Robert Hopkins (footballer)

Robert Hopkins
Personal information
Full name	Robert Arthur Hopkins
Date of birth	25 October 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1977–1979	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1983	Aston Villa
1983–1986	Birmingham City
1986–1987	Manchester City
1987–1989	West Bromwich Albion
1989–1991	Birmingham City
1991–1992	Shrewsbury Town
1992	Instant-Dict
1993	Colchester United
1993–19??	Solihull Borough
1999–????	Bromsgrove Rovers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Arthur Hopkins (born 25 October 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Hopkins was born in the Hall Green district of Birmingham, and started his playing career at Aston Villa his longest club he played for with whom he won the FA Youth Cup in 1980.^[3] He played in more than 300 Football League matches for Aston Villa, Birmingham City (in two spells), Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, Shrewsbury Town and Colchester United.^[4] He also played in Hong Kong for Instant-Dict and for non-League clubs Solihull Borough and Bromsgrove Rovers. While at Birmingham, the club he has supported since childhood, he helped the club to win promotion to the First Division in 1985 and the Associate Members' Cup in 1991.^[3] He also scored the decisive own goal in an embarrassing FA Cup defeat at home to non-league club Altrincham.^[5]

In 2012, Hopkins was one of seven former players elected to Birmingham City's Hall of Fame.^[6]

Honours

Aston Villa

Birmingham City

Individual

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^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
^ ^a ^b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
^ "Robert Hopkins". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ Smith, Martin (5 January 2008). "FA Cup third-round: Top 10 giant-killing goals". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "The magnificent seven". Birmingham City F.C. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2018.