Bob Bignall

Bob Bignall
Personal information
Full name Robert Bignall
Date of birth 14 March 1922 (1922-03-14) (age 89)
Place of birth Wollongong, Australia
Playing position Right Back
Youth career
1935– Corrimal Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Woonona-Bulli
1945 North Shore
1950–1953 Corrimal
1960 South Coast United
– Career Total: 424
National team
1954–1959 Australia 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Bob "Choc" Bignall (born 14 March 1922) was a former Socceroo captain and was the leader of the Australian football (soccer) side at the 1956 Olympic Games held in Melbourne, Australia.[1][2]

Bignall played over 400 matches in NSW for Corrimal, North Shore and South Coast United as a defender before going onto represent both NSW and national sides as captain in the 1950s.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Australian Player Database - BI". ozfootball.net. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/B/BI.html. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
  2. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Robert Bignell". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=290508/index.html. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
  3. ^ "Bob Bignall". ozfootball.net. http://www.ozfootball.net/museum/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55:bob-bignall&catid=37:interviews-with-formeroos&Itemid=53. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
  4. ^ "The Australian national men’s football team: caps and captains". Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. http://www.ozfootball.net/museum/socceroocaps.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
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