 67 League Two 43 2 4 0 1 0 5 d 0 53 2 2011 12 68 League Two 25 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 27 1 Total 179 11 9 0 3 0 8 0 199 11 Preston North End 2011 12 68 League One 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 2012 13 69 League One 21 0 3 1 1 0 3 d 0 28 1 Total 39 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 46 2 Port Vale 2013 14 70 League One 37 3 5 2 1 1 2 d 0 45 6 2014 15 71 League One 24 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 26 0 Total 61 3 5 2 3 1 2 0 71 6 Ross County 2015 16 72 Scottish Premiership 23 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 26 0 2016 17 73 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 Total 23 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 29 0 AFC Wimbledon 2016 17 73 League One 13 1 4 0 0 0 2 d 0 19 1 Swindon Town 2017 18 74 League Two 18 1 0 0 1 0 3 d 0 22 1 2018 19 75 League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 18 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 22 1 Havant amp Waterlooville loan 2018 19 75 National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Grantham Town 2019 20 76 Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Coalville Town 2020 21 56 Southern LeaguePremier Division Central 7 1 3 0 0 0 1 c 0 11 1 2021 22 56 Southern LeaguePremier Division Central 31 1 1 0 0 0 3 f 0 35 1 2022 23 56 Southern LeaguePremier Division Central 39 1 6 0 0 0 5 c 0 50 1 2023 24 56 Southern LeaguePremier Division Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 77 3 10 0 0 0 9 0 96 3 Quorn loan 2023 24 60 Northern Premier LeagueDivision One Midlands 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 c 0 8 0 Career total g 440 21 32 3 13 1 27 0 505 25 Includes appearances and goals for FA Cup and Scottish Cup Includes appearances and goals for League Cup EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup a b c d Appearance s in the FA Trophy a b c d e f Appearance s in the EFL Trophy Appearance s in the play offs 1 appearance in the FA Trophy and 2 appearances in the play offs Statistics for Ilkeston Town not recorded Honours editTorquay United Conference National play offs 2009 14 Ross County Scottish League Cup 2015 16 37 References edit Chris Robertson Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 9 March 2017 a b c FootballSquads Port Vale 2014 2015 footballsquads co uk Retrieved 1 February 2021 permanent dead link a b Skinner Andy 20 August 2015 Chris Robertson enjoying Ross County switch The Press and Journal Retrieved 14 March 2016 Magilton David 7 October 2004 Furious RMI boss vows to get tough The Bolton News Archived from the original on 14 May 2020 Retrieved 14 May 2020 Chester boss signs defensive trio BBC Sport 1 February 2006 Retrieved 2 December 2008 Carlisle 5 0 Chester BBC Sport 4 February 2006 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Chester make Hinnigan appointment BBC Sport 8 February 2006 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Ailing Torquay seal treble swoop BBC Sport 2 March 2007 Retrieved 2 December 2008 Torquay 3 0 Wycombe BBC Sport 10 March 2007 Retrieved 3 July 2013 Gulls boss Buckle brings in duo BBC Sport 20 June 2007 Retrieved 3 July 2013 Mawhinney Stuart McPhee fires Fleet FA Archived from the original on 6 June 2011 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Torquay put pair on transfer list BBC Sport 11 June 2008 Retrieved 2 December 2008 Robertson will need ankle surgery BBC Sport 31 October 2008 Retrieved 30 June 2013 a b Robertson believes Torquay can compete thisisdevon co uk 25 July 2009 Archived from the original on 20 August 2012 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Gulls upbeat over Robertson football co uk Retrieved 30 June 2013 Robertson commits to Gulls football co uk 23 July 2009 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Chris Robertson signs new two year deal at Torquay BBC Sport 8 July 2010 Retrieved 30 June 2013 We Were Worthy Winners torquayunited com 28 August 2010 Archived from the original on 1 September 2010 Retrieved 28 August 2010 Begley Emlyn 28 May 2011 Stevenage promoted to League One by beating Torquay BBC Sport Retrieved 30 June 2013 Torquay s Chris Robertson generating transfer interest BBC Sport 26 January 2012 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Torquay United aiming for top three says Chris Robertson BBC Sport 25 January 2012 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Preston sign Chris Robertson and Graham Cummins BBC Sport 31 January 2012 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Preston release ex Gull Robertson Herald Express 23 May 2013 Archived from the original on 10 July 2013 Retrieved 5 July 2013 Chris Robertson will be boosted by first Preston goal BBC Sport 16 April 2012 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Chris Robertson earned Preston return Graham Westley BBC Sport 15 October 2012 Retrieved 30 June 2013 New boy Robertson aiming to make most of fresh start The Sentinel 5 July 2013 Retrieved 5 July 2013 Port Vale complete Chris Robertson and Gavin Tomlin deals BBC Sport 27 June 2013 Retrieved 27 June 2013 Valiants set to double up The Sentinel 27 