Stephen Robinson (footballer)

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Stephen Robinson

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Robinson [1]
Date of birth	(1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 50) [1]
Place of birth	Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	St Mirren (manager)
Youth career
1991–1993	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1994	Tottenham Hotspur	2	(0)
1994	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	0	(0)
1994–2000	AFC Bournemouth	241	(52)
2000–2002	Preston North End	24	(1)
2002	→ Bristol City (loan)	6	(1)
2002–2008	Luton Town	185	(8)
Total		458	(62)
International career
1989	Northern Ireland U16	1	(0)
1991	Northern Ireland U18	2	(1)
1994	Northern Ireland U21	1	(0)
1994–1998	Northern Ireland B	4	(1)
1997–2007	Northern Ireland	7	(0)
Managerial career
2016–2017	Oldham Athletic
2017–2020	Motherwell
2021–2022	Morecambe
2022–	St Mirren
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Robinson (born 10 December 1974) is a former football player and coach, who currently manages Scottish Premiership club St Mirren.

During his career he played for Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, AFC Bournemouth, Preston North End, Bristol City, Luton Town and Northern Ireland. Robinson has managed Oldham Athletic, Motherwell, Morecambe and St Mirren.

Early life

Robinson was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. ^[2]

Club career

Robinson began his career with the Tottenham Hotspur youth system as a trainee, signing a professional contract in January 1994. ^[1] He joined AFC Bournemouth due to the lack of first team opportunities at Tottenham. After a highly successful time at Bournemouth, Robinson joined Preston North End in 2000. After failing to force himself into Preston's starting XI, he joined Bristol City on loan until the end of the 2001–02 season.

After this he joined Luton Town for a fee of £50,000 in 2002. He was forced to play on the right-wing by then manager Joe Kinnear, despite his position being an attacking centre-midfielder in his Bournemouth days. New manager Mike Newell soon reverted Robinson to his favoured central-midfield role, and he was rewarded with a League One championship in 2005, and a tenth-place finish in the Championship in 2006. During the 2006–07 season, Robinson captained the side in Chris Coyne's absence and was handed a new two-year contract by Hatters boss Mike Newell. On 26 July 2008 Robinson agreed to a mutual termination of his contract at Luton.

International career

Robinson was capped internationally by Northern Ireland on seven occasions from 1997 to 2007. ^[3] He also played for the under-16 (one cap), under-18 (two caps, one goal), under-21 (one cap) and B (four caps, one goal) teams. ^[4]

Coaching career

Motherwell assistant

Robinson joined Motherwell in February 2015, to assist manager Ian Baraclough. ^[5] He also assisted the Northern Ireland national team, working with Michael O'Neill, that qualified for UEFA Euro 2016. ^[6] Robinson was previously manager of the under-age Northern Ireland squads, working for the Irish Football Association.

Oldham Athletic

Robinson was appointed manager of Oldham Athletic in July 2016. ^[6] He was replaced as manager by John Sheridan on 12 January 2017.

Motherwell

Robinson returned to Motherwell in February 2017, this time to assist Mark McGhee as first team coach. ^[7] Less than two weeks later, Robinson took over as interim manager following McGhee's departure from the club. ^{[8] [9]} He was subsequently appointed as manager on a permanent basis in March 2017. ^[10] On 13 October 2017, Manager Robinson extended his contract with Motherwell until May 2020. ^[11]

On 22 October 2017, Robinson guided Motherwell to the Scottish League Cup final after defeating Pedro Caixinha's Rangers 2–0 at Hampden. The game saw both managers sent to the stands for their behaviour on the touchline. ^[12] They were defeated in the final 2–0 by Celtic. ^[13] In April 2018, Motherwell won in the 2017–18 Scottish Cup semi-finals, overcoming Aberdeen 3–0, to set up another final with Celtic the following month; ^[14] this was the first time the club had appeared in both domestic finals since the 1950–51 season. ^[15]

