Christy Robinson
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Christopher "Christy" Robinson[1] was an Irish soccer player during the 1920s and 1930s.
Robinson was a skilful inside forward during this era in the League of Ireland and was part of the All-Conquering Bohemians team of 1927/28 who won every trophy on offer that season - League of Ireland, FAI Cup, Shield and Leinster Senior Cup. He holds the honour of scoring Bohemians' first ever goal in the FAI Cup when he netted the first in a 7-1 win over Athlone Town on 28 January 1922.[2]
At international level, he represented Ireland in the Paris Olympic Games of 1924.
He was the brother of fellow Bohemian Jeremiah[3]
Honours
- League of Ireland
- Bohemians - 1927/28
- FAI Cup
- Bohemians - 1928
- League of Ireland Shield
- Bohemians - 1928
- Represented Ireland in the 1924 Olympic Games
References
- ^ Estonian Football Association
- ^ Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 51, no. 14
- ^ Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 53, no. 17
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- Bohemian F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Irish association footballers (before 1923)
- Irish Free State association footballers
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Ireland
- League of Ireland XI players
- Association footballers not categorized by position