He played 40 games for Arbroath, including their promotion from Division 2 in 1971-1972. He later managed Danish club Herfølge. Despite two goals by Ian Saint John, Scotland lost 4–2 after extra time.
Robertson died at his home on 12 March 2010.
He played as a winger for the Dundee team that won the Scottish league championship in 1962, and the Dunfermline side that won the 1968 Scottish Cup. Robertson represented the Scotland national football team once, in a vital 1962 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualifying match against Czechoslovakia. Injuries to Davie Wilson and Alex Scott meant that Robertson and Ralph Brand were brought in for the match, which Scotland had to win to qualify.
