Mark Robins

Mark Robins
	Mark Robins
Personal information
Full name:	Mark Gordon Robins
Date of birth:	22 December 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth:	Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Height:	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position:	Striker
Club information
Current club	Stoke City (manager)
Youth clubs
1984–1988	Manchester United
Senior clubs
National team
Teams managed
2007–2009; 2009–2011; 2012–2013; 2013–2014; 2014–2016; 2017–2024; 2025–	Rotherham United; Barnsley; Coventry City; Huddersfield Town; Scunthorpe United; Coventry City; Stoke City

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Mark Gordon Robins (born 22 December 1969) is an English football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of EFL Championship club Stoke City. As a player, he was a striker and is best known for his time in the Premier League with Norwich City and Leicester City.

As a player, he was a striker from 1986 to 2005. After starting his career with Manchester United, he went on to play in the Premier League for Norwich City and Leicester City before playing in the Football League with Reading, Manchester City, Walsall, Rotherham United, Bristol City, Sheffield Wednesday and in Europe with FC Copenhagen, Ourense and Panionios. He finished his career in the Conference National with Burton Albion and was capped six times for the England under-21 side. In 2007, he became manager of Rotherham United, and joined Barnsley in the same capacity in 2009, before leaving in 2011, following differences between him and the board.

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Stoke City F.C. squad - 2025–26
1 Johansson · 3 Cresswell · 4 Pearson · 7 Thomas · 8 Baker · 9 Mubama · 10 Bae Jun-ho · 11 Boženík · 12 Seko · 13 Bonham · 14 Donley · 15 Nzonzi · 16 Wilmot · 17 Bocat · 18 Lawal · 19 Rigo · 20 Gallagher · 22 Tchamadeu · 23 Gibson · (c) 26 Phillips · 29 Cissé · 34 Fielding · 40 Talovierov · 41 Dixon · 42 Manhoef · 46 Smith · 56 Fawunmi · 57 Mears · 58 Chibueze · Vidigal · Manager: Mark Robins

Current EFL Championship managers
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Rotherham United Football Club - Managers
Heald 1925–29 • Davies 1929–30 • Heald 1930–33 • Freeman 1934–52 • Smailes 1952–58 • Johnston 1958–62 • Williams 1962–65 • Mansell 1965–67 • Docherty 1967–68 • McAnearney 1968–73 • McGuigan 1973–79 • Porterfield 1979–81 • Hughes 1981–83 • Kerr 1983–85 • Hunter 1985–87 • Breckin 1987 • Cusack 1987–88 • McEwan 1988–91 • Henson 1991–94 • Gemmill & McGovern 1994–96 • Bergara 1996–97 • Moore 1997–2005 • Knill 2005 • Harford 2005 • Knill 2005–07 • Robins 2007–09 • Moore 2009–11 • Scott 2011–12 • Evans 2012–15 • Redfearn 2015–16 • Warnock 2016 • Stubbs 2016 • Jackett 2016 • Warne 2016–22 • Taylor 2022–23

Barnsley Football Club - Managers
Fairclough (1898–1901) · McCartney (1901–04) · Fairclough (1904–12) · Hastie (1912–14) · Lewis (1914–19) · Sant (1919–26) · Commins (1926–28) · Fairclough (1928–30) · Fletcher (1930–37) · Seed (1937–53) · Ward (1953–60) · Steele (1960–71) · McSeveney (1971–72) · Steele (1972–73) · Iley (1973–78) · Clarke (1978–80) · Hunter (1980–84) · Collins (1984–85) · Clarke (1985–89) · Machin (1989–93) · Anderson (1993–94) · Wilson (1994–98) · Hendrie (1998–99) · Winstanley (1999) · Bassett (1999–2000) · Winstanley (2000–01) · Spackman (2001) · Hodges (2001) · Parkin (2001–02) · Hodges (2002–03) · Thordarson (2003–04) · Hart (2004–05) · Ritchie (2005–06) · Davey (2006–09) · Robins (2009–11) · Hill (2011–12) · Flitcroft (2012–13) · Wilson (2013–15) · Johnson (2015–16) · Heckingbottom (2016–18) · Harsley^c (2018) · Morais (2018) · Stendel (2018–19) · Struber (2019–20) · Ismaël (2020–21) · Schopp (2021) · Laumann^c (2021) · Asbaghi (2021–22) · Devaney^c (2022–)

Coventry City Football Club - Managers
Stanley (1883–85^s) · Hathaway (1885–87^s) · Morgan (1887–92^s) · Kirk (1893^s) · Maley (1893^s) · Collins (1893–95^s) · Cashmore (1895–1900^s) · Newhall (1900–02^s) · O'Shea (1902–05^s) · Beaman (1905–08^s) · Harris (1908–09^s) · Buckle (1909–10) · Wallace (1910–13) · Scott-Walford (1913–15) · Howard (1915–17^c) · Clayton (1919) · Pollitt (1919–20) · Evans (1920–24) · Harbourne (1924^c) · Kerr (1924–28) · McIntyre (1928–31) · Slade (1931^c) · Storer (1931–45) · Bayliss (1945–47) · Frith (1947–48) · Storer (1948–53) · Fairbrother (1953–54) · Elliott (1954–55^c) · Carver (1955–56) · Raynor (1956) · Warren (1956–57) · Frith (1957–61) · Hill (1961–67) · Cantwell (1967–72) · Dennison (1972^c) · Mercer (1972–74) · Milne (1974–81) · Sexton (1981–83) · Gould (1983–84) · Mackay (1984–86) · Curtis (1986–87) · Sillett (1987–90) · Butcher (1990–92) · Howe (1992^c) · Gould (1992–93) · Neal (1993–95) · Atkinson (1995–96) · Strachan (1996–2001) · Nilsson (2001–02) · Ogrizovic & Peake (2002^c) · McAllister (2002–03) · Black (2003–04) · Ogrizovic (2004^c) · Reid (2004–05) · Heath (2005^c) · Adams (2005–07) · Heath (2007^c) · Dowie (2007–08) · Harbin & Bunn (2008^c) · Coleman (2008–10) · Harrison (2010^c) · Boothroyd (2010–11) · Harrison & Thorn (2011^c) · Thorn (2011–12) · Shaw & Carsley (2012^c) · Robins (2012–13) · Carsley (2013^c) · Pressley (2013–15) · MacFarlane & Hockaday (2015^c) · Mowbray (2015–16) · Venus^c (2016) · Slade (2016–17) · Robins (2017–)

