ɹˈɑːbɪnsən, fˈɔːɹmɚli tʃˈɛɹmən ʌv bˈɛɹi bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, dʒˈɔɪnd ðə bˈoːɹd ʌv ʃˈɛfiːld juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ænd səksˈiːdᵻd aʊtɡˈoʊɪŋ tʃˈɛɹmən dˈɛɹɪk dˈuːli ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
Robinson, formerly chairman of Bury between 1979 and 1999, joined the board of Sheffield United in 2002, and succeeded outgoing chairman Derek Dooley in May 2006.