Terence Robinson (born 8 November 1929) is an English retired amateur

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 in the

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

and Northampton Town as a centre half. At international level, he represented England Amateurs and was a member of the Great Britain squad at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

Club career

Robinson began his career at First Division club

and later played for Loughborough College, leaving in 1954. Robinson joined Third Division South club

in 1954 and made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Norwich City on 23 October 1954. He failed to establish himself in the first team, with his best tally being 17 appearances during the 1955–56 season. Robinson departed the Bees in 1957, having made 38 appearances and scored one goal in three years at

Griffin Park Griffin Park was a football ground in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow, England. It was the home ground of Brentford F.C. from its opening in September 1904 to August 2020. The ground is in a predominantly residential area and was ...

. Robinson saw out his short career with Third Division South club Northampton Town and Athenian League club

Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the Borough of Barnet, North-West London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Great ...

International career

Robinson won 10 caps for the

England amateur football team The England national amateur football team was the amateur representative team for England at football. It was formed in 1901, due to the growth of the professional game which meant that amateur players could no longer easily find places in the m ...

. He was a member of the Great Britain squad at the

, but did not make an appearance in the tournament, and only played in pre and post-tournament friendly matches.

Personal life

Robinson worked as a schoolmaster and held a position at Greenford Grammar School while playing for Brentford. Robinson became physical education organiser for Birmingham schools in 1959.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Terry 1929 births Possibly living people English men's footballers Blackpool F.C. players English Football League players Brentford F.C. players England men's amateur international footballers Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Great Britain Northampton Town F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Men's association football wing halves