Les Robinson (footballer)

Les Robinson
Personal information
Full name	Leslie Robinson
Date of birth	1 March 1967 (age 54)
Place of birth	Shirebrook, England
Height	5.6 ft (171 cm)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1983–1984	Chesterfield F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1986	Mansfield Town
1986–1988	Stockport County
1988–1990	Doncaster Rovers
1990–2000	Oxford United
2000–2002	Mansfield Town
2007–2009	Banbury United
Total
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Leslie Robinson (born 1 March 1967) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender. He played for Chesterfield, Mansfield Town, Stockport County, Doncaster Rovers, Banbury United and spent ten years at Oxford United where he is sixth in the list of players with the most appearances.

Born and raised in Shirebrook, the defender played football for Chesterfield F.C., before turning professional with Mansfield Town F.C. in 1984. Two years later he was sold on to Stockport County F.C. for a free transfer. He was sold on to Doncaster Rovers F.C. for £10,000. In March 1990, he was transferred to Oxford United for £150,000. He would later become the captain of Oxford and make 459 appearances for them.

In the later parts of his career and especially following retirement, Robinson's life changed. He is now an Assistant Head Teacher at Swalcliffe Park School, a school catering for boys with autism near Banbury.

Testimonial[]

On 7 May 2018, a testimonial match was played in his honour at the Kassam Stadium as Oxford played a Liverpool Legends XI. His grandchildren acted as the match's mascots. The game was played by famous ex-players from both sides, including Joey Beauchamp, Paul Kee and Phil Gilchrist for Oxford and Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy and Paul Walsh for Liverpool. Oxford won the match 1–0 with a goal from Paul Wanless.^[1]

External links[]

References[]

^ Pritchard, David (8 May 2018). "Stars turn out in force to honour Oxford United legend Les Robinson". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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[1] Pritchard, David (8 May 2018). "Stars turn out in force to honour Oxford United legend Les Robinson". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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