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Arthur Robins

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Arthur Robins
Personal information
Date of birth 1888
Place of birth Northampton, England
Date of death 12 March 1924(1924-03-12) (aged 35)
Place of death Pontefract, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Raunds St Peters
1908–1910 Sheffield United 7 (0)
1910–1915 Castleford Town
1919–1920 Castleford Town
Managerial career
1911–1915 Castleford Town
1919–1924 Castleford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:24, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Arthur Robins (1888 – 12 March 1924) was an English footballer who played as an Outside right for Sheffield United in the Football League.

Career

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Born in Northampton Robins begun his career at Raunds St Peters before transferring to The Blades in 1910. He was a regular for the reserves whilst at Bramall Lane but failed to make the breakthrough into the first team, making only a handful of appearances.[1]

After being released by United he moved to Castleford Town, becoming player manager from 1911. With the outset of World War I and with Castleford dissolved for the duration he made a number of wartime guest appearances back at Sheffield United as well as appearing for Goole Town and Luton Town.[1]

Following the war he returned to the re-formed Castleford Town in 1919 where he played a further season as player manager before retiring from playing in 1920 to remain as manager until his death in 1924.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 274. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.