Career
Hartlepools United Born in Morpeth, Northumberland, Robinson began his career at Third Division North side Hartlepools United. Blackpool Robinson joined First Division side Blackpool in 1947. After He made his Football League debut for them on 17 January 1948, in a 1–1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium, replacing Jock Wallace for the second half of the 1947-1948 season.
He kept four successive clean sheets in the club"s run that season, which took them to the final at Wembley, where they lost 2–4 to Manchester United.
Robinson"s appearance in the final came after only seventeen games for Blackpool. Robinson played in the first eight League games of the 1948-1949 campaign before being sold to Hull City.
He had made a total of 25 League appearances for Blackpool, and was succeeded in the Seasiders" goal by George Farm. Hull City In five years with the Tigers, he made seventy League appearances.
Robinson had a brief career as a player-manager.
He was in charge of non-League side Wisbech Town between 1953 and 1956. Hull City Death Robinson died on 12 July 1991, at the age of 72.