
Although he spent only one season at Coventry Robbie is a legend for many fans. When Gordon Strachan paid Wolves £6 million for the Irish striker in August 1999 it was a British record for a teenager. A year later City accepted a record £13 million bid from Italian giants Internazionale and he was gone. In between City fans were treated to some magical play from the diminutive Irishman with 12 league goals, 10 of them at Highfield Road. In a memorable debut he scored twice, both trademark cheeky goals but his best goals came in home wins over Aston Villa and Arsenal. With McAllister and Hadji in top form there were chances galore for Robbie and his surprise partner Cedric Roussel. The two hit it off and the team were dubbed the Entertainers by Sky TV. Robbie was one of the hottest properties in the British game and a big move was always likely.
Robbie’s move to Italy was not a success and he was soon back in England with first Leeds, then later with great success to Tottenham. He holds the record for the most appearnaces and goals for his country.
City’s inability to adequately replace Keane and McAllister was a major reason why they were relegated in 2001.








































































Republic of Ireland - 9 caps, 4 goals
1999-00
1 September 1999 Republic of Ireland v Yugoslavia, Dublin, UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying Group 8, 2-1, goal
8 September 1999 Malta v Republic of Ireland, Valetta, UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying Group 8, 3-2, goal
9 October 1999 Macedonia v Republic of Ireland, Skopje, UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying Group 8, 1-1, replaced
13 November 1999 Republic of Ireland v Turkey, Dublin, UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying Play-Off, 1-1, goal, booked
23 February 2000 Republic of Ireland v Czech Republic, Dublin, friendly, 3-2, goal, replaced
26 April 2000 Republic of Ireland v Greece, Dublin, Friendly, 0-1
30 May 2000 Republic of Ireland v Scotland, Dublin, Friendly, 1-2
4 June 2000 Mexico v Republic of Ireland, Chicago, US Cup, 2-2, replaced
11 June 2000 South Africa v Republic of Ireland, East Rutherford (New York), US Cup, 1-2, substitute
9 previous caps and 2 goals with Wolverhampton Wanderers, 4 further caps and 1 goal with Inter Milan, 16 caps and 7 goals with Leeds United, 60 caps and 27 goals with Tottenham Hotspur, 4 caps and 2 goals with Liverpool, 3 caps and 2 goals with Celtic, 4 caps and 6 goals with West Ham United, 37 caps and 17 goals with LA Galaxy
(total 146 caps, 68 goals)
Selected for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2012 (as captain), and UEFA Euro 2016 (as captain) squads.
Record appearances and record goals for Republic of Ireland.