Phil_Robinson_(footballer_born_1967)
Phil Robinson (footballer, born 1967)
English footballer and manager
Philip John Robinson (born 6 January 1967) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Notts County, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Northampton Town, Chesterfield, Stoke City, Hereford United and Stafford Rangers. He is Manchester City's international youth scouting and recruitment manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip John Robinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-01-06) 6 January 1967 (age 57)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stafford,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | Aston Villa | 3 | (1) |
| 1987–1989 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 71 | (8) |
| 1989–1992 | Notts County | 66 | (5) |
| 1991 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Huddersfield Town | 75 | (5) |
| 1994 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Chesterfield | 61 | (17) |
| 1996–1998 | Notts County | 77 | (5) |
| 1998–2000 | Stoke City | 62 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | Hereford United | 62 | (5) |
| 2000–2007 | Stafford Rangers | 67 | (4) |
| Total | 567 | (52) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robinson was born in Stafford and began his career with Aston Villa in 1985. He then played for Wolverhampton Wanderers for two seasons which ended with back to back promotions and then achieved the same feat with Notts County. After a short loan spell with Birmingham City, during which he was part of the side that won the 1990–91 Associate Members' Cup,[3] Robinson played two years at Huddersfield Town and played on loan for Northampton Town before joining Chesterfield helping the side gain promotion 1994–95 and then made a return to Notts County where he enjoyed his fifth promotion in 1997–98. Robinson joined Stoke City in June 1998 and played 44 times in 1998–99 and was made captain by Gary Megson for the 1999–2000 campaign. He then went on to play for Hereford United to later become player-coach under manager Graham Turner.
Robinson spent six years as manager of home-town club Stafford Rangers. Appointed in summer 2002 after a spell with Hereford United, he guided the team to four high-finishing positions in the league, promotion back to the Conference, three Staffordshire Senior Cup finals, FA Cup first round three times and FA Trophy quarter-finals. He resigned on 2 December 2007.[4]
He graduated from the University of Salford in 1999 with a degree in physiotherapy.[5]
In June 2008, he took up a temporary coaching role with Cheltenham Town to cover for the absence through injury of Bob Bloomer.[6] In October 2008, he joined Birmingham City to oversee recruitment to their Academy.[7] Robinson was then appointed as head of talent identification at Aston Villa before joining Manchester City as international youth scouting and recruitment manager.[citation needed]
Source:[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1986–87 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1987–88 | Fourth Division | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 6 |
| 1988–89 | Third Division | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| Total | 71 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 9 | ||
| Notts County | 1989–90 | Third Division | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 3 |
| 1990–91 | Second Division | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 84 | 6 | ||
| Birmingham City (loan) | 1990–91 | Third Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1992–93 | Second Division | 36 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 |
| 1993–94 | Second Division | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 95 | 6 | ||
| Northampton Town (loan) | 1994–95 | Third Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Chesterfield | 1994–95 | Third Division | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 |
| 1995–96 | Third Division | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 11 | |
| Total | 61 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 72 | 21 | ||
| Notts County | 1996–97 | Second Division | 37 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| 1997–98 | Third Division | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
| Total | 77 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 6 | ||
| Stoke City | 1998–99 | Second Division | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| 1999–2000 | Second Division | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 62 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 2 | ||
| Hereford United | 2000–01 | Football Conference | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Football Conference | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| Total | 62 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 500 | 49 | 26 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 603 | 58 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Football League Fourth Division champions: 1987–88
- Football League Third Division champions: 1988–89
Notts County
- Football League Third Division third-place promotion: 1989–90
- Football League Second Division play-off winner: 1991
- Football League Third Division champions: 1997–98
Birmingham City
- Associate Members' Cup winners: 1991[3]
Chesterfield
- Football League Third Division third-place promotion: 1994–95
- "Phil Robinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- Duck, Brian (28 May 2015). "Birmingham City nostalgia: John Gayle blows Tranmere away with Wembley double". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- "Robinson stands down at Stafford". BBC Sport. 2 December 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- Graduation Booklet 1999, pg 15/16 published by University of Salford, July 1999
- "Robinson answers Cheltenham's SOS". BBC Sport. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- Tattum, Colin (30 October 2008). "Birmingham City appoint Phil Robinson to the Academy". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- Phil Robinson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Phil Robinson at Soccerbase
