John Robertson was the artist of Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest, a left winger of unhurried genius who dribbled and delivered with unusual precision. Unassuming in appearance, he became the creative heartbeat of the side that won the League and, astonishingly, back-to-back European Cups.
His contribution to those continental triumphs was decisive, providing the cross that settled the 1979 final and scoring the winner a year later. A Scottish international, he was the player Clough trusted above all others to make the difference on the grandest stages.