Tommy Robson
English footballer (1944–2020)
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Thomas Henry Robson (31 July 1944 – 8 October 2020) was an English footballer who made more than 600 appearances in the Football League playing as a left winger.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Henry Robson | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 October 2020 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Peterborough, England | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 195?–1959 | Newcastle United | ||
| 1959–1961 | Northampton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1966 | Northampton Town | 74 | (20) |
| 1966 | Chelsea | 7 | (0) |
| 1966–1969 | Newcastle United | 48 | (11) |
| 1969–1981 | Peterborough United | 482 | (111) |
| 1981–198? | Nuneaton Borough | ||
| Stamford | |||
| Total | 611+ | (142+) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
Robson was born in Gateshead.[1] He played for Newcastle United as a junior, but was released and joined Northampton Town as a 15-year-old.[2] He represented England at youth level,[1] and went on to play for Chelsea before returning to Newcastle United.[3] In 1968, he joined Peterborough United. Robson served the club for 13 years, becoming their all-time record appearance-maker with 482 league matches played, before leaving League football for Nuneaton Borough and Stamford. On 4 October 2008, Robson became the first ever inductee to the Peterborough United Hall of Fame.[2][4]
In September 2019, Robson revealed that he had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.[5] He died in Peterborough City Hospital on 8 October 2020, aged 76 following his battle with MND.[6]