Bobby Saxton

Bobby Saxton

Personal information
Full name	Robert Saxton
Date of birth	6 September 1943 (1943-09-06)
Place of birth	Doncaster, England
Playing position	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Denaby United	?	(?)
1962–1968	Derby County	96	(1)
1968–1975	Plymouth Argyle	231	(7)
1975–1978	Exeter City	92	(3)
Teams managed
1977–1979	Exeter City
1979–1981	Plymouth Argyle
1981–1986	Blackburn Rovers
1987–1988	York City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Robert "Bobby" Saxton (born 6 September 1943 in Doncaster, England) is an English former footballer, manager and coach, now working as a scout for Sunderland F.C..

Biography

He managed Blackburn Rovers for five seasons after a playing career as a utility defender with several lower division clubs. During his managerial career, he also took charge of Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle and York City.

Managerial stats

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Exeter City		1 January 1977	5 January 1979	95	40	27	28	42.10
Plymouth Argyle		5 January 1979	31 May 1981	116	43	41	32	37.06
Blackburn Rovers		31 May 1981	30 December 1986	246	90	85	71	36.58
York City		9 June 1987	30 September 1988	62	11	36	15	17.74

External links

• Bobby Saxton management career stats at Soccerbase