Bobby Fisher (footballer)

Bobby Fisher
Personal information
Full name Robert Paul Fisher[1]
Date of birth (1956-08-03) 3 August 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Wembley, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1982 Orient 314 (4)
1982–1984 Cambridge United 42 (0)
1984–1986 Brentford 45 (0)
1986–1987 Maidstone United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Paul Fisher (born 3 August 1956) is an English retired professional footballer, best remembered for his 9 years as a right back in the Football League with Orient, for whom he made 350 appearances and was captain. After leaving Orient in 1982, Fisher played for Cambridge United and Brentford, before dropping into non-League football. He later moved into coaching and television.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hugman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1976). Rothmans Football Yearbook. 1976–77. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1.