Bobby Goldthorpe

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bobby Goldthorpe

| fullname = Robert James Goldthorpe

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|12|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Osterley, England

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1967

| youthclubs1 = Brentford

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–1968

| youthclubs2 = Fulham

| youthyears3 = 1968–1972

| youthclubs3 = Crystal Palace

| years1 = 1972

| clubs1 = Crystal Palace

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1972–1976

| clubs2 = Charlton Athletic

| caps2 = 79

| goals2 = 0

| years3 =

| clubs3 = → Bath City (loan)

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1976

| clubs4 = → Aldershot (loan)

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1976–1977

| clubs5 = Brentford

| caps5 = 19

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 1977–1978

| clubs6 = Hayes

| caps6 = 50

| goals6 = 0

}}

Robert James Goldthorpe (born 6 December 1950) is an English retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Brentford, Aldershot and Crystal Palace as a centre back.{{Hugman|7407|accessdate=30 October 2016}}{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |page=67}}{{Cite book |last=Croxford |first=Mark |title=The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies |last2=Lane |first2=David |last3=Waterman |first3=Greville |publisher=Legends Publishing |year=2011 |isbn=978-1906796709 |location=Sunbury, Middlesex |page=279}}{{Cite web |title=All time list of Bath City FC players |url=https://www.bathcityfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/players_bath_city_310718.xlsx |access-date=22 August 2019}}

Personal life

During his spell with Hayes in 1977 and 1978, Goldthorpe lived in Upper Norwood and was a representative for an insurance company.{{Cite web |title=Gilson – Gordon |url=http://www.hyufc.com/features/a_z/hfc/gilson-gordon.html |access-date=30 October 2016 |website=Hayes & Yeading United FC: The Official Website}}

Career statistics

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |FA Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

Crystal Palace

|1971–72{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

|First Division

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

Aldershot (loan)

|1975–76

|Third Division

|16

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|16

|0

Brentford

|1976–77{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=394}}

|Fourth Division

|19

|2

|2

|0

|2

|0

|23

|0

colspan="3" |Career total

!36

!2

!2

!0

!2

!0

!40

!0

Honours

Charlton Athletic

  • Football League Third Division third-place promotion: 1974–75{{Cite web |date=17 July 2017 |title=Players F – H |url=https://cafcfactsstats.com/players-f-h/ |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=CAFC Facts & Stats |language=en}}

References