Robert Hopkins
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Robert Hopkins | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Arthur Hopkins | |
| Date of birth | 25 October 1961 | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1977–1979 | Aston Villa | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1979–1983 1983–1986 1986–1987 1987–1989 1989–1991 1991–1992 1992 1993 1993–19?? 1999–19?? |
Aston Villa Birmingham City Manchester City West Bromwich Albion Birmingham City Shrewsbury Town Instant-Dict Colchester United Solihull Borough Bromsgrove Rovers |
3 (1) 123 (20) 7 (1) 83 (11) 50 (9) 27 (3) 14 (1) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Robert Arthur Hopkins (born 25 October 1961 in Hall Green, Birmingham) is a former English professional footballer who played as a winger. He started his playing career at Aston Villa with whom he won the FA Youth Cup in 1980. He played more than 300 games in the Football League for Aston Villa, Birmingham City (in two spells), Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, Shrewsbury Town and Colchester United. He also played in Hong Kong for Instant-Dict and for non-League clubs Solihull Borough and Bromsgrove Rovers. While at Birmingham, the club he has supported since childhood, he helped the club to win promotion to the First Division in 1985 and the Leyland DAF Cup in 1991.
[edit] Honours
- with Aston Villa
- FA Youth Cup winner 1980.
- Southern Junior Floodlit Cup winner 1980.
- with Birmingham City
- Second Division promotion 1985.
- Leyland DAF Cup winner 1991.
[edit] References
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 99. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Robert Hopkins at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hopkins, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hopkins, Robert Arthur |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1961-10-25 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hall Green, Birmingham, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
  |
This biographical article related to an English football midfielder born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
