Dave Robinson (footballer, born 1948)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Robinson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 July 1948||
Place of birth | Birmingham,[1] England | ||
Date of death | April 2016 | (aged 67)||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–1966 | Birmingham City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1973 | Birmingham City | 112 | (2) |
1973–1977 | Walsall | 165 | (3) |
1977–1979 | Tamworth | ||
Managerial career | |||
1977–1979 | Tamworth (player-manager) | ||
1980–1982 | Oldbury United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Robinson (14 July 1948 – April 2016) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender. He played nearly 300 games in the Football League for Birmingham City and Walsall,[2] before joining Southern League club Tamworth as player-manager.[3] He later managed Oldbury United.[1]
Robinson died in April 2016 at the age of 67.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Birmingham City
- Second Division runners-up: 1971–72[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "Dave Robinson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Manager Info – 1977/78 – Dave Robinson". Tamworth FC Heritage. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
"Manager Info – 1979/80 – Dave Robinson". Tamworth FC Heritage. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2016. - ^ Dick, Brian (29 April 2016). "Birmingham City star Phil Summerill pays tribute to former Blues team-mate Dave Robinson". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 1 May 2016.