Former Hearts star completes transfer to Scottish club as he enjoys dream debut after January move

A former Hearts striker has completed his latest transfer move within Scottish football - and his debut got him off to the perfect start.

Arbroath won 3-2 at the weekend in the Championship against Raith Rovers as they continue their push for the Premiership play-offs, amid an impressive season, following their return to the second tier. They have added to their ranks for the second half of the season with former Hearts striker Scott Robinson signed from League One side Hamilton Accies.

Hamilton have been embroiled in financial issues and Robinson is now one of their high-profile players to make their way to the exit door. He joined last January from Partick Thistle and has went on to make 39 appearances across all competitions, scoring five times, and netted the winner on debut for Arbroath in an away day success at Raith.

Why has Scott Robinson signed for Arbroath?

Robinson came off the bench to score the winning goal 10 minutes from time, joining a club that has a co-operation agreement with Hibs and a clutch of ex-Jambos on their books, including Gavin Reilly, Ross Callachan and Harry Cochrane. Robinson came through the youth academy at Tynecastle and debuted in 2008, staying until 2025, having made 115 appearances upon his exit.

Co-boss Colin Hamilton said: "We only got the deal done on Friday for Scott, quickly. He comes in, plays 20 minutes and scored the winning goal in a massive game like this. It's great. Scott's a great player, we're glad we've got him and it shows his quality if he gets a chance.

“We go in 2-0 ahead, but you know you're going to have to weather the storm. I don't think we started the second half particularly well and it got quite erratic. At 2-2 we could have crumbled, lost another and fallen to bits, but we settled in a wee bit and then we were able to get the winner.

Scott Robinson on leaving Hamilton Accies

"We didn't throw in the towel. It shows the togetherness we've got and how much we've grown as a team, how much we back ourselves as well to keep trying to play forward and have good opportunities. With this group, they are all believing that we can keep looking up. We're going a game at a time but we don't want to look back or down. We've got to keep looking up and a see where it takes us.

"We're under no illusion how h quickly this could change. We're going to go through a bit of a tougher spell now. The next game is Tuesday in the Challenge Cup, then it's the Scottish Cup at Airdrie. The squad are maybe getting a wee bit thin but we'll keep going and see where it takes us."

Robinson sent a message to Hamilton upon his move, saying: “It’s been an honour to represent and then captain the team in my time here. From the moment I came in, the fans were brilliant with me and supported all of us on and off the park when we needed it most. Of course it’s been a difficult time recently for us all, but changes need to be made in order for the club to survive and progress and I wish the new owners, staff and players nothing but success in the future.”