Bob Eccles

{{short description|English RL coach and former GB international rugby league footballer}}

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|name = Bob Eccles

|fullname = William Robert Eccles

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|07|10}}

|birth_place = St Helens, Lancashire, England

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|position = {{rlp|SR}}

|club1 = Warrington

|year1start = 1977

|year1end = 87

|appearances1 = 291

|tries1 = 119

|goals1 = 30

|fieldgoals1 = 8

|points1 = 469

|club2 = {{nowrap|Springfield Borough}}

|year2start = 1987

|year2end = 88

|appearances2 = 31

|tries2 = 4

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 3

|points2 = 19

|club3 = Chorley Borough

|year3start = 1988

|year3end = 89

|appearances3 = 10

|tries3 = 1

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 0

|points3 = 4

|club4 = Trafford Borough

|year4start = 1989

|year4end = 90

|appearances4 = 12+8

|tries4 = 1

|goals4 = 0

|fieldgoals4 = 0

|points4 = 4

|club5 = Rochdale Hornets

|year5start = 1991

|year5end = 92

|appearances5 = 21

|tries5 = 5

|goals5 = 15

|fieldgoals5 = 0

|points5 = 50

|club6 = Barrow

|year6start = 1992

|year6end = 94

|appearances6 = 53

|tries6 = 23

|goals6 = 4

|fieldgoals6 = 4

|points6 = 104

|club7 = {{nowrap|Chorley Chieftains}}

|year7start = 1995

|year7end = 96

|appearances7 = 2

|tries7 = 0

|goals7 = 0

|fieldgoals7 = 0

|points7 = 0

|teamA = Great Britain U-24

|yearAstart = 1978

|yearAend = 79

|appearancesA = 2

|triesA = 0

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 0

|teamB = Lancashire

|yearBstart = 1980

|yearBend = 85

|appearancesB = 3

|triesB = 2

|goalsB = 0

|fieldgoalsB = 0

|pointsB = 7

|teamC = Great Britain

|yearCstart = 1982

|yearCend =

|appearancesC = 1

|triesC = 0

|goalsC = 0

|fieldgoalsC = 0

|pointsC = 0

|coachteam1 = {{nowrap|Chorley Borough}}

|coachyear1start = 1990

|coachyear1end = 91

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|coachteam2 = {{nowrap|Blackpool Gladiators}}

|coachyear2start = 1992

|coachyear2end = 93

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|coachteam3 = {{nowrap|Chorley Chieftains}}

|coachyear3start = 1995

|coachyear3end = 96

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|coachteam4 = Rochdale Hornets

|coachyear4start = 1999

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|retired = yes

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bob-eccles/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/bob-eccles/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{Rugby league records |id=8855 |title=Bob Eccles |access-date=2 January 2024}}

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| relatives = Cliff Eccles (brother)

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William Robert "Bob" Eccles (born 10 July 1957) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington, Springfield Borough and Barrow, as a {{rlp|sr}}, and coached at club level for Chorley Borough and Rochdale Hornets.