Jake Robinson

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Jake Robinson
Personal information
Full name Jake David Robinson
Date of birth (1986-10-23) 23 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Brighton, England
Position(s) Striker, Winger
Team information
Current team
Newhaven
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 123 (13)
2005Aldershot Town (loan) 8 (4)
2009Aldershot Town (loan) 19 (4)
2009–2011 Shrewsbury Town 56 (11)
2011Torquay United (loan) 22 (7)
2011–2013 Northampton Town 57 (4)
2012Luton Town (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2016 Whitehawk 102 (35)
2016–2017 Hemel Hempstead Town 30 (24)
2017–2018 Billericay Town 46 (42)
2018–2019 Maidstone United 11 (2)
2019–2021 Billericay Town 67 (40)
2021–2022 Dartford 25 (10)
2022–2024 Worthing 24 (2)
2024– Newhaven 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:26, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Jake David Robinson (born 23 October 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Southern Combination Premier Division club Newhaven. Robinson plays either as a winger or striker.

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Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton-born Robinson made his debut in September 2003 against Middlesbrough, in a League Cup Second Round tie at the Riverside Stadium, and became Brighton & Hove Albion's youngest-ever scorer (aged 16) three weeks later in a cup match against Forest Green Rovers. [1]

On 28 October 2006, Robinson scored his first hat-trick for Brighton in a League One game against Huddersfield Town, [2] the first hat-trick by a Brighton player in nearly five years. [2] He scored a second hat-trick in the FA Cup game against Northwich Victoria on 11 November 2006. [3]

After finding first-team opportunities difficult at Brighton, Robinson re-joined Aldershot Town on loan for a second loan spell until the end of the season during February 2009. [4]

Robinson scored on his second debut for Aldershot Town during the 3–2 defeat against Exeter City on 14 February 2009, [5] and made 19 appearances in total, scoring just four goals.

It was announced on 12 May 2009, that Robinson would be leaving Brighton after the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2009. [6]

Shrewsbury Town

In June 2009, Robinson agreed to join League Two side Shrewsbury Town on a two-year contract. [7] Robinson made an excellent start to the 2010–11 season, scoring the third hat-trick of his career as Shrewsbury beat Bradford City 3–1 on the opening day. [8]

On 31 January 2011, Robinson joined Torquay United for the remainder of the season in a deal that could potentially see gulls player Nicky Wroe moving in the opposite direction. He made his debut for the club the day later against Hereford United, scoring within the first 10 minutes of the match. On 2 February it was revealed, however, that the player had not been registered and thus ineligible to play.

Due to an oversight in the loan deal it was revealed that Robinson was eligible to play for Torquay against his parent club Shrewsbury. This proved costly as later on in the season Robinson scored twice for Torquay in their 5–0 victory over Shrewsbury Town. Robinson then went on to play for Torquay in both legs of the League 2 Play-off semi-final, which by coincidence was against Shrewsbury Town. Once again Robinson proved to be a valuable asset to Torquay as they won the first leg 2–0 and drew the second leg 0–0, meaning Torquay were through and Shrewsbury were out.

Later career

After two years of playing for Northampton Town in League 2, helping them to the League 2 play off final at Wembley, Robinson decided to head back to Brighton to play for Whitehawk. Scoring regularly and helping the team in to the promotion places, many teams enquired about the striker in the English January transfer window. With Whitehawk tasting unexpected promotion, they decided to wave off offers for the in-form striker.

In May 2015, Robinson was named the Fans' Player of the Year at Whitehawk after a run which saw him net 17 goals in the regular Conference South season. He left the club in 2016 to join Hemel Hempstead Town where he scored 25 league goals in his first season.

In March 2017, Robinson became Billericay Town's record signing, joining the club for a fee of £24,000. [9] This record would later be surpassed by the £27,600 signing of Dean Inman. [10]

In April 2018, Robinson wrote himself into the record books at Billericay by becoming their highest ever goalscorer in a season with 52 goals. [11] This feat was completed with league games still left to play, and he increased his tally to 57 before the end of the season. [12]

Robinson made a bright start to the 2018–19 season, scoring 13 league goals for Billericay by 7 December 2018, at which point he left Billericay to sign for Maidstone United, following manager Harry Wheeler. [13] After three months at Maidstone, in which he scored once, Robinson rejoined Billericay in March 2019, following Wheeler once again. [14]

On 13 June 2021, Robinson signed for Dartford. [15]

On 7 June 2022, Robinson signed for Worthing. [16]

In July 2024, Robinson joined Southern Combination Premier Division side Newhaven. [17]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2003–04 [18] Second Division 9000101 [a] 1111
2004–05 [19] Championship 1010010111
2005–06 [20] Championship2711011292
2006–07 [21] League One 38634204 [a] 24712
2007–08 [22] League One34440001 [a] 1395
2008–09 [23] League One5120103 [a] 0111
Brighton & Hove Albion total12313104619414822
Aldershot Town (loan) 2004–05 [19] Conference Premier 84002 [b] 0104
Aldershot Town (loan) 2008–09 [23] League Two 194000000194
Shrewsbury Town 2009–10 [24] League Two343101100364
2010–11 [25] League Two22810111 [a] 0259
Shrewsbury Town total561120221061130
Torquay United (loan) 2010–11 [25] League Two22700003 [c] 0257
Northampton Town 2011–12 [26] League Two320002000340
2012–13 [27] League Two25400002 [a] 1275
Northampton Town total574002021615
Luton Town (loan) 2012–13 [27] Conference Premier70100080
Whitehawk 2013–14 Conference South 389105 [d] 44413
2014–15 Conference South3417339 [e] 44624
2015–16 National League South 30911003110
Whitehawk total102355414812147
Hemel Helpstead Town 2016–17 National League South302400003024
Billericay Town 2017–18 Isthmian League Premier Division 464200004642
Maidstone United 2018–19 National League1120000112
Billericay Town 2018–19 National League South2014201 [f] 12315
2019–20 National League South3214231 [g] 13518
2020–21 National League South151200001512
Billericay Town total11382432211987
Dartford 2021–22 National League South2510108 [h] [i] [j] 73417
Worthing 2022–23 National League South11000011
2023–24 National League South231331 [k] 2276
Worthing total2423312287
Career total59719826141034224675239
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in Hampshire Senior Cup
  3. Appearances in League Two play-offs
  4. Three appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in Sussex Senior Cup
  5. One appearance in FA Trophy, five appearances and two goals in Sussex Senior Cup, two appearances and two goals in Conference South play-offs
  6. One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy
  7. One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy
  8. Two appearances in the London Senior Cup
  9. Two appearances in the Kent Senior Cup
  10. Four appearances in the FA Trophy
  11. Appearance in Sussex Senior Cup

Honours

Brighton & Hove Albion
Billericay Town
Dartford

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  17. @NewhavenFC (26 July 2024). "🔴🟡 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 | Jake Robinson One final player before the season gets going. We're delighted to announce the signing of former Brighton, Whitehawk and Worthing striker @JakeRobbo9. #COYD ✍️" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 July 2024 via Twitter.
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