Arch Robinson

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Arch Robinson
Personal information
Full name Archibald Robinson
Date of birth(1890-07-09)9 July 1890
Place of birth Mitta Mitta, Victoria
Original team(s) North Melbourne Juniors
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1911 Richmond 01 (0)
1912 Melbourne City (VFA)08 (0)
1913 Port Melbourne (VFA)01 (0)
1914 Hawthorn (VFA)01 (0)
1914 Northcote (VFA)01 (0)
Total12 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Archibald Robinson (born 9 July 1890) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) [1] and Hawthorn, Melbourne City, Northcote and Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

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Family

The son of William George Robinson (1840-1894), and Elizabeth Ann Robinson (1854-1913), née Lowns, Archibald Robinson was born at Mitta Mitta, Victoria on 9 July 1890.

He married Edith Robinson Whitehead (1889-1966), later Mrs. John Francis Muir, on 11 January 1913; [2] their only child was stillborn on 22 August 1913. They were divorced in 1921.

Football

Melbourne City (VFA)

In 1912 he was cleared from Richmond to the Melbourne City Football Club in the VFA.

Military service

He enlisted in the First AIF on 17 August 1914, served overseas with the 7th Battalion, was in the first landings at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and was transferred to the Australian Army Provost Corps in 1916.

He was wounded twice in action, and returned to Australia on 20 October 1918.

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