Anton Robinson

Anton Dale Robinson (born 17 February 1986 in Harrow, London) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, for a number of clubs, most notably AFC Bournemouth and Huddersfield Town, before retiring from professional football due to a serious knee injury.

Anton Robinson
Personal information
Full name Anton Dale Robinson
Date of birth (1986-02-17) 17 February 1986
Place of birth Harrow, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1996–2004 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Millwall 0 (0)
2005 Eastleigh 4 (1)
2005 Margate 2 (0)
2005–2006 Exeter City 0 (0)
2006 Eastbourne Borough 11 (0)
2006–2007 Fisher Athletic 18 (4)
2007 Grays Athletic 0 (0)
2007–2009 Weymouth 84 (6)
2009–2011 Bournemouth 106 (10)
2011–2014 Huddersfield Town 27 (1)
2013 → Gillingham (loan) 14 (0)
2014 → Coventry City (loan) 6 (0)
Total 272 (22)
National team
2008 England C 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Early career

Robinson started his career with Millwall, and was captain of the youth team. He featured for Millwall in the League Championship and the FA Cup. Robinson was also part of the Millwall squad that reached the FA Cup final in 2004.[2]

In 2006, he moved to Exeter City but was not offered the opportunity to showcase his talent. He then signed a contract for Fisher Athletic in 2006 and made 18 appearances scoring six goals. In 2007, Robinson then signed with Weymouth, eventually becoming the captain. He made 85 appearances and scored 10 goals.

Bournemouth

After a string of fine displays for Weymouth, Robinson signed for Football League club Bournemouth in January 2009. He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a match against Chester City away on 18 April 2009. Bournemouth won the match 2–0.

Huddersfield Town

After a previous offer had been turned town,[3] Huddersfield Town signed Robinson on a three-year contract on 1 August 2011, paying an undisclosed transfer fee.[4][5] He made his Terriers debut in the 1–1 draw against Bury at the Galpharm Stadium on 6 August 2011, but suffered a hamstring injury during the first half.[6] His first goal for the club was the only goal in a 1–0 win against Yeovil Town at Huish Park on 29 October 2011. Robinson made a total of 30 first team appearances for Huddersfield in his first season at the club, making 12 starts among 26 league appearances as Huddersfield won promotion through the play-offs.[7]

The following season, he made just one league appearance for Huddersfield, in a 3–0 defeat against Middlesbrough in November, before joining League Two leaders Gillingham on loan from 31 January 2013 for the remainder of the season. He played 14 games for the club, but his loan was cut short on 11 April, after he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligaments, ruling him out of action for 9 months.

On 24 March 2014, Robinson joined League One side Coventry City for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[8]

He was released by Huddersfield when his loan expired in May 2014.

International career

Robinson has represented his country at international level having represented England on two occasions at semi-pro level with the England C team. Robinson's impressive performances as Weymouth captain earned him a call-up to the England squad for their friendly away at Bosnia & Herzegovina B in September 2008, where the match ended in a 6–2.[9] He was then named on the team to face the Italy Lega Pro side in an International Challenge Trophy game. The match ended in a draw with the score line at 2–2 in November 2008.[10]

Career statistics
As of 5 May 2014.[11]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2003–04 First Division0000000000
Total 0000000000
Sheffield Wednesday 2004–05 League One0000000000
Total 0000000000
Eastleigh 2004–05 Isthmian League4100000041
Total 4100000041
Exeter City 2004–05 Conference0000000000
Total 0000000000
Eastbourne Borough 2005–06 Conference South110000000110
Total 110000000110
Fisher Athletic 2006–07 Conference South184000000184
Total 184000000184
Weymouth 2006–07 Conference120000000120
2007–08 Conference435200030485
2008–09 Conference291000000291
Total 846200030896
AFC Bournemouth 2008–09 League Two171000000171
2009–10 League Two444201020494
2010–11 League One455201030515
Total 1061040205011710
Huddersfield Town 2011–12 League One251101030301
2012–13 Championship2000000020
2013–14 Championship0000000000
Gillingham (loan) 2012–13 Football League Two140000000140
Coventry City (loan) 2013–14 Football League One6000000060
Huddersfield Town Total 271101030321
Career totals 27022703011029122

Honours

References
  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 477. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Terriers move for Robinson". Sky Sports. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. Dougie Thomson (1 August 2011). "TOWN SIGN ANTON ROBINSON". htafc.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  5. "Anton Robinson ready to fight for place at Huddersfield Town". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Anton Robinson pens Coventry City loan". Coventry City FC. 24 March 2014.
  9. http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/2009/bosnia_report
  10. http://www.thefa.com/England/england-c/News/2009/England_C_Squad_Italy_report
  11. Anton Robinson at Soccerbase
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