Gordon Bolland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Edward Bolland | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Boston, Lincolnshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boston United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1962 | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
| 1962–1964 | Leyton Orient | 63 | (19) |
| 1964–1968 | Norwich City | 105 | (29) |
| 1968–1969 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | (2) |
| 1969–1975 | Millwall | 244 | (62) |
| 1975–1977 | Boston United | 58 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Boston United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gordon Edward Bolland (born 12 August 1943 in Boston, Lincolnshire) is an English retired footballer and manager.
A striker, Bolland joined Londoners Chelsea as a teenager, and was a member of the sides which won the FA Youth Cup in 1960 and 1961, alongside the likes of Peter Bonetti, Ron Harris, Terry Venables and Bobby Tambling. Despite this, he only made two appearances for the first team and was released in March 1962, after which he signed for Leyton Orient.
Bolland played for Orient during their only season in the
player-manager of Boston United
. Bolland has one great grandson called Alfie Fountain who hopes to follow in his footsteps.
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