Bobby Downes (footballer)

Bobby Downes
Personal information
Full name Robert David Downes[1]
Date of birth (1949-08-18) 18 August 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-back; left-winger
Youth career
West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
1967–1969 Peterborough United 26 (3)
1969–1974 Rochdale 174 (10)
1974–1980 Watford 199 (18)
1980–1982 Barnsley 43 (1)
1982–1984 Blackpool 28 (3)
Total 470 (35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert David Downes (born 18 August 1949) is an English former footballer, coach and manager. He started his playing career as a left-back, later becoming a left-winger. After starting his career at West Bromwich Albion, Downes played 470 games in the Football League for Peterborough United, Rochdale, Watford, Barnsley and Blackpool.[3] He won the Fourth Division title with Watford in 1977–78. He later worked as a coach at Blackpool, Aston Villa, Port Vale, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford, and Blackburn Rovers, before being appointed Head of Recruitment at Nottingham Forest in February 2013.

  1. ^ "Bobby Downes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 58. ISBN 0362020175.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference neilbrown was invoked but never defined (see the help page).