Bobby Gould
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Hewitt Gould | ||
Date of birth | 12 June 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Coventry, Warwickshire, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1968 | Coventry City | 82 | (40) |
1968–1970 | Arsenal | 65 | (16) |
1970–1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | (18) |
1971–1972 | West Bromwich Albion | 52 | (18) |
1972–1973 | Bristol City | 35 | (15) |
1973–1975 | West Ham United | 51 | (15) |
1975–1977 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | (13) |
1977–1978 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | (12) |
1978–1979 | Hereford United | 45 | (13) |
Total | 440 | (160) | |
Managerial career | |||
1978 | Aalesunds FK | ||
1981 | Chelsea (caretaker) | ||
1981–1983 | Bristol Rovers | ||
1983–1984 | Coventry City | ||
1985–1987 | Bristol Rovers | ||
1987–1990 | Wimbledon | ||
1991–1992 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
1992–1993 | Coventry City | ||
1995–1999 | Wales | ||
2000 | Cardiff City | ||
2003 | Cheltenham Town | ||
2009 | Weymouth | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Hewitt "Bobby" Gould (born 12 June 1946) is an English former footballer and manager.
Early life
Gould was born in Wyken, Coventry, Warwickshire on 12 June 1946. He is the son of Henry Gould and Helen McKellar Gould (née Morton).[1] He spent his youth living in Wyken and attended Caludon Castle School for his secondary education.[1][2]
Playing career
Gould started his football career at
He moved to
Gould played no part in Arsenal's
In June 1970 Gould was transferred to
Gould joined
Management and coaching career
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Club management (1979–1993)
Gould joined Chelsea as assistant manager to Geoff Hurst in 1979. When Hurst was sacked in April 1981, Gould took charge of first team affairs for the final two games of the season, before leaving the club shortly afterwards.
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 he was sacked on 28 December 1984.[9] The highlight of this spell at Coventry came on 10 December 1983 when his unfancied Coventry side achieved a 4–0 win over Liverpool, the top English club side of the time who went on to win the league title, League Cup and European Cup that season. He made a swift return to management after accepting an offer to return to Bristol Rovers.
Gould is most famous for his achievements with
Gould remained with the Dons for two more seasons before quitting to make way for his assistant
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. 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. Ironically, Howe was working at Coventry by this time and the pair were joint managers, but Howe stepped down before the season began to leave Gould in sole charge.
He remained at Coventry City until October 1993, when he resigned despite defying all the odds and keeping them clear of relegation from the
International management (1995–1999)
His next stop was with the Welsh national team. He became national coach in June 1995 but quit four years later after their failure to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Gould was not at all 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,[12][13] as well as Mark Hughes. Gould also engaged in a wrestling bout with John Hartson.[14] 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.[15] 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 (2000–2003)
In August 2000, Gould was named as manager of Division Three side Cardiff City. But two months later he handed over his duties to Alan Cork and was promoted to the role of general manager. After seeing the Bluebirds win promotion at the end of 2000–01 he left Ninian Park to seek a return to management.[16]
Gould's final full-time managerial post came in February 2003 when he took over at Division Two strugglers Cheltenham Town.[17] 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.[18] 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.
Other roles in football (since 2004)
Gould is a regular presenter and pundit on talkSPORT Radio, and appears each Friday on the Andy Goldstein Sports Bar programme, where he is colloquially known as "The Gouldfather".[19]
Return to club football
Gould was appointed as manager of
Personal life
Married to Marjorie since 1968,
Honours
Player
- Coventry City[3]
- Arsenal
- 1969[7]
- Wolverhampton
- West Ham United
- 1975
- FA Charity Shield: Runner-up 1975
Manager
- Bristol Rovers
- Gloucestershire Cup: 1982, 1983
- Wimbledon
References
- ^ a b Gould, Bobby (13 June 2013). "Solid Gould: Meet the family who made me the man I am". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Notable Alumni". Caludon Castle School. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Bobby Gould Returns to Coventry Again Later This Month for Sphinx Date". CCFPA.co.uk.
- ^ "The Big Interview: Bobby Gould". Express and Star.com.
- ^ ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ "League Cup Final, March 15, 1969". football-England.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
- ^ a b "Feature: Bobby Gould". Arsenal.com.
- ^ "Arsenal Stats". thearsenalhistory.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "United, Arsenal get monkeys off their backs". Calgary Herald. 30 December 1984. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Bobby Gould on 1988 win". AFC Wimbledon.co.uk.
- ^ Bobby Gould, qpr.co.uk. Accessed 19 February 2024.(archived)
- ^ "Football Unites, Racism Divides • Racist incidents". Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ "An Englishman over the border". BBC News. 5 June 1999. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ "Gould defends Hartson Wales rumble". 19 October 2006.
- ^ Mills, Bill (6 September 1998). "Savage dismissal shocks team-mates". Sunday Mirror.
- ^ "Gould leaves Cardiff". BBC Sport. 2 July 2001. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- ^ "Robins appoint Gould". BBC Sport. 11 February 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- ^ "Gould quits Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- ^ "Bobby Gould". Talksport.com.
- ^ a b "Gould: It's the wife's fault". This is Bristol. 18 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
- ^ "Gould appointed Weymouth manager". BBC Sport. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "Matthew Gould". Spennymoor Town FC. Retrieved 14 June 2019.