Jon_Robertson

Jon Robertson

Scottish footballer

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Jon Robertson (born 25 April 1989)^[2] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic.

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Jon Robertson
Personal information
Full name	Jon Robertson
Date of birth	(1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Alloa Athletic
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Cowdenbeath	107	(10)
2008–2009	→ Stoneyburn (loan)
2008–2009	→ Rosyth (loan)
2012–2013	St Mirren	20	(0)
2013	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)	4	(0)
2013–2015	Cowdenbeath	61	(3)
2015–2016	Stenhousemuir	32	(2)
2016–	Alloa Athletic	199	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

He was previously with Cowdenbeath on three occasions, St Mirren, Stenhousemuir and also Stoneyburn and Rosyth on loan.

Career

Robertson began his career as a youth player for Hearts before joining Murieston Boys Club.^[3]

Cowdenbeath

Robertson signed for Cowdenbeath^[4] and made his first team debut as a substitute on 5 January 2008, in a Scottish Second Division match against Ayr United.^[5] In all he made 12 appearances in his debut season.

During the 2008–09 season^[6] he went on loan to junior sides Stoneyburn and Rosyth.^[7] Robertson was made captain of Cowdenbeath at the age of 22, for season 2011–12^[8] and led the club to the Second Division title.^[9] He was nominated for the PFA Scotland Second Division Player of the Year award in April 2012.^[10]

St Mirren

On 6 February 2012, Robertson signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premier League side St Mirren.^[11] He joined them in the summer^[12] and signed a two-year contract.^[13] Robertson was given the number eight shirt.^[14] On 4 August 2012, he made his club debut, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in a Scottish Premier League match against Inverness, replacing Gary Teale in a 2–2 draw.^[15] His first goal came on 1 December 2012, scoring the final goal in a 2–0 win over Brechin City in the Scottish Cup.^[16] He was then sent out on loan to Cowdenbeath at the end of January 2013.^[17]

Cowdenbeath

On 31 January 2013,^[18] Robertson returned to Scottish First Division side Cowdenbeath on a months loan deal.^[19]

On 29 August 2013, Robertson again returned to Cowdenbeath, this time on a permanent deal.^[20] He made his 'third' debut for the club on 31 August 2013, scoring in a 3–2 win against Dumbarton.^[21]

Stenhousemuir

At the end of the 2014–15 season, Roberston left Cowdenbeath and signed a one-year contract with fellow Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir.^[22] After one season with the Warriors, Robertson was released by the club in May 2016.^[23]

Alloa Athletic

Shortly after his release from Stenhousemuir, Robertson signed for recently relegated side Alloa Athletic.^[24]

In July 2023, Robertson signed a one year deal with Alloa until June 2024.

Career statistics

As of 24 April 2021^[6]^[25]^[26]

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cowdenbeath	2007–08^[27]^[28]	Scottish Second Division	10	0	1	0	0	0	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	12	0
	2008–09^[29]	Scottish Third Division	9	0	0	0	1	0	4^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	14	0
	2009–10^[30]^[26]	Scottish Second Division	31	5	2	0	1	0	4^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	38	5
	2010–11^[31]	Scottish First Division	22	0	0	0	0	0	2^{[lower-alpha 4]}	0	24	0
	2011–12^[32]^[26]	Scottish Second Division	35	5	2	2	1	0	1^{[lower-alpha 5]}	0	39	7
	Total		107	10	5	2	3	0	12	0	127	12
St Mirren	2012–13^[30]^[27]	Scottish Premier League	19	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	21	1
	2013–14^[33]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		20	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	22	1
Cowdenbeath (loan)	2012–13^[30]	Scottish First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Cowdenbeath	2013–14^[34]	Scottish Championship	30	1	0	0	0	0	4^{[lower-alpha 6]}	0	34	1
	2014–15^[35]	Scottish Championship	31	2	1	0	2	0	1^{[lower-alpha 5]}	0	35	2
	Total		61	3	1	0	2	0	5	0	69	3
Stenhousemuir	2015–16^[36]	Scottish League One	32	2	2	0	1	0	2^{[lower-alpha 5]}	0	37	2
Alloa Athletic	2016–17^[37]	Scottish League One	30	1	1	0	6	1	7^{[lower-alpha 7]}	2	44	4
	2017–18^[38]	Scottish League One	35	0	2	0	3	0	6^{[lower-alpha 8]}	0	46	0
	2018–19^[39]	Scottish Championship	26	0	2	0	4	0	4^{[lower-alpha 5]}	0	36	0
	2019–20^[40]		24	0	2	0	4	0	2^{[lower-alpha 5]}	0	32	0
	2020–21^[41]		25	0	1	0	4	0	—		30	0
	Total		140	1	8	0	21	1	19	2	188	4
Career total			364	16	17	3	28	1	38	2	447	22

Appearance in the Scottish Second Division play-offs
One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in the Scottish Second Division Play-offs
Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish First Division play-offs
Appearances in the Scottish First Division play-offs
Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs

References

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"Games played by Jon Robertson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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"Games played by Jon Robertson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

External links

Jon Robertson at Soccerbase
Jon Robertson at Soccerbase (wrong spelling of first name)

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