Robert Thomas Shinton (born 6 January 1952, in West Bromwich) is an English former football forward and manager.
Shinton began his playing career with Walsall in 1971 before moving on to Cambridge United in 1974.
Although he featured more regularly at Newcastle than he had in Manchester Shinton's scoring boots deserted him as the club struggled for goals across the board.
[5] Dropping out of the league, Shinton played non-league football with Worcester City and briefly managed the club in 1984.
During the late 1990s he was involved in the management of Newmarket Town[6] although he later left football to set up his own double glazing firm in Worcester.