| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Robinson [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Woodhams, England [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Blackpool | 0 | (0) | |
| –1954 | Loughborough College | ||
| 1954–1957 | Brentford | 35 | (1) |
| 1957–1958 | Northampton Town | 13 | (0) |
| 1958–1959 | Hendon | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1956–1957 | England Amateurs | 10 | (0) |
| 1956 | Great Britain | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Terence Robinson (born 8 November 1929) is an English retired amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford, Blackpool and Northampton Town as a centre half. At international level, he represented England Amateurs and was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Robinson began his career at First Division club Blackpool and later played for Loughborough College, leaving in 1954. [2] Robinson joined Third Division South club Brentford in 1954 and made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Norwich City on 23 October 1954. [2] [3] He failed to establish himself in the first team, with his best tally being 17 appearances during the 1955–56 season. [3] Robinson departed the Bees in 1957, having made 38 appearances and scored one goal in three years at Griffin Park. [2] Robinson closed out his short career with Third Division South club Northampton Town and Athenian League club Hendon. [2] [4]
International career
Robinson won 10 caps for the England amateur football team. [5] He was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but did not make an appearance in the tournament, [6] and only played in pre and post-tournament friendly matches. [5]
Personal life
Robinson worked as a schoolmaster and held a position at Greenford Grammar School while playing for Brentford. [2] Robinson became physical education organiser for Birmingham schools in 1959. [7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1954–55 [3] | Third Division South | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 1955–56 [3] | Third Division South | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 1956–57 [3] | Third Division South | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| Northampton Town | 1957–58 [8] | Third Division South | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Hendon | 1958–59 [4] | Athenian League | 4 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
- ^ 2 appearances in FA Amateur Cup, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup
References
- ^ a b "Terry Robinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 136. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 383–384. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b "Former Staff – Terry Robinson". Greensnet – Official Hendon FC. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ a b "England Matches – The Amateurs 1947–1962". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Terry Robinson". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Terry Robinson leaves for Birmingham". Middlesex County Times and West Middlesex Gazette. 2 May 1959. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Grande, Frank (1 November 1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History (1st ed.). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-67-4.
- 1929 births
- English men's footballers
- Blackpool F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. players
- England men's amateur international footballers
- Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Great Britain
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Hendon F.C. players
- Men's association football wing halves