Mark Robson (footballer)

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Mark Robson

Personal information
Full name	Mark Robson
Date of birth	22 May 1969 (1969-05-22) (age 42)
Place of birth	Upton Park, London, England
Height	5 ft 07 in
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1987	Exeter City	26	(7)
1987–1992	Tottenham Hotspur	8	(0)
1988	→ Reading (loan)	7	(0)
1989	→ Watford (loan)	1	(0)
1989	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	7	(0)
1992	→ Exeter City (loan)	8	(1)
1992–1993	West Ham United	47	(8)
1993–1997	Charlton Athletic	109	(9)
1997–1999	Notts County	33	(5)
1998	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mark Robson (born 22 May 1969 in Upton Park, London) is an English former footballer. He is currently on the coaching staff of Peterborough United.

Playing career

Robson started his career at Exeter City before being transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in 1987. It was at this time he began coaching at his brother's Sunday club. After several loan spells, Robson moved to the team he supported as a boy,^[1] West Ham United in 1992. He made his debut for them on 16 August 1992 in a 1-0 away win at Barnsley and scored his first Hammers goal on 15 September in a 5-1 away win against Bristol City. He played 44 of a possible 46 league games and scored 8 goals as West Ham gained promotion to the Premier League. He managed only 3 games for West Ham in the 1993-94 season before being sold for £125,000 to Charlton Athletic in November 1993.^[2] After four years with the Addicks he moved to Notts County where he ended his career in 1999.

Coaching

Robson's first full time coaching position was at Charlton's academy, where he started in 2000. He stayed in this position for nearly six years until 2006. In March he was promoted to reserve-team manager after Glynn Snodin joined Southampton. In May, after Iain Dowie replaced Alan Curbishley, he was designated 'Development Coach', working with both the first team and reserve team. In November, he was named Assistant Head Coach to Les Reed after Dowie was sacked. In January 2007, Robson was named first-team coach after former team-mate Alan Pardew replaced Reed as manager. Robson gained the UEFA Pro Licence in the summer of 2007, a qualification which will allow him to manage a Premier League club. He left the club in summer 2008. He joined Gillingham as first team coach in August 2008,^[3] and although he was sacked along with Mark Stimson and others of the coaching staff in May 2010, following Gillingham's relegation to Football League Two, he was re-appointed and promoted to assistant manager to new boss Andy Hessenthaler just a few days later. Three weeks later, however, he resigned for personal reasons.^[4] In June 2010, Robson joined Peterborough United as a coach, signing a two-year contract. ^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Peterborough United | News | Latest News | Latest News | Robson Excited By Coaching Role". Theposh.com. http://www.theposh.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10427~2080538,00.html. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
2. ^ "Mark Robson". Westhamstats.info. 1969-05-22. http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=562&united=Mark_Robson. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
3. ^ "Former Charlton coach joins Gills". BBC Sport. 11 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/7554271.stm. Retrieved 13 August 2008. 
4. ^ "Gillingham's assistant boss Mark Robson leaves club". BBC Sport. 9 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/8730201.stm. Retrieved 9 June 2010. 

External links

• Mark Robson career stats at Soccerbase
• Mark Robson profile from the official Charlton Athletic website
• Mark Robson interview from the FA website

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Name	Robson, Mark
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Date of birth	22 May 1969
Place of birth	Upton Park, London, England
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