Ross County Database

John Grant Robertsonphoto edit
Nationality Scotland
John RobertsonFlag of  Scotland
Date of Birth02 October 1964
Place of BirthEdinburgh
Start Date21 June 2005
End Date24 October 2005
Games15
Wins6
Draws5
Losses4
Win %age40%
Biography

21/6/2005 - 24/10/2005 John Robertson

John Robertson took over as County manager in the late June 2005. Robertson had been a bit of an enigma as a manager, he probably achieved some mixed success at "his" club, Hearts.

County won their first three league games under Robertson and a draw with Hamilton saw them maintain their place at the top table. At the same time there were early exits from the League and Challenge Cup.

It was obvious that County were having some financial difficulties but Robertson continued to motivate his players and told them to concentrate on the football. County stumbled from 2nd to 4th place following a defeat from Clyde and then came the announcement that Robertson was leaving.

Various stories went around as the reason he left although his version was that him leaving would save some of the player`s jobs, ``I did it for the lads``. He left the club at the end of October just four months after starting the job. His total league record was 4 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. County had managed only a goal a game in that time but conceded a miserly nine times.