Andy Robinson (footballer born 1979)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Mark Robinson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Cammell Laird | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Swansea City | 195 | (44) |
| 2008–2010 | Leeds United | 38 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Tranmere Rovers | 77 | (17) |
| 2014–2015 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | 8 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:11, 27 December 2015 (UTC). |
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Andrew Mark Robinson (born 3 November 1979) is a former professional football player who played as a winger.
Robinson's professional career began in 2002 at Tranmere Rovers and concluded in 2015 after a short stint at Shrewsbury Town. In this time, he made 332 league appearances in representing four clubs, scoring 64 goals. During his five years with Swansea City, he won the Football League Trophy in 2006 and the League One title in 2008.
Since retiring Robinson has played semi-professionally, most recently at .
Robinson began his football career playing for non-League Merseyside team Cammell Laird before being recruited by Tranmere Rovers on 1 December 2002. Rovers overlooked his potential however and soon released him, allowing Swansea City to snap him up; initially on a three-month trial then on a permanent basis.
Robinson had a very successful career at Swansea, losing a playoff final, winning promotion on two occasions and winning The Football League Trophy along the way. He played mostly as a winger. His Swansea career ended in them getting promoted to the Championship, with Swansea winning the League One championship, he was a vital part of Roberto Martínez's team playing on either flank with Paul Anderson occupying the other flank. Robinson provided many assists and goals for Swansea in the promotion season. And after turning down a new contract at Swansea, he chose to move to Leeds United.
He was also the scorer of the very last goal at the Vetch Field in the FAW Premier Cup Final against Wrexham in May 2005.
Robinson chose to accept an offer from Leeds United before their play-off final game against Doncaster Rovers. Leeds lost that game 1–0 and Robinson missed out on his Championship dream for the following season.
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