Ernie Robinson (footballer)
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Full name
Ernest George Robinson
Date of birth
21 January 1908
Place of birth
Shiney Row, England
Date of death
22 May 1991 (aged 83)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest George Robinson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Shiney Row, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 May 1991 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shiney Row Swifts | |||
| Houghton Colliery Welfare | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1927 | Shildon | ? | (?) |
| 1927–1929 | York City | 9 | (0) |
| 1929–1930 | Notts County | 0 | (0) |
| 1930–1931 | Nelson | 27 | (0) |
| 1931–1932 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ? | (?) |
| 1932–1933 | Barnsley | 23 | (0) |
| 1933–1934 | Sheffield United | 17 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Carlisle United | 38 | (0) |
| 1935–1939 | Lincoln City | 64 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernest George Robinson (21 January 1908 – 22 May 1991) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back. As a youth, he worked as a coal miner while playing local-league football. He played for several non-League clubs before joining Notts County in 1929. Over the following ten years, Robinson played for five different Football League sides and made a total of 169 appearances. He later worked as a coach in the Netherlands before emigrating to Canada in later life.