| Bobby Gould | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Robert Anthony Gould | |
| Date of birth | 12 June 1946 | |
| Place of birth |  Coventry, England |
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| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hawke's Bay United (assistant) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1963–1968 1968–1970 1970–1971 1971–1972 1972–1973 1973–1975 1975–1977 1977–1978 1978–1979 |
Coventry City Arsenal Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich Albion Bristol City West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Hereford United |
82 (40) 65 (16) 40 (18) 52 (18) 35 (15) 51 (15) 34 (13) 36 (12) 45 (13) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1979–1981 1981–1983 1983–1984 1985–1987 1987–1990 1990–1991 1991–1992 1992–1993 1995–1999 2000 2003 2004–2005 2006– |
Chelsea (assistant) Bristol Rovers Coventry City Bristol Rovers Wimbledon Queens Park Rangers (assistant) West Bromwich Albion Coventry City Wales Cardiff City Cheltenham Town Peterborough United (coach) Hawke's Bay United (assistant) |
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Playing career
Gould started his career at Coventry City, making his debut for the club whilst still an apprentice at the age of 16. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, He didn't sign professional until June 1964. A striker, he scored 40 goals in 82 league games for the Sky Blues, helping them to win the Second Division title in 1966–67. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.
He moved to Arsenal in February 1968 for £90,000. [1] He could not hold down a regular place in the Arsenal first team, although he did score a headed goal in the 1969 League Cup Final against Swindon Town, to send the game into extra time; Arsenal went on to lose 2–1. The 1969 Football League Cup Final took place on 15 March 1969 at Wembley Stadium. Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One. [2] Gould played no part in Arsenal's 1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final win, although he did score a hat trick against Wimbledon in 1971.
In June 1970 Gould was transferred to Wolves for a fee of £55,000, but after just 15 months he was signed by West Bromwich Albion manager Don Howe for £66,666. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Donald 'Don' Howe (born 12 October 1935) is an English football player turned highly-respected coach and manager [1] He made his Albion debut at home to Ipswich Town in the same month, and partnering Jeff Astle in attack, went on to score 12 goals in his first season at the Hawthorns. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Jeffrey (Jeff Astle ( 13 May 1942 &ndash 19 January 2002) was an English footballer. In all he scored 19 goals in 60 appearances for Albion, but when his form began to wane he was sold to Bristol City for £68,888 in December 1972. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) [1]
Gould joined West Ham United in November 1973 for an £80,000 fee, and picked up a winners' medal in the 1975 FA Cup Final as a non-playing substitute. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played The 1975 FA Cup Final was contested by West Ham United and Fulham at Wembley. [1] He re-joined Wolves for £30,000 in December 1975 and helped them to win the Second Division title in 1976–77. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. [1] He moved on to Bristol Rovers for £10,000 in October 1977, assuming the role of player-coach. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team based in Bristol. [1] Between January and April of 1978 Gould coached the Norwegian side FC Aaslund, and joined Hereford United as player-coach for £10,000 in September of the same year. Hereford United Football Club are an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. [1]
Management and coaching career
Club management and the FA Cup
Gould joined Chelsea as assistant manager to Geoff Hurst in 1979, and briefly took charge of first team affairs when Hurst was sacked in 1981 before leaving shortly afterwards. Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born 8 December 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is a former footballer of
Gould began his managerial career with Bristol Rovers in October 1981 before returning to Coventry City as boss in May 1983. He remained there until December 1984 before going back to Rover for a second spell as as manager.
Gould is most famous for his achievements with Wimbledon. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 He moved to the South Londoners in the summer of 1987 after their first season as a First Division club. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between His first season brought one of the most famous FA Cup victories in history, when his unfancied Wimbledon side beat Liverpool to clinch the 1988 FA Cup Final at Wembley. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The 1988 FA Cup Final took place on 14 May 1988 at Wembley Stadium. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England.
