Geoff Robinson (rugby, born 1934)
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Full name | Geoffrey Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | fourth ¼ 1934 Wigton district, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 December 2011 (aged 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geoffrey Robinson (December 1934[1] – 15 December 2011) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for , and at club level for Workington RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven and Oldham (Heritage № 615) and Warrington, as a loose forward, i.e. number 13.[2]
Background[]
Geoffrey Robinson's birth was registered in Wigton district, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 77.
Playing career[]
County honours[]
Geoff Robinson represented (RU) while at Workington RFC, and represented Cumberland (RL) while at Whitehaven.
County Cup Final appearances[]
Geoff Robinson played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Warrington's 16-5 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1965 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 29 October 1965.
Notable tour matches[]
Geoff Robinson played loose forward in Whitehaven's 14-11 victory over Australia in the 1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Saturday 20 October 1956, in front of a crowd of 10,917.[3]
Club career[]
Geoff Robinson played loose forward in Whitehaven's defeat by Leeds in the Challenge Cup semi-final during the 1956–57 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford,[4] he was transferred from Whitehaven to Oldham in 1959 for £9,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £532,700 in 2014).[5]
Honoured at Whitehaven[]
Geoff Robinson is a Whitehaven Hall of Fame Inductee.
References[]
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Big Geoff was star of No 13 shirt". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "When Haven beat the Aussies". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Rugby legend Geoff Robinson dies at 77". newsandstar.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links[]
- Search for "Robinson" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Big Geoff was star of No 13 shirt
- (archived by web.archive.org) Rugby legend Geoff Robinson dies at 77
- Billy relives Wembley heartbreak
- Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
- 1934 births
- 2011 deaths
- Cumberland rugby league team players
- English rugby league players
- English rugby union players
- Oldham R.L.F.C. players
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from Wigton
- Rugby union players from Wigton
- Warrington Wolves players
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players