John Robertson (born January 20, 1953 in Uddingston) is a former Scottish footballer. He played for Nottingham Forest when they were at the peak of their success under manager Brian Clough.

He also played for the full Scotland national football team, famously scoring the winner against England in 1981.

He is currently assistant manager to Martin O'Neill at Celtic.

There is another John Robertson who played football for Heart of Midlothian.