Tommy Robson


Thomas Henry Robson is an English former footballer who made more than 600 appearances in the Football League playing as a left winger.
Robson was born in Gateshead. He played for Newcastle United 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 has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.