James Robinson (footballer)

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James Robinson (born 1982 in England) is an English football player who plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League.

After stints in his homeland with Crewe Alexandra and Altrincham F.C., punctuated by a term in Iceland, Robinson, a striker, headed to Australia, where he joined Melbourne-based Richmond SC, then in Victorian State League Division 1, and helped them earn promotion to the Victorian Premier League.

It was a string of impressive performances for the third, then second-tier club - 19 games for 13 goals in 2006 - that saw Robinson initially selected as a train-on squad player for A-League club Melbourne Victory. By round eight and with Melbourne's prolific striker Archie Thompson away on national duty for Australia, Robinson was called up to a bench spot for the away match at Newcastle, upon which he came on as an 81st minute substitute.

It has thus far been his only A-League appearance. With the departure of Belgian defender Geoffrey Claeys in November 2006, Melbourne Victory have announced the signing of the striker.