Lee Robinson

Lee David Robinson (born 2 July 1986 in Sunderland) is an English former professional goalkeeper.

Robinson has previously played for Rangers, Greenock Morton, St Johnstone, Kilmarnock, Östersund, Raith Rovers, Queen of the South and Dunfermline Athletic.

Robinson made his first-team debut for Rangers on 7 May 2006, coming on as a substitute for Ronald Waterreus for the final twelve minutes of Rangers 2–0 win over Hearts.

In December 2006, Robinson signed a new contract, to keep him at Rangers until the summer of 2009.

On 6 July 2007, it was announced that Robinson would spend the duration of the 2007–08 season on loan at Greenock Morton.

In October 2008, Robinson moved to Scottish First Division side St Johnstone on a month-long loan deal as back-up to Alan Main.

Robinson returned to Rangers on 31 December 2008.

Robinson later signed a loan deal to play for First Division club Queen of the South until the end of season 2008–09.

Robinson played eighteen matches for the Dumfries club.

At the end of the season, Robinson returned to Rangers.

Robinson departed Rangers in the summer of 2009.

Robinson then signed for Kilmarnock on a free transfer.

He made one first team appearance in his season at Rugby Park coming on as an early substitute for the injured Cammy Bell against Hibs.

Robinson claimed man of the match for his performance after frustrating the opposition with a number of saves including a penalty save which would become a trademark of his game in the upcoming years.

Roddy McKenzie sustained a serious injury in the pre-season testimonial game for Jim Thomson against Rangers at Palmerston Park.

The severity of the injury merited Queens signing Robinson to provide additional goalkeeping resource to the squad due to McKenzie's absence.

Robinson re-joined Queens on a short-term deal, and this was extended for half of that particular season.

Robinson played 45 minutes in a pre-season friendly against Hamilton.

Robinson then started in the League Cup win against Albion Rovers on 24 July 2010.

Robinson, in the Challenge Cup second round penalty shoot-out win away at Dunfermline Athletic on 10 August 2010 was described by one reporter as, "excellent all night, he commands his box well and when called upon made a couple of fine saves one of which was superb and of course he made two crucial penalty saves too. So for that he'd be my man of the match."

Robinson continued to be selected for Queens cup ties with David Hutton being favoured for league matches.

This led to Robinson playing in the Challenge Cup semi final 2–1 win away to Peterhead on 9 October 2010.

The club announced on 13 January 2011 that Robinson had left the club yet again.

His last appearance was in the 2–1 Scottish Cup match versus Brechin City on the previous Tuesday night.

Queen of the South signed Robinson once again on 28 July 2011 for the new season after he had been training with the club for a short time.

Robinson's first game of this spell was early in the season on 20 August 2011 in a 2–0 defeat to Ross County.

After that Robinson established himself as the first choice goalkeeper at Queens.

This led to McKenzie leaving the club by mutual consent on 10 January 2012.

In the 2012–13 season Robinson was successful in a second penalty shoot-out for Queens when eliminating Rangers from the Challenge Cup at Ibrox.

At the end of the 2012–13 season, Robinson was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year for the Second Division alongside teammates Chris Mitchell, Mark Durnan, Chris Higgins, Daniel Carmichael and Nicky Clark.

Robinson was also awarded SFL Goalkeeper of the Season.

Robinson was offered a new contract by the club which he then turned down.

Robinson signed for Swedish club Östersund managed by Graham Potter.

Östersunds were in Sweden's second tier at the time after promotion in each of the two seasons before under the Potter regime.

They finished the season with Robinson in tenth position in the league.

Having won the 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup final with Queen of the South he was instrumental in repeating this success against Rangers putting in a man of the match performance in a 1–0 victory.

Robinson then made his 100th appearance for the club in a derby match against Stranraer on 16 February 2013.

Robinson was instrumental in the 6–5 penalty shoot-out when Queens won the Challenge Cup versus Partick Thistle on 7 April 2013 and with the club also winning the Second Division this gained the club their inaugural league and cup double.

Robinson was described as a "hero" by Dumfries and Galloway Standard newspaper.

On 7 February 2014 Robinson signed until the end of the season for Scottish club Raith Rovers.