Steve Robinson (English footballer)

Steve Robinson
Personal information
Full nameSteve Robinson
Date of birth17 October 1975
Place of birthNottingham, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Club information
Current team
Worksop Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1993–2001Birmingham City100(2)
1995→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
1996→ Peterborough United (loan)5(0)
2001–2005Swindon Town161(5)
2005–2006Lincoln City12(0)
2005–2006→ Worksop Town (loan)
2006–2009Worksop Town
2008–2009→ Grantham Town (loan)4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:55, 16 March 2008 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Steve Robinson (born 17 January 1975, Nottingham) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right wing back. He spent most of his career at Birmingham City and Swindon Town.

Career

Robinson began his career as a trainee at Birmingham City in 1993.[1] After loan spells with Kidderminster Harriers in 1995 and Peterborough United in 1996, Robinson made his debut for Birmingham City in a 2–0 win over Manchester City in March 1997.[2] He made 95 league and cup appearances for Birmingham,[1] but after appearing in only four games in the 2000–01 season, he joined Swindon Town for a fee in the region of £50,000 in February 2001.[3]

His arrival at Swindon coincided with a run of just one defeat in nine games, which ultimately helped save the club from relegation. Robinson made himself a hit almost immediately with the Swindon supporters, by scoring two spectacular volleys in a local derby against bitter rivals Oxford United which Swindon won 2–0.[4] Robinson did not score again for another 22 months in a 5–2 win at Stockport County in January 2003.[5] A broken fibula sustained in a 2–2 draw at Blackpool in late January 2004 ruled him out of the remainder of the 2003–04 season.[6] At the end of the season, Robinson was offered and signed a new one-year contract with Swindon.[7] However, Robinson started only 11 more league games for Swindon,[8] and he was not offered a new contract when the 2004–05 season ended.[9]

Robinson joined League Two side Lincoln City on a one-year contract in July 2005,[10] but a foot injury sustained in pre-season meant he did not appear in the first team until late September and he made no further appearances before joining Worksop Town on loan in November 2005.[11] Robinson returned to make another 11 appearances for Lincoln before being released in May 2006,[12] and rejoining Worksop Town.[13]

In November 2008, he joined Grantham Town on a three-month loan deal,[14] debuting in the 5–1 UniBond League Division One South defeat to Spalding United on 29 November 2008. However, injuries restricted him to just four appearances for the club,[15] the final one in the 1–1 home draw with Quorn on 3 January 2009, before he returned to Worksop at the end of the loan spell where he was released at the end of the 2008–2009 season.[16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Steve Robinson". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  2. ↑ "Games played by Steve Robinson in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  3. ↑ "Robinson makes Swindon switch". BBC Sport. 10 February 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  4. ↑ "Oxford 0–2 Swindon". BBC Sport. 10 March 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Steve Robinson in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  6. ↑ "Turbo Agony". Swindon Advertiser. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  7. ↑ "Robinson signs Robins deal". BBC Sport. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  8. ↑ "Swindon 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  9. ↑ "Swindon pair to miss out on deals". BBC Sport. 12 April 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  10. ↑ "Imps sign Mayo and midfield pair". BBC Sport. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  11. ↑ "Lincoln let Robinson out on loan". BBC Sport. 3 November 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Steve Robinson in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  13. ↑ "Steve Robinson 2006/07 statistics". SoccerFactsUK. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  14. ↑ "Rowland departs, Robbo on loan". Worksop Guardian. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  15. ↑ "Grantham Town chairman to step down after four years at the helm". Grantham Journal. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  16. ↑ "Ludlam and Robbo depart". Worksop Guardian. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.

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