Robert Earnshaw

Robert Earnshaw
	Earnshaw in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Robert Earnshaw
Date of birth	6 April 1981 (age 45)
Place of birth	Mufulira, Zambia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1997–1998	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2004	Cardiff City
2000	→ Greenock Morton (loan)
2004–2006	West Bromwich Albion
2006–2007	Norwich City
2007–2008	Derby County
2008–2011	Nottingham Forest
2011–2013	Cardiff City
2012–2013	→ Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)
2013	Toronto FC
2014	Blackpool
2014	Chicago Fire
2015	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2015	→ Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)
Total
International career
1998–2001	Wales U21
2002–2012	Wales
Managerial career
2018–2019	Fresno FC (assistant)
2022–	Orange County SC (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Earnshaw (born 6 April 1981) is a Welsh former international footballer who played as a forward.

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 November 2015

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cardiff City	1997–98	Third Division	5	0	–		–		–		5	0
	1998–99	Third Division	5	1	1	0	–		–		6	1
	1999–2000	Second Division	6	1	–		–		–		6	1
	2000–01	Third Division	36	19	4	6	1	0	–		41	25
	2001–02	Second Division	32	12	3	2	1	1	–		36	15
	2002–03	Second Division	46	31	4	1	2	3	–		55	35
	2003–04	First Division	46	21	1	0	2	5	–		49	26
	2004–05	Championship	4	1	–		1	1	–		5	2
	Total		183	86	13	9	7	10	–		203	105
Greenock Morton (loan)	1999–2000	Scottish First Division	3	2	1	0	–		–		4	2
West Bromwich Albion	2004–05	Premier League	31	11	3	3	–		–		34	14
	2005–06	Premier League	12	1	1	0	3	2	–		16	3
	Total		43	12	4	3	3	2	–		50	17
Norwich City	2005–06	Championship	15	8	–		–		–		15	8
	2006–07	Championship	30	19	1	0	1	0	–		32	19
	Total		45	27	1	0	1	0	–		47	27
Derby County	2007–08	Premier League	22	1	2	1	1	0	–		25	2
Nottingham Forest	2008–09	Championship	32	12	2	2	2	3	–		36	17
	2009–10	Championship	34	17	1	0	2	0	–		37	17
	2010–11	Championship	36	9	2	0	0	0	–		38	9
	Total		102	38	5	2	4	3	–		111	43
Cardiff City	2011–12	Championship	19	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	22	4
Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)	2012–13	Israeli Premier League	10	2	0	0	1	1	–		11	3
Toronto	2013	MLS	26	8	0	0	0	0	–		26	8
Blackpool	2013–14	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Chicago Fire	2014	MLS	5	3	0	0	0	0	–		5	3
Vancouver Whitecaps	2015	MLS	9	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	14	2
Career total			468	184	27	16	19	16	5	0	519	216

↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
↑ Includes Football League Cup, Toto Cup
↑ Appearance in MLS Cup play-offs
↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

International

Scores and results list Wales' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Earnshaw goal.

List of international goals scored by Robert Earnshaw
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 May 2002	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Germany	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	12 February 2003	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–1	2–2	Friendly
3	11 October 2003	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Serbia and Montenegro	2–3	2–3	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
4	18 February 2004	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Scotland	1–0	4–0	Friendly
5				2–0
6				3–0
7	31 March 2004	Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	2–1	2–1	Friendly
8	8 September 2004	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Northern Ireland	2–2	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	13 October 2004	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Poland	1–0	2–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	27 May 2006	UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	2–1	Friendly
11	27 May 2006	UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria	Trinidad and Tobago	2–1	2–1	Friendly
12	11 October 2006	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Cyprus	2–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
13	17 October 2007	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
14	29 May 2009	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Wales	Estonia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
15	25 May 2011	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Scotland	1–0	1–3	2011 Nations Cup
16	27 May 2011	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Northern Ireland	2–0	2–0	2011 Nations Cup

Hat-trick record

He is the only player to have scored hat-tricks in the Premier League, Divisions 1, 2 and 3, the FA Cup, the League Cup, and in an international match.

