Robbie Brunton

Robbie Brunton (born in Dublin on September 5 1973) was an Irish soccer player during the 1990s and 2000s.

He joined famous nursery club Belvedere FC at the age of 8 and played for them for 9 years until he signed for Stoke City as an apprentice in 1991. He signed professional forms the following year but never made the breakthrough to the first team and returned to Ireland to sign for Sligo Rovers in 1994. He lost 2 FAI Cup semi finals and a FAI League Cup during his time at Sligo where he made 60 league appearances. When his contract expired at the end of the 96/97 season, Robbie moved to Coleraine. Coleraine won their first 7 league games but were pipped to the league title by Crusaders. After only one season there, he was on the move again - this time to then champions Derry City. Derry failed to regain their title in a disappointing season and with a new manager coming in, Brunton was surplus to requirements. He signed for Bohemians and made his league debut on August 28 1998 against Finn Harps. He spent 2 seasons at Bohs winning a runners-up medal in the FAI Cup before he moved to Buckley Park and Kilkenny City. The tough tackling left back has since played for Dundalk, Newry Town and Cliftonville.