{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (1920–2010)}} {{distinguish|Arthur Robins}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Arthur Robbins | image = Arthur Robbins 1944.jpg | caption = Robbins in 1944 | fullname = William Arthur Robbins | birth_date = {{birth date|1920|02|04|df=y}} | birth_place = Morwell, Victoria | death_date = {{death date and age|2010|11|08|1920|02|04|df=y}} | death_place = Moe, Victoria | originalteam = Navy / Boolarra | height = 188 cm | weight = 84 kg | position = | statsend = 1944 | years1 = 1944 | club1 = {{AFL Col}} | games_goals1 = 2 (0) | careerhighlights = }}
'''William Arthur Robbins''' (4 February 1920 – 8 November 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).<ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=754}}</ref>
Robbins enlisted in the Australian Army in July 1940 and served for the remainder of World War II.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=443899&c=WW2 |title=World War II Roll: ROBBINS, William Arthur |publisher=Department of Veterans Affairs}}</ref> Part of his service was in the 1st Naval Bombardment Group on HMAS Shropshire and while serving he played two games for Collingwood in the 1944 VFL season.<ref>{{cite book |author=Cullen, Barbara |title=Harder than football: league players at war |year=2015 |page= 440 |publication-date=2015 |location=Richmond, Victoria |publisher=Slattery Media Group |isbn=978-0-992379-14-8}}</ref>
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== External links == {{Commons category}} *{{AFL Tables|ref=A/Arthur_Robbins.html}} *[https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/arthur-robbins/ Profile] on Collingwood Forever
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robbins, Arthur}} Category:1920 births Category:2010 deaths Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Category:Collingwood Football Club players Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen