Tommy Robson
Template:Short description Template:For multi Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Thomas Henry Robson (31 July 1944 – 8 October 2020) was an English footballer who made more than 600 appearances in the Football League playing as a left winger.[1]
Life and career
Robson was born in Gateshead.[1] He played for Newcastle United as a junior, but was released and joined Northampton Town as a 15-year-old.[2] He represented England at youth level,[1] and went on to play for Chelsea before returning to Newcastle United.[3] In 1968, he joined Peterborough United. Robson served the club for 13 years, becoming their all-time record appearance-maker with 482 league matches played, before leaving League football for Nuneaton Borough and Stamford. On 4 October 2008, Robson became the first ever inductee to the Peterborough United Hall of Fame.[2][4]
In September 2019, Robson revealed that he had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.[5] He died in Peterborough City Hospital on 8 October 2020, aged 76 following his battle with MND.[6]
References
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External links
- Player profile at Toon1892.com
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- 1944 births
- 2020 deaths
- Footballers from Gateshead
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Nuneaton Town F.C. players
- Stamford A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Deaths from motor neuron disease in England