Bob Wyllie

Bob Wyllie
Personal information
Full nameRobinson Gourlay Nicholl Wyllie[1]
Date of birth4 April 1929
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
Date of deathMay 1981 (aged 52)
Place of deathAlfreton, Derbyshire, England
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1949–1953Dundee United86(0)
1953–1956Blackpool13(0)
1956–1958West Ham United13(0)
1958–1959Plymouth Argyle5(0)
1959–1962Mansfield Town92(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Robinson Gourlay Nicholl "Bob" Wyllie (4 April 1929 – May 1981) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Wyllie began his career with hometown club Dundee United and made nearly 100 league appearances before moving to English side Blackpool. After just eleven league appearances, Wyllie moved on to West Ham United and after a similar number of matches, moved on again, this time to Plymouth Argyle.[2] Playing in just a handful of matches at Plymouth, Wyllie saw out his career at Mansfield Town, becoming a regular at Field Mill[3] and by the time he retired from the senior game in 1962, he had made over 200 career league appearances.

Wyllie died in 1981 after settling in Alfreton, Derbyshire.[4]

References

  1. Cowdery, Rick & Curno, Mike (2009). Plymouth Argyle: Miscellany. Durrington: Pitch Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-905411-40-5.
  2. "Bob Wyllie". GoS–DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. "Bob Wyllie". www.thestags.freeserve.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  4. Brown, John (9 April 2004). "Blether with Brown - 9 April 2004". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 21 August 2008.

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