Peter Robinson (footballer, born 1922)

Peter Robinson (29 January 1922 – 9 September 2000) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County, Chesterfield and Manchester City as a wing half.[1] After retiring from football, he managed Macclesfield and Hyde United in non-league football and later served in backroom roles at Manchester City and Preston North End.[2][3]

Peter Robinson

Personal information
Full name	Peter Robinson[1]
Date of birth	29 January 1922
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Date of death	9 September 2000 (aged 78)[1]
Place of death	Manchester, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
0000–1940	Urmston
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1940–1947	Manchester City	1	(0)
1947–1949	Chesterfield	60	(0)
1949–1950	Buxton
1950–1955	Notts County	82	(1)
1955–1958	King's Lynn
1958–1960	Macclesfield
Teams managed
1958–1959	Macclesfield (player-manager)
1960–1961	Hyde United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	1945–46[4]	―	―		1	0	―		1	0
	1946–47[4]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	―		1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	―		2	0
Chesterfield	1947–48[5]	Second Division	28	0	1	0	―		29	0
	1948–49[6]		32	0	1	0	―		33	0
	Total		50	0	2	0	―		52	0
Notts County	1949–50[7]	Third Division South	2	0	0	0	―		2	0
	1950–51[8]	Second Division	38	0	0	0	―		38	0
	1951–52[8]		38	1	0	0	―		38	1
	1952–53[8]		4	0	0	0	―		4	0
	Total		82	1	0	0	―		82	1
Macclesfield	1958–59[9]	Cheshire County League	14	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	16	1
Career total			147	1	3	0	2	1	152	2

1. Appearances in Cheshire Challenge Cup

References

1. "Peter Robinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
2. Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 104–105. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
3. "Player Profiles – R". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
4. "Peter Robinson – Manchester City Player Statistics – StatCity". www.statcity.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
5. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1947–48". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
6. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1948–49". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
7. "Notts County FC in the 1940s". Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
8. "Notts County FC in the 1950s". Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
9. "Season Statistics – Cheshire League – 1958–59". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.