Huddersfield Town Association Football Club - Managers
Walker (1908–10) · Pudan (1910–12) · Knighton^c (1912) · Fairclough (1912–19) · Langley (1919–21) · Chapman (1921–25) · Potter (1925–26) · Chaplin (1926–29) · C. Stephenson (1929–42) · Magner (1942–43) · Steele (1943–47) · G. Stephenson (1947–52) · Board Of Directors^c (1952) · Beattie (1952–56) · Shankly (1956–59) · Boot (1959–64) · Greaves^c (1964) · Johnston (1964–68) · Greaves (1968–74) · Collins (1974–75) · Johnston (1975–77) · Haselden (1977) · Johnston (1977–78) · Buxton (1978–86) · Smith (1986–87) · McAllister^c (1987) · Macdonald (1987–88) · Hand (1988–92) · Ross (1992–93) · Warnock (1993–95) · Horton (1995–97) · Jackson (1997–99) · Bruce (1999–2000) · Macari (2000–02) · Wadsworth (2002–03) · Machin (2003) · Jackson (2003–07) · Murphy, Mitchell, Booty, Dungworth^c (2007) · Ritchie (2007–08) · Murphy^c (2008) · Ternent (2008) · Murphy^c (2008) · Mitchell^c (2008) · Clark (2008–12) · Grayson (2012–13) · Lillis^c (2013) · Robins (2013–14) · Lillis^c (2014) · Powell (2014–15) · Lillis^c (2015) · Wagner (2015–2019) · Hudson^c (2019) · Siewert (2019) · Hudson^c (2019) · Cowley (2019–20) · Corberán (2020–22) · Schofield (2022) · Harsley & Pèlach ^c (2022) · Fotheringham (2022–23) · Warnock (2023) · Moore (2023–24) · Worthington^c (2024) · Breitenreiter (2024–25) · Duff (2024–25) · Worthington^c (2025) · Grant (2025–)

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Stoke City Football Club - Managers
Slaney (1874–83) · Cox (1883–84) · Lockett (1884–90) · Bradshaw (1890–92) · Reeves (1892–95) · Rowley (1895–97) · Austerberry (1897–1908) · A. Barker (1908–14) · Hodge (1914–15) · Schofield (1915–19) · Shallcross (1919–23) · Rutherford (1923) · Mather (1923–35) · McGrory (1935–52) · Taylor (1952–60) · Waddington (1960–77) · Eastham (1977–78) · A'Court (1978) · Durban (1978–81) · R. Barker (1981–83) · Asprey (1983–85) · Lacey (1985) · Mills (1985–89) · Ball (1989–91) · Paddon (1991) · Macari (1991–93) · Jordan (1993–94) · Hartford (1994) · Macari (1994–97) · Bates (1997–98) · Kamara (1998) · Durban (1998) · Little (1998–99) · Megson (1999) · Thordarson (1999–2002) · Cotterill (2002) · Kevan (2002) · Pulis (2002–05) · Boskamp (2005–06) · Pulis (2006–13) · Hughes (2013–18) · Niedzwiecki (2018^c) · Lambert (2018) · Rowett (2018–19) · Jones (2019) · Delap^c (2019) · O'Neill (2019–22) · Holden^c (2022) · Neil (2022–23) · Schumacher (2023–24) · Morris & Shawcross^c (2024) · Pèlach (2024) · Shawcross ^c (2024–)

Personal information
Mark Robins

Full name:	Mark Gordon Robins
Date of birth:	22 December 1969 (1969-12-22) (age 56)
Place of birth:	Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Height:	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position:	Striker
Club information
Current club	Stoke City (manager)
Youth clubs
1984–1988	Manchester United
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1988–1992 1992–1995 1995–1998 1996 1997 1998 1998–1999 1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 Total	Manchester United Norwich City Leicester City → København (loan) → Reading (loan) Ourense Panionios → Manchester City (loan) Walsall Rotherham United → Bristol City (loan) Sheffield Wednesday Burton Albion	048 0(11) 068 0(20) 056 0(12) 006 00(4) 005 00(0) 018 00(5) 013 00(1) 002 00(0) 040 00(6) 107 0(44) 006 00(4) 015 00(3) 009 00(1) 375 (106)
National team
1990	England U21	006 00(7)
Teams managed
2007–2009 2009–2011 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 2017–2024 2025–	Rotherham United Barnsley Coventry City Huddersfield Town Scunthorpe United Coventry City Stoke City