what englishman played for melbourne before any other englishman?
james robinson
col : name | nationality | matches played | goals scored | notes row 1 : adama traore | cote d'ivoire | 22 | 0 | first ivorian to play for melbourne row 2 : adrian leijer | australia | 142 | 6 | club captain - 2011–13 row 3 : alessandro viana da silva | brazil | 17 | 0 |  row 4 : andrew nabbout | australia | 21 | 4 |  row 5 : andrew vlahos | australia | 18 | 0 |  row 6 : ante čović | australia | 24 | 0 |  row 7 : antun kovacic | australia | 2 | 0 |  row 8 : aziz behich | australia | 5 | 0 | first player to switch from melbourne to heart row 9 : billy celeski | australia | 91 | 2 |  row 10 : carlos hernández | costa rica | 121 | 36 | first costa rican to play for melbourne row 11 : christopher cristaldo | australia | 3 | 1 |  row 12 : chris tadrosse | australia | 8 | 0 |  row 13 : claudinho | brazil | 5 | 1 |  row 14 : daniel mullen | australia | 9 | 0 |  row 15 : daniel piorkowski | australia | 30 | 0 |  row 16 : daniel vasilevski | australia | 12 | 0 |  row 17 : danny allsopp | australia | 118 | 42 |  row 18 : diogo ferreira | australia | 52 | 2 |  row 19 : dylan murnane | australia | 2 | 0 |  row 20 : evan berger | australia | 43 | 0 |  row 21 : fábio alves | brazil | 23 | 1 |  row 22 : fred carreiro | brazil | 20 | 4 | first brazilian to play for melbourne row 23 : geoff kellaway | wales | 9 | 0 | first welsh to play for melbourne row 24 : geoffrey claeys | belgium | 16 | 0 | first belgian to play for melbourne row 25 : glen moss | new zealand | 14 | 0 | first new zealander to play for melbourne row 26 : guilherme finkler | brazil | 12 | 0 |  row 27 : harry kewell | australia | 25 | 8 |  row 28 : isaka cernak | australia | 21 | 2 |  row 29 : james jeggo | australia | 19 | 1 |  row 30 : james robinson | england | 7 | 1 | first englishman to play for melbourne row 31 : james troisi | australia | 0 | 0 |  row 32 : jason geria | australia | 4 | 0 |  row 33 : jean carlos solórzano | costa rica | 13 | 0 |  row 34 : jesse makarounas | australia | 3 | 0 |  row 35 : josé luis lópez ramírez | costa rica | 18 | 0 |  row 36 : joe keenan | england | 12 | 0 |  row 37 : julius davies | sierra leone | 2 | 0 |  row 38 : kaz patafta | australia | 14 | 1 |  row 39 : kristian sarkies | australia | 35 | 3 |  row 40 : ljubo miličević | australia | 2 | 0 |  row 41 : luke o'dea | australia | 2 | 0 |  row 42 : luke pilkington | australia | 3 | 0 | football superstar winner row 43 : marco rojas | new zealand | 50 | 15 |  row 44 : marvin angulo | costa rica | 36 | 0 |  row 45 : matthew špiranović | australia | 1 | 0 |  row 46 : michael petkovic | australia | 31 | 0 |  row 47 : michael theo | australia | 71 | 0 |  row 48 : michael thwaite | australia | 16 | 0 |  row 49 : nathan coe | australia | 26 | 0 |  row 50 : nick ansell | australia | 8 | 0 |  row 51 : pablo contreras | chile | 0 | 0 | first chilean to play for melbourne row 52 : richard kitzbichler | austria | 18 | 5 | first austrian to play for melbourne\nscored melbourne's row 53 : ricky diaco | australia | 13 | 1 |
what englishman played for melbourne before any other englishman?
