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Mark Robins

Position: forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 34 20 7 7 59 26 +33 58.82
A 32 11 9 12 36 44 -8 34.38
N 4 1 3 0 9 8 +1 25.00
TOTALS 70 32 19 19 104 78 +26 45.71

Name: Mark Gordon Robins
Birthdate: 22-12-1969
Age: 56
Birthplace: Ashton Under Lyne, England
Height: 5' 8" (1.73m)
Weight: 10st 10lbs (68.4kg)
Years at Club: 1988-1993
Signing Info: Signed Trainee: 23/07/1986. Signed Professional: 22/12/1986
Previous Clubs:
Debut: 12/10/1988 v Rotherham United (H) 5-0 (League Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg)
Farewell: Transferred to Norwich City, 14/08/1992, £800,000
Passed Away:

Biography

Early Life and Youth Career
Mark Robins was born in Ashton-under-Lyne and joined Manchester United's youth system as a teenager. He progressed through the ranks and was considered a promising young striker during the late 1980s.

Club Career
Manchester United (1986-1992)
Robins made his first-team debut for Manchester United in 1988. Although not a regular starter, he played a crucial role during the 1989–90 FA Cup campaign, famously scoring in the third-round match against Nottingham Forest. Many believe this goal saved Sir Alex Ferguson from being sacked, as the FA Cup victory that season was Ferguson's first major trophy at the club.

During his time at United, Robins made 70 appearances and scored 17 goals.

Norwich City (1992–1994)
Seeking more regular playing time, Robins moved to Norwich City in 1992. He played a key role in Norwich's memorable 1992–93 Premier League season, where the club finished third and competed in the UEFA Cup. Robins scored twice against Bayern Munich in one of Norwich's most historic European victories.

Leicester City (1994–1995)
Robins joined Leicester City in 1994, helping the team gain promotion to the Premier League via the 1994 Championship Play-offs. However, he struggled to cement a place in the team.

Later Career
Robins played for several other clubs, including Copenhagen (Denmark), Reading, Manchester City, Walsall, Rotherham United, and Burton Albion, before retiring in 2005.

International Career
Though he never played for England's senior team, Robins was part of the England U21 squad.

Managerial Career
After retiring, Robins transitioned into management, with stints at:

Rotherham United (2007–2009)
Barnsley (2009–2011)
Coventry City (2012–2013, 2017–present)
Huddersfield Town (2013–2014)
Scunthorpe United (2014–2016)
At Coventry City, he led the club to promotion from League Two (2017–18) and later to the Championship.

Legacy
Mark Robins is widely regarded for his FA Cup-winning contribution at Manchester United, with many considering his goal against Nottingham Forest as one that changed the club's history. His coaching career has also been marked by success in lower-league English football.
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1988-1989 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
2. 1989-1990 7 17 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 23
3. 1990-1991 4 19 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 27
4. 1991-1992 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 8
TOTALS 11 48 2 7 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 17 70

