Robertson was the son of a dairyman who had a lease over a field close to Possil Park. He made his debut as a 16 year old in a
Scottish Cup replay for
Possil Bluebell against the
Third Lanark Rifle Volunteers in 1880, replacing half-back Harry Davies, who was unavailable. As an apprentice engineer at the
Hyde Park Locomotive Works, he moved to
Northern, which had links with the works, after Blue Bell broke up; by 1888 he was playing with Northern's rival
Cowlairs, and by 1890 he was with
Queen's Park. He was a winner of the
Scottish Cup with both Queen's Park (
1890,
1893) and
St Bernard's (
1895). After retiring as a player, Robertson was a football referee and became president of the
Scottish Football League. ==See also==