Kelly Robinson

For American community organizer and president of Human Rights Campaign, see Kelley Robinson.

James Peter "Kelly" Robinson (1876 – 26 November 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Kelly Robinson
Personal information
Full name	James Peter Robinson
Date of birth	1876
Place of birth	Tooborac, Victoria
Date of death	26 November 1943(1943-11-26) (aged 67)
Place of death	Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s)	Collingwood Imperials
Position(s)	Wingman
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1901	Fitzroy	57 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901.
Career highlights
2× VFL premiership player: 1898, 1899
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of George Robinson, and Mary Robinson, née Higgins, James Peter Robinson was born at Tooborac, Victoria in 1876.

He married Teresa Florence Skinner (1881-1956) in 1907.

Football

Robinson was recruited to Fitzroy from the Collingwood Imperials. He was a wingman in Fitzroy's 1898 and 1899 premierships and also played in their losing 1900 Grand Final team.

At one stage in his career he played in 19 consecutive wins. Robinson kicked just one goal in his career, against Collingwood, in the opening game of the 1900 season.

Death

He died at the Austin Hospital, in Heidelberg, Melbourne on 26 November 1943.

See also

• The Footballers' Alphabet
• 1898 VFL Grand Final
• 1899 VFL Grand Final
• 1900 VFL Grand Final

References

• 'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", The Leader, (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
• Victorian Football League Premiers for 1899, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 23 September 1899), p.11 (Kelly Robinson is second from the right in the front row).

External links

• Kelly Robinson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• James Robinson, at AustralianFootbal.com