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| Full name | Bruce David Grobbelaar | |
| Date of birth | October 6, 1957 | |
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Durban (eThekwini is the third most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the EThekwini metropolitan municipality. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa 85 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
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1977 1979–1981 1979–1980 1980–1994 1993 br>1996–1997 1997 1997 1997–1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 2007 |
Highlanders F.C. Jomo Cosmos Vancouver Whitecaps → Crewe Alexandra (loan) Liverpool → Stoke City (loan) Southampton Plymouth Argyle Oxford United Sheffield Wednesday Oldham Athletic Chesham United Bury Lincoln City Northwich Victoria Glasshoughton Welfare |
24 (0) 24 (1) 440 (0) 4 (0) 32 (0) 36 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) |
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| 1975–79 1992–98 |
Rhodesia Zimbabwe |
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Bruce David Grobbelaar (born October 6, 1957 in Durban, South Africa) is a former Rhodesian-British-Zimbabwean football goalkeeper. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Durban (eThekwini is the third most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the EThekwini metropolitan municipality. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports He played for a number of clubs, most notably Liverpool F.C. during their dominant 1980s period. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
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Early years
In his teenage years, Grobbelaar was a talented cricketer and was offered a baseball scholarship in the United States, but a career in football was his main ambition. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each His footballing career started with a Bulawayo based team, Highlanders FC, in Rhodesia's second biggest city. Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, after the capital Harare, with a population of 676000 (UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator Zimbabwe 2005 now estimated Highlanders FC is a Zimbabwean football club based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, formed in 1926 Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence In his late teens he was signed up by Jomo Cosmos in South Africa, but left claiming to have been sidelined owing to his colour in this predominantly black team. Jomo Cosmos' are a South African Football (soccer club based in Johannesburg that participates in the Premier Soccer League. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Immediately after leaving the Cosmos, he signed up for National Service, spending two years on active service in the Rhodesian National Guard during the Rhodesian Bush War. The Rhodesian Army was part of the Security Forces of Rhodesia. The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Second Chimurenga or the Zimbabwe Liberation Struggle, was a war which lasted from July 1964 to 1979 and In 1979 Grobbelaar was signed up by the Vancouver Whitecaps of the NASL after he had attended their scouting camp in South Africa. The original Vancouver Whitecaps were founded on December 11 1973 and during the 1970s and 1980s played in the North American Soccer League (NASL North American Soccer League (NASL was a professional soccer League with teams in the United States of America (U "Talent scout" redirects here For talent scouting in the music industry see A&R Professional sports scouts are trained talent
Playing career
Vancouver Whitecaps
At the Vancouver Whitecaps, Grobbelaar played under the management of former England & Blackpool goalkeeper, Tony Waiters, making his debut against the Seattle Sounders in 1980. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. Anthony Keith "Tony" Waiters (born 1 February 1937 in Southport, Merseyside) is a former England international football For other teams using this name see Seattle Sounders (USL and Seattle Sounders FC. Though second choice to former Wolves keeper Phil Parkes, he became a cult figure at the Whitecaps. For the former and goalkeeper of the same name see here. Phil Parkes (born 14 July 1947 in West Bromwich) is an During 1980, he visited England to see family friends, and a chance phone call from Ron Atkinson, brought him an impromptu trial with West Bromwich Albion. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Ronald Franklin Atkinson, commonly known as "Big Ron" and (earlier in his managerial career "Bojangles" (born 18 March, 1939 West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Atkinson was keen to sign Grobbelaar but owing to difficulties over gaining a work permit, the deal fell through and he returned to Vancouver. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal He subsequently returned to the UK on loan to Crewe Alexandra. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen In an early appearance in English football for Crewe Alexandra, the unknown Grobbelaar was named on the Team Sheet in the York City Match Day Programme as "Bill Grobbelaar". England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. During his time at Crewe, Grobbelaar played 24 League games and scored his only professional goal, a penalty, in his last game. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs By good fortune, on the evening when he gave his greatest performance for Crewe, he was spotted by Liverpool's Head Scout Tom Saunders
Liverpool
By the time Liverpool FC had completed their research on Grobbelaar, he had returned to Vancouver with his loan spell now over. Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen Tom Saunders was a famed figure in Bill Shankly ’s Boot Room organisation at Liverpool FC, and served 30 years with the club Liverpool approached Tony Waiters with the idea of taking Grobbelaar to Anfield, and Waiters, who had a working relationship with Liverpool in the 1970s, paved the way for the move. Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England Grobbelaar signed for Liverpool for £250,000 on 17 March 1981 as their reserve goalkeeper, but in the summer of 1981, regular goalkeeper Ray Clemence's surprise departure to Tottenham Hotspur gave Grobbelaar his opportunity. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Raymond Neal "Ray" Clemence, MBE (born 5 August, 1948) is one of English and European football 's most decorated Goalkeepers Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League.
