Birth of Bobby Robert William Robson
Birth of "Bobby" Robert William Robson
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"Bobby" Robert William Robson Biography and Timeline
Follow "Bobby" Robert William Robson through 45 dated historical records for Great Britain.
"Bobby" Robert William Robson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
45Distinct records
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1933–2007Years on this page
1933
1950
Debut
Robson makes his debut for Fulham, recently promoted to the First Division, in a match against Sheffield Wednesday
1956
Transfer
Signs for Vic Buckinghams West Bromwich Albion, the transfer fee of œ25,000 is a club record for Albion at the time
1957
Debut
Makes his international debut in a victory against France, scoring twice in a 4-0 victory, goes on to win 20 caps
1962
Transfer
Returns to Fulham after a disagreement with Albion vice-chairman Jim Gaunt over his salary
World Cup Withdrawal
Withdraws from England's 1962 World Cup squad after suffering an ankle injury before the tournament.
1967
Transfer
Leaves Fulham and accepts a three-year deal with Canadas Vancouver Royals
Manager
Appointed player-manager in Vancouvers inaugural 1967-68 season in the North American Soccer League and believes it "...was a chance too good to miss"
1968
Manager
Appointed Manager at Fulham
1969
Manager
Moves on to Ipswich Town where he establishes his reputation as a successful manager
1973
Texaco Cup
Wins the Texaco Cup
1978
Ipswich Town FA Cup Victory
Manages Ipswich Town to a 1-0 FA Cup final victory over Arsenal.
1982
Manager
Bobby Robson is appointed coach of the English national football team and selects former West Bromwich Albion team-mate Don Howe as his chief coach
Manager
Robsons first game in charge sees immediate controversy, as he drops Kevin Keegan for the match against Denmark; this leads to Robson being spat on by Newcastle United supporters
1990
CBE
Awarded the CBE
Manager
Before the 1990 World Cup, the FA told Robson that they would not renew his contract as England manager, so he moved on to The Netherlands to coach PSV Eindhoven.
1991
Dutch League
PSV win the Dutch league
1992
Manager
Bobby Robson moves to Sporting Lisbon where his Portuguese interpreter is a young Jose Mourinho, future F.C. Porto and Chelsea manager
Football Writers Association
Wins the 1992 Football Writers Association Tribute Award for an outstanding contribution to the national game
1994
Manager
Sporting Lisbons rivals, F.C. Porto, hire Robson, with Mourinho appointed as his assistant manager
Portuguese Cup
Porto beat Robsons former club, Sporting Lisbon, in the Portuguese Cup final
1995
Portuguese League
Porto win the Portuguese League
1996
Manager
Robson takes over at Barcelona, where once again his assistant is Mourinho, Robson had made Mourinhos move with him to Camp Nou a condition of his employment
1997
European Cup Winners Cup
Barcelona win the Spanish Cup, Spanish Super Cup and European Cup Winners Cup
European Manager of the Year
Winner of the European Manager of the Year
Spanish Cup
Barcelona win the Spanish Cup, Spanish Super Cup and European Cup Winners Cup
Spanish Super Cup
Barcelona win the Spanish Cup, Spanish Super Cup and European Cup Winners Cup
1998
Manager
Robson moves "upstairs" to the position of General Manager by Barcelona, with Louis van Gaal taking over the managerial reins
Manager
Returns to manage PSV Eindhoven on a short-term deal for the 1998-99 season
1999
Manager
Following the resignation of Ruud Gullit at Newcastle United, Robson moved to St James Park
Manager
Following the resignation of Ruud Gullit at Newcastle United, Robson moved to St James Park. In his first home match in charge, Newcastle defeat Sheffield Wednesday 8-0, still the club record home victory
2001
Sports Writers Association
Winner of the British Sports Writers Association Pat Besford Trophy for Outstanding Achievement
2002
Knighthood
Robson is knighted
2004
Manager
Dismissed by Freddy Shepherd, after a poor start to the Premier League season and alleged discontent in the dressing room
2005
Football Consultant
Appointed International Football Consultant for the Republic of Ireland
2006
Manager
Steve Staunton is appointed manager of the Republic of Ireland national team, with Robson named in a support role as International Football Consultant
Honorary President
Robson is named as honorary president of Ipswich Town Football Club
2007
Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBCs Sports Personality of the Year show in recognition of "his contribution as both player and manager in a career spanning more than half a century"
Sports Writers Association
Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBCs Sports Personality of the Year show in recognition of "his contribution as both player and manager in a career spanning more than half a century"
Health of "Bobby" Robert William Robson
Fifth diagnosis of cancer, consisting of cancerous nodules in both lungs, diagnosed as terminal in February 2007
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.