Bob Bolder
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert John Bolder | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Dover, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dover | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1983 | Sheffield Wednesday | 224 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Sunderland | 22 | (0) |
| 1986–1993 | Charlton Athletic | 196 | (0) |
| 1994 | Margate | ? | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 31 | (0) |
| Total | 473 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert John Bolder (born 2 October 1958) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]
He started his career with local team Dover F.C. before moving to Sheffield Wednesday at the age of just 19. He played over 200 games whilst at Hillsborough.[2] In 1983, he started a two-year stint as back-up for Bruce Grobbelaar at Liverpool. He won the European Cup in 1984, being placed on the substitutes bench in the final.[3]
He left Liverpool in 1985 for a brief spell with Sunderland before joining Charlton Athletic a year later. He established himself as first choice 'keeper for the Addicks for seven years. He was forced to retire from professional football in 1993 and had spells in non-league football with Dagenham & Redbridge and Margate. He has since returned to Charlton as part of their work in the community scheme. He regularly plays in goal for the Liverpool Masters team.
Honours
[edit]- Liverpool
- Football League First Division (1): 1983–84
- League Cup (1): 1983–84
- European Cup (1): 1983–84
References
[edit]- ^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 316. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
- ^ a b "Bob Bolder". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "'I show them my European medal'". Liverpoolfc.com. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
External links
[edit]- Bob Bolder at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Profile at LFCHistory.net
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Dover, Kent
- Footballers from Kent
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Dover F.C. players
- UEFA Champions League–winning players
- English football goalkeeper stubs