Premiership, West Bromwich Albion vs. Charlton, 19 March 2005
Championship (Division 1), Cardiff vs. Gillingham (13 September 2003) and Nottingham Forest vs. Leicester City (5 December 2009)
League One (Division 2), Cardiff vs. QPR (29 November 2002) and vs. Tranmere Rovers (14 March 2003)
League Two (Division 3), Cardiff vs. Torquay United (2 December 2000)
FA Cup, Cardiff vs. Bristol Rovers (19 November 2000)
League Cup, Cardiff vs. Boston United (11 September 2002) and vs. Leyton Orient (12 August 2003)
International, Wales vs. Scotland (18 February 2004)

Honours

Cardiff City

Football League Cup runner-up: 2011–12

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Israeli Premier League: 2012–13

Individual

Cardiff City Young Player of the Year: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2002–03 Second Division
PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01 Third Division, 2002–03 Second Division, 2003–04 First Division
Cardiff City Player of the Year: 2002–03
Football League Second Division Top Scorer: 2002–03
Welsh Footballer of the Year: 2004

References

↑ "Robert Earnshaw". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
↑ "Profiles: Robert Earnshaw". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012.
↑ "Robert Earnshaw". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
1 2 "Robert Earnshaw: City Legend Retires". Cardiff City. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
↑ "All West Bromwich Albion players: 2005". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
↑ "All West Bromwich Albion players: 2006". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
1 2 3 "Robert Earnshaw". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
↑ "Earnshaw, Robert". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
↑ "Robert Earnshaw". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ Thomas, Russell (21 March 2005). "Earnshaw gives Robson hope of a happy ending". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ "Cardiff 5–0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 September 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ McDermott, Tess (7 December 2009). "Nottingham Forst's Robert Earnshaw salutes troops after hat-trick against Leicester". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ "QPR 0–4 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ "Tranmere 3–3 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 March 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ "Torquay 1–4 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 December 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ "Cardiff 5–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ "Boston Utd 1–5 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ "Cardiff 4–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ Johnson, William (19 February 2004). "Earnshaw spree sinks sorry Scotland". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ Bevan, Chris (26 February 2012). "Cardiff 2–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
↑ "Earnshaw retires after 18-year professional playing career, takes over as WFC U-14 head coach and club's strikers coach". Whitecaps FC. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
↑ "PFA's Official Fan's Player of the Year Previous Winners". GiveMeFootball.com. Professional Footballers' Association. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
↑ "Welsh duo fans' favourites". Wales Online. 12 May 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
↑ "Teams of the year". BBC Sport. 29 April 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
↑ McKechnie, David (28 April 2003). "Henry lands PFA award". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
↑ "Henry retains PFA crown". BBC Sport. 25 April 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
↑ "Cardiff City FC Player of the Year Award Winners 1995-2019". My Football Facts}. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
↑ "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
↑ "Allen named Wales' player of the year". UEFA.com. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2016. ^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup

[5] Includes Football League Cup, Toto Cup

[10] Appearance in MLS Cup play-offs

[11] Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

[1] "Robert Earnshaw". Barry Hugman's Footballers.

[2] "Profiles: Robert Earnshaw". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012.

[3] "Robert Earnshaw". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[Cardiffstats-6] 1 2 "Robert Earnshaw: City Legend Retires". Cardiff City. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[auto-7] "All West Bromwich Albion players: 2005". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

[8] "All West Bromwich Albion players: 2006". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[MLSProfile-9] 1 2 3 "Robert Earnshaw". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[NFT-12] "Earnshaw, Robert". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

[Profile-13] "Robert Earnshaw". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[Charlton_HT-14] Thomas, Russell (21 March 2005). "Earnshaw gives Robson hope of a happy ending". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[15] "Cardiff 5–0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 September 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[Leicester_HT-16] McDermott, Tess (7 December 2009). "Nottingham Forst's Robert Earnshaw salutes troops after hat-trick against Leicester". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[17] "QPR 0–4 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[18] "Tranmere 3–3 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 March 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[19] "Torquay 1–4 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 December 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[20] "Cardiff 5–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[21] "Boston Utd 1–5 Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[22] "Cardiff 4–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[Scotland_hattrick-23] Johnson, William (19 February 2004). "Earnshaw spree sinks sorry Scotland". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[bbc-24] Bevan, Chris (26 February 2012). "Cardiff 2–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

[25] "Earnshaw retires after 18-year professional playing career, takes over as WFC U-14 head coach and club's strikers coach". Whitecaps FC. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[26] "PFA's Official Fan's Player of the Year Previous Winners". GiveMeFootball.com. Professional Footballers' Association. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[Award-27] "Welsh duo fans' favourites". Wales Online. 12 May 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

[28] "Teams of the year". BBC Sport. 29 April 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[29] McKechnie, David (28 April 2003). "Henry lands PFA award". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[30] "Henry retains PFA crown". BBC Sport. 25 April 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[31] "Cardiff City FC Player of the Year Award Winners 1995-2019". My Football Facts}. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[topscorers-32] "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

[uefa-33] "Allen named Wales' player of the year". UEFA.com. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2016. ^{[permanent dead link]}