Robbie Painter

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playername = Robbie Painter


fullname = Peter Robert Painter
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|1|26
cityofbirth = Wigan
countryofbirth = England
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position = Striker
youthyears = c.1986–1987
youthclubs = Chester City
years = 1987–1991
1991–1992
1992–1993
1993–1996
1996–1999
1999–2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–c.2004
c.2004–2005
2005–?
clubs = Chester City
Maidstone United
Burnley
Darlington
Rochdale
Halifax Town
Gateshead
Bradford Park Avenue
Ossett Town
Emley
Guiseley
caps(goals) = 84 0 0(8)
30 0 0(5)
26 00 (2)
115 0 (28)
112 0 (30)
58 00 (8)
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Robbie Painter (born 26 January 1971, Wigan) is a former English professional footballer. He played in The Football League for six clubs between 1987 and 2001, usually as a striker.

Playing career

Painter was just 16 when he made his Football League debut as a substitute for Chester City at Bristol City on 21 November 1987 [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= stats section |publisher=Yore Publications|id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] . Although he appeared again from the bench a fortnight later against Doncaster Rovers, Painter then had to wait more than a year for his next first-team action. He began to play regularly towards the end of the 1988–89 season, alongside fellow homegrown youngsters Aidan Newhouse, Chris Lightfoot and Colin Woodthorpe. He remained involved in first-team duties for the next two years but at the end of the 1990–91 season he opted to join Fourth Division side Maidstone United for an initial £30,000 along with team-mate Neil Ellis [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.110 |publisher=Yore Publications|id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] .

After less than a year at Maidstone, Painter returned north by joining Burnley for £25,000, helping them clinch the Fourth Division title. He holds the honour of scoring the division’s last goal before the leagues were rebranded [cite web|url= http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=340063|title= Robbie Painter | publisher = Clarets Mad | accessdate=2008-02-24] . A year later he moved on again to Darlington in another £25,000 deal [cite web|url= http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=340063|title= Robbie Painter | publisher = Clarets Mad | accessdate=2008-02-24] . Painter’s three year stint at Feethams included an appearance at Wembley Stadium in the Division Three play–off final against Plymouth Argyle, where Darlington suffered a 1–0 defeat.

Painter moved in October 1996 to Rochdale, where his former Chester team-mate, Graham Barrow, was manager. He spent three years at Spotland and then moved across the Pennines to Halifax Town, where he played his final Football League match against Darlington on 28 April 2001 [cite web|url= http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=6075|title= Robbie Painter | publisher = soccerbase.com | accessdate=2008-02-24] .

He has since played for non-league sides Gateshead, Bradford Park Avenue, Ossett Town, Emley [cite web|url= http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=340063|title= Robbie Painter | publisher = Clarets Mad | accessdate=2008-02-24] and Guiseley [Cite news
title= Guiseley all set to start| url= http://archive.cravenherald.co.uk/2005/8/11/179469.html| publisher= Craven Herald and Pioneer| date= 2005-08-11| accessdate= 2008-02-24] .

Honours

Burnley

* Football League Fourth Division champions: 1991–92 (9 apps, 2 goals).

Darlington

* Football League Third Division play–off finalists: 1995–96.

External links

*soccerbase|id=6075
* [http://www.shaymenonline.org/sol2/players.php?section=profile&id=207 Halifax Town career details]
* [http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=340063 Burnley FC career details]
* [http://www.chester-city.co.uk/what_happened_to_23.asp Chester City ‘What Happened To…’ article]

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