Terry Robinson (football chairman)
Terence James Robinson[1] is an English football chairman and director who last worked for English Championship club Bolton Wanderers. He has previously been president of Hungarian association football club Ferencváros and previously been a director of Sheffield United and Leicester City. Leicester City and Terry Robinson parted company by mutual consent in December 2014. [2] Since 2024 he has been Chief Executive at Chorley.
Career
[edit]Robinson, formerly chairman of Bury between 1979 and 1999, joined the board of Sheffield United in 2002, and succeeded outgoing chairman Derek Dooley in May 2006.[3] He represented the Football League on the Football Association (FA) Council, and less than two months after Sheffield United's promotion to the Premier League, was named as one of the four Premier League representatives on the FA Council. One of his tasks as a member of the panel was to ensure a smooth implementation of the recommendations of the Burns Report, a structural review of the FA.[4] In August 2008 he was appointed chairman of the FA Cup committee.[5]
In February 2008, Sheffield United plc chairman Kevin McCabe bought into the Hungarian club Ferencváros. Robinson stepped down as chairman of Sheffield United, while remaining as a director, to assume a new role as Ferencváros' president.[6][7] He joined Stoke City in June 2011 taking the position of Academy Director.[8] He left Stoke in June 2013.[9]
On 5 July 2013, Robinson became the new Director of Football at Leicester City[10] Robinson was sacked by Leicester on 14 December 2014.[11]
As of December 2015, he is working at Bolton Wanderers as the club look to review their operations prior to a potential takeover.[12] On 22 March 2016, he left Bolton with the club having been taken over by Sports Shield Consultancy.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Offer Document" (PDF). Sheffield United plc. 8 February 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Terry Robinson leaves Leicester" (PDF). Leicester Mercury. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Robinson named Blades chairman". BBC Sport. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Blades Chief In Fa Job" (reprint). Sheffield Star. FindArticles. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Terry handed top cup role". Sheffield United F.C. 25 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Blades chief wins Ferencvaros bid". BBC Sport. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Hungary role for Terry". Sheffield United F.C. 27 February 2006. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Potteries derby poised for return". thisisstaffordshire.co.uk. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Stoke City: Academy director Terry Robinson leaves the Britannia". The Sentinel. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Stoke City: LCFC Announces New Appointment". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Leicester City sack director of football Terry Robinson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Club Statement: Players to be paid for month of December". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Brett Warburton resigns from role on board".