Williamson appeared as a pundit on BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound before he was appointed as Chester City manager on. He was replaced by Tony Pulis, who had recently been sacked by fellow Championship side Stoke City. Financial constraints at Plymouth Argyle resulted in a number of signings which contributed to his demise, most notably Taribo West. After keeping the Pilgrims in the division in his first full campaign, a poor run of results at the start of the 2005–06 season led to his dismissal on 6 September 2005. By winning his first match in charge, the club won promotion to the Football League Championship. Williamson moved to Plymouth Argyle on 20 April 2004.
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Williamson guided his young team to the 2004 Scottish League Cup Final, but they were beaten 2–0 by Livingston. Nonetheless Hibs produced several excellent young players, including Scott Brown, Derek Riordan, Garry O'Connor, Kevin Thomson and Steven Whittaker. He lightheartedly joked about this relationship by referring to himself as a " weegie hun". Due to financial problems at the club, Williamson had to move on several senior players, but he did not endear himself to the Hibs fans. A win against St Johnstone in Williamson's first match in charge effectively removed the danger of relegation. Williamson took up a new challenge at Hibernian in February 2002, where he inherited a team that had gone 18 league games without a win. He also attracted high-profile players including former Scotland internationals Ally McCoist and Ian Durrant, and the former French international Christophe Cocard. Kilmarnock finished highly in the Scottish Premier League and he guided them into Europe, playing a total of four two-legged ties over three seasons. In his first season as manager, the club won the 1997 Scottish Cup Final by beating Falkirk 1–0 at Ibrox. Williamson became the manager of Kilmarnock following the departure of Alex Totten. He returned to Scotland in 1990 to join Kilmarnock, which proved to be his last club as a player. Williamson also played in the Football League for Rotherham United. After an injury-hit spell with Rangers, Williamson moved to West Bromwich Albion in 1986, in part-exchange for Jimmy Nicholl. The injury was initially expected to keep him out of action for two or three months, but Williamson did not return to full training until December 1984. Five months after signing for Rangers, Williamson broke his right leg while on a night out during an end of season tour of Australia. Williamson earned a £100,000 move to Rangers during the 1983–84 season. He began his career at Clydebank and scored 35 goals in 85 matches. After a spell with Kenyan Premier League club Gor Mahia during which he won the league title, Williamson was appointed as the manager of Kenya national football team.Īs a player, Williamson was a striker. After a short stint with Chester City, Williamson became manager of the Uganda national football team. He was sacked by Argyle after just over a year in charge. Williamson moved to Hibernian in 2002, but had less success there and left in 2004 to manage Plymouth Argyle.
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He then became a manager at Kilmarnock, winning the 1996–97 Scottish Cup. Williamson played as a striker for Clydebank, Rangers, West Bromwich Albion, Rotherham United and Kilmarnock. Robert Williamson (born 13 August 1961 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football player and manager. *Club domestic league appearances and goals For other people named Robert Williamson, see Robert Williamson (disambiguation).