Matt Robson (footballer, born 1954)

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Matt Robson
Personal information
Full name Matthew Robson [1]
Date of birth (1954-12-29) 29 December 1954 (age 68) [1]
Place of birth Easington, England
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
19??–1972 Sunderland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–197? Sunderland 0 (0)
1975Darlington (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Robson (born 29 December 1954) is an English former footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Darlington. [2]

Robson was born in Easington, County Durham. [1] He began his football career as an apprentice with Sunderland, but never played for their first team. In March 1975, he joined Darlington on loan. [1] He made just one appearance, on 29 March, starting at centre half in a 2–1 defeat away to Crewe Alexandra in the Fourth Division. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Matt Robson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 71. ISBN   978-1-899468-15-7.