Grobbelaar made his debut on 28 August 1981 but failed to prevent Wolverhampton Wanderers winning the league fixture 1-0 at Molineux. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Molineux Stadium is a football stadium situated in Wolverhampton, England. Also making their debuts were defender Mark Lawrenson and midfielder Craig Johnston. Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June, 1957 in Preston, England) is a former professional football player a defender in the Liverpool Craig Johnston (born June 25, 1960 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former Football (soccer player who became arguably the first His first clean-sheet came a fortnight later at Anfield on 5 September, Arsenal were the visitors who were beaten by a 2-0 scoreline. Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.
Grobbelaar's early days as No. 1 were strewn with errors and the Reds struggled to obtain any sort of consistency, Bruce taking a lot of the blame. By the end of the calendar year Liverpool were quite some distance behind the leagues pacesetters and looked to be out of the running for title honours, especially as they had just lost to Manchester City 3-1 at Anfield in the Boxing Day fixture. 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 TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Boxing Day is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, as well as many other members of the Commonwealth The New Year brought a new momentum as Bob Paisley began to get the best out of his players, they began the year in South Wales visiting the Vetch Field to play Swansea City in the FA Cup, Liverpool were in fine form and thumped their hosts 4-0. Robert " Bob " Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 — 14 February 1996 was an English football half back who became South Wales (De Cymru is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south and Mid Wales and West Wales Vetch Field was a multi-use Stadium in Swansea, Wales. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Swansea Swansea City AFC ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team playing in the Coca Cola Championship from The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after This set them on their way in the league and dropped just 7 of the 50 available points overhauling the points gap that Ipswich Town had opened on them. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here
Grobbelaar added the championship medal to the Milk Cup winners medal he had gained at Wembley on 13 March, ironically, the Reds beat Spurs 3-1 who had the former legend Ray Clemence between the posts. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Raymond Neal "Ray" Clemence, MBE (born 5 August, 1948) is one of English and European football 's most decorated Goalkeepers
During the period 1981 - 1994, Grobbelaar played 627 first team games for Liverpool, becoming known for his eccentric and flamboyant style. In 1984, the European Cup final between Liverpool and A.S. Roma finished 1-1 after extra time, and went to penalty shootout. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst As Roma's Bruno Conti prepared to take his kick, Grobbelaar walked towards the goal smiling confidently at the cameras lined-up behind, then proceeded to bite the back of the net, in imitation of eating spaghetti. Bruno Conti (born March 13, 1955 in Nettuno, Province of Rome) is an Italian ex- football player and former coach of the Conti sent his spot kick over the bar. Grobbelaar then produced a similar performance before Francesco Graziani took his kick, famously wobbling his legs in mock terror. Francesco "Ciccio" Graziani (born December 16, 1952) is an Italy football manager and former player Graziani duly missed and Liverpool went on to win the shootout 4-2, making Grobbelaar the first African (Coluna, Eusébio, Santana, Costa Pereira and Águas were all born in Africa but Mozambique and Angola were under Portuguese rule and played for the Portuguese national team) to win a European Cup/Champions League winner's medal.
