Mark Robins

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Mark Robins
Personal information
Full name Mark Gordin Robins
Date of birth December 22, 1969 (1969-12-22) (age 38)
Place of birth    Ashton Under Lyne, England
Playing position Striker (retired)
Club information
Current club Rotherham
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1986–1992
1992–1995
1995–1998
1996
1997
1998
1998–1999
1999
1999–2000
2000–2003
2003
2003–2004
2004–2005		 Manchester United
Norwich City
Leicester
→ Copenhagen (loan)
→ Reading (loan)
C.D. Ourense
Panionios
→ Manchester City (loan)
Walsall
Rotherham
→ Bristol City (loan)
Sheffield Wednesday
Burton Albion
Total		 048 0(11)
068 0(20)
056 0(12)
006 00(4)
005 00(0)
000 00(0)
013 00(1)
002 00(0)
040 00(6)
107 0(44)
006 00(4)
015 00(3)
009 00(1)
375 (106)   
National team
1990 England U21 006 00(7)
Teams managed
2007– Rotherham

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Mark Gordon Robins (born December 22, 1969 in Ashton Under Lyne) is an English football manager currently at Rotherham United.

As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City.

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[edit] Playing career

Robins started his career in the Manchester United youth system. In 1990, he scored one of the most important goals in United history when he scored the winning goal in an FA Cup game against Nottingham Forest, when manager Alex Ferguson's job was reportedly on the line.[1] United went on to win the Cup that year (Robins scored the winner in the semi-final replay against Oldham Athletic at Maine Road) and Ferguson went to on to attain much success. Mark would score 17 goals in his Manchester United career.

Robins left Old Trafford for Norwich City for a fee of £800,000 where he played an important role in some of the club's greatest successes. In his first game his two goals helped Norwich defeat Arsenal at Highbury on the opening day of the first ever Premier League season. He helped them qualify for the UEFA Cup at the end of the 1992-93 season, in which Norwich finished third. His 1993-94 season was interrupted by a serious injury, and coincided with a slump in form for Norwich, who finished 12th after spending most of the first half of the season in the top five.

In 1994-95, after falling out with Norwich manager John Deehan, he was sold to Leicester City, but was unable to prevent them from being relegated to Division One (ironically along with Norwich). He did, however, help them win promotion back to the Premier League via the playoffs in 1995-96, and win the Coca-Cola Cup in 1996-97, when they finished ninth in the Premier League.

Robins later played for F.C. Copenhagen, Reading F.C., CD Ourense, Panionios, Manchester City, Walsall, Rotherham United, Bristol City,[2] Sheffield Wednesday and Burton Albion.

[edit] Managerial career

Robins joined Rotherham United in June 2000 as a player and subsequently as assistant manager,[3] under manager Alan Knill. However, by the end of February 2007, the Millers sat 13 points adrift of safety, making the threat of relegation almost inevitable. This resulted in Knill being sacked on March 1, with Robins becoming caretaker manager.[4] After a spell of three wins in six games while in charge as caretaker manager, and moving the club off the bottom of League One,[5] Robins' position was made permanent on 6 April 2007.[6]

[edit] Managerial stats

Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
Rotherham United Flag of England March 1, 2007 Present 36 17 11 8 47.22

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Man Utd | Ferguson's defining moments
  2. ^ BBC SPORT | Football | Teams | Bristol City | Robins keen to make a mark
  3. ^ Flown From the Nest - Mark Robins
  4. ^ BBC - South Yorkshire - Sport - Rotherham sack Knill
  5. ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Rotherham Utd | Robins sees confidence returning
  6. ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Rotherham Utd | Millers name Robins as new boss

[edit] External links

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