Name Nationality Matches played Goals scored Notes
Adama Traore Cote d'Ivoire 22 0 First Ivorian to play for Melbourne
Adrian Caceres Australia 42 6
Adrian Leijer Australia 142 6 Club captain - 2011–13
Alessandro Viana da Silva Brazil 17 0
Andrew Nabbout Australia 21 4
Andrew Vlahos Australia 18 0
Ante Čović Australia 24 0
Antun Kovacic Australia 2 0
Archie Thompson Australia 160 69 Melbourne's first ever signing\nFirst dual-nationality signing\nScored Melbourne's first ever goal\nScored Melbourne's first ever away goal
Aziz Behich Australia 5 0 First player to switch from Melbourne to Heart
Billy Celeski Australia 91 2
Carl Recchia Australia 12 0
Carlos Hernández Costa Rica 121 36 First Costa Rican to play for Melbourne
Christopher Cristaldo Australia 3 1
Chris Tadrosse Australia 8 0
Claudinho Brazil 5 1
Connor Pain Australia 11 1
Daniel Mullen Australia 9 0
Daniel Piorkowski Australia 30 0
Daniel Vasilevski Australia 12 0
Danny Allsopp Australia 118 42
Diogo Ferreira Australia 52 2
Dylan Murnane Australia 2 0
Eugene Galeković Australia 15 0
Evan Berger Australia 43 0
Fábio Alves Brazil 23 1
Francesco Stella Australia 7 0
Fred Carreiro Brazil 20 4 First Brazilian to play for Melbourne
Geoff Kellaway Wales 9 0 First Welsh to play for Melbourne
Geoffrey Claeys Belgium 16 0 First Belgian to play for Melbourne
Glen Moss New Zealand 14 0 First New Zealander to play for Melbourne
Grant Brebner Scotland 119 6 First Scot to play for Melbourne
Guilherme Finkler Brazil 12 0
Harry Kewell Australia 25 8
Isaka Cernak Australia 21 2
James Jeggo Australia 19 1
James Robinson England 7 1 First Englishman to play for Melbourne
James Troisi Australia 0 0
Jason Geria Australia 4 0
Jean Carlos Solórzano Costa Rica 13 0
Jesse Makarounas Australia 3 0
Jonathan Bru Mauritius 19 0 First Mauritian to play for Melbourne
José Luis López Ramírez Costa Rica 18 0
Joe Keenan England 12 0
Julius Davies Sierra Leone 2 0
Kaz Patafta Australia 14 1
Kevin Muscat Australia 122 28 Club captain 2005–11\nFirst player to become head coach of Melbourne
Kosta Barbarouses New Zealand 0 0
Kristian Sarkies Australia 35 3
Lawrence Thomas Australia 4 0
Leandro Love Brazil 15 0
Leigh Broxham Australia 128 2
Ljubo Miličević Australia 2 0
Lupce Acevski Australia 0 0
Luke O'Dea Australia 2 0
Luke Pilkington Australia 3 0 Football Superstar winner
Marco Rojas New Zealand 50 15
Marcos Flores Argentina 24 4 First Argentine to play for Melbourne
Mark Byrnes Australia 19 1
Mark Milligan Australia 32 10 Club captain 2013-
Marvin Angulo Costa Rica 36 0
Mate Dugandžić Australia 37 7
Matthew Foschini Australia 42 0 First player to progress from Melbourne Victory youth (U21 Squad)
Matthew Kemp Australia 79 2
Matthew Špiranović Australia 1 0
Michael Ferrante Australia 26 1
Michael Petkovic Australia 31 0
Michael Theo Australia 71 0
Michael Thwaite Australia 16 0
Mitchell Langerak Australia 21 0
Mitch Nichols Australia 0 0
Nathan Coe Australia 26 0
Nathan Elasi Australia 7 0
Ney Fabiano Brazil 30 6
Nick Ansell Australia 8 0
Nick Ward Australia 46 5
Nik Mrdja Australia 3 1
Pablo Contreras Chile 0 0 First Chilean to play for Melbourne
Petar Franjic Australia 31 0
Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu Australia 4 0
Rashid Mahazi Australia 0 0
Ricardo Weslei de Campelo Brazil 19 2
Richard Kitzbichler Austria 18 5 First Austrian to play for Melbourne\nScored Melbourne's first home goal
Ricky Diaco Australia 13 1
Robbie Kruse Australia 39 16
Rodrigo Vargas Australia 139 7
Sam Gallagher Australia 2 0
Scott Galloway Australia 11 0
Sebastian Ryall Australia 24 0
Simon Storey Australia 32 0
Spase Dilevski Australia 14 1
Steve Pantelidis Australia 53 0
Steven Pace Australia 8 0
Surat Sukha Thailand 36 0 First Thai to play for Melbourne
Sutee Suksomkit Thailand 9 0
Tando Velaphi Australia 3 0
Theo Markelis Australia 5 0
Tom Pondeljak Australia 78 7
Tommi Tomich Australia 0 0
Ubay Luzardo Spain 7 0 First Spaniard to play for Melbourne
Vince Lia Australia 24 0
James Robinson