Whilst criticism is often aimed at him for his sometimes erratic performances, Grobbelaar was retained by three of Liverpool's greatest managers; Paisley, Fagan and Dalglish, over a period of 13 years. Robert " Bob " Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 — 14 February 1996 was an English football half back who became Joe Fagan (born 12 March, 1921 in Liverpool, died 30 June, 2001) was an English football manager best known Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football They all recognised that beneath the showbiz, there was one of the outstanding goalkeepers of his generation: he defended his eccentricity by claiming that, having fought in a civil war in Zimbabwe, he could appreciate that football is not as important as some people would suggest. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election His strengths were his gymnastic-like agility, and an unflappable confidence; even if he made a mistake, he would always want to be involved. He was never afraid to be seen to berate his defenders if he thought they had given easy opportunities to the opposition, most famously in his verbal assault on Jim Beglin in the first all Merseyside FA Cup final against Everton in 1986. James Martin Beglin (born 29 July 1963 in County Waterford) is a former Irish professional footballer Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Over the course of his Liverpool career he won more medals than any of his contemporaries.
Although there were occasional challenges to his position as Liverpool's number 1, Grobbelaar was a virtual ever-present from Clemence's departure to the start of the 1990's, when the club itself also started to slide, culminating in Kenny Dalglish's resignation in February 1991. Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football It was the signing of David James from Watford in the summer of 1992 that spelt the beginning of the end for Grobbelaar. David Benjamin James (born 1 August 1970 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. Although James struggled to impress at first, Grobbelaar's insistence on playing for Zimbabwe gave James chances; Grobbelaar only played 6 times for Liverpool during 1992-93,and even spent a period on loan at Stoke City. The Zimbabwe national football team, nicknamed The Warriors, is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. James' uncertainty allowed Grobbelaar to regain his place in the first team at the start of the 1993-94 season, in which his performance, like the team's, started well but fell away badly. In a notorious incident in a Merseyside derby that year, Grobelaar even physically beat up young team mate Steve McManaman, in what was seen as his showing how passionate he still was for the game, to ill ends. Steven "Steve" McManaman (born 11 February 1972 in Bootle, Merseyside, England) is an English former footballer of the He was ever-present until he was injured in the final minute of a 2-0 defeat at Leeds United on 19 February 1994. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) It turned out to be his final appearance for the club.
Southampton
Grobbelaar left Liverpool in the summer of 1994, transferring on a free to Southampton. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. He made his debut on 20 August 1994 in the 1-1 league draw with Blackburn Rovers at The Dell. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The Dell in Milton Road Southampton, England was the home ground of Southampton Football Club between 1898 and 2001 He spent 2 seasons with the Saints competing with another goakeeper with a reputation for eccentricity, Dave Beasant. David John "Dave" Beasant, (born 20 March 1959 in Willesden, London) is a former English football Goalkeeper Despite the fuss caused by the match-fixing allegations (see below), manager Alan Ball maintained faith in him, and he kept his place in the team for most of the 1994-95 season. Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager
The match-fixing allegations first appeared in November 1994, and in his next game, at home to Arsenal he managed to keep a clean-sheet despite the media frenzy that surrounded the game.
In the 1995-96 season the distraction of the court cases was such that Grobbelaar only managed 2 games for the Saints, before moving on to Plymouth Argyle. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle
International
Grobbelaar played at least for Rhodesia, as an 18-year old in a friendly against South Africa. Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football He was granted dual Zimbabwean-British citizenship in 1992, having gained a British passport earlier by virtue of having an ancestor born in Cape Town Castle at the time of the Boer War, to play for the Zimbabwe national football team. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Zimbabwe national football team, nicknamed The Warriors, is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association He earned 21 caps between 1992 and 1998.