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Queens Park Rangers 3 2
2. Luton Town 3 3
3. Portsmouth 2 1
4. Aston Villa 2 1
5. Wrexham 1 1
6. Newcastle United 1 1
7. Oldham Athletic 1 1
8. Wimbledon 1 1
9. Southampton 1 1
10. Nottingham Forest 1 1
11. Coventry City 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Queens Park Rangers 6 3
2. Wimbledon 4 1
3. Southampton 4 1
4. Newcastle United 3 1
5. Liverpool 3 0
6. Norwich City 3 0
7. Aston Villa 3 2
8. Nottingham Forest 3 1
9. Luton Town 3 3
10. Sheffield United 3 0
11. Tottenham Hotspur 3 0
12. Middlesbrough 2 0
13. Derby County 2 0
14. Coventry City 2 1
15. Everton 2 0
16. Oldham Athletic 2 1
17. Crystal Palace 2 0
18. Sunderland 2 0
19. Halifax Town 2 0
20. Arsenal 2 0
21. Wrexham 2 1
22. Athinaikos 2 0
23. Rotherham United 1 0
24. Charlton Athletic 1 0
25. Manchester City 1 0
26. Millwall 1 0
27. Pecsi Munkas 1 0
28. Bolton Wanderers 1 0
29. Cambridge United 1 0
30. Portsmouth 1 2
31. Atletico Madrid 1 0
32. Notts County 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Howe, Don 4
2. Nicholl, Chris 4
3. Gould, Bobby 3
4. Dalglish, Kenny 3
5. Smith, Jim 3
6. Stringer, Dave 3
7. Clough, Brian 3
8. Ryan, Jim 3
9. Bassett, Dave 3
10. Venables, Terry 3
11. Francis, Trevor 2
12. Cox, Arthur 2
13. Lawrence, Lennie 2
14. Sillett, John 2
15. Harvey, Colin 2
16. Taylor, Graham 2
17. Royle, Joe 2
18. Coppell, Steve 2
19. Smith, Denis 2
20. McCalliog, Jim 2
21. Graham, George 2
22. Flynn, Brian 2
23. Prokop, Gerd 2
24. McEwan, Billy 1
25. Suggett, Colin 1
26. Rioch, Bruce 1
27. Kendall, Howard 1
28. Docherty, John 1
29. Garami, Jozsef 1
30. Neal, Phil 1
31. Harford, Ray 1
32. Venglos, Jozef 1
33. Beck, John 1
34. Aragones, Luis 1
35. Warnock, Neil 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Ferguson, Alex 70
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 34
2. Loftus Road 3
3. Bramall Lane 2
4. Carrow Road 2
5. City Ground, Nottingham 2
6. Maine Road 2
7. Plough Lane 2
8. Selhurst Park 2
9. St James Park, Newcastle 2
10. The Dell 2
11. Villa Park 2
12. Wembley 2
13. White Hart Lane 2
14. Abbey Stadium 1
15. Anfield 1
16. Apostolos Nikolaidis 1
17. Ayresome Park 1
18. Highbury 1
19. Kenilworth Road 1
20. Meadow Lane 1
21. Racecourse Ground 1
22. Roker Park 1
23. The Den 1
24. The Shay 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 48
2. FA Cup 8
3. League Cup 7
4. Cup Winners Cup 6
5. Charity Shield 1
No Opponent Count
1. Queens Park Rangers 6
2. Wimbledon 4
3. Southampton 4
4. Newcastle United 3
5. Liverpool 3
6. Norwich City 3
7. Aston Villa 3
8. Nottingham Forest 3
9. Luton Town 3
10. Sheffield United 3
11. Tottenham Hotspur 3
12. Middlesbrough 2
13. Derby County 2
14. Coventry City 2
15. Everton 2
16. Oldham Athletic 2
17. Crystal Palace 2
18. Sunderland 2
19. Halifax Town 2
20. Arsenal 2
21. Wrexham 2
22. Athinaikos 2
23. Rotherham United 1
24. Charlton Athletic 1
25. Manchester City 1
26. Millwall 1
27. Pecsi Munkas 1
28. Bolton Wanderers 1
29. Cambridge United 1
30. Portsmouth 1
31. Atletico Madrid 1
32. Notts County 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 64
2. Wales 2
3. Greece 2
4. Hungary 1
