Peter Robinson (29 January 1922 – 9 September 2000) was an English professional

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who played in the

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for

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...

, Chesterfield and

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

as a

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. After retiring from football, he managed

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

and

Hyde United Hyde United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England, formed in 1919. The team's strip is red shirts and black shorts and their home ground is the 4,250 capacity Ewen Fields. Hyde United's record ...

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and later served in backroom roles at Manchester City and

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

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English Football League players English men's footballers British Army personnel of World War II Men's association football wing halves Footballers from Manchester Military personnel from Manchester British Army soldiers 1922 births 2000 deaths Manchester City F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Buxton F.C. players Notts County F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. managers Hyde United F.C. managers Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff Preston North End F.C. non-playing staff Aldershot F.C. wartime guest players Queens Park Rangers F.C. wartime guest players Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players English football managers 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub