Robert Appleby (15 January 1940 – 25 April 2024) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Appleby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Warkworth, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 April 2024 (aged 84) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amble Welfare | |||
| 1957–1960 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1967 | Middlesbrough | 99 | (0) |
| Hereford United | |||
| Carlisle United | |||
| Total | 99+ | (0+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Warkworth,[2] Appleby moved from Amble Welfare to Middlesbrough aged 17, initially playing with their Reserves before making his first-team debut in April 1960.[3] He was a first-team regular for two seasons, and made nearly 100 appearances before moving to Hereford United in 1967.[3] He also played for Carlisle United.[4]
Appleby was known for making bird noises during games,[3] and for having a shotgun in his van, which he once used to shoot pigeons over the training pitch.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Bob Appleby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Bob Appleby at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b c FC, Middlesbrough (25 April 2024). "Rest In Peace, Bob Appleby". Middlesbrough FC.
- ^ Bob Appleby at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Live, Teesside (9 August 2007). ""Of the games I played for Middlesbrough, it is the first game of the season when we put nine past Brighton in the 1958–59 season. Cloughie got five, I got two and Bill Harris got the other two."". Teesside Live.
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