| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1984-05-28)28 May 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North Shields | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Newcastle United | ||
| 2000–2002 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | →Vauxhall Motors (loan) | ||
| 2004 | →Grimsby Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | York City | ||
| 2005–2006 | Bedlington Terriers | ||
| 2006–2007 | Newcastle Blue Star | ||
| 2007–2013 | Whitley Bay | ||
| 2013 | Darlington 1883 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Blyth Spartans | 29 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Whitley Bay | ||
| 2015–2016 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 2016–2017 | Morpeth Town | ||
| 2017– | North Shields | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:42, 30 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
Paul Robinson (born 28 May 1984) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forNorth Shields.
He notably played inthe Football League forGrimsby Town,[1] where he was on loan fromTranmere Rovers. He left Rovers in 2004 having failed to make an appearance and went on to feature forVauxhall Motors,York City,Bedlington Terriers,Newcastle Blue Star andWhitley Bay.
Robinson was associated with his home-town clubNewcastle United as a schoolboy, then moved toTranmere Rovers as a 16-year-old. He turned professional in 2002, spent time on loan toVauxhall Motors of theNorthern Premier League, and scored well in youth andreserve team football, but in August 2003 was allowed to joinFootball League Two clubYork City on a two-game trial with a view to a possible loan or permanent move.[2] An ankle injury cut short the trial and the player returned toPrenton Park.[3]
In September 2004,Grimsby Town managerRussell Slade signed Robinson on a one-month loan. Slade also signedJon Daly andChris Williams fromStockport County. As all three players were forwards, this meant the club had six forwards under contract.[citation needed] Robinson got his chance atBlundell Park; he made his full professional debut on 11 September 2004, playing the whole of a 3–1 defeat againstMacclesfield Town. He played twice more for the Mariners, each time finishing on the losing side,[4] and then returned to Tranmere.
Unable to hold down a place in Tranmere's reserves, Robinson returned to York City, by then aConference club, on trial in November 2004.[5] While the trial continued, Tranmere released the player,[6] who then signed a short-term contract with York City.[7] York City's squad already contained the formerNewcastle United strikerPaul Robinson, who was listed as Paul D Robinson to avoid confusion.[8]
Robinson was released at the end of the season and returned to his native north-east of England, where he joinedBedlington Terriers of theNorthern League, the club for which his brother Michael was playing.[9][10] In the 2006 close season he signed for Northern League championsNewcastle Blue Star,[11] and a year later moved on toWhitley Bay of Northern League Division One.[12] In 2009, he was part of the team that beatGlossop North End in the final of theFA Vase at Wembley, having lost at the semi-final stage the previous year. Robinson returned to Wembley the following season having scored a dramatic last minute winning goal in the semi-final against Barwell, and scored the 5th goal in a 6–1 rout of Wroxham. Robinson ended the season winning the BBC Radio Newcastle player of the year award, and also added Goal of the Season, Fans player of the Season, Players player of the Season and Player of the year at the annual Whitley Bay presentation evening, to his ever-growing list of individual trophies, this as well as finishing runner up in the Northern League Player of the year awards. In 2012 it was announced that Robinson would captain the side in 2012–2013 season.[13][14] He joinedDarlington 1883 in May 2013, andBlyth Spartans in November 2013.[15]
Robinson has since gone on to have two spells withBlyth Spartans sandwiching a second spell with Whitley before moving on toMorpeth Town andNorth Shields.[16]