Ian Robinson (Australian football umpire)

Ian Robinson
Ian Robinson
Personal information
Date of birth	20 August 1946 (age 78)
Debut	Round 1, 1971, Melbourne vs. South Melbourne, at MCG
Other occupation	University Professor
Umpiring career
Years	League
1971–1987	Victorian Football League (VFL)
Career highlights
	9× VFL grand final umpire: 1973, 1974, 1977, 1977 replay, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987; Bishop Shield: 1987; Australian Football Hall of Fame, inducted 1996; AFL Umpires Association Team of the Century, selected 2002; AFL Umpires Association Hall of Fame, inducted 2008;

Ian Robinson (born 20 August 1946) is a former Australian rules football field umpire who officiated in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

At the time of his retirement from umpiring in 1987, Robinson held the VFL record for most senior games officiated as a field umpire (353), of which nine were VFL grand finals, second only to Jack Elder. Throughout his career, and later as an umpiring coach and administrator, Robinson was a first-hand witness to some of Australian rules football's most memorable on-field incidents in one of the most tumultuous periods of the sport's history, and his achievements have been recognised with induction in both the Australian Football Hall of Fame and the AFL Umpires Association Hall of Fame.

Ian Robinson
Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-08-20) 20 August 1946 (age 78)
Debut	Round 1, 1971, Melbourne vs. South Melbourne, at MCG
Other occupation	University Professor
Umpiring career
Years	League	Role	Games
1971–1987	Victorian Football League (VFL)	field	353
Career highlights
9× VFL grand final umpire: 1973, 1974, 1977, 1977 replay, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987 Bishop Shield: 1987 Australian Football Hall of Fame, inducted 1996 AFL Umpires Association Team of the Century, selected 2002 AFL Umpires Association Hall of Fame, inducted 2008