Bob Wilson (footballer, born 1941)

Bob Wilson
OBE
Wilson in 2009
Personal information
Full name Robert Primrose Wilson
Date of birth (1941-10-30) 30 October 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 Wolverhampton Wanderers[1] 0 (0)
1963–1974 Arsenal 310 (0)
International career
1971 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Primrose Wilson OBE (born 30 October 1941) is a former Scotland international football goalkeeper and later broadcaster.[2]

As a player, Wilson spent 11 years at Arsenal, where he made over 300 appearances. He also featured as a youth and senior international for Scotland. After retiring as a player, he turned to coaching and broadcasting, presenting football programmes on television for 28 years until 2002. Wilson also founded the Willow Foundation charity in memory of his daughter.[2]

  1. ^ "Bob Wilson OBE And His Molineux Years". wolvesheroes.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Arsenal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).