He played at club level for St Helens, Barrow and Warrington, as a second-row or loose forward.
Roy Robinson's birth was registered in Prescot, Lancashire, he lived on Wilson Street, attended Rivington Road School, and played rugby on "The Bruk", a piece of wasteland adjacent to the Beecham's factory in St. Helens, he played snooker and dominoes at Windle Labour club, he died aged 68 at his home on Cowley Hill Lane, St Helens, Merseyside.
[2] Roy Robinson played at second-row in St. Helens' 13-2 victory over Halifax in the 1955–56 Challenge Cup Final during the 1955–56 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1956, in front of a crowd of 79,341.
Roy Robinson was transferred from St. Helens to Barrow along with Walter Delves[2] for a combined fee of £2,260 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £112,500 in 2015),[3] he made his début for Warrington on Saturday 28 November 1959, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 30 April 1960.
Roy Robinson's marriage to Doreen (née Blakoe) was registered during fourth ¼ 1958 in St. Helens district.