Gould remained with the Dons for two more seasons before quitting to make way for his assistant Ray Harford. Raymond Thomas Harford ( June 1, 1945 — August 9, 2003) was an English footballer, better known for his successes On leaving Wimbledon, Gould was recruited by QPR to work as assistant to manager Don Howe, having played under Howe at West Bromwich Albion. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London Donald 'Don' Howe (born 12 October 1935) is an English football player turned highly-respected coach and manager
Fittingly enough, his short-lived spell at Loftus Road ended in January 1991 when he took the vacant manager's job at Albion. Loftus Road is also a nickname of the Bulgarian FC Spartak Plovdiv ground the Todor Diev Stadium. But he was unable to prevent them from suffering relegation to the old Third Division at the end of the 1990–91 season - the first time that Albion had slipped to such depths. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest
In 1991–92, Albion just missed out on the playoffs in their first season as a Third Division club and Gould left in June 1992 to join Coventry, his former club. He remained at Coventry City until December 1993, when he resigned despite defying all the odds and keeping them clear of relegation from the Premiership. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs
International management
His next stop was with the Welsh national team. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. He became national coach in June 1995 but quit four years later after their failure to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled Gould was not highly regarded by the Welsh fans, following questionable tactics and major fallings out with players such as Nathan Blake, when Blake refused to play after accusing Gould of making a racist remark in training,[3][4] as well as Mark Hughes. Nathan Alexander Blake (born 27 January 1972, Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer, who played in the English Premier Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales) nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh international football A comical incident occurred early in the career of Robbie Savage when Savage jokingly threw a replica of Paolo Maldini's shirt away on Sky Sports before a match against Italy. Robert William "Robbie" Savage (born October 18 1974) is a professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder. Paolo Cesare Maldini ( born 26 June 1968 in Milan) is a legendary Italian footballer who has played his entire career for [5] Gould initially dropped Savage from the squad for disrespecting Maldini, only to reinstate him the next day. Gould's final match was a 4-0 defeat to Italy in which he allegedly instructed Mark Hughes "not to tackle the Italians as they'll only dive".
Back to club football
In August 2000, Bobby Gould was named as manager of Division Three side Cardiff City. Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. But two months later he handed over his duties to Alan Cork and was promoted to the role of general manager. Alan Cork (born 4 March 1959) is an English former professional football player After seeing the Bluebirds win promotion at the end of 2000–01 he left Ninian Park to seek a return to management. [6]
Bobby Gould's final full time managerial post came in February 2003 when he took over at Division Two strugglers Cheltenham Town. Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League One, the third tier of English football [7] Despite his efforts, Cheltenham were unable to avoid relegation back to Division Three and Gould resigned soon after the 2003–04 campaign was underway, following a run of six defeats in seven games. [8] Gould was unpopular with the fans throughout the start of 2003–04, resulting in a demonstration after the home match with Rochdale during which he came out to announce that he had resigned.
In season 2004–05 Gould was employed to coach Peterborough United by owner Barry Fry but quit at half time during an LDV Trophy match with Bristol City after a disagreement with Fry. Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football team based in Peterborough. Barry Francis Fry (born April 7 1945 in Bedford, England) is an English football manager. Bobby's son Jonathan Gould was also a professional footballer, who kept goal for clubs including Coventry City and Glasgow Celtic and became a full Scotland international. Jonathan Gould (born July 18, 1968 in Paddington, London, England) is a former Scottish international footballer
In September 2006 it was announced that Bobby would be employed in assisting his son Jonathan who is head coach with Hawke's Bay United in New Zealand. Jonathan Gould (born July 18, 1968 in Paddington, London, England) is a former Scottish international footballer Hawke's Bay United is an association football club based in Napier, New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Another son Richard is currently the Chief Executive of Somerset County Cricket Club. Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county
Bobby appears periodically on BBC Five Live's Fighting Talk
Honours
As a manager
- F. Fighting Talk is a topical Sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 A. Cup winner - 1988
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (2005). The 1988 FA Cup Final took place on 14 May 1988 at Wembley Stadium. The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books, p. 96. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ League Cup Final, March 15, 1969. football-england. com. Retrieved on 2007-01-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
- ^ Football Unites, Racism Divides • Racist incidents
- ^ BBC News | Football | An Englishman over the border
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- ^ "Gould leaves Cardiff", BBC Sport, 2001-07-02. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
- ^ "Robins appoint Gould", BBC Sport, 2003-02-11. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
- ^ "Gould quits Cheltenham", BBC Sport, 2003-10-19. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
External links
- Bobby Gould managerial statistics at soccerbase. com
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