5. Spain 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
1. 12-05-1990 Crystal Palace D 3-3 FA Cup
2. 18-08-1990 Liverpool D 1-1 Charity Shield
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 12-10-1988 LC Rotherham United W 5-0 H 0 Brian McClair 27', 29', 69', Bryan Robson 35', Steve Bruce 48'
2. 22-10-1988 Div 1 Wimbledon D 1-1 A 0 Mark Hughes 23' Dennis Wise 76'
3. 27-11-1988 Div 1 Newcastle United D 0-0 A 0
4. 01-01-1989 Div 1 Liverpool W 3-1 H 0 Brian McClair 71', Mark Hughes 75', Russell Beardsmore 77' John Barnes 70'
5. 02-01-1989 Div 1 Middlesbrough L 0-1 A 0 *Peter Davenport 70'
6. 07-01-1989 FAC QPR D 0-0 H 0
7. 15-04-1989 Div 1 Derby County L 0-2 H 0 Gary Micklewhite 15', Paul Goddard 79'
8. 22-04-1989 Div 1 Charlton Athletic L 0-1 A 0 Mark Reid 7' (pen)
9. 29-04-1989 Div 1 Coventry City L 0-1 H 0 Gary Bannister 72'
10. 08-05-1989 Div 1 QPR L 2-3 A 0 Steve Bruce 15', Clayton Blackmore 22' Andy Sinton 21', Andy Gray 60', 90'
11. 10-05-1989 Div 1 Everton L 1-2 H 0 Mark Hughes 32' Greame Sharp 10', 61'
12. 13-05-1989 Div 1 Newcastle United W 2-0 H 0 Brian McClair 75', Bryan Robson 82'
13. 30-08-1989 Div 1 Norwich City L 0-2 H 0 Dale Gordon 43', Robert Fleck 75' (pen)
14. 26-12-1989 Div 1 Aston Villa L 0-3 A 0 Ian Olney 57', David Platt 63', Kevin Gage 78'
15. 30-12-1989 Div 1 Wimbledon D 2-2 A 1 Mark Hughes 74', Mark Robins 75' Eric Young 21', Alan Cork 89'
16. 01-01-1990 Div 1 QPR D 0-0 H 0
17. 07-01-1990 FAC Nottingham Forest W 1-0 A 1 Mark Robins 56'
18. 13-01-1990 Div 1 Derby County L 1-2 H 0 Gary Pallister 48' Mark Wright 23', Nick Pickering 75'
19. 21-01-1990 Div 1 Norwich City L 0-2 A 0 Robert Fleck 70', 86'
20. 03-02-1990 Div 1 Manchester City D 1-1 H 0 Clayton Blackmore 70' Ian Brightwell 73'
21. 10-02-1990 Div 1 Millwall W 2-1 A 0 Danny Wallace 65', Mark Hughes 84' Darren Morgan 27'
22. 18-02-1990 FAC Newcastle United W 3-2 A 1 Mark Robins 19', Danny Wallace 60', Brian McClair 77' Mark McGhee 50' (pen), Kevin Scott 65'
23. 03-03-1990 Div 1 Luton Town W 4-1 H 1 Brian McClair 25', Mark Hughes 33', Danny Wallace 44', Mark Robins 66' Kingsley Black 80'
24. 11-03-1990 FAC Sheffield United W 1-0 A 0 Brian McClair 29'
25. 14-03-1990 Div 1 Everton D 0-0 H 0
26. 24-03-1990 Div 1 Southampton W 2-0 A 1 Colin Gibson 66', Mark Robins 88'
27. 31-03-1990 Div 1 Coventry City W 3-0 H 1 Mark Hughes 27', 36', Mark Robins 87'
28. 08-04-1990 FAC Oldham Athletic D 3-3 N 0 Bryan Robson 29', Neil Webb 72', Danny Wallace 92' Earl Barrett 5', Ian Marshall 81', Roger Palmer 107'
29. 11-04-1990 FAC Oldham Athletic W 2-1 N 1 Brian McClair 50', Mark Robins 114' *Andy Ritchie 81'
30. 14-04-1990 Div 1 QPR W 2-1 A 1 Mark Robins 68', Neil Webb 74' Justin Channing 33'
31. 17-04-1990 Div 1 Aston Villa W 2-0 H 2 Mark Robins 24', 45'
32. 21-04-1990 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur L 1-2 A 0 Steve Bruce 68' (pen) Paul Gascoigne 21', Gary Lineker 26'
33. 30-04-1990 Div 1 Wimbledon D 0-0 H 0
34. 02-05-1990 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 0-4 A 0 Garry Parker 3', Stuart Pearce 19', Nigel Clough 21', Steve Chettle 25'
35. 12-05-1990 FAC Crystal Palace D 3-3 N 0 Bryan Robson 35', Mark Hughes 62, 113' Gary O'Reilly 18', Ian Wright 72', 92'
