Jordan Robertson
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Jordan Steven Robertson (born 12 February 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Scunthorpe United
. He served a prison sentence for causing death by dangerous driving.
and he joined his hometown club Sheffield United
as a trainee.
Robertson joined Torquay United
on a one-month loan deal in November 2006. He made his league debut for Torquay on 18 November 2006, replacing Mickey Evans late on in the home defeat against Swindon Town
. He scored his first league goal the following week in a 5–2 defeat away to Peterborough United
. It had looked likely that he would extend his loan for a third month, but he returned to Bramall Lane
after Torquay's 1–0 defeat away to Bristol Rovers
.
By January 2007 he was again loaned out, this time joining Northampton Town
for the remainder of the season. Robertson scored on his debut against Oldham Athletic
. and went on to play fifteen times whilst at the Sixfields Stadium
.
In August 2007, a loan move to Dundee United was agreed, although there was initial confusion over whether it was until January or May. It was later confirmed that Robertson was on loan for the duration of the season but Sheffield United could recall him in January if desired. Robertson scored on his Dundee United debut with a late winner in the League Cup
match against Ross County
. Robertson managed four goals during his short time on Tayside
before his recall in mid-January 2008.
Having returned to Bramall Lane, Robertson again undertook a one-month loan deal in February, this time with Oldham Athletic. He picked up an ankle injury in a game against Rochdale which would rule him out for much of the remainder of the season and so returned to Bramall Lane
early having played only three games and scored one goal for Oldham.
Robertson finally made his first team debut for the Blades in September 2008 as a second half substitute during a six-nil drubbing at the hands of Arsenal
in the third round of the League cup.
After the club's exit from the cup Robertson joined Championship club Southampton
on a 3 month loan deal with Saints winger Nathan Dyer
heading in the opposite direction. Robertson scored his first goal for the club against Norwich City
, a stunning strike from the corner of the box that curled into the top corner. This was his only goal for the Saints, and he was recalled to Sheffield United at the end of December.
Following his return from The Saints Robertson was again loaned out, this time to Sheffield United's Hungarian sister club Ferencváros.
After completing the rest of the 2008–09
season on loan in Hungary
, Robertson returned to Bramall Lane once more. After making a substitute appearance in the first round of the League Cup
at the start of the following season he was again loaned out, this time to League Two
side Bury
.
Robertson made his Bury
debut away to Darlington
on 15 August 2009, getting the only goal in a 1–0 win for Bury
. Robertson's loan was cut short by Bury on 12 September 2009 after playing four games and scoring once.
After his release from prison, Robertson was invited to train with Dundee United
in February 2011
before signing for their Tayside rivals St Johnstone on 31 March 2011. Robertson soon left St Johnson and finally got a one year contract with Scunthorpe United on 7 June 2011.
180 sports car on the southbound carriageway of the M1
by junction 19 near Lutterworth
, when he attempted to change songs on his MP3 player, this distraction caused him to lose control of his vehicle and as a result his car veered into Omar Mohamed's Ford Galaxy
. Mohamed, a father of five, was airlifted to Walsgrave Hospital
in Coventry
. However his injuries proved fatal, and he died with his wife at his bedside.
.
On 2 October 2009, Robertson was sentenced to 32 months in prison for causing death by dangerous driving. He was also banned from driving for five years by the court.
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
. He served a prison sentence for causing death by dangerous driving.
Playing career
Robertson was born in SheffieldSheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
and he joined his hometown club Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
as a trainee.
Robertson joined Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
on a one-month loan deal in November 2006. He made his league debut for Torquay on 18 November 2006, replacing Mickey Evans late on in the home defeat against Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
. He scored his first league goal the following week in a 5–2 defeat away to Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
. It had looked likely that he would extend his loan for a third month, but he returned to Bramall Lane
Bramall Lane
-Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket...
after Torquay's 1–0 defeat away to Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
.
By January 2007 he was again loaned out, this time joining Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
for the remainder of the season. Robertson scored on his debut against Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
. and went on to play fifteen times whilst at the Sixfields Stadium
Sixfields Stadium
Sixfields Stadium is a 7,653-capacity all-seater sports stadium in Northampton, England. It has been the home ground of Northampton Town Football Club following their move from the County Ground in October 1994....
