John Robertson
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John Robertson is a former Scottish footballer best known as a key winger for Nottingham Forest during their late-1970s European dominance, including scoring the winning goal in the 1980 European Cup Final.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Robertson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13365805 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Robertson Context triple: [1980 European Cup Final, decisiveGoalScorer, John Robertson]
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A.
James Robertson
James Robertson was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles.
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B.
James Robertson
James Robertson is likely a historical figure known primarily as the son of the prominent Scottish historian and minister William Robertson.
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C.
James Robertson
James Robertson was an American frontiersman and early settler often called the "Father of Middle Tennessee" for his leading role in founding Nashville and opening the Tennessee frontier.
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D.
Felix Salmond
Felix Salmond was a prominent early 20th-century British cellist and influential teacher, known for premiering Elgar’s Cello Concerto and shaping generations of American string players.
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E.
Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Robertson Target entity description: John Robertson is a former Scottish footballer best known as a key winger for Nottingham Forest during their late-1970s European dominance, including scoring the winning goal in the 1980 European Cup Final.
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A.
James Robertson
James Robertson was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles.
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B.
James Robertson
James Robertson is likely a historical figure known primarily as the son of the prominent Scottish historian and minister William Robertson.
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C.
James Robertson
James Robertson was an American frontiersman and early settler often called the "Father of Middle Tennessee" for his leading role in founding Nashville and opening the Tennessee frontier.
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D.
Felix Salmond
Felix Salmond was a prominent early 20th-century British cellist and influential teacher, known for premiering Elgar’s Cello Concerto and shaping generations of American string players.
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E.
Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| assistantTo | Martin O'Neill ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | being a key winger for Nottingham Forest during their late-1970s European dominance ⓘ |
| coachedAt |
Aston Villa F.C.
ⓘ
linked to:
Aston Villa
Celtic F.C. ⓘ Leicester City F.C. ⓘ Wycombe Wanderers F.C. ⓘ |
| competitionWon | European Cup ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-01-20 ⓘ |
| familyName | Robertson ⓘ |
| footedness | left-footed winger ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| laterWorkedAs | assistant manager ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
English First Division
ⓘ
Scottish Football League ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Brian Clough
ⓘ
Peter Taylor ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Scotland national football team ⓘ |
| name | John Robertson ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
key player in Nottingham Forest’s 1979 European Cup victory
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key player in Nottingham Forest’s 1980 European Cup victory ⓘ key player in Nottingham Forest’s First Division title win in 1977–78 ⓘ |
| notableWork | winning goal in the 1980 European Cup Final ⓘ |
| numberOfInternationalCaps | 28 (approximate) ⓘ |
| occupation |
football coach
ⓘ
football manager ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nottingham Forest team that won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980
ⓘ
linked to:
European Cup with Nottingham Forest
|
| placeOfBirth | Uddingston ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Celtic F.C.
ⓘ
Derby County F.C. ⓘ Heart of Midlothian F.C. ⓘ Nottingham Forest F.C. ⓘ |
| playedInTournament |
1978 FIFA World Cup
ⓘ
1982 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | winger ⓘ |
| representedNationalTeamIn | FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| scored | winning goal for Nottingham Forest in the 1980 European Cup Final ⓘ |
| scoredIn | 1980 European Cup Final ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
creative winger
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excellent crosser of the ball ⓘ known for dribbling and close control ⓘ |
| wonWith | Nottingham Forest F.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Robertson Description of subject: John Robertson is a former Scottish footballer best known as a key winger for Nottingham Forest during their late-1970s European dominance, including scoring the winning goal in the 1980 European Cup Final.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.