George Henry Robinson (1878 – March 1945) was an English professional

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who played as a half back for

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

and

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

Career

Born in Basford, Robinson began his professional career with

, having previously played for Notts Jardines and

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.Frost, p. 135 He signed for

in June 1903. He played in City's first ever Football League game, against Grimsby. He was City's captain as they won the 1907–08 Second Division title, and he also played as they won the FA Cup in 1911, serving as vice-captain. He received two benefit matches, in 1909 (alongside Jimmy Millar) and in 1914. During World War One he made one wartime appearance. When he retired from playing in 1915 he had made a then club record 343 league appearances for City. During his career he had also made a then-record 69 consecutive league appearances; that record was broken by Bruce Stowell in 1972. After the War he became a trainer at City, until June 1922. He died in March 1945, aged 67.

Honours

Bradford City * 1907–08 Football League Second Division champions *

1911 FA Cup Final The 1911 FA Cup Final was the 40th FA Cup final. It was contested by Bradford City and Newcastle United. The first game resulted in a goalless draw at Crystal Palace. A single goal scored by Jimmy Speirs for Bradford won the replay at Old Traffor ...

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References

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