Bob Wyllie

Bob Wyllie
Personal information
Full name	Robinson Gourlay Nicholl Wyllie
Date of birth	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
1949–1953	Dundee United
1953–1956	Blackpool
1956–1958	West Ham United
1958–1959	Plymouth Argyle
1959–1962	Mansfield Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

^ Cowdery, Rick & Curno, Mike (2009). Plymouth Argyle: Miscellany. Durrington: Pitch Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-905411-40-5.
^ "Bob Wyllie". GoS–DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ "Bob Wyllie". thestags.freeserve.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
^ 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.

External links

Bob Wyllie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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[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.

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