Bob Wyllie

Robinson Gourlay Nicholl "Bob" Wyllie (4 April 1929 – May 1981) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Bob Wyllie
Personal information
Full name Robinson Gourlay Nicholl Wyllie[1]
Date of birth (1929-04-04)4 April 1929
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death May 1981 (aged 52)
Place of death Alfreton, Derbyshire, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1953 Dundee United 86 (0)
1953–1956 Blackpool 13 (0)
1956–1958 West Ham United 13 (0)
1958–1959 Plymouth Argyle 5 (0)
1959–1962 Mansfield Town 92 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wyllie began his career with hometown club Dundee United and made nearly 100 league appearances before moving to English side Blackpool. After just eleven league appearances, Wyllie moved on to West Ham United and after a similar number of matches, moved on again, this time to Plymouth Argyle.[2] Playing in just a handful of matches at Plymouth, Wyllie saw out his career at Mansfield Town, becoming a regular at Field Mill[3] and by the time he retired from the senior game in 1962, he had made over 200 career league appearances.

Wyllie died in 1981 after settling in Alfreton, Derbyshire.[4]

References
  1. Cowdery, Rick & Curno, Mike (2009). Plymouth Argyle: Miscellany. Durrington: Pitch Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-905411-40-5.
  2. "Bob Wyllie". GoS–DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. "Bob Wyllie". thestags.freeserve.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  4. Brown, John (9 April 2004). "Blether with Brown – 9 April 2004". Evening Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  • Bob Wyllie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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