George Robinson (footballer, born 1878)

George Robinson

Personal information
Full name	George Henry Robinson
Date of birth	1878
Place of birth	Basford, England
Date of death	March 1945 (aged 67)
Place of death	Bradford, England
Position(s)	Half back
Youth career
	Notts Jardines
	Newark
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1899–1903	Nottingham Forest	63	(1)
1903–1915	Bradford City	343	(16)
Total		406	(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Henry Robinson (1878 – March 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back for Nottingham Forest and Bradford City.

Career

Born in Basford, Robinson began his professional career with Nottingham Forest,[1] having previously played for Notts Jardines and Newark.[2]

He signed for Bradford City in June 1903.[2] He played in City's first ever Football League game, against Grimsby.[2] He was City's captain as they won the 1907–08 Second Division title,[2] and he also played as they won the FA Cup in 1911,[2][3] serving as vice-captain.[4]

He received two benefit matches, in 1909 (alongside Jimmy Millar) and in 1914.[2] During World War One he made one wartime appearance.[2] When he retired from playing in 1915 he had made a then club record 343 league appearances for City.[2] During his career he had also made a then-record 69 consecutive league appearances; that record was broken by Bruce Stowell in 1972.[2] After the War he became a trainer at City, until June 1922.[2]

He died in March 1945, aged 67.[2]

Honours

Bradford City[2]

• 1907–08 Football League Second Division champions
• 1911 FA Cup Final

Sources

• Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
• Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.

References

1. Joyce, p. 249
2. Frost, p. 135
3. "CITY TEAM-MATES: The 1911 FA Cup winners". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
4. "Video: How Bradford won the FA Cup (in 1911)". Yorkshire Post. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2019.