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Jake David Robinson (born 23 October 1986) is an English
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays for club Newhaven. Robinson plays either as a winger or striker.


Career


Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
-born Robinson made his debut in September 2003 against
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...
, in a League Cup Second Round tie at the Riverside Stadium, and became Brighton & Hove Albion's youngest-ever scorer (aged 16) three weeks later in a cup match against Forest Green Rovers. On 28 October 2006, Robinson scored his first
hat-trick A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
for Brighton in a League One game against
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They compete in , the third tier of English football league system, English football. Huddersfield Town we ...
,Huddersfield 0–3 Brighton – match report
''Seagulls.co.uk'', 28 October 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2008
the first hat-trick by a Brighton player in nearly five years. He scored a second hat-trick in the
FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...
game against Northwich Victoria on 11 November 2006. After finding first-team opportunities difficult at Brighton, Robinson re-joined
Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...
on loan for a second loan spell until the end of the
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during February 2009. Robinson scored on his second debut for Aldershot Town during the 3–2 defeat against Exeter City on 14 February 2009, and made 19 appearances in total, scoring just four goals. It was announced on 12 May 2009, that Robinson would be leaving Brighton after the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2009.


Shrewsbury Town

In June 2009, Robinson agreed to join League Two side Shrewsbury Town on a two-year contract. Robinson made an excellent start to the 2010–11 season, scoring the third hat-trick of his career as Shrewsbury beat Bradford City 3–1 on the opening day. On 31 January 2011, Robinson joined
Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
for the remainder of the season in a deal that could potentially see gulls player Nicky Wroe moving in the opposite direction. He made his debut for the club the day later against Hereford United, scoring within the first 10 minutes of the match. On 2 February it was revealed, however, that the player had not been registered and thus ineligible to play. Due to an oversight in the loan deal it was revealed that Robinson was eligible to play for Torquay against his parent club Shrewsbury. This proved costly as later on in the season Robinson scored twice for Torquay in their 5–0 victory over Shrewsbury Town. Robinson then went on to play for Torquay in both legs of the League 2 Play-off semi-final, which by coincidence was against Shrewsbury Town. Once again Robinson proved to be a valuable asset to Torquay as they won the first leg 2–0 and drew the second leg 0–0, meaning Torquay were through and Shrewsbury were out.


Later career

After two year of playing for
Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the c ...
in League 2, helping them to the League 2 play off final at Wembley, Robinson decided to head back to Brighton to play for
Whitehawk Whitehawk is a suburb in the east of Brighton, England, south of Bevendean and north of Brighton Marina. The area is a large, modern housing estate built in a downland dry valley historically known as Whitehawk Bottom. The estate was originall ...
. Scoring regularly and helping the team in to the promotion places, many teams enquired about the striker in the English January transfer window. With Whitehawk tasting unexpected promotion, they decided to wave off offers for the in-form striker. In May 2015, Robinson was named the Fans' Player of the Year at Whitehawk after a run which saw him net 17 goals in the regular Conference South season. He left the club in 2016 to join Hemel Hempstead Town where he scored 25 league goals in his first season. In March 2017, Robinson became Billericay Town's record signing, joining the club for a fee of £24,000. This record would later be surpassed by the £27,600 signing of Dean Inman. In April 2018, Robinson wrote himself into the record books at Billericay by becoming their highest ever goalscorer in a season with 52 goals. This feat was completed with league games still left to play, and he increased his tally to 57 before the end of the season. Robinson made a bright start to the 2018–19 season, scoring 13 league goals for Billericay by 7 December 2018, at which point he left Billericay to sign for Maidstone United, following manager Harry Wheeler. After three months at Maidstone, in which he scored once, Robinson rejoined Billericay in March 2019, following Wheeler once again. On 13 June 2021, Robinson signed for
Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames Estuary, is Thurrock in ...
. On 7 June 2022, Robinson signed for
Worthing Worthing ( ) is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 113,094 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Br ...
. In July 2024, Robinson joined Southern Combination Premier Division side Newhaven. A few months later, while still playing for Newhaven, he began an apprenticeship as a train driver for local rail operator Southern.


Career statistics


Honours

;Brighton & Hove Albion *
Football League Second Division The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third tier ...
: 2003–04 ;Billericay Town * Isthmian League Premier Division: 2017–18 ;Dartford *
Kent Senior Cup The Kent Senior Cup is an English football knock-out competition played between senior clubs in the county of Kent. It is administered by the Kent County Football Association (KCFA). History Now known as the Kent Senior Cup it was originall ...
: 2019–20


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Jake 1986 births Living people Footballers from Brighton English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Billericay Town F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Worthing F.C. players Newhaven F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen British train drivers