Robert "Robbie" Williamson (born 25 April 1969) is a Scottish former footballer, and former manager of Scottish League Third Division

Scottish Football League Third Division

The Scottish Football League Third Division is the lowest division of the Scottish Football League and the fourth overall in the Scottish football league system....

 club Elgin City

Elgin City F.C.

Elgin City Football Club are a semi-professional football team based in Elgin, Moray. They currently compete in the Scottish Third Division....

. Williamson played in midfield

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 for Ross County

Ross County F.C.

Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team from the town of Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty. Founded in 1929 they currently compete in the Scottish Football League First Division and play their home matches at Victoria Park. Prior to the 1994–95 season they played in the...

 for most of his professional career.

Playing career

Williamson was born in Inverness

Inverness

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 and began his playing career with local Highland League

Highland Football League

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 club Clachnacuddin

Clachnacuddin F.C.

Clachnacuddin F.C. are a semi-professional senior football club from the city of Inverness who currently play in Scotland's Highland Football League. They have won the most League championships in the competition's history a total of 18 times overall. Their home ground is Grant Street Park in the...

. As a youngster he joined Rangers, only to return to Inverness homesick.

He joined Ross County, and was with the club when they were accepted into the Scottish Football League

Scottish Football League

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 in 1994. Williamson spent five seasons playing for County in the Third Division, eventually winning the league title and promotion in his final year. A leg break ended his playing career, and he was awarded a testimonial by Ross County which saw Coventry City

Coventry City F.C.

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 visit Victoria Park.

Managerial career

Williamson's managerial career began at former club Clach, whom he led to the Highland League title in 2003–04 — their first championship since season 1974–75. In January 2007, Williamson became manager of Third Division side Elgin City, taking over at Borough Briggs

Borough Briggs

Borough Briggs is a football ground in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. It is the home ground of Elgin City F.C. who currently play in the Scottish Football League Third Division. Borough Briggs opened on 20 August 1921 when it replaced Cooper Park as Elgin's home ground...

 following the departure of Brian Irvine

Brian Irvine (footballer)

Brian Irvine is a former international footballer who played as a defender.-Career:Irvine began his career with Falkirk in 1983. After two years and nearly forty league appearances for the Bairns - where he played alongside his brother - Irvine moved to Aberdeen...

.

In the 2007–08 season

2007-08 in Scottish football

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 Williamson changed the fortunes of an Elgin side, who not long before, had been languishing at the bottom of the Third Division. Elgin narrowly missed out on a play-off place on the last day of the season.

Williamson was awarded with second place in the Scottish Third Division Manager of the Year awards, behind David Baikie

David Baikie

Dave Baikie is a Scottish former football player who has since moved into management.As a player Baikie spent his entire career in junior football and also cut his managerial teeth there before joining Arbroath F.C. in 1997...

 of league champions East Fife

East Fife F.C.

East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...

.

Williamson quit Elgin City before their game with Berwick Rangers

Berwick Rangers F.C.

Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, although they play in the Scottish Football League Third Division...

 on 20 December 2008.

External links

• Robbie Williamson career stats at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database