Geoff Robinson (rugby, born 1934)
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| Full name | Geoffrey Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | fourth ¼ 1934 Wigton district, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 December 2011 (aged 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geoffrey Robinson (December 1934[1] – 15 December 2011) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Cumberland & Westmorland, and at club level for Workington RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven and Oldham (Heritage № 615) and Warrington, as a loose forward, i.e. number 13.[2]
Background
Geoffrey Robinson's birth was registered in Wigton district, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 77.
Playing career
County honours
Geoff Robinson represented Cumberland & Westmorland (RU) while at Workington RFC, and represented Cumberland (RL) while at Whitehaven.
County Cup Final appearances
Geoff Robinson played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Warrington's 16-5 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1965 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 29 October 1965.
Notable tour matches
Geoff Robinson played loose forward in Whitehaven's 14-11 victory over Australia in the 1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Saturday 20 October 1956, in front of a crowd of 10,917.[3]
Club career
Geoff Robinson played loose forward in Whitehaven's defeat by Leeds in the 1957 Challenge Cup semi-final during the 1956–57 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford,[4] he was transferred from Whitehaven to Oldham in 1959 for £9,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £532,700 in 2014).[5]
Honoured at Whitehaven
Geoff Robinson is a Whitehaven Hall of Fame Inductee.
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Big Geoff was star of No 13 shirt". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "When Haven beat the Aussies". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Rugby legend Geoff Robinson dies at 77". newsandstar.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
- Search for "Robinson" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Big Geoff was star of No 13 shirt
- (archived by web.archive.org) Rugby legend Geoff Robinson dies at 77
- Billy relives Wembley heartbreak
- Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk