Paddy Robbins

Paddy Robbins
Personal information
Full name Patrick Robbins
Date of birth (1914-11-18)18 November 1914
Place of birth Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Date of death 1986 (aged 71–72)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Positions
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 Hartlepool 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, Hartlepool United and Accrington Stanley in the Football League.

Career

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Tony Brown. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.