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 49) [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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1994 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (0)
1994Leyton Orient (loan) 0 (0)
1994–2000 AFC Bournemouth 241 (52)
2000–2002 Preston North End 24 (1)
2002Bristol City (loan) 6 (1)
2002–2008 Luton Town 185 (8)
Total458(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.

Contents

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]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 1993–94 Premier League 2000000020
AFC Bournemouth 1996–97 Second Division 407101000427
1997–98 46113220505613
1998–98 42134141315316
1999–2000 4093140204910
Total1684011411110120046
Preston North End 2000–01 First Division 221003000251
2001–02 2010100040
Total241104000290
Bristol City 2001–02 Second Division6100000061
Luton Town 2002–03 Second Division291202010341
2003–04 342410020403
2004–05 League One 314201000344
2005–06 Championship 263100000273
2006–07 380301000420
2007–08 League One271303010341
Total18511151504021112
Overall3855327520114144859

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[ citation needed ]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 199710
199800
199900
200010
200120
200200
200300
200410
200510
200600
200710
Total70

Managerial record

As of match played 7 December 2024 [23]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Oldham Athletic 9 July 201612 January 20173371115021.2
Motherwell 28 February 201731 December 2020169713068042.0
Morecambe 7 June 202122 February 202240101020025.0
St Mirren 22 February 2022Present124412657033.1
Total36612977160035.2

Honours

As a player

AFC Bournemouth
Luton Town

Individual

As a manager

Motherwell
St Mirren

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