On 27 September 2019, Robinson said clubs had a duty of care in relation to players' mental well-being if they were injured. ^[16]

On 31 December 2020, Robinson resigned as Motherwell manager, after over three years in charge of the Lanarkshire side. ^{[17] [18]}

Morecambe

On 7 June 2021, Robinson was named as manager of newly promoted League One side Morecambe on a three-year deal. ^[19]

St Mirren

Robinson returned to Scottish football in February 2022, becoming manager of St Mirren. ^[20]

Personal life

His son Harry is also a footballer. ^[21]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[22]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	1993–94	Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
AFC Bournemouth	1996–97	Second Division	40	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	42	7
	1997–98		46	11	3	2	2	0	5	0	56	13
	1998–98		42	13	4	1	4	1	3	1	53	16
	1999–2000		40	9	3	1	4	0	2	0	49	10
	Total		168	40	11	4	11	1	10	1	200	46
Preston North End	2000–01	First Division	22	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	25	1
	2001–02		2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		24	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	29	0
Bristol City	2001–02	Second Division	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Luton Town	2002–03	Second Division	29	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	34	1
	2003–04		34	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	40	3
	2004–05	League One	31	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	34	4
	2005–06	Championship	26	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	3
	2006–07		38	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	42	0
	2007–08	League One	27	1	3	0	3	0	1	0	34	1
	Total		185	11	15	1	5	0	4	0	211	12
Overall			385	53	27	5	20	1	14	1	448	59

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^{[ citation needed ]}

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Northern Ireland	1997	1	0
1998	0	0
1999	0	0
2000	1	0
2001	2	0
2002	0	0
2003	0	0
2004	1	0
2005	1	0
2006	0	0
2007	1	0
Total		7	0

Managerial record

As of match played 21 December 2024 ^[23]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Oldham Athletic	9 July 2016	12 January 2017	33	7	11	15	021.2
Motherwell	28 February 2017	31 December 2020	169	71	30	68	042.0
Morecambe	7 June 2021	22 February 2022	40	10	10	20	025.0
St Mirren	22 February 2022	Present	126	43	26	57	034.1
Total			368	131	77	160	035.6

Honours

As a player

AFC Bournemouth

• Football League Trophy runner-up: 1997–98

Luton Town

• League One: 2004–05

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 1998–99 Second Division ^[24]

As a manager

Motherwell

• Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month: February 2019 ^[25]

St Mirren

• Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month: August 2023

References

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3. "Robinson, Steve". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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6. "Stephen Robinson: Oldham appoint Northern Ireland assistant as new manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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8. "Club statement: Mark McGhee". Motherwell FC. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
9. "Mark McGhee: Motherwell part with manager after run of bad results". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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11. "Robinson signs extended deal". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
12. McVake, Roddie (22 October 2017). "Rangers 0-2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
13. "Motherwell 0–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
14. "Main fires Motherwell to final". Sky Sports. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
15. "Motherwell: Liam Grimshaw delighted with club's double final feat". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
16. Mullen, Scott (27 September 2019). "Motherwell: Clubs have duty of care for players' wellbeing - Robinson". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
17. "Stephen Robinson resigns as Motherwell manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
18. "Stephen Robinson resigns as Motherwell manager". 31 December 2020.
19. "STEPHEN ROBINSON ANNOUNCED AS NEW SHRIMPS BOSS". www.morecambefc.com. 7 June 2021.
20. Bhardwaj, Raman (22 February 2022). "Stephen Robinson appointed as the new St Mirren manager". STV Sport. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
21. "Latics fight off rivals for Robbo's signature". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk.
22. "Stephen Robinson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
23. "Managers: Steve Robinson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
24. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN   978-1-85291-607-7.
25. "Motherwell: Hastie & Robinson pick up February Scottish Premiership awards". BBC Sport. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

External links

• Stephen Robinson at Soccerbase