Tommy Robson
Personal information
Full name Thomas Henry Robson
Date of birth (1944-07-31)31 July 1944
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Date of death 8 October 2020(2020-10-08) (aged 76)
Place of death Peterborough, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
195?–1959 Newcastle United
1959–1961 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1966 Northampton Town 74 (20)
1966 Chelsea 7 (0)
1966–1969 Newcastle United 48 (11)
1969–1981 Peterborough United 482 (111)
1981–198? Nuneaton Borough
Stamford
Total 611+ (142+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Tommy Robson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 Lane, Pete (7 June 2010). "Tommy Robson". Peterborough United F.C. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tommy Robson". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Lane, Pete (March 2018). "'The Posh Hall of Fame' – Tommy Robson celebrates 50 years at the Posh!" (PDF). Newsletter. No. 47. The Posh Supporters' Trust. pp. 15–18 – via Supporters Direct.
  5. ↑ Lamy, Joel (13 September 2019). "Former Peterborough United stars join chorus of support for legend Tommy Robson as fundraisers planned". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Swann, Alan (8 October 2020). "RIP Tommy Robson: Peterborough United legend passes away". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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