Bob McNab
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert McNab | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1966 | Huddersfield Town | 68 | (0) |
| 1966–1975 | Arsenal | 278 | (4) |
| 1975–1976 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | (0) |
| 1976 | San Antonio Thunder | 12 | (1) |
| 1976–1977 | Barnet | 16 | (1) |
| 1979 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 |
Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 390 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1968–1969 | England | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| 1983 |
Tacoma Stars | ||
| 1983–1985 |
Tacoma Stars (assistant) | ||
| 1985–1986 |
Tacoma Stars | ||
| 1994–1995 | San Jose Grizzlies (indoor) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Portsmouth (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert McNab (born 20 July 1943) is an English former
As a manager he was at the helm of
Club career
Born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, McNab started out at local club, Huddersfield Town, where he made close to seventy appearances. In October 1966 he was signed by Bertie Mee for Arsenal for £50,000.[2][3]
He made his debut for the club in a defeat to
With Arsenal he won the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In the back line alongside Pat Rice and Frank McLintock, McNab played 62 matches in Arsenal's Double-winning season, missing just two games, and winning a League and FA Cup Double in 1970–71.[2][3]
He missed much of the
McNab returned to full fitness, playing over 50 matches the following season. However, in
After leaving Arsenal, he at first played for
McNab went on to coach the Whitecaps and thereafter the
McNab later emigrated to
International career
McNab made his debut for England on 6 November 1968 against Romania. He made a sum total of four appearances for England. These caps came in home and away draws to Romania as well as a 3–1 win over Northern Ireland in Belfast and a 1–1 draw at Wembley against Bulgaria.[3]
Personal life
As well as being a footballer, Bob McNab was a media personality in the 1970s, appearing on the panel for ITV's coverage of the
McNab was injured for the majority of the 1971–72 season and was thus doubtful for the FA Cup semi final played at the neutral venue of Villa Park against Stoke City. This scenario was referenced in the film Fever Pitch, where Paul Ashworth correctly predicts part of the game's lineup with the line, "McNab won't play. Bertie Mee wouldn't risk him."[10]
Honours
Arsenal[1]
- Football League First Division: 1970–71
- FA Cup: 1970–71; runner-up: 1971–72[11]
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1969–70
References
- ^ a b "Bob McNab". Eurosport.com.
- ^ a b c d "Bob McNab". Arsenal.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Bob McNab". England Football Online.com.
- ^ "Bob McNab". Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "MCNAB BACK AS COACH; GOODWIN RETURNS TO FRONT OFFICE", THE SEATTLE TIMES, 6 March 1985
- ^ "Florida millionaire set to buy Pompey". The Guardian. London. 12 May 1999. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ "Dougan and Allison, the World Cup panel beaters, boldly went where no footballers had gone before". The Independent. London. 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ Izzard, Bryan (25 March 1973), The Football Match (Comedy), Reg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis, Anna Karen, London Weekend Television (LWT), retrieved 25 December 2020
- ^ "Harmony in Huddersfield". BBC. 20 January 2003. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Fever Pitch (1997) Movie Script". Subs like Script. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ISBN 0354 09018 6.
External links
- Bob McNab's FA Profile
- Bob McNab's NASL/MISL Stats
- Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.