Terry Robinson (footballer)

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Terry Robinson
Personal information
Full name Terence Robinson [1]
Date of birth(1929-11-08)8 November 1929
Place of birth Woodhams, England [1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Blackpool 0 (0)
0000–1954 Loughborough College
1954–1957 Brentford 35 (1)
1957–1958 Northampton Town 13 (0)
1958–1959 Hendon 4 (0)
International career
1956–1957 England Amateurs 10 (0)
1956 Great Britain 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terence Robinson (born 8 November 1929) is an English retired amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford, Blackpool and Northampton Town as a centre half. At international level, he represented England Amateurs and was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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Club career

Robinson began his career at First Division club Blackpool and later played for Loughborough College, leaving in 1954. [2] Robinson joined Third Division South club Brentford in 1954 and made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Norwich City on 23 October 1954. [2] [3] He failed to establish himself in the first team, with his best tally being 17 appearances during the 1955–56 season. [3] Robinson departed the Bees in 1957, having made 38 appearances and scored one goal in three years at Griffin Park. [2] Robinson closed out his short career with Third Division South club Northampton Town and Athenian League club Hendon. [2] [4]

International career

Robinson won 10 caps for the England amateur football team. [5] He was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but did not make an appearance in the tournament, [6] and only played in pre and post-tournament friendly matches. [5]

Personal life

Robinson worked as a schoolmaster and held a position at Greenford Grammar School while playing for Brentford. [2] Robinson became physical education organiser for Birmingham schools in 1959. [7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1954–55 [3] Third Division South 801090
1955–56 [3] Third Division South15120171
1956–57 [3] Third Division South12000120
Total35130381
Northampton Town 1957–58 [8] Third Division South13010140
Hendon 1958–59 [4] Athenian League 403 [lower-alpha 1] 070
Career total5214030591
  1. 2 appearances in FA Amateur Cup, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 "Terry Robinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 136. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 383–384. ISBN   0951526200.
  4. 1 2 "Former Staff – Terry Robinson". Greensnet – Official Hendon FC. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 "England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. "Terry Robinson". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. "Terry Robinson leaves for Birmingham". Middlesex County Times and West Middlesex Gazette. 2 May 1959. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. Grande, Frank (1 November 1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History (1st ed.). Yore Publications. ISBN   978-1-874427-67-4.