At international level, he represented England Amateurs and was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Robinson began his career at First Division club Blackpool and later played for Loughborough College, leaving in 1954.
[2] Robinson joined Third Division South club Brentford in 1954 and made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Norwich City on 23 October 1954.
[3] Robinson departed the Bees in 1957, having made 38 appearances and scored one goal in three years at Griffin Park.
[5] He was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but did not make an appearance in the tournament,[6] and only played in pre and post-tournament friendly matches.