robinson's appearances at leeds were at first sporadic, although he did play in a uefa champions league match against barcelona, which finished 1–1. he was leeds' number two goalkeeper behind nigel martyn, making five league appearances in his debut season and none in the following season. he made 16 appearances in the 2000–01 season, following martyn sustaining an injury, but did not play a league match in the following season. terry venables dropped martyn after he requested a break from pre-season training after the 2002 fifa world cup. robinson became leeds' number one goalkeeper as a result, with robinson playing in all 38 matches of the 2002–03 season. martyn left for everton at the start of the following season, with young goalkeepers danny milosevic and scott carson taking over as backups for robinson.