Colin Robinson (footballer)

Colin Robinson
Personal information
Full name Colin Roy Robinson[1]
Date of birth (1960-05-15)15 May 1960
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Mile Oak Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1988 Shrewsbury Town 194 (41)
1988–1989 Birmingham City 37 (6)
1989–1991 Hereford United 64 (6)
1991–1992 Worcester City ? (16)
Bridgnorth Town
Halesowen Town
Shifnal Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Roy Robinson (born 15 May 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Birmingham, Robinson began his football career with local club Mile Oak Rovers before turning professional with Shrewsbury Town in 1982. He was a regular goalscorer with the club before joining Birmingham City in January 1988. Though an injury sustained in his second game caused him to miss the rest of the season, he played regularly in the 1988–89 season, but his goals were insufficient to prevent the club's relegation to the Third Division.[3] Two relatively unproductive seasons with Hereford United, the highlight being scoring the opening goal in Hereford's 2–1 victory over Wrexham in the 1990 Welsh Cup final at Cardiff Arms Park,[4] preceded his moving into non-league football with clubs including Worcester City,[5] Bridgnorth Town, Halesowen Town and Shifnal Town.[3]

  1. ^ "Colin Robinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 120–21. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. ^ "Club History 1999–2000". Hereford United F.C. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008.
  5. ^ "Worcester City All Time Goalscorer Statistics". Worcester City Archive. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.