Thomas Henry Robson (31 July 1944 – 8 October 2020) was an English footballer who made more than 600 appearances in the

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playing as a left winger.

Life and career

Robson was born in

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

. He played for

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as a junior, but was released and joined Northampton Town as a 15-year-old. He represented England at youth level, and went on to play for Chelsea before returning to Newcastle United. In 1968, he joined Peterborough United. Robson served the club for 13 years, becoming their all-time record appearance-maker with 482 league matches played, before leaving League football for Nuneaton Borough and Stamford. On 4 October 2008, Robson became the first ever inductee to the Peterborough United Hall of Fame. In September 2019, Robson revealed that he had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. He died in Peterborough City Hospital on 8 October 2020, aged 76 following his battle with MND.

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Player profile
at Toon1892.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Robson, Tommy 1944 births 2020 deaths Footballers from Gateshead English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football wingers Northampton Town F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Stamford A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Deaths from motor neuron disease Neurological disease deaths in England