Anton Robinson

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Anton Robinson
Personal information
Full name Anton Dale Robinson
Date of birth (1986-02-17) 17 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Harrow, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1996–2004 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Millwall 0 (0)
2005 Eastleigh 4 (1)
2005 Margate 2 (0)
2005–2006 Exeter City 0 (0)
2006 Eastbourne Borough 11 (0)
2006–2007 Fisher Athletic 18 (4)
2007 Grays Athletic 0 (0)
2007–2009 Weymouth 84 (6)
2009–2011 Bournemouth 106 (10)
2011–2014 Huddersfield Town 27 (1)
2013 → Gillingham (loan) 14 (0)
2014 → Coventry City (loan) 6 (0)
Total 272 (22)
International career
2008 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anton Dale Robinson (born 17 February 1986 in Harrow, London) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, for a number of clubs, most notably AFC Bournemouth and Huddersfield Town, before retiring from professional football due to a serious knee injury.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Robinson started his career with Millwall, and was captain of the youth team. He featured for Millwall in the League Championship and the FA Cup. Robinson was also part of the Millwall squad that reached the FA Cup final in 2004.[2]

In 2006, he moved to Exeter City but was not offered the opportunity to showcase his talent. He then signed a contract for Fisher Athletic in 2006 and made 18 appearances scoring six goals. In 2007, Robinson then signed with Weymouth, eventually becoming the captain. He made 85 appearances and scored 10 goals.

Bournemouth[edit]

After a string of fine displays for Weymouth, Robinson signed for Football League club AFC Bournemouth in January 2009. He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a match against Chester City away on 18 April 2009. Bournemouth won the match 2–0.

Huddersfield Town[edit]

After a previous offer had been turned down,[3] Huddersfield Town signed Robinson on a three-year contract on 1 August 2011, paying an undisclosed transfer fee.[4][5] He made his Terriers debut in the 1–1 draw against Bury at the Galpharm Stadium on 6 August 2011, but suffered a hamstring injury during the first half.[6] His first goal for the club was the only goal in a 1–0 win against Yeovil Town at Huish Park on 29 October 2011. Robinson made a total of 30 first team appearances for Huddersfield in his first season at the club, making 12 starts among 26 league appearances as Huddersfield won promotion through the play-offs.[7]

The following season, he made just one league appearance for Huddersfield, in a 3–0 defeat against Middlesbrough in November, before joining League Two leaders Gillingham on loan from 31 January 2013 for the remainder of the season. He played 14 games for the club, but his loan was cut short on 11 April, after he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligaments, ruling him out of action for nine months.

On 24 March 2014, Robinson joined League One side Coventry City for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[8] He was released by Huddersfield when his loan expired in May 2014.

International career[edit]

Robinson has represented his country at international level having represented England on two occasions at semi-pro level with the England C team. Robinson's impressive performances as Weymouth captain earned him a call-up to the England squad for their friendly away at Bosnia & Herzegovina B in September 2008, where the match ended in a 6–2.[9] He was then named on the team to face the Italy Lega Pro side in an International Challenge Trophy game. The match ended in a draw with the score line at 2–2 in November 2008.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 5 May 2014.[11]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall 2003–04 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2004–05 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastleigh 2004–05 Isthmian League 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Exeter City 2004–05 Conference 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastbourne Borough 2005–06 Conference South 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Fisher Athletic 2006–07 Conference South 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
Total 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
Weymouth 2006–07 Conference 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2007–08 Conference 43 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 48 5
2008–09 Conference 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
Total 84 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 89 6
AFC Bournemouth 2008–09 League Two 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
2009–10 League Two 44 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 49 4
2010–11 League One 45 5 2 0 1 0 3 0 51 5
Total 106 10 4 0 2 0 5 0 117 10
Huddersfield Town 2011–12 League One 25 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 30 1
2012–13 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gillingham (loan) 2012–13 Football League Two 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Coventry City (loan) 2013–14 Football League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Huddersfield Town Total 27 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 32 1
Career totals 270 22 7 0 3 0 11 0 291 22

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 477. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. ^ "The Official Website of Anton Robinson, Huddersfield Town Player". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  3. ^ "Terriers move for Robinson". Sky Sports. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. ^ Dougie Thomson (1 August 2011). "TOWN SIGN ANTON ROBINSON". htafc.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Anton Robinson ready to fight for place at Huddersfield Town". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Huddersfield Town | News | First Team News | First Team News | CLARK: IT IS THE BEST NEWS POSSIBLE". Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  7. ^ "Huddersfield Town | Team | First Team | Anton Robinson". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  8. ^ "Anton Robinson pens Coventry City loan". Coventry City FC. 24 March 2014.
  9. ^ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team".
  10. ^ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team".
  11. ^ Anton Robinson at Soccerbase

External links[edit]

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