Paul Robson
Encyclopedia
Paul Robson is an English
footballer who is currently unattached
as a youth team player until 2001, when he joined Charlton Athletic
. His contract was extended in 2002, but injury disrupted his 2002–03 season, he failed to break through to the first team, and in June 2003, the 19-year-old Robson was released. Robson then went on to sign for Northern Premier League
team Bridlington Town
.
in the USL Second Division
, and stayed with the club through the end of 2007, even when the team self-relegated to the amateur USL Premier Development League
.
After two seasons in Uniondale
, Robson left to join Crystal Palace Baltimore in 2008. He enjoyed a trial spell at Baltimore's parent club, Crystal Palace
, in January 2009, but was not offered a contract by the team. On March 16, 2010 Baltimore announced the re-signing of Robson to a new contract for the 2010 season.
side but he was released by Newport in October 2011.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer who is currently unattached
England
Robson was on the books of Doncaster RoversDoncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
as a youth team player until 2001, when he joined Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
. His contract was extended in 2002, but injury disrupted his 2002–03 season, he failed to break through to the first team, and in June 2003, the 19-year-old Robson was released. Robson then went on to sign for Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
team Bridlington Town
Bridlington Town F.C.
Bridlington Town A.F.C. are an English football club, based in Bridlington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. They were founded in 1918 and currently play in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division. The club's reserve team play in the Humber Premier League.-History:The club was founded in...
.
United States
Robson relocated to the United States in 2005 in search of a soccer career; he signed with the Long Island Rough RidersLong Island Rough Riders
Long Island Rough Riders is an American soccer team based in South Huntington, New York, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its...
in the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
, and stayed with the club through the end of 2007, even when the team self-relegated to the amateur USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
.
After two seasons in Uniondale
Uniondale, New York
Uniondale is a hamlet as well as a suburb of New York City in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead. The population was 24,759 at the 2010 United States Census.-Geography:...
, Robson left to join Crystal Palace Baltimore in 2008. He enjoyed a trial spell at Baltimore's parent club, Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
, in January 2009, but was not offered a contract by the team. On March 16, 2010 Baltimore announced the re-signing of Robson to a new contract for the 2010 season.
Return to British football
On 28 July 2011 Robson signed a professional contract with Conference NationalConference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
side but he was released by Newport in October 2011.