Geoffrey Robinson - Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC

Robinson has had a long association with Coventry City Football Club, being a member of the board of directors from 1996. In 1997, when Robinson was made Paymaster General, he was forced to stand down from the board, since members of the government were not permitted to hold directorships. Brenda Price, a former colleague from his Triumph Motorcycle board days at Meriden sat on the Coventry City FC board with him too. In response to this the football club named him as honorary president but he eventually re-took his seat on the board of directors in 2002. On 21 September 2005, Robinson was named as acting chairman of Coventry City after chairman Mike McGinnity was asked to step down by his doctor for an indefinite period due to ongoing health problems. Robinson was given the job permanently on 3 November after McGinnity was forced to resign due to his health problems. On 10 October 2007, he announced that he would step down as Chairman as "there are not enough hours in the day". He still remains a Director of the club.