Paul Robinson (footballer, born 1971)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul James Robinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1971[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Notts County | ||
| – | Bury | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Scarborough | 20 | (3) |
| 1990–1991 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Hereford United | 11 | (0) |
| 1992–199? | Cheltenham Town | ||
| 1998 | Bromsgrove Rovers | ||
| 1998–???? | Arnold Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul James Robinson (born 21 February 1971) is an English former professional
Football career
Scarborough
Robinson was born in
the Football League. Manager Colin Morris said later that he had been "frankly, quite awful", apart from one piece of skill "when he trapped a ball at pace and pinged it 50 yards in one movement out to the wing, from where we scored".[4]
Robinson signed for Scarborough on a free transfer.
In his fifth competitive game for the club,Tommy Graham scored with a header. Four minutes later, Robinson scrambled the ball home to bring the scores level.
Then after a further four minutes,
Scarborough Evening News years later labelled "one of the most memorable nights in the club's history".[7] Robinson said afterwards: "Chelsea made the mistake of under-estimating us. We fancied our chances after holding them to a draw at Stamford Bridge. It's a lovely feeling."[6]
In the next round, Scarborough lost 7–0 on
Plymouth Argyle for a £15,000 fee.[10]
Plymouth Argyle
During Argyle's pre-season tour of Sweden, Hereford United for 1991–92. He was reportedly disappointed at being given insufficient opportunity to succeed at the higher level.[12]
Hereford United
Robinson began Hereford's new season in the starting eleven. He scored on his first appearance, in the
non-League club Atherstone Town held Hereford to a goalless draw in the FA Cup: the goalkeeper turned Andy Theodosiu's header onto the bar, Robinson headed the rebound back into the net, but it was disallowed because Theodosiu was lying on the goalline in an offside position.[14] Robinson played intermittently, making seven league starts and four substitute appearances without scoring, and played his last Football League match on 25 April 1992 at the age of 21.[13]
Non-League football
He moved into non-league football with
Bromsgrove Rovers instead. He played until late October, including a five-week spell out with a broken wrist, but then left the club for personal reasons[16] and signed for Arnold Town.[17]
References
- ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- ^ ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
- ^ a b c "Paul Robinson". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ a b White, Clive (6 October 1989). "Pomagne falls flat as draw belittles Scarborough's feat". The Times. London – via Newsbank.
- ^ Clarke, Nigel (5 October 1989). "Chelsea yorked". Daily Mirror. London. p. 35.
- ^ a b Sheehan, Pat (5 October 1989). "Chelsea chumps". Daily Express. London. p. 59.
- ^ "Those were the days ..." Scarborough News. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ Taylor, Louise (26 October 1989). "Six from Bunn is Cup record as Scarborough fall". The Times. London – via Newsbank.
- ^ Appleton, Arthur (19 November 1989). "Whitley win battle of the seasiders". Sunday Times. London – via Newsbank.
- ^ "Football". The Independent. London. 12 May 1990. p. 51.
- ^ Metcalf, Rupert (August 1990). "Swedish tour 1990: Two exposure?" (reprint). Sunday Independent. Plymouth. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Paul Robinson". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Robinson, Paul". The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ Farrell, John (17 November 1991). "A plus for Adders". The Observer. London. p. 50.
- ^ "Lambs eye Paul". Birmingham Evening Mail. 31 July 1998. p. 87.
- ^ "Key duo out for battling Lambs". Birmingham Evening Mail. 5 November 1998. p. 10.
The former Hereford forward, who has revived his career with Rovers after a back injury forced him to quit the pro ranks, has left the club after being the subject of personal abuse from one particular fan which led to a flare-up in their recent match with Nuneaton. Robinson, who had been out of action for five weeks after breaking his hand, had agreed to help out against Nuneaton when Rovers' attack was stripped bare by injury. 'Paul was helping me out and helping Bromsgrove out and any abuse was totally out of order,' said Bannister.
- ^ "Duo fight for place". Sports Argus. Birmingham. 21 November 1998. p. 34.
External links
- TV footage of Robinson's two goals in a minute for Plymouth Argyle against Millwall hosted at Greens on Screen website