June 2013 Retrieved 27 June 2013 Carl Dickinson says they have no reason to fear anyone BBC Sport 5 August 2013 Retrieved 5 August 2013 Baggaley Mike 2 April 2014 Port Vale set to appeal Chris Robertson s red card The Sentinel Retrieved 2 April 2014 Baggaley Mike 29 April 2014 Chris Robertson uncertain over future The Sentinel Retrieved 3 May 2014 Baggaley Mike 3 November 2014 Rob Page keen for Chris Robertson to go on loan The Sentinel Archived from the original on 20 December 2014 Retrieved 4 November 2014 Chris Robertson Port Vale dropped me for financial reasons BBC Sport 18 November 2014 Retrieved 18 November 2014 Baggaley Mike 9 May 2015 Robertson the high profile casualty of Valiants cull The Sentinel Archived from the original on 18 May 2015 Retrieved 9 May 2015 Ross County sign Foster Davies and Robertson BBC Sport 30 June 2015 Retrieved 30 June 2015 Skinner Andy 2 July 2015 Chris Robertson reveals he turned down financially better offers to join Ross County The Press and Journal Retrieved 14 March 2016 a b Wilson Richard 13 March 2016 Scottish League Cup final Hibernian 1 Ross County 2 BBC Sport Retrieved 14 March 2016 Healey Derek 31 August 2016 Ross County defender released by mutual consent The Press and Journal Retrieved 3 September 2016 Chris Robertson AFC Wimbledon sign former Ross County centre back BBC Sport 2 September 2016 Retrieved 3 September 2016 Ashton Tim 9 September 2016 AFC WIMBLEDON Robertson s arrival is big news for Nightingale Your Local Guardian Retrieved 13 May 2017 Warburton Paul 14 December 2016 Dons defender reveals why he ditched SPL for England s third tier getwestlondon Retrieved 13 May 2017 AFC Wimbledon 4 0 Port Vale BBC Sport 17 December 2016 Retrieved 17 December 2016 Squad update from Neal afcwimbledon co uk 2 May 2017 Retrieved 13 May 2017 Town bring in Robertson Swindon Advertiser 22 June 2017 Retrieved 22 June 2017 Norwich City 3 2 Swindon Town BBC Sport 8 August 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 Chesterfield 2 1 Swindon Town BBC Sport 24 February 2018 Retrieved 9 March 2018 Swindon Town FC co uk Chris ROBERTSON Player Profile swindon town fc co uk Retrieved 2 November 2022 INJURY UPDATE Richards Ahead of Schedule swindontownfc co uk 2 August 2018 Retrieved 24 September 2018 Swindon Town defender Chris Robertson joins National League side Havant amp Waterlooville on loan swindonadvertiser co uk 16 January 2019 Retrieved 24 January 2019 Reynolds Shaun 7 May 2019 RELEASE OR RETAIN Adver Sport delivers its verdict on Town s out of contract players Swindon Advertiser Retrieved 9 May 2019 Swindon Town release 10 players including Vigouroux amp Dunne BBC Sport 8 May 2019 Retrieved 9 May 2019 Duffy Mark 4 September 2019 Transfer coup for Ilkeston Town as experienced defender signs for the Robins Ilkeston Advertiser Retrieved 6 September 2019 StackPath granthamtownfc com Archived from the original on 4 July 2020 Retrieved 2 July 2020 Coronavirus All football below National League to end BBC Sport 26 March 2020 Retrieved 26 March 2020 Chris Robertson Coalville Town Football Club Coalville Town pitchero com Retrieved 27 September 2020 a b c d e f g Chris Robertson Profile Aylesbury United FC aylesburyunitedfc co uk Retrieved 14 May 2021 FA Update on Steps 3 6 24 February 2021 Retrieved 4 March 2021 Match Report Southern Football League 26 April 2023 Retrieved 9 May 2023 TRANSFER NEWS Experienced Trio Commit to Quorn Quorn Football Club Retrieved 16 May 2024 a b Quorn Appearances Chris Robertson Football Web Pages www footballwebpages co uk Retrieved 16 May 2024 a b Games played by Chris Robertson in 2005 2006 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 a b Games played by Chris Robertson in 2006 2007 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Robertson in 2004 2005 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 14 May 2020 Games played by Chris Robertson in 2007 2008 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Robertson in 2008 2009 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Robertson in 2009 2010 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Robertson in 2010 2011 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 a b Games played by Chris Robertson in 2011 2012 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Robertson in 2012 2013 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Robertson in 2013 2014 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Robertson in 2014 2015 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Robertson in 2015 2016 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 a b Games played by Chris Robertson in 2016 2017 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Robertson in 2017 2018 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 a b Games played by Chris Robertson in 2018 2019 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Grantham Town Appearances Chris Robertson Football Web Pages footballwebpages co uk Retrieved 2 July 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Robertson footballer born 1986 amp oldid 1224125154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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