Paddy Robbins

Paddy Robbins

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Robbins
Date of birth	(1914-11-18)18 November 1914
Place of birth	Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Date of death	1986 (aged 71–72)
Height
Position(s)	Inside forward / Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Thornaby St Patrick's	?	(?)
	Stockton	?	(?)
1933–1934	Middlesbrough	0	(0)
1934–1935	Blackburn Rovers	0	(0)
1935–1938	Oldham Athletic	80	(15)
1938–1939	Hartlepools United	24	(5)
1939	Accrington Stanley	3	(2)
1945–1946	York City	0	(0)
Total		107+	(22+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick "Paddy" Robbins (18 November 1914 – 1986) was an Irish footballer who played as an inside forward and an outside forward. He played for Oldham Athletic, Hartlepools United and Accrington Stanley in the Football League.

Career

Born in Birr, Robbins started his career in the English non-League, playing for Thornaby St Patrick's and Stockton. He earned a Football League move by joining Middlesbrough in September 1933, before moving to Blackburn Rovers in February 1934. He did not make any league appearances for either side, and in May 1935 signed for Oldham Athletic. After making 85 league appearances and scoring 15 goals in the league for Oldham in three seasons, Robbins signed for Hartlepools United in June 1938. He spent the 1938–39 season with Hartlepools, making 29 appearances and scoring 5 goals before joining Accrington Stanley in July 1939. Robbins scored two goals in three league appearances before the 1939–40 season was suspended with the outbreak of the Second World War. After competitive football resumed, Robbins signed for York City in January 1945, and played in their eight FA Cup matches in the 1945–46 season.