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Stephen Robinson
Personal information
Full name Stephen Robinson[1]
Date of birth (1974-12-10) 10 December 1974 (age 49)[1]
Place of birth Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Mirren (manager)
Youth career
1991–1993 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (0)
1994 → Leyton Orient (loan) 0 (0)
1994–2000 AFC Bournemouth 241 (52)
2000–2002 Preston North End 24 (1)
2002 → Bristol City (loan) 6 (1)
2002–2008 Luton Town 185 (8)
Total 458 (62)
International career
1989 Northern Ireland U16 1 (0)
1991 Northern Ireland U18 2 (1)
1994 Northern Ireland U21 1 (0)
1994–1998 Northern Ireland B 4 (1)
1997–2007 Northern Ireland 7 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Oldham Athletic
2017–2020 Motherwell
2021–2022 Morecambe
2022– St Mirren
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Robinson (born 10 December 1974) is a former football player and now current manager of St Mirren. During his career he played for Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, AFC Bournemouth, Preston North End, Bristol City, Luton Town and Northern Ireland. Robinson has managed Oldham Athletic, Motherwell, Morecambe and St Mirren.

Early and personal life

Robinson was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.[2] His son Harry is also a footballer.[3]

Club career

Robinson began his career with the Tottenham Hotspur youth system as a trainee, signing a professional contract in January 1994.[1] He joined AFC Bournemouth due to the lack of first team opportunities at Tottenham. After a highly successful time at Bournemouth, Robinson joined Preston North End in 2000. After failing to force himself into Preston's starting XI, he joined Bristol City on loan until the end of the 2001–02 season.

After this he joined Luton Town for a fee of £50,000 in 2002. He was forced to play on the right-wing by then manager Joe Kinnear, despite his position being an attacking centre-midfielder in his Bournemouth days. New manager Mike Newell soon reverted Robinson to his favoured central-midfield role, and he was rewarded with a League One championship in 2005, and a tenth-place finish in the Championship in 2006. During the 2006–07 season, Robinson captained the side in Chris Coyne's absence and was handed a new two-year contract by Hatters boss Mike Newell. On 26 July 2008 Robinson agreed to a mutual termination of his contract at Luton.

International career

Robinson was capped internationally by Northern Ireland on seven occasions from 1997 to 2007.[4] He also played for the under-16 (one cap), under-18 (two caps, one goal), under-21 (one cap) and B (four caps, one goal) teams.[5]

Coaching career

Motherwell assistant

Robinson joined Motherwell in February 2015, to assist manager Ian Baraclough.[6] He also assisted the Northern Ireland national team, working with Michael O'Neill, that qualified for UEFA Euro 2016.[7] Robinson was previously manager of the under-age Northern Ireland squads, working for the Irish Football Association.

Oldham Athletic

Robinson was appointed manager of Oldham Athletic in July 2016.[7] He was replaced as manager by John Sheridan on 12 January 2017.

Motherwell

Robinson returned to Motherwell in February 2017, this time to assist Mark McGhee as first team coach.[8] Less than two weeks later, Robinson took over as interim manager following McGhee's departure from the club.[9][10] He was subsequently appointed as manager on a permanent basis in March 2017.[11] On 13 October 2017, Manager Robinson extended his contract with Motherwell until May 2020.[12]

On 22 October 2017, Robinson guided Motherwell to the Scottish League Cup final after defeating Pedro Caixinha's Rangers 2–0 at Hampden. The game saw both managers sent to the stands for their behaviour on the touchline.[13] They were defeated in the final 2–0 by Celtic.[14] In April 2018, Motherwell won in the 2017–18 Scottish Cup semi-finals, overcoming Aberdeen 3–0, to set up another final with Celtic the following month;[15] this was the first time the club had appeared in both domestic finals since the 1950–51 season.[16]

On 27 September 2019, Robinson said clubs had a duty of care in relation to players' mental well-being if they were injured.[17]

On 31 December 2020, Robinson resigned as Motherwell manager, after over three years in charge of the Lanarkshire side.[18][19]

Morecambe

On 7 June 2021, Robinson was named as manager of newly promoted League One side Morecambe on a three-year deal.[20]

St Mirren

Robinson returned to Scottish football in February 2022, becoming manager of St Mirren.[21]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[22]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 1993–94 Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
AFC Bournemouth 1996–97 Second Division 40 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 42 7
1997–98 46 11 3 2 2 0 5 0 56 13
1998–98 42 13 4 1 4 1 3 1 53 16
1999–2000 40 9 3 1 4 0 2 0 49 10
Total 168 40 11 4 11 1 10 1 200 46
Preston North End 2000–01 First Division 22 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 25 1
2001–02 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 24 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 29 0
Bristol City 2001–02 Second Division 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Luton Town 2002–03 Second Division 29 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 34 1
2003–04 34 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 40 3
2004–05 League One 31 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 34 4
2005–06 Championship 26 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 3
2006–07 38 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 42 0
2007–08 League One 27 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 34 1
Total 185 11 15 1 5 0 4 0 211 12
Overall 385 53 27 5 20 1 14 1 448 59

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[citation needed]
National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Ireland 1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 2 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 1 0
2005 1 0
2006 0 0
2007 1 0
Total 7 0

Managerial record

As of match played 3 February 2024[23]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Oldham Athletic 9 July 2016 12 January 2017 33 7 11 15 021.2
Motherwell 28 February 2017 31 December 2020 169 71 30 68 042.0
Morecambe 7 June 2021 22 February 2022 40 10 10 20 025.0
St Mirren 22 February 2022 Present 88 31 18 39 035.2
Total 330 119 69 142 036.1

Honours

As a player

AFC Bournemouth
Luton Town

Individual

As a manager

Motherwell
St Mirren

References

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 530. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. ^ "Stephen Robinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Latics fight off rivals for Robbo's signature". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Robinson, Steve". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Steve Robinson". NIFG. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Motherwell appoint Steve Robinson as assistant manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Stephen Robinson: Oldham appoint Northern Ireland assistant as new manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Why Motherwell have the perfect manager in Stephen Robinson".
  9. ^ "Club statement: Mark McGhee". Motherwell FC. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Mark McGhee: Motherwell part with manager after run of bad results". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Motherwell: Stephen Robinson appointed manager at Fir Park". BBC Sport. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Robinson signs extended deal". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  13. ^ McVake, Roddie (22 October 2017). "Rangers 0-2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Motherwell 0–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Main fires Motherwell to final". Sky Sports. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Motherwell: Liam Grimshaw delighted with club's double final feat". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  17. ^ Mullen, Scott (27 September 2019). "Motherwell: Clubs have duty of care for players' wellbeing - Robinson". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Stephen Robinson resigns as Motherwell manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Stephen Robinson resigns as Motherwell manager". 31 December 2020.
  20. ^ "STEPHEN ROBINSON ANNOUNCED AS NEW SHRIMPS BOSS". www.morecambefc.com. 7 June 2021.
  21. ^ Bhardwaj, Raman (22 February 2022). "Stephen Robinson appointed as the new St Mirren manager". STV Sport. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Stephen Robinson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Managers: Steve Robinson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  24. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
  25. ^ "Motherwell: Hastie & Robinson pick up February Scottish Premiership awards". BBC Sport. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

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St Mirren F.C. – current squad
Current Scottish Professional Football League managers
1998–99 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year
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