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Bobby
Robson |
West Bromwich
Albion FC
20 appearances, 4 goals
P 20 W 11 D 7 L 2 F
62:
A 23
73% successful
 1957-62
captain: none
minutes played: 1800 |
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Timeline |
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Sir Robert William Robson
CBE |
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Birth |
18 February 1933 in 28 George Street, Langley Park, County Durham [registered in
Chester-le-Street, March 1933]. To Philip George and Lilian (née Watt).
Fourth of five sons (Thomas, Philip, Ronald and Keith), brought up in
Langley Park. Attended Waterhouses School. |
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Bobby's father, Philip,
was living at 14 George Street in Langley Park in 1911, with his parents,
Bobby's grandparents, Philip and Emily. Philip was the third of seven
children. |
| And
according to the 1939 Register, Robert, along with his family, were living
at 28 George Street. His father is a coal mine hewer. |
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According
to passenger lists, Robson was part
of a group of Fulham FC footballers that left Liverpool, bound for Quebec, on
15 May 1951, on board the Empress of Scotland, under the mastership of
E.A. Shergold. |
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Marriage |
to Elsie M.
Gray, on 22 June 1955 at St. Michael's
Church, Esh [registered in
Durham Central, June 1955]. Three sons, Andrew, Paul and Mark. |
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Died:
31 July 2009, at his home in County Durham, aged 76 years 163 days, following a long battle with lung cancer.
Private Funeral Service held
on 5 August 2009 at St
Michael's Church in Esh, buried at Langley Park cemetery, County Durham
(left).
Memorial Service held on 21 September 2009 at Durham Cathedral,
beamed to TV screens at St James' Park, Craven Cottage and Ipswich town
centre. Attended by Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Fabio
Capello, Sven Goran-Eriksson, Graham Taylor, Steve McClaren, Gary Lineker,
Paul Gascoigne and upto a thousand others made up the congregation. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9½", 11st.
10lbs [1960]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] , Bobby Robson's
Farewell but not Goodbye [2004] & |
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Biographies |
Time on the Grass
- Bobby Robson (Arthur Baker 1982)
An Autobiography -
Bobby Robson (Hutchinson 1990)
An Englishman Abroad -
Bobby Robson and Bob Harris (Macmillan 1998)
Sir Bobby
Robson: Living the Game - Bob Harris (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2004)
Farewell but not Goodbye - Bobby Robson (Hodder & Stoughton,
London 2005)
Newcastle: My Kind of Toon -
Bobby Robson (Hodder & Stoughton, London 2008) |
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x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
A wing half
and inside forward who started playing football with Waterhouses School
and had amateur schoolboy forms with Middlesbrough FC, also
Chester-le-Street FC juniors and Langley Park FC juniors. Despite being
offered a contract to play for Middlesbrough FC and interest from
Newcastle United FC, Robson signed for Fulham FC in May 1950,
making 152 league appearances, scoring 68 times, before transferring to West
Bromwich Albion FC in March 1956 for an Albion record transfer fee of
£25,000 where he would make
another 239 league appearances, scoring 56 times, becoming club
captain. He returned to Fulham FC in August 1962 for
£20,000 for a higher salary and another 192
league appearances followed, scoring only nine times. With interest
from Arsenal FC, and an offer who became the player-manager of Southend
United FC, Robson became the inaugural player/coach of Vancouver Royals FC
in Canada from May 1967 to January 1968 in the United Soccer Association. |
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Club honours |
"In all my
time as a footballer, I didn't win a thing."
- R.W.Robson |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (five appearances). Represented London in 1955. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Bobby Robson's Farewell
but not Goodbye [2004]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s):
Coached Oxford
University between 1965 and 1966. Then player-coached Vancouver Royals FC
in Canada from May 1967. The club merged and placed Ferenc Puskás
in charge, whom Robson assisted for a while, until he returned to
Fulham FC for the third time in his career who became the manager on 23 January
1968, a position who would only hold until he was sacked in November.
After scouting for Chelsea FC, he returned to management with Ipswich Town
FC in January 1969, a position he held until July 1982, when he became the
manager of
the England national team until he ended his reign in the summer of
1990. Following the decision not to renew his England contract, Robson was
appointed manager of Philips Sport Vereniging NV in the Dutch Eredivisie.
He remained for two seasons despite domestic success. He joined the
Primeira Liga and Sporting Clube de Portugal in July 1992 until his
sacking in December 1993. Then FC Porto picked up his services
immediately, and a reversal of fortunes and success followed. Barcelona FC
picked up his services in July 1996 with further success. He was General
Manager in 1997-98, a position that did not sit right, so he returened to
Philips Sport Vereniging NV for the 1998-99 season. He returned to England
to serve the FA as an advisor, but soon took up his 'dream job' at
Newcastle United FC in September 1999, and despite interest from the FA
again, to take on the England manager's job in late 1999, Robson remained
with Newcastle until he was sacked on 30 August 2004, after a poor start
to that season. Robson turned down the offer who became the Director of
Football at Heart of Midlothian, but did serve to assist Steve Staunton as
a Republic of Ireland national team advisor between 13 January 2006 and 13
November 2007. |
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Club honours |
Texaco Cup
winners 1973, FA Cup winners 1977-78;
UEFA Cup winners 1980-81; Eredivisie Champions
1990-91, 1991-92; Taça de Portugal winners 1993-94;
Primeira Liga Champions 1994-95, 1995-96; Supercopa de
España winners 1996; Copa del Rey
winners 1996-97; European Cup Winners Cup winners
1996-97; |
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Individual honours |
CBE for
services to football 1990; FWA Tribute
Award for outstanding contribution to the national game 1992;
European Manager of the Year 1996-97; British Sports Writers'
Association Pat Besford Trophy for
Outstanding Achievement 2001; Knighted for services to football 2002;
Football Association Hall of Fame 2002; LMA
Special Merit Award 2002-03; Football
Hall of Fame 2003; Sports Coach UK Lifetime Achievement
Award 2005; Eircom International Personality of the Year
2006; BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement
Award 2007; Emerald UEFA Order of Merit Award
March 2009; FIFA Fair Play Award December 2009; |
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Also has the Freedom of three cities,
Newcastle upon Tyne, Ipswich and Durham.