36. 18-08-1990 CS Liverpool D 1-1 N 0 Clayton Blackmore 44' John Barnes 51' (pen)
37. 01-09-1990 Div 1 Sunderland L 1-2 A 0 Brian McClair 70' Gary Owers 23', Gary Bennett 90'
38. 04-09-1990 Div 1 Luton Town W 1-0 A 1 Mark Robins 24'
39. 08-09-1990 Div 1 QPR W 3-1 H 2 Brian McClair 3, Mark Robins 62', 81' Roy Wegerle 90' (pen)
40. 16-09-1990 Div 1 Liverpool L 0-4 A 0 *Peter Beardsley 11', 31', 82', John Barnes 44'
41. 19-09-1990 CWC Pecsi Munkas W 2-0 H 0 Clayton Blackmore 9', Neil Webb 17'
42. 22-09-1990 Div 1 Southampton W 3-2 H 0 Brian McClair 20', Clayton Blackmore 61', Mark Hughes 62' Paul Rideout 31', Rod Wallace 70'
43. 26-09-1990 LC Halifax Town W 3-1 A 0 Clayton Blackmore 25', Brian McClair 87', Neil Webb 88' Dave Evans 31'
44. 29-09-1990 Div 1 Nottingham Forest L 0-1 H 0 Stuart Pearce 7'
45. 10-10-1990 LC Halifax Town W 2-1 H 0 Steve Bruce 42' (pen), Viv Anderson 58' Tony Gregory 70'
46. 20-10-1990 Div 1 Arsenal L 0-1 H 0 Anders Limpar 42'
47. 23-10-1990 CWC Wrexham W 3-0 H 0 Brian McClair 40', Steve Bruce 42' (pen), Gary Pallister 59'
48. 07-11-1990 CWC Wrexham W 2-0 A 1 Mark Robins 31', Steve Bruce 35'
49. 01-01-1991 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur W 2-1 A 0 Steve Bruce 37' (pen), Brian McClair 90' Gary Lineker 13' (pen)
50. 12-01-1991 Div 1 Sunderland W 3-0 H 0 Mark Hughes 8', 41', Brian McClair 15'
51. 19-01-1991 Div 1 QPR D 1-1 A 0 Mike Phelan 83' Mark Falco 30'
52. 23-01-1991 LC Southampton W 3-2 H 0 Mark Hughes 51', 61', 79' Alan Shearer 53', 87' (pen)
53. 26-01-1991 FAC Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 H 0 Mark Hughes 79'
54. 26-02-1991 Div 1 Sheffield United L 1-2 A 0 Clayton Blackmore 52' (pen) Brian Deane 50', Carl Bradshaw 72'
55. 13-03-1991 Div 1 Southampton D 1-1 A 0 Paul Ince 57' Neil Ruddock 14'
56. 23-03-1991 Div 1 Luton Town W 4-1 H 1 Steve Bruce 7', 47', Mark Robins 70', Brian McClair 83' David Preece 34'
57. 30-03-1991 Div 1 Norwich City W 3-0 A 0 Steve Bruce 18', 74' (pen), Paul Ince 30'
58. 02-04-1991 Div 1 Wimbledon W 2-1 H 0 Steve Bruce 54', Brian McClair 88' Andy Clarke 28'
59. 06-04-1991 Div 1 Aston Villa D 1-1 A 0 Lee Sharpe 63' Tony Cascarino 56'
60. 06-05-1991 Div 1 Arsenal L 1-3 A 0 Steve Bruce 90' (pen) Alan Smith 19', 41', 58' (pen)
61. 11-05-1991 Div 1 Crystal Palace L 0-3 A 0 Ian Wright 3', John Salako 58', 71'
62. 20-05-1991 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 H 0 Paul Ince 7' John Hendry 51'
63. 18-09-1991 CWC Athinaikos D 0-0 A 0
64. 02-10-1991 CWC Athinaikos W 2-0 H 0 Mark Hughes 109', Brian McClair 111'
65. 09-10-1991 LC Cambridge United D 1-1 A 0 Brian McClair 2' *Dion Dublin 88'
66. 30-10-1991 LC Portsmouth W 3-1 H 2 Mark Robins 59', 89', Bryan Robson 74' John Beresford 61'
67. 02-11-1991 Div 1 Sheffield United W 2-0 H 0 Jamie Hoyland 35' (o.g.), Andrei Kanchelskis 78'
68. 06-11-1991 CWC Atletico Madrid D 1-1 H 0 Mark Hughes 4' Bernd Schuster 68'
69. 18-01-1992 Div 1 Notts County D 1-1 A 0 Clayton Blackmore 70' (pen) Tommy Johnson 10' (pen)
70. 11-03-1992 LC Middlesbrough W 2-1 H 0 Lee Sharpe 29', Ryan Giggs 106' Bernie Slaven 50'
 

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