.
In August 2007, a loan move to Dundee United was agreed, although there was initial confusion over whether it was until January or May. It was later confirmed that Robertson was on loan for the duration of the season but Sheffield United could recall him in January if desired. Robertson scored on his Dundee United debut with a late winner in the League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
match against 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...
. Robertson managed four goals during his short time on Tayside
Tayside
Tayside Region was a local government region of Scotland from 15 May 1975 to 31 March 1996. It was created by the 1973 Act following recommendations made by the 1969 Wheatley Report which attempted to replace the mishmash of counties, cities, burghs and districts, with a uniform two-tier system...
before his recall in mid-January 2008.
Having returned to Bramall Lane, Robertson again undertook a one-month loan deal in February, this time with Oldham Athletic. He picked up an ankle injury in a game against Rochdale which would rule him out for much of the remainder of the season and so returned to Bramall Lane
Bramall Lane
-Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket...
early having played only three games and scored one goal for Oldham.
Robertson finally made his first team debut for the Blades in September 2008 as a second half substitute during a six-nil drubbing at the hands of Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
in the third round of the League cup.
After the club's exit from the cup Robertson joined Championship club Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
on a 3 month loan deal with Saints winger Nathan Dyer
Nathan Dyer
Nathan Antone Jonah Dyer is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City A.F.C. as a midfielder.-Southampton:Dyer was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, and joined the Southampton F.C. Academy as a teenager...
heading in the opposite direction. Robertson scored his first goal for the club against Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
, a stunning strike from the corner of the box that curled into the top corner. This was his only goal for the Saints, and he was recalled to Sheffield United at the end of December.
Following his return from The Saints Robertson was again loaned out, this time to Sheffield United's Hungarian sister club Ferencváros.
After completing the rest of the 2008–09
2008–09 in English football
The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Hull City were all playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the Championship last season. Stoke returned to the top flight after a 23-year absence, while...
season on loan in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Robertson returned to Bramall Lane once more. After making a substitute appearance in the first round of the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
at the start of the following season he was again loaned out, this time to League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
.
Robertson made his Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
debut away to Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
on 15 August 2009, getting the only goal in a 1–0 win for Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
. Robertson's loan was cut short by Bury on 12 September 2009 after playing four games and scoring once.
After his release from prison, Robertson was invited to train with Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
in February 2011
before signing for their Tayside rivals St Johnstone on 31 March 2011. Robertson soon left St Johnson and finally got a one year contract with Scunthorpe United on 7 June 2011.
Fatal crash
Robertson was driving his Mercedes CLCMercedes-Benz CLC-Class
The Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class is a luxury compact car which was produced by the Mercedes Car Group division of Daimler AG since 2002, as part of the W203 C-Class, and since 2008 as its own lineup, separately from the new W204 C-Class. The CLC was a three-door hatchback coupe with a fastback profile...
180 sports car on the southbound carriageway of the M1
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
by junction 19 near Lutterworth
Lutterworth
Lutterworth is a market town and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The town is located in southern Leicestershire, north of Rugby, in Warwickshire and south of Leicester. It had a population of 8,293 in the 2001 UK census....
, when he attempted to change songs on his MP3 player, this distraction caused him to lose control of his vehicle and as a result his car veered into Omar Mohamed's Ford Galaxy
Ford Galaxy
The first Galaxy was designed as a joint venture product between Ford and the Volkswagen Group. Produced at the joint-venture AutoEuropa plant in Palmela, Portugal, the vehicle was badge-engineered to create three vehicles: the Ford Galaxy; by Volkswagen Passenger Cars as the Volkswagen Sharan;...
. Mohamed, a father of five, was airlifted to Walsgrave Hospital
University Hospital Coventry
University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service hospital situated in the Walsgrave area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust...
in Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
. However his injuries proved fatal, and he died with his wife at his bedside.
Arrest and trial
On Christmas Day 2008, Robertson was arrested on suspicion of dangerous drivingReckless driving
Reckless driving is a major moving traffic violation. As a legal term, it is used within the United States. This offence has been abolished in the United Kingdom and replaced...
.
On 2 October 2009, Robertson was sentenced to 32 months in prison for causing death by dangerous driving. He was also banned from driving for five years by the court.