Robert Earnshaw (born April 6, 1981) is a Zambian-born Welsh international football player. He is a striker presently playing for Derby County. is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ...

Early life

Earnshaw, nicknamed "Earnie", was born on the outskirts of the north central Zambian mining town of Mufulira on 6 April 1981. When he was five, his family moved to Malawi where David Earnshaw took charge of another coal mine and his youngest son began school. Again, the family's stay was to be a short one. In September 1990, following the death of her husband, Rita moved the Earnshaw family to Caerphilly, a small Welsh town to the north of Cardiff, where they lived initially with her sister. Earnshaw still has a house there. Mufulira is a city in Zambia (population 120,516) near the Democratic Republic of the Congo border. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Caerphilly Castle Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, located at the bottom of the Rhymney Valley. ... This article is about the sub-division of the United Kingdom. ... Cardiff (English:  , Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ...

"It was the first time I had been away from Africa." he recalls. "It was just completely different, from one to extreme to another. It was much colder as well, just every little thing was different, everyone spoke English over here and although I could speak a little bit I had to learn. But when you're a kid you just get on with it." A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

It was in Wales that he began playing football, kicking a ball around with friends between and after classes at Cardinal Newman's, the school he moved on to after a spell at St. Helen's Primary. Cardinal Newman's was a rugby-playing school so Earnshaw's first organised football match came at the age of 12 with local youth side Llanbradadach. "We didn't win anything, we weren't the best," he says. "I only played one year and then I moved to GE Wales, which was a better team and we won a few local titles. I scored a lot of goals, 80 one season, 60 another when I was 14, 15, 16." A rugby union scrum. ...

Playing career

Those goals grabbed the attention of Cardiff City youth team coach Gavin Tait, earning the youngster an invite to training, and, on the 1st August 1997, a one-year YTS contract at Ninian Park. Cardiff City Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) are a football team based in Cardiff, and are one of the three Welsh clubs competing in the Football League, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ninian Park is a football stadium in Cardiff, Wales. ...

He came through the club's youth development programme and became a full-time professional in August 1998, despite the attentions of his heroes Manchester United. Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ...

Earnshaw made his mark immediately with a superb equaliser at Hartlepool on the opening day of the season. However, loan spells at Middlesbrough and Greenock Morton suggested his prospects at Ninian Park weren't entirely rosy. But the experience gave Earnshaw the motivation to succeed and on his return he soon became one of the Bluebird fans' biggest heroes. He had already been capped by Wales at youth and under-21 level, but his exploits in Cardiff City's promotion campaigns attracted the attention of national coach Mark Hughes. Hartlepool is a town and North Sea port in North East England. ... This article is about the town in North East England. ... Greenock Morton Football Club are an Association football club, whose first team currently plays in the Bells Scottish Football League Second Division. ... Ninian Park is a football stadium in Cardiff, Wales. ... This article is about the sub-division of the United Kingdom. ... Leslie Mark Hughes OBE (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh football player and currently a manager at Blackburn Rovers. ...

Earnshaw duly exploded onto the international scene, scoring the winning goal on his debut for Wales against Germany at the Millennium Stadium in May 2002; he was also named man of the match.^[1] A few months later Earnshaw was named Young Welsh Footballer of the Year. Earnshaw became a key member of the Wales squad during the Euro 2004 qualifying campaign. He staked his claim for a regular slot in the starting line-up with a hat-trick in the 4-0 friendly win over Scotland in February 2004. The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm), is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff, and is used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...

At the end of 2003-04, Earnshaw was named in the First Division team of the year.^[2] Several top clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool and Celtic sent their scouts to look at Earnshaw as his reputation spread. He scored 87 goals in his 175 appearances for Cardiff City. Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... Celtic Football Club (pronounced seltik in IPA; AIM: CCP) [1] is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ...

In 2004 Earnshaw was transferred from Cardiff to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £3 million.^[3] He made his Albion début in a 3-0 defeat at Liverpool on 11 September, 2004, coming on as a second-half substitute but making little impact.^[4] It took Earnshaw seven games to notch his first Albion goal, netting twice in the 2-2 draw at Southampton on 6 November 2004.^[5] His Premier League hat-trick against Charlton Athletic on March 19, 2005 made him the first player to have scored a hat-trick at all four levels of English professional league football, in the FA and League Cups and at full international level. Although key goals such as these helped the club retain their Premiership status, manager Bryan Robson preferred to use him from the bench as an impact player rather than as a starter. Earnshaw remained in the squad for 2005-06, albeit West Brom signed several additional forwards including Diomansy Kamara and Nathan Ellington and competition was even more fierce. West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club that play in the Football League Championship. ... The original FA Premier League logo, used until 2007 The Premier League (officially known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons, previously known as The Premiership), is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the English football league system (above The Football League). ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... Charlton Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Charlton, South East London. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Bryan Robson OBE (born January 11, 1957) is a former England, West Bromwich Albion, and Manchester United footballer who also captained his country. ... Diomansy Kamara (born November 8, 1980 in Paris, France) is a Senegalese football (soccer) player who currently plays for English club West Bromwich Albion F.C. as a striker. ... Nathan Robert Ellington (born 2 July 1981 in Bradford) is an English professional footballer. ...

On transfer deadline day, 31 January 2006, Earnshaw signed for Norwich City for a fee of £2.75 million (rising to £3.5 million).^[6] He opened his Norwich goalscoring account with a brace, late on in Norwich's 3-0 home win against Brighton on 14 February 2006. Earnshaw scored six more goals in the remaining matches of the 2005-06 season. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Norwich City Football Club are a football team based in Norwich, England. ... Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in Brighton. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

By January 2007, Earnshaw was top-scorer in the division with 17 goals, but suffered a severe groin injury in training, that looked to have put him out of action for the rest of the season.^[7] However he returned to first team action in April 2007 to score his 18th and 19th goals of the season against Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday respectively to cap off a truly remarkable recovery from the injury. Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (abbreviated as SWFC, nicknamed The Owls) are one of the oldest football clubs in England and play in The Football League. ...

Derby County broke their transfer record by signing Earnshaw from Norwich County for a fee of £3.5 million on 29 June 2007.^[8] Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Trivia

• He is second only to Thierry Henry in terms of goals-per-minute in Premiership history.

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External links

• Robert Earnshaw career stats at Soccerbase
• Career information
• BBC SE Wales profile