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{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Robert Hopkins
| image =
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| fullname = Robert Arthur Hopkins<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|9347|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|10|25|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 |editor1-last=Rollin |editor1-first=Jack |yeardate=1990 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |isbn=0-356-17911-7 |edition=21st |page=84}}</ref>▼
| death_date =
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| death_place =
| youthyears1 = 1977–1979
▲| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 |editor1-last=Rollin |editor1-first=Jack |year=1990 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |isbn=0-356-17911-7 |edition=21st |page=84}}</ref>
| position youthclubs1 = [[MidfielderAston Villa F.C.|WingerAston Villa]]
| years1 = 1979–1983
| youthyears1 = 1977–1979 | youthclubs1 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| years1 = 1979–1983 | clubs1 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 1
| caps1 = 3
| years2 = 1983–1986 | clubs2 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] | caps2 = 123 | goals2 = 20
| goals1 = 1
| years3 = 1986–1987 | clubs3 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 1▼
| years2 = 1983–1986
| years4 = 1987–1989 | clubs4 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] | caps4 = 83 | goals4 = 11▼
| years5 = 1989–1991 | clubs5 clubs2 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] | caps5 = 50 | goals5 = 9
| caps2 = 123
| years6 = 1991–1992 | clubs6 = [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] | caps6 = 27 | goals6 = 3▼
| goals2 = 20
| years7 = 1992 | clubs7 = [[Double Flower FC|Instant-Dict]] | caps7 = | goals7 =
| years3 = 1986–1987
| years8 = 1993 | clubs8 = [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 1▼
▲| years3 = 1986–1987 | clubs3 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 1
| years9 = 1993–19?? | clubs9 = [[Solihull Borough F.C.|Solihull Borough]] | caps9 = | goals9 =▼
| caps3 = 7
| years10 = 1999–19?? | clubs10 = [[Bromsgrove Rovers F.C.|Bromsgrove Rovers]] | caps10 = | goals10 =▼
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1987–1989
▲| years4 = 1987–1989 | clubs4 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] | caps4 = 83 | goals4 = 11
| caps4 = 83
| goals4 = 11
| years5 = 1989–1991
| clubs5 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
| caps5 = 50
| goals5 = 9
| years6 = 1991–1992
▲| years6 = 1991–1992 | clubs6 = [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] | caps6 = 27 | goals6 = 3
| caps6 = 27
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 1992
| clubs7 = [[Double Flower FA|Instant-Dict]]
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| goals7 =
| years8 = 1993
▲| years8 = 1993 | clubs8 = [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 1
| caps8 = 14
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 1993–19??
▲| years9 = 1993–19?? | clubs9 = [[Solihull Borough F.C.|Solihull Borough]] | caps9 = | goals9 =
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| years10 = 1999–????
▲| years10 = 1999–19?? | clubs10 = [[Bromsgrove Rovers F.C.|Bromsgrove Rovers]] | caps10 = | goals10 =
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'''Robert Arthur Hopkins''' (born 25 October 1961) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder#Winger|winger]].
 
Hopkins was born in the [[Hall Green]] district of Birmingham, and started his playing career at [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] his longest club he played for with whom he won the [[FA Youth Cup]] in 1980.<ref name=Matthews/> He played in more than 300 games in [[theEnglish Football League|Football League]] matches for Aston Villa, [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (in two spells), [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]], [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] and [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/roberthopkins.html |title=Robert Hopkins |work=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref> He also played in [[Hong Kong]] for [[Double Flower FC|Instant-Dict]] and for [[non-League football|non-League]] clubs [[Solihull Borough F.C.|Solihull Borough]] and [[Bromsgrove Rovers F.C.|Bromsgrove Rovers]]. While at Birmingham, the club he has supported since childhood, he helped the club to win promotion to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in 1985 and the [[Associate Members Cup|Leyland DAF' Cup]] in 1991.<ref name=Matthews>{{cite book |first=Tony |last=Matthews |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |date=1995 |page=99 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9}}</ref> He also scored the decisive [[own goal (association football)|own goal]] in an embarrassing [[FA Cup]] defeat at home to [[non-league]] club [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]].<ref>{{cite news |url=httphttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2288067/FA-Cup-third-round-Top-10-giant-killing-goals.html |title=FA Cup third-round: Top 10 giant-killing goals |first=Martin |last=Smith |worknewspaper=TheDaily Telegraph |location=London |date=5 January 2008 |accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref>
 
In 2012, Hopkins was one of seven former players elected to Birmingham City's Hall of Fame.<ref name=HoF>{{cite newsweb |url=http://wwwworld.birminghammailbcfc.co.ukcom/sportpage/footballNews/football-newsNewsDetail/stud-marks-jasper-carrott-cracks-1809000,,10412~2642994,00.html |title=JasperThe Carrottmagnificent cracks up formerseven |publisher=Birmingham City stars |newspaper=Birmingham MailF.C. |date=1210 March 2012 |accessdate=2024 FebruaryApril 20142018}}</ref>
 
==Honours==
* with '''Aston Villa'''
** [[FA Youth Cup]]: winner[[FA 1980Youth Cup Finals of the 1980s|1979–80]]
** Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: winner 19801979–80
* with '''Birmingham City'''
** [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] promotionrunners-up: 1985[[1984–85 Football League|1984–85]]
** [[Associate Members' Cup]]: winner [[1991 Football League Trophy Final|1990–91]]
 
'''Individual'''
* Birmingham City F.C. Hall of Fame: inducted 2012<ref name=HoF/>
 
==References==
{{Reflistreflist}}
 
{{Birmingham City F.C. Hall of Fame}}
 
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| NAME = Hopkins, Robert
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1961-10-25
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Hall Green]], [[Birmingham]], [[England]]
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[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:SportspeopleFootballers from Birmingham, West Midlands]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:AssociationMen's association football wingers]]
[[Category:Aston Villa F.C. players]]
[[Category:Birmingham City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Manchester City F.C. players]]
[[Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players]]
[[Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Double Flower FA players]]
[[Category:Colchester United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Solihull Borough F.C. players]]
[[Category:Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. players]]
[[Category:TheEnglish Football League players]]
[[Category:Hong Kong First Division League players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:BritishEnglish expatriatesexpatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:English expatriate men's footballers]]
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