Match-fixing allegations
In November 1994, Grobbelaar was accused by the British tabloid newspaper The Sun of match fixing during his time at Liverpool to benefit a betting syndicate, after being caught on videotape discussing match-fixing. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language In organized Sports, match fixing or game fixing occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result He was charged with conspiracy to corrupt, along with the Wimbledon goalkeeper Hans Segers and Aston Villa striker John Fashanu, and a Malaysian businessman, Heng Suan Lim. In the Criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between Natural persons to break the law at some time in the future and in some cases with at least one overt act This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 Hans Segers (born October 30, 1961 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch Goalkeeper, who is famous for his playing career John "Fash" Fashanu (born 18 September 1962 in Kensington, London) is a British Television presenter and
Grobbelaar pleaded not guilty, claiming he was only gathering evidence with the intent of taking it to the police. For the Pygmy backswimmer Genus, see Plea (insect. In Criminal law, an acquittal is a verdict of not guilty, or some similar end of the proceeding that terminates it with prejudice without a verdict After two successive trials, in both of which the jury could not agree on a verdict, he and his co-defendants were cleared in November 1997. A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial Verdict (a finding of fact on a question officially submitted to them In Law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a Jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge Grobbelaar later sued The Sun for libel and was awarded £85,000. The Sun appealed, and the case was eventually taken to the House of Lords where it was found that, though the specific allegations had not been proved, there was adequate evidence of dishonesty. The House of Lords, in addition to having a legislative function has a judicial function as a Court of last resort within the United Kingdom. The Lords slashed his award to £1, the lowest libel damages possible under English law, and ordered him to pay The Sun's legal costs, estimated at £500,000. Costs redirects here For costs related to economics and accounting see Cost. In his judgement, Lord Bingham of Cornhill observed:
"The tort of defamation protects those whose reputations have been unlawfully injured. Tort law is the name given to a body of law that creates and provides remedies for civil wrongs that do not arise out of Contractual duties It affords little or no protection to those who have, or deserve to have, no reputation deserving of legal protection. Until 9 November 1994 when the newspaper published its first articles about him, the appellant's public reputation was unblemished. But he had in fact acted in a way in which no decent or honest footballer would act and in a way which could, if not exposed and stamped on, undermine the integrity of a game which earns the loyalty and support of millions. "[1]
Grobbelaar was unable to pay the costs and was declared bankrupt. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against
After Southampton
Grobbelaar spent the 1996-1997 season with Plymouth, before becoming a bit of nomad, spending short spells at Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic, Chesham United, Bury, Lincoln City and Northwich Victoria over the next 2 years before returning to his native country. For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004 Ltd, more commonly Oldham Athletic Football Club or informally Oldham Athletic, is an English football club Chesham United is an English football club based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, currently playing in the Southern League. Bury Football Club is an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. Lincoln City FC are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system Northwich Victoria Football Club is an English football club based in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire.
Retirement and coaching
Grobbelaar moved back to South Africa where he coached a number of teams with various degrees of success. He managed Seven Stars in 1999 and took the team from the relegation zone to finish fourth in the final league table. In 2001 he took over struggling Hellenic. Thanda Royal Zulu is a South African Association football club based in Durban. He twice previously was briefly player-manager of Zimbabwe's national team.
Grobbelaar came to the United Kingdom briefly to help coaching in all sorts of clubs. Grobbelaar has recently stated that he "hopes to one day return to Anfield as the manager of Liverpool FC," but with outstanding debt orders in the United Kingdom, and the damage to his reputation from the match-fixing allegations, this seems nothing more than wishful thinking on Grobbelaar's part.
Bruce returned to England however in 2000 to play in a replay of the 1986 FA cup final against Everton for the Marina Dalglish Appeal, a charity for Cancer research set up by former team-mate and manager Kenny Dalglish and his wife and cancer survivor Marina. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Liverpool won the match 1-0.
Grobbelaar played in the Sky One's The Match in 2004 and The Match 3 in 2006, keeping a clean sheet in both games.
He can also be seen representing the Liverpool old boys. He will often play to the crowd ending up in the opposition's goal area to score, or, at least, get a shot in.
Brucie is still a firm favourite amongst the Anfield faithful, and was voted in at a more than respectable No. 17 in the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop conducted in the summer of 2006 by the official Liverpool Football Club web site. Over 110,000 Reds worldwide voted for their best 10 players in the Anfield club's history, with Grobbelaar finishing 2nd in the goalkeeping stakes.
