Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philip John Robinson | ||
Date of birth | 6 January 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Stafford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1987 | Aston Villa | 3 | (1) |
1987–1989 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 71 | (8) |
1989–1992 | Notts County | 66 | (5) |
1991 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
1992–1994 | Huddersfield Town | 75 | (5) |
1994 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
1994–1996 | Chesterfield | 61 | (17) |
1996–1998 | Notts County | 77 | (5) |
1998–2000 | Stoke City | 62 | (2) |
2000–2002 | Hereford United | 62 | (5) |
2000–2007 | Stafford Rangers | 67 | (4) |
Total | 567 | (52) | |
Teams managed | |||
2002–2007 | Stafford Rangers | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Philip John "Phil" Robinson (born 6 January 1967) is the International Youth Scouting and Recruitment Manager at Manchester City. He is an English former footballer who played for Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Notts County, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Northampton Town, Chesterfield, Stoke City, Hereford United and Stafford Rangers.
Robinson was born in Stafford and began his career with Aston Villa in 1985. He then played for Wolverhampton Wanderers for two seasons which ended with back to back promotions and the achieved the same feat with Notts County. After a short loan spell with Birmingham City Robinson played two years at Huddersfield Town and played on loan for Northampton Town before joining Chesterfield helping the side gain promotion 1994–95 and then made a return to Notts County where he enjoyed his fifth promotion in 1997–98. Robinson joined Stoke City in June 1998 and played 44 times in 1998–99 and was made captain by Gary Megson for the 1999–2000 campaign. He then went on to play for Hereford United to later become player-coach under manager Graham Turner.