Mark Andrew Robinson (born 24 July 1981) is an English

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who plays for Guisborough Town as a defender.

Club career

Born in

Guisborough Guisborough ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of the North York Moors National Park. Roseberry Topping, midway between the town and Great Ayton, is a landmark i ...

, North Yorkshire, Robinson began his career with

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

's centre of excellence at the age of 14 and he joined

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 ...

on schoolboy forms.York City F.C. programme, v. Cambridge United F.C., 4 October 2008, p. 21. He signed for

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

on a

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, before turning professional on 2 July 1999. He made his

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debut on 12 August 2000 in a 2–0 win away to Lincoln City and went on to make almost 100 appearances. He lost his place in the 2003–04 season, joining

Spennymoor United Spennymoor United Association Football Club was an association football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, England. History Spennymoor United Association Football Club was formed in 1904 as an amalgamation of Spennymoor Town and Weardale ...

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and in February 2004 joined

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side

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on a one-month loan. He was released by Hartlepool United at the end of the 2003–04 season. He joined

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

in August 2004 on a short-term contract, which was extended until the end of the season in September 2004. Later that month he joined

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

, and appeared in all of the club's 51 league & cup matches during the 2005–06 season. Mark Robinson 25-08-2008 2

On 25 January 2007 he joined

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

on a free transfer on a contract until the end of the season, making his debut in the 4–1 win at home to

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

on 26 January 2007, Torquay's first win in 20 league games. He remained a regular until the end of the season as Torquay were relegated to the

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. In May 2007 his contract was not renewed, although he was invited back to the club for pre-season training. He joined Conference Premier team

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

on a free transfer on 18 June 2007. He suffered a broken leg in December, which ruled him out for three months. He returned to training in January 2008, and was expected to return to the side in February. He made his return in a

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game against

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during this month. York manager Colin Walker exercised his option for Robinson's contract to be extended for the 2008–09 season in April. During York's 2–0 victory against

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town. The cl ...

in October, Robinson played as a winger and scored the team's first goal. He was released by York following the end of the 2008–09 season, during which he made 47 appearances and scored two goals. Robinson signed for newly promoted Conference Premier side

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on a one-year contract on 23 June 2009. On 13 March 2010, Robinson joined

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team

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...

until the end of the 2009–10 season after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. He joined

Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...

Premier Division team

Whitby Town Whitby Town Football Club is an English football club based in Whitby, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Northern Premier League, the seventh tier of English football. Founded in 1880, Whitby are one of the oldest clubs from the Nor ...

in the summer of 2010 following a trial. Robinson re-signed for Gainsborough on 30 September. He joined Conference North rivals

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...

on an initial-one month loan in February 2011, but after making three appearances he returned to Gainsborough in March after Boston opted not to extend the deal. He re-joined Whitby in August 2011, linking back up with ex-teammate Darren Williams, who subsequently replaced Tommy Cassidy as Town manager. Robinson played every minute of every competitive game, helping 'the Blues' dramatically escape relegation on the final day at Buxton.

International career

While with

, Robinson represented the

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team in the Four Nations Tournament in May 2005. He was

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three times by the side, playing in matches against the Republic of Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and scored one goal.

Career statistics

:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals in

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and

. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the

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and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Mark 1981 births Living people People from Guisborough Footballers from North Yorkshire English footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football defenders Hartlepool United F.C. players Spennymoor United A.F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players York City F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Whitby Town F.C. players Boston United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Northern Football League players