In March 2007, Liverpool's official website announced that Grobbelaar would come out of retirement for a one off game and play for non-league Wakefield side Glasshoughton Welfare to help them in their fight for survival. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Glasshoughton Welfare AFC is a football club based in Glasshoughton near Castleford, West Yorkshire, England and currently are he played against Maltby Main on 14 April 2007, helping Glasshoughton to a 2-1 win. Maltby Main Football Club is an English football club based in Maltby, South Yorkshire. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in
Bruce Grobbelaar is also a keen golfer with a handicap of only two.
Teams
Playing
Highlanders FC
Jomo Cosmos
Vancouver Whitecaps (1979)
Crewe Alexandra F.C. (1979-1980)- Liverpool F.C. (1980-1994)
- Stoke City F.C. (1993, loan)
- Southampton F.C. (1994-1996)
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. (1996-1997)
- Lincoln City F.C. (1997)
- Northwich Victoria F.C. (1998)
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. (1998)
- Bury F.C. (1998)
- Glasshoughton Welfare F.C. (2007)
Coaching
Seven Stars (1999)- Hellenic (2001)
- Supersport United
- Manning Rangers (2004)
- Umtata Bush Bucks (2004-?)
He also coached and managed in his country Zimbabwe. Highlanders FC is a Zimbabwean football club based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, formed in 1926 Jomo Cosmos' are a South African Football (soccer club based in Johannesburg that participates in the Premier Soccer League. The original Vancouver Whitecaps were founded on December 11 1973 and during the 1970s and 1980s played in the North American Soccer League (NASL Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Lincoln City FC are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system Northwich Victoria Football Club is an English football club based in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire. Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004 Ltd, more commonly Oldham Athletic Football Club or informally Oldham Athletic, is an English football club Bury Football Club is an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. Glasshoughton Welfare AFC is a football club based in Glasshoughton near Castleford, West Yorkshire, England and currently are Thanda Royal Zulu is a South African Association football club based in Durban. Supersport United' is a South African Football (soccer club based in Pretoria that currently competes in the Premier Soccer League Manning Rangers were a South African Football (soccer club based in Durban. Bush Bucks' is a South African Football (soccer club based in East London that plays in the Vodacom League.
Honours
- 1981-82 League Cup
- 1981-82 League First Division (Level 1)
- 1982-83 Charity Shield
- 1982-83 League Cup
- 1982-83 Football League First Division (Level 1)
- 1983-84 League Cup
- 1983-84 Football League First Division (Level 1)
- 1983-84 European Cup
- 1985-86 Football League First Division (Level 1)
- 1985-86 FA Cup
- 1986-87 Charity Shield Shared
- 1986-87 ScreenSport Super Cup
- 1987-88 Football League First Division (Level 1)
- 1988-89 Charity Shield
- 1988-89 FA Cup
- 1989-90 Charity Shield
- 1989-90 Football League First Division (Level 1)
- 1990-91 Charity Shield Shared
- 1991-92 FA Cup
Runners-up
- 1981-82 World Club Championship
- 1983-84 Charity Shield
- 1984-85 Charity Shield
- 1984-85 World Club Championship
- 1984-85 European Super Cup
- 1984-85 European Cup
- 1984-85 Football League First Division (Level 1)
- 1986-87 League Cup
- 1987-88 FA Cup
- 1988-89 Football League First Division (Level 1)
- 1990-91 Football League First Division (Level 1)
- 1992-93 Charity Shield
References
- Bruce Grobbelaar, More than Somewhat: Autobiography, Collins Willow, 1986 ISBN 0-00-218188-6
- Liverpoolfc. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition 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 The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition 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 The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition 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 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 The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after This was a one-off English football club tournament held in 1985-86 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 The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after 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 The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions 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 The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after 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 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 tv [1]
Notes
- ^ Grobbelaar v. News Group Newspapers Ltd [2002] 1 WLR 3024 at 3037
External links
- Official Liverpool FC profile
- Player profile at LFChistory.net
- Liverpool FC seasonal record (part 1) 1980/81-1984/85 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Liverpool FC seasonal record (part 2) 1985/86-1989/90 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Liverpool FC seasonal record (part 3) 1990/91-1993/94 at Sporting-heroes.net
- Southampton FC seasonal record 1994/95-1995/96 at Sporting-heroes.net
- 2004 interview in The Guardian
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