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 |
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Crystal Palace
|1971–72{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |
Aldershot (loan)
|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}} |19 |2 |2 |0 |2 |0 |23 |0 |
colspan="3" |Career total
!36 !2 !2 !0 !2 !0 !40 !0 |
Honours
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Hounslow
Category:People from Isleworth
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players
Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Category:Bath City F.C. players
Category:Aldershot F.C. players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:Isthmian League players
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