 Both played for Newcastle in the inside-forward position, the position Robson would later assume during his playing career.Robson attended Langley Park primary school and then Waterhouses secondary modern school, but the headmaster did not allow the school football team to join a league.Instead, he began to play for Langley Park Juniors on Saturday mornings at age 11, and by the time he was 15, he was representing the club at under-18 level.