Bobby Tambling
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Victor Tambling | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Storrington, Sussex, England | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1957–1959 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1970 | Chelsea | 302 | (164) |
1970–1973 | Crystal Palace | 68 | (12) |
1973–1977 | Cork Celtic | 82 | (39) |
1977–1978 |
Waterford | 13 | (8) |
1978–1979 | Shamrock Rovers | 5 | (0) |
1978–1979 |
Cork Alberts | 15 | (2) |
Total | 479 | (263) | |
International career | |||
1962–1966 | England | 3 | (1) |
1977–1978 | League of Ireland XI | 2 | (?) |
Managerial career | |||
1974–1977 | Cork Celtic | ||
1984 | Cork City | ||
19?? –20?? | Crosshaven F.C. | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Victor Tambling (born 18 September 1941) is an English former professional
Playing career
Chelsea
A talented schoolboy footballer who played for England schoolboys, his signature as a professional player was sought out by several teams including Reading, Wolverhampton Wanderers and the club he supported as a boy, Blackpool. Having met scout Jimmy Thompson and manager Ted Drake Tambling joined Chelsea as a fifteen-year-old in 1957.[1] He made his debut, aged seventeen in 1959 scoring in a 3–2 win against West Ham United.[2] Two years later, following the transfer of Jimmy Greaves to AC Milan, he became Chelsea's main striker and was their leading goal scorer for five seasons in the 1960s. Forming a partnership with Barry Bridges, Tambling was made club captain in 1962 by manager Tommy Docherty after Chelsea's relegation to the Second Division. With Docherty adding new players Terry Venables and Peter Bonetti Chelsea made an immediate return to the top flight with Tambling as their top scorer as he was in their first season back in the top division.[3]
In 1965 he was a member of the team which won the
In 2004, Tambling had a suite named after him at
Despite suffering fromCrystal Palace
Following his £40,000 transfer, Tambling played only three games for Crystal Palace during the 1969–70 season (this does not make sense in the context of: "He played only seven games for Chelsea in the 1969–70 season and was not selected for the 1970 FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Leeds United. At the end of the season he transferred to Crystal Palace") as a result of several injuries. The following two seasons saw him play 66 games scoring seventeen goals however seasons 1972–73 and 1973–74 saw only seven games and no goals.
Ireland
In 1973 Tambling quit
International career
England
Between 1962 and 1966 Tambling made 3 international appearances for
League of Ireland XI
Tambling also played for the
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup
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Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 1958–59 | First Division | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
1959–60 | First Division | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||||
1960–61 | First Division | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 28 | 12 | ||
1961–62 | First Division | 34 | 20 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 35 | 22 | |||
1962–63 | Second Division | 40 | 35 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 44 | 37 | |||
1963–64 | First Division | 37 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 38 | 19 | ||
1964–65 | First Division | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | – | 45 | 25 | ||
1965–66 | First Division | 26 | 16 | 6 | 5 | – | 10[a] | 2 | 42 | 23 | ||
1966–67 | First Division | 36 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | 46 | 28 | ||
1967–68 | First Division | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 15 | ||
1968–69 | First Division | 38 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 50 | 19 | |
1969–70 | First Division | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 302 | 164 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 370 | 202 |
- ^ a b Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Honours
- Chelsea
- 1964–65
- Cork Celtic
References
- General
- Bobby Tambling at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Specific
- ^ "Royalty on the King's Road". Irish Examiner. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Chelsea v West Ham United 7 February 1959". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Bobby Tambling". Chelsea Fancast. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "1967 FA Cup Final". mehstg.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Bobby Tambling". chelseafc.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Aston Villa v Chelsea 17 September 1966". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Smith, Ben. "Bobby Tambling: Chelsea 'great' Frank Lampard proved me wrong". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Tambling suite". Cfc.com. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Nachrani, Sachin (18 March 2013). "Frank Lampard's 200th goal puts Chelsea's Bobby Tambling back in focus". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Relationship between two Chelsea legends: Bobby Tambling and Frank Lampard" Archived 1 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine, HamroFootball website, 29 April 2013
- The Daily Express, 29 April 2013
- ^ Chelsea 2-0 Swansea City report, from TheChelseaChronicle website
- ^ "Bobby Tambling Crystal Palace". holmesdale.net. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Waterford Unitedwebsite
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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- ^ "France v England 27 February 1963". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Bobby Tambling". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "irishtimes.com". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Robert Victor Tambling from TheBounder's Chelsea statistics website
External links
- Interview with Charlie Cooke, where he talks about "Chelsea's all-time leading scorer", 13 March 2012
- Relationship between two Chelsea legends: Bobby Tambling and Frank Lampard | Barclays Premier League, La Liga,Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 : News, Previews, Match Highlights and Full Match with Barun Pandey, where he talks about "relationship between Tambling and Lampard", 29 April 2013