Paddy Robbins

Paddy Robbins
Personal information
Full name Patrick Robbins[1]
Date of birth (1914-11-18)18 November 1914[1]
Place of birth Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Date of death 1986 (aged 71–72)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward / Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Thornaby St Patrick's ? (?)
Stockton ? (?)
1933–1934 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
1934–1935 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
1935–1938 Oldham Athletic 80 (15)
1938–1939 Hartlepools United 24 (5)
1939 Accrington Stanley 3 (2)
1945–1946 York City 0 (0)
Total 107+ (22+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Robbins (18 November 1914 – 1986) was an Irish footballer who played as an inside forward and an outside forward. He played for Oldham Athletic, Hartlepools United and Accrington Stanley in the Football League.[1]

Career

Born in Birr, Robbins started his career in the English non-League, playing for Thornaby St Patrick's and Stockton.[1] He earned a Football League move by joining Middlesbrough in September 1933, before moving to Blackburn Rovers in February 1934.[1][2] He did not make any league appearances for either side, and in May 1935 signed for Oldham Athletic.[1][2] After making 85 league appearances and scoring 15 goals in the league for Oldham in three seasons, Robbins signed for Hartlepools United in June 1938.[1][2] He spent the 1938–39 season with Hartlepools, making 29 appearances and scoring 5 goals before joining Accrington Stanley in July 1939.[2][3] Robbins scored two goals in three league appearances before the 1939–40 season was suspended with the outbreak of the Second World War.[1] After competitive football resumed, Robbins signed for York City in January 1945, and played in their eight FA Cup matches in the 1945–46 season.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Tony Brown. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
  3. ^ "Paddy Robbins' Appearances". POOLstats. Retrieved 12 November 2012.