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Jackie
Robinson |
Sheffield
Wednesday FC
4 appearances, 3 goals (one
on debut)
P 4 W 2 D
0 L 2 F 7: A 9
50% successful
1937-38
captain: none
minutes played: 360 |
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Profile |
|
Full name |
John Robinson |
|
Born |
10 August 1917 in Shiremoor, Northumberland [registered in
Tynemouth, September 1917]. |
|
notes |
Neither
his birth, marriage or death registrations confirm a middle name of
Allan. |
|
census notes |
According to the 1939 register, John, a professional footballer and
labourer at the local steelworks, is married to Lilian, and both are
living at 16 Rollin Drive in Sheffield. |
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Married |
to
Lilian Casson
[registered in Northumberland South, December 1938] |
|
Died |
30 July 1972, aged
54 years 354 days
[registered in Northumberland South, September 1972] from
cancer. |
|
Height/Weight |
5'
9½", 10st.
0lbs [1938]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
|
Biographies |
The
Jackie Robinson Story - Alan Troilett |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Played junior football in
Northumberland, particularly West Wylam FC before being signed by
Sheffield Wednesday FC in 1935. Joined Sunderland AFC on 7 October
1946 for £5000. Joined Lincoln City AFC on 14 October 1949, and after
only a few games, broke his leg and never played league football again. |
|
Club honours |
FA Cup
winners 1934-35; FA Charity Shield
winners 1935; |
|
Individual honours |
Football League
(one appearance) |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One
of four who became the 636th player (638) to
appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Inside-right |
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First match |
No. 211, 20 May 1937, Finland 0 England 8,
an
end of tour match at
Töölön pallokenttä, Töölö, Helsinki, aged
19 years 283 days.
 |
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Last match |
No. 219, 22 October 1938, Wales 4
England 2, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged
21 years 73 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1938-39; |
|
Team honours |
British
Championship shared 1938-39; |
|
Individual honours |
None |
|
Distinctions |
It used to be thought that Jackie Robinson was probably the
youngest player ever to be capped by England, seventeen years and nine
months, but he had cut two years off his age before his transfer to
Sunderland AFC, a fee later reduced. |
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Beyond England |
|
No additional information by Lamming,
but Troilett revealed that after leaving football, Robinson became a
licensee in Gateshead, at The Ship Inn, before returning to Shiremoor
after he took ill. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.211. |
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Jackie Robinson - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
8 |
4 |
1 |
360 |
3 |
120
min |
0 |
none |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Jackie Robinson
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Away |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
9 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
4.25 |
2.25 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
9 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
4.25 |
2.25 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Jackie Robinson
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| Friendly |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
5 |
+10 |
0 |
1 |
5.00 |
1.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
| All |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
9 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
4.25 |
2.25 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Jackie Robinson
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1938-39 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
|
BC
All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
|
All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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Jackie Robinson
- Match History |
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Club: Sheffield
Wednesday F.C. - 4 full appearances |
F.A. International Select Committee -
4
full capsx
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Age 19 |
|
- |
209 |
14 May 1937 - Norway 0 England 6,
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo |
tour |
AW |
reserve |
|
- |
210 |
17 May 1937 - Sweden 0 England 4,
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna |
AW |
reserve |
|
1 |
211 |
20 May 1937 - Finland 0 England 8,
Töölön pallokenttä, Helsinki |
AW |
Start
87 |
15 |
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Age 20 |
|
2 |
216 |
14 May 1938 -
Germany
3
England 6,
Olympiastadion, Berlin |
tour |
AW |
Start
26,49 |
ir |
|
3 |
217 |
21 May 1938 -
Switzerland
2 England 1,
Hardturm Stadion, Zürich |
AL |
Start |
ir |
|
- |
218 |
26 May 1938 -
France
2 England 4, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris |
AW |
poorly reserve |
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Age 21 |
|
4 |
219 |
22 October 1938 -
Wales
4 England 2,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AL |
Start |
8 |
|
- |
220 |
26 October 1938 -
England 3
Rest
of Europe 0, Arsenal
Stadium, Highbury |
Fr |
HW |
second reserve |
Notes
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CG
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