Geoff Robinson (rugby, born 1934)

Geoff Robinson
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Robinson
Born October→December 1934
Wigton district, Cumberland, England
Died 15 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
Position loose forward/lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
–1959 Whitehaven
1959–65 Oldham 177 20 60
Warrington
Total 177 20 0 0 60
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1958–≥58 Cumberland
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Geoffrey "Geoff" Robinson (birth registered October→December 1934[1] — 15 December 2011 (aged 77)) birth registered in Wigton district, was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Cumberland & Westmorland, and at club level for Workington RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven, and Oldham, and Warrington, as a loose forward/lock, i.e. number 13.<ref nameBig Geoff was star of No 13 shirt">"Big Geoff was star of No 13 shirt". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. </ref>

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 Cup final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Friday 29 October 1965.

Club career

Geoff Robinson played loose forward/lock in Whitehaven's defeat by Leeds in the 1957 Challenge Cup semi-final during the 1956–57 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford,[2] 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).[3]

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. ↑ "Rugby legend Geoff Robinson dies at 77". newsandstar.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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