Tommy Robinson (footballer)
Thomas Edward Robinson (11 February 1909 – 25 March 1982) was an English professional footballer who scored 37 goals in 121 appearances in the Football League playing mainly as an inside left for Birmingham, Blackpool, Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Northampton Town, Gillingham and Walsall.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Edward Robinson | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Coalville, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 March 1982 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Moira, Leicestershire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Coalville YMCA | |||
| Ibstock Town | |||
| Whitwick Imperial | |||
| 192?–1928 | Loughborough Corinthians | ||
| 1928 | Gresley Rovers | ||
| 1928–1933 | Birmingham | 10 | (1) |
| 1933 | Blackpool | 2 | (0) |
| 1933–1934 | Chesterfield | 22 | (7) |
| 1934–1935 | Lincoln City | 33 | (14) |
| 1935–1936 | Northampton Town | 4 | (2) |
| 1936–1937 | Gillingham | 35 | (12) |
| 1937–1938 | Walsall | 15 | (1) |
| 1938–1939 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ||
| Nuneaton Borough | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career edit
Thomas Edward Robinson was born on 11 February 1909 in Coalville, Leicestershire.[2] He was the second son of Ernest Robinson, a coal miner, and his wife Gertrude Martha.[3] He played local football for Coalville YMCA, Ibstock Town and Leicestershire Senior League club Whitwick Imperial before joining Loughborough Corinthians of the Midland League ahead of the 1927–28 season.[4][5] He moved on to Gresley Rovers of the Birmingham Combination in March 1928, scored four goals on debut in a 10–0 win,[4][6] and, after a trial in which he and Gresley team-mate George Haywood played for Birmingham's Combination side, both signed professional forms for the Football League First Division club in January 1929.[7][8]
Robinson played for Birmingham, Blackpool, Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Northampton Town, Gillingham and Walsall,[9] appearing in all four divisions of the Football League during the 1930s. He then returned to non-league football with Tunbridge Wells Rangers and Nuneaton Borough. He retired from the game during the Second World War.[2]
Robinson died in Moira, Leicestershire, on 25 March 1982 at the age of 73.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Gillingham make £1,000 profit. No longer Cinderella of League III". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "1911 England Census for Thomas Edward Robinson". RG14/19092 RD 404 ED 12 – via Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ a b c "Player Database – Thomas Edward Robinson". Gresley Rovers. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Corinthians players for next season". Leicester Mail. 25 May 1927. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gresley run riot. Ten goals against Rugby in Combination match". Birmingham Gazette. 2 April 1928. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ MIC (1 December 1928). "Birmingham Combination". Sports Argus. Birmingham. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Local transfers. Two Gresley players join Birmingham". Leicester Mail. 12 January 1929. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.