Nobby Upton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robin Patrick Upton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1942[1] | ||
| Place of birth |
Lincoln , England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 195?–1959 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1966 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | (0) |
| 1966–196? | Crawley Town | 8 | (0) |
| 1968–1969 | Durban United | ||
| 1969–197? | East London Celtic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robin Patrick Upton (born 9 November 1942), commonly known as Nobby Upton, is an English former professional
Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]
Life and career
Upton was born in 1942 in
centre half the following season, broke his leg in late 1964, broke it again ahead of the 1965–66 campaign, and played just twice more for Brighton. He moved on to Crawley Town in September 1966, and tried his luck in South African football in 1968 with Durban United and then East London Celtic.[2][4][5] He quit football after injuring knee cartilage in the first minute of a trial with AFC Bournemouth, and then worked for a bakery, ran a mobile grocery business, and worked on the railway as ticket inspector and train manager.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Nobby Upton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ a b "Bad breaks hit Nobby's promising Albion days". The Argus. Brighton. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "We salute the men on the Cape border" (PDF). South African Soccer Monthly. Vol. 7, no. 5. September 1969. p. 7.
- ^ "East London's Napoleons" (PDF). South African Soccer Monthly. Vol. 7, no. 11. May 1970. p. 10.
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