Geoff Robinson (rugby, born 1934)

Geoffrey Robinson (December 1934[1] – 15 December 2011) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Cumberland & Westmorland, and at club level for Workington RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven and Oldham and Warrington, as a loose forward, i.e. number 13.[2]

Geoff Robinson
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Robinson
Bornfourth ¼ 1934
Wigton district, England
Died15 December 2011 (aged 77)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1952–≤52 Workington RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1958–≥58 Cumberland & Westmorland
Rugby league
PositionLoose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
–59 Whitehaven
1959–65 Oldham 177 20 60
Feb 1965–Oct 66 Warrington 34+2 3 0 0 9
Total 213 23 0 0 69
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1958–≥58 Cumberland

Background

Geoffrey Robinson's birth was registered in Wigton district, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 77.

Playing career

County honours

Geoff Robinson represented Cumberland & Westmorland (RU) while at Workington RFC, and represented Cumberland (RL) while at Whitehaven.

County Cup Final appearances

Geoff Robinson played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Warrington's 16-5 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1965 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 29 October 1965.

Notable tour matches

Geoff Robinson played loose forward in Whitehaven's 14-11 victory over Australia in the 1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at the Recreation Ground, Whitehaven on Saturday 20 October 1956, in front of a crowd of 10,917.[3]

Club career

Geoff Robinson played loose forward in Whitehaven's defeat by Leeds in the 1957 Challenge Cup semi-final during the 1956–57 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford,[4] he was transferred from Whitehaven to Oldham in 1959 for £9,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £532,700 in 2014).[5]

Honoured at Whitehaven

Geoff Robinson is a Whitehaven Hall of Fame Inductee.

References
  1. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Big Geoff was star of No 13 shirt". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "When Haven beat the Aussies". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Rugby legend Geoff Robinson dies at 77". newsandstar.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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