Johnny Robinson (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Robinson | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Chorley, England | ||
Date of death | June 2019 | (aged 83)||
Position(s) | winger | ||
Youth career | |||
–1954 | Leyland Motors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1961 | Bury | 120 | (21) |
1961–19?? | Oldham Athletic | 3 | (0) |
Total | 123 | (21) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
John Robinson (18 April 1936 – June 2019)[1] was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
Career[]
Born in Chorley,[2] Robinson originally played for Leyland Motors before signing for Bury in 1954. Deployed as an outside right,[3] he scored 21 goals in a total of 127 appearances for the club before joining Oldham Athletic in 1961.[1]
Robinson died in early June 2019, at the age of 83.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "R.I.P Johnny Robinson". Bury F.C. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Johnny Robinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "All Bury football club players: 1960". 11v11. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2019 deaths
- Association football wingers
- English Football League players
- English footballers
- Bury F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Chorley
- English football forward, 1930s birth stubs