Opposition Player Profile: Bobby Gould

Full Name: Robert Hewitt Gould

Born: Wednesday, 12th June 1946
Place of birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England


Bobby was hired as assistant manager to Geoff Hurst in 1979, a position he held until the summer of 1981. When Hurst was sacked before the end of the 80/81 season, Gould took caretaker charge for the remaining 2 games of the season (defeats away at Swansea and home to Notts County).

He departed shortly after the end of the season and moved into management in his own right, taking charge of Bristol Rovers (twice), Coventry (twice), Wimbledon, West Brom, Cardiff City, and Wales to name a few.

Competitive Goals & Cards Against Chelsea

Comp	Date	Home			Away	Att
League	27th Apr 1972	West Bromwich Albion	4	0	Chelsea	18,489
League	26th Dec 1973	Chelsea	2	4	West Ham United	26,982
League	21st Dec 1974	Chelsea	1	1	West Ham United	34,969
League	11th Dec 1976	Chelsea	3	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	36,137