Ted Robinson (footballer)

Edward Robinson (27 September 1903 – 28 July 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton, Southport and Wigan Athletic.[2]

Ted Robinson
Personal information
Full name Edward Robinson
Date of birth (1903-09-27)27 September 1903
Place of birth Hindley, England
Date of death 28 July 1972(1972-07-28) (aged 68)
Place of death Hindley, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
1916–1919 Hindley St. Benedict's
1919–1922 Castle Hill
1922–1923 Hindley Rovers
1923–1924 Hindley St. Benedict's
1924–1925 Hindley Green Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1927 Chorley
1927–1928 Southampton 1 (0)
1928–1933 Southport 108 (6)
1933–1947 Wigan Athletic 237 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Robinson was born in Hindley, near Wigan and in his youth played football for several clubs in the area before joining Chorley of the Lancashire Combination in 1925.[1]

In August 1927, he moved to the south coast to join Southampton of the Football League Second Division.[1] He spent most of his time with the Saints in the reserves, making 67 appearances in his year at The Dell.[1] His only first-team appearance came on 31 December 1927, when he took the place of Ted Hough at right-back for the game at Stoke City; the match was lost 2–1.[3]

In the summer of 1928, Robinson was released and returned to Lancashire to join Southport of the Football League Third Division North, where he remained for five years, making 108 league appearances, scoring six goals.[2] At Southport, he was the regular penalty taker.[4]

In June 1933, Robinson moved to Wigan Athletic, then in the Cheshire County League where he remained for 14 years.[1] During his time at Springfield Park, Wigan were Cheshire County League champions for three consecutive seasons, 1933–34, 1934–35 and 1935–36.[5] In 1946, Robinson took up a role as trainer before retiring in the summer of 1947.[1]

Later career

On retiring from football, Robinson joined the local fire brigade and settled in Hindley where he died in 1972, aged 68.[1]

Honours
Wigan Athletic

References
  1. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 286. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 79. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
  4. "1932/1933 Third Division (North)". History of Southport Football Club. www.southportfootballclub.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  5. "Wigan Athletic". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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