Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 May 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Upton Park, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1987 | Exeter City | 26 | (7) |
1987–1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | (0) |
1988 | → Reading (loan) | 7 | (0) |
1989 | → Watford (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1989 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 7 | (0) |
1991 | → Rosenborg (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1992 | → Exeter City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
1992–1993 | West Ham United | 47 | (8) |
1993–1997 | Charlton Athletic | 109 | (9) |
1997–1999 | Notts County | 33 | (5) |
1998 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
Total | 241 | (30) | |
Teams managed | |||
2000–2006 | Charlton (Coach) | ||
2006–2007 | Charlton (Assistant Head Coach) | ||
2007–2008 | Charlton (First Team Coach) | ||
2008–2010 | Gillingham (First Team Coach) | ||
2010–2012 | Peterborough (First Team Coach) | ||
2012 | Barnet | ||
2013–2014 | Norwich City Under-21 (Head Coach) | ||
2013– | England Under-17 (Assistant Coach) | ||
2015– | Aston Villa (First Team Coach) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Mark Robson (born 22 May 1969 in Upton Park, London) is an English former footballer and former joint head coach of Barnet. He is currently first team coach for Aston Villa and assistant coach for the England national under-17 team. Robson is particularly known for his association with Charlton having spent four years there as a player and eight as a coach.
Robson started his career at Exeter City as an apprentice in 1986. He made his debut on 11 October 1986 in a 2–0 win against Lincoln City, a game in which he also scored his first goal for Exeter City. Making 28 appearances in all competitions in his first season he came to the attention of Tottenham Hotspur transferring to them for £50,000 in 1987. Robson had to wait until 17 December 1988 to make his debut for Tottenham, in a 2–0 against West Ham United at Upton Park coming on as a substitute for Paul Walsh. After several loan spells, Robson moved to the team he supported as a boy,West Ham United in 1992. He made his debut for them on 16 August 1992 in a 1–0 away win at Barnsley and scored his first Hammers goal on 15 September in a 5–1 away win against Bristol City. He played 44 of a possible 46 league games and scored eight goals as West Ham gained promotion to the Premier League. He managed only three games for West Ham in the 1993–94 season before being sold for £125,000 to Charlton Athletic in November 1993. After four years with the Addicks he moved to Notts County where he ended his career in 1999.