Bill Robinson (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Bill Robinson


fullname = Bill Robinson
dateofbirth = birth date|1919|4|4
cityofbirth = Whitburn
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath = death date and age|1992|10|7|1919|4|4
height =
nickname =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = ?
1946-1949
1949-1952
clubs = Sunderland
Charlton Athletic
West Ham United
caps(goals) =
52 (16)
101 (60)
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nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 1959-1962
managerclubs = Hartlepool

Bill Robinson (April 4 1919 – October 7 1992) was a professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Sunderland, Charlton Athletic and West Ham United. [ [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/charlton/charlton.htm Charlton Athletic - 1946/47 - 2005/06] , "UK A-Z Footballers", last accessed 9 June 2007]

Robinson was born in Whitburn, Scotland and played for West Ham between 1949 and 1952. He joined from Charlton – where he had scored 16 goals in 51 appearances and won the FA Cup in 1947 – for £7,000. A week after signing for West Ham, Robinson scored on his debut, a 1-2 away win against West Bromwich Albion on 15 January 1949. He went on to make 105 appearances for the Upton Park club, and score 61 goals.

He later returned to Charlton to join the coaching staff, and was promoted to assistant manager in November 1957. After two years, he left to become manager of Hartlepool. He was succeeded by Allenby Chilton in 1962. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/manager_history.sd?teamid=1190 Manager History for Hartlepool United] , "Soccerbase", last accessed 9 June 2007]

References

*cite book |last=Hogg |first=Tony |title=Who's Who of West Ham United |year=2005 |publisher=Profile Sports Media| id= ISBN 1 903135 50 8 |pages=176-177
* [http://www.lalamy.demon.co.uk/whulist.htm West Ham Player List] , last accessed 11 February 2007
* [http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=558&united=Bill_Robinson Bill Robinson] , "westhamstats.info", last accessed 11 February 2007

Persondata
NAME= Robinson, Bill
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DATE OF BIRTH= birth date|1919|4|4
PLACE OF BIRTH= Whitburn, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH= death date|1992|10|7
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