Rob Cousins was brought to Exeter City on trial at the same time as Ben Rowe, by Terry Cooper, in 1989 after Rob was released by Bristol City. 

He played for Bath City for seven seasons, after being released by Bristol City, (and his trial at Exeter City) in the summer of 1989.
He went on to play 328 games for the Romans, and scored 28 goals during that time.

In 1996 he joined Yeovil Town for £6000, and had a further 4 successful seasons at Huish Park – where he also played three times for the England non-league side.

He moved onto Forest Green Rovers in 2000, and Tiverton Town in 2002, where he played nearly 150 games before signing for Mangotsfield in 2005. 

He he then signed for Paulton Rovers in the summer of 2006. The midfielder reached the 900 game milestone on the 4th of February 2008, playing for Paulton Rovers in a Southern League fixture against Winchester City, and few seasons later reached the 1000 game landmark whilst still at Paulton, leaving them in 2010 to sign for Yate Town.

He was at Yate Town for four more seasons, including a spell as Manager. He left them in 2015.