Has a
Class 91 loco named after him by East Coast Trains
(click on pic, left), the second player after
Gerard Powys
Dewhurst, to receive such an honour, and a workboat, by Port of Tyne Authority. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
765th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-right/right-half; Right-midfield |
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First match |
No. 317, 27 November 1957, England 4 France
0, a friendly match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 24 years
282 days.
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Last match |
No. 397, 9 May 1962, England 3 Switzerland 1,
a friendly match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 29 years 80 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World
Cup Finals 1958, 1962 (injured); British Championship
1960-61, 1961-62; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1960-61; |
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Individual honours |
FA
Tour of West Indies 1955 and South Africa 1956,
England B (one appearance), England U23
(one appearance, one goal, 1955) |
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Distinctions |
The sixtieth Durhamer to represent England |
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Beyond England |
|
x. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x. |
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The Numbers |
|
parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
unused/
reserve |
minutes |
|
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
 |
captain |
|
19 |
20 |
12 |
five |
1800 |
4 |
450
min |
1 |
|
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
20 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
62 |
23 |
+39 |
3 |
5 |
3.1 |
1.15 |
72.5 |
+9 |
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All matches were played in a white shirt |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
40 |
9 |
+31 |
0 |
3 |
4.444 |
1.00 |
94.4 |
+8 |
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Away |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
12 |
+8 |
2 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.50 |
56.3 |
+1 |
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Neutral |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Competition Record
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
WCF |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| World Cup |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
+14 |
1 |
3 |
2.571 |
0.571 |
71.4 |
+3 |
|
British Championship |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
0 |
0 |
4.20 |
1.60 |
80.0 |
+3 |
| Friendly |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
11 |
+12 |
2 |
2 |
2.875 |
1.375 |
68.8 |
+3 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP 1960-62 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
WCP
All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
World Cup Finals Tournament |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF 1958 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
WCF 1962 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
WCF
All |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
World Cup |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC 1956-58 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
WC 1960-62 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
WC
All |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
+14 |
1 |
3 |
2.571 |
0.571 |
71.4 |
+3 |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1960-61 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
6 |
+13 |
0 |
0 |
6.333 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
|
BC 1961-62 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC
All |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
0 |
0 |
4.20 |
1.60 |
80.0 |
+3 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
+14 |
1 |
3 |
2.571 |
0.571 |
71.4 |
+3 |
|
BC |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
8 |
+13 |
0 |
0 |
4.20 |
1.60 |
80.0 |
+3 |
|
12 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
39 |
12 |
+27 |
1 |
3 |
3.25 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+6 |
Match History
|
Club: Fulham
F.C. - no full appearances |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - twenty full appearances (1800 min) 4ᵍx
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apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
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Age 27 |
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338 |
9 April 1960
- Scotland 1 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
reserve |
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339 |
11 May 1960 - England 3 Yugoslavia 3,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
tour |
HD |
reserve |
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6 |
340 |
15 May 1960 - Spain 3 England 0
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
AL |
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4 |
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7 |
341 |
22 May 1960 - Hungary 2 England 0
Népstadion,
Budapest |
AL |
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4 |
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8 |
342 |
8 October 1960 - Northern Ireland 2
England 5
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
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4
RM |
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9 |
343 |
19 October 1960 - Luxembourg 0 England 9
Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg |
WCP |
AW |
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4
RM |
|
10 |
344 |
26 October 1960 - England 4 Spain 2
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
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4
RM |
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11 |
345 |
23 November 1960 - England 5 Wales 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
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4
RM |
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Bobby Robson was a member of the
first of the Winter 1960 get-togethers, at
Lilleshall
on 12-14 December. |
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Age 28 |
|
Robson was also a member at the last of the
two get-togethers,
at Anfield on 6-8
February 1961 and at
Upton Park on 13-15 March 1961. |
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12 |
346 |
15 April 1961 - England 9 Scotland 3
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
9 |
4
RM |
|
13 |
347 |
10 May 1961 - England 8 Mexico 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
23 |
4 |
|
14 |
348 |
21 May 1961 - Portugal 1 England 1
Estádio Nacional, Lisboa |
WCP |
AD |
|
4 |
|
15 |
349 |
24 May 1961 - Italy 2 England 3
Stadio Olimpico,
Roma |
tour |
AW |
|
4 |
|
350 |
27 May 1961 - Austria 3 England 1, Praterstadion, Wien |
AL |
party member |
|
16 |
351 |
28 September 1961
-
England 4 Luxembourg 1
Arsenal
Stadium, Highbury |
WCP |
HW |
|
4 |
|
17 |
352 |
14 October 1961 - Wales 1 England 1
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
|
4 |
|
18 |
353 |
25 October 1961 - England 2 Portugal 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
WCP |
HW |
|
4 |
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19 |
354 |
22 November 1961 - England 1 Northern
Ireland 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HD |
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4 |
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