Edward Robinson (27 September 1903 – 28 July 1972) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a full-back for Southampton, Southport and

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

Football career

Robinson was born in Hindley, near Wigan and in his youth played football for several clubs in the area before joining

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...

of the Lancashire Combination in 1925. In August 1927, he moved to the south coast to join Southampton of the Football League Second Division. He spent most of his time with the Saints in the reserves, making 67 appearances in his year at The Dell. His only first-team appearance came on 31 December 1927, when he took the place of

Ted Hough Edward Hough (4 December 1899 – 3 September 1978) was an English footballer who spent most of his career with Southampton playing as a centre-half and later as a full-back. Playing career Southampton Hough was born in Walsall and was playi ...

at right-back for the game at

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

; the match was lost 2–1. 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. At Southport, he was the regular penalty taker. In June 1933, Robinson moved to

, then in the

Cheshire County League The Cheshire County League was a football league founded in the north west of England in 1919, drawing its teams largely from Cheshire, surrounding English counties and North Wales. Initially the league was dominated by the reserve teams of Footba ...

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

Later career

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

Honours

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champions: 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36

References

External links

Career details on www.11v11.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Ted 1903 births 1972 deaths People from Hindley, Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Chorley F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Southport F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players English Football League players St Helens Town A.F.C. players Rhyl F.C. players Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. players Footballers from Greater Manchester