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Black Players Used by Bobby Robson
 

Bobby Robson, since his first match in charge, no. 570, has used 14 different black players, Viv Anderson, John Barnes, Luther Blissett, Mark Chamberlain, John Fashanu, Ricky Hill, Paul Parker, Cyrille Regis, David Rocastle, Brian Stein, Danny Thomas, Michael Thomas, Danny Wallace and Des Walker.  He used them on 160 different occasions.  Since the 12 players he used against Denmark on 22 September 1982, Bobby Robson has used 1237 players in his 95 matches in charge. Robson's usage of black players made up 12.93% of his players used.

Season 1982-83
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %

570

22-Sep-1982

 Denmark Idraetsparken, Křbenhavn ECP 2 2 1/12 8.33
Ricky Hill becomes the fourth black player capped, and Bobby Robson's first, as an 83rd minute substitute.

571

13-Oct-1982

 West Germany Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 2 3/14 21.43
Ricky Hill and Cyrille Regis started, Luther Blissett came on as an 81st minute substitute for Regis.

573

15-Dec-1982

 Luxembourg Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 9 0 2/13 15.38
Luther Blissett became the first black player to score, scoring a hat-trick.  Mark Chamberlain was a 65th minute substitute, and also a goalscorer.

574

23-Feb-1983

 Wales Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 2 1 1/11 9.09
Luther Blissett wins his third cap.

575

30-Mar-1983

 Greece Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 0 0 1/13 7.69
Luther Blissett wins his fourth cap as a 72nd minute substitute.

576

27-Apr-1983

 Hungary Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 2 0 1/11 9.09
Luther Blissett wins his fifth cap.

577

28-May-1983

 Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast BC 0 0 2/12 16.67
John Barnes replaced Luther Blissett as a 69th minute substitute.

578

01-Jun-1983

 Scotland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 2 0 1/13 7.69
Luther Blissett came on as a half-time substitute.

579

12-Jun-1983

 Australia Cricket Ground, Sydney F 0 0 3/13 23.08
Danny Thomas and Luther Blissett start, Blissett was substituted in the 59th minute, John Barnes came on after 69 minutes.

580

15-Jun-1983

 Australia Lang Park, Brisbane F 1 0 1/12 8.33
John Barnes started his first England game.

581

19-Jun-1983

 Australia Olympic Park, Melbourne F 1 1 3/14 21.43
John Barnes started, Danny Thomas was a half-time substitute, and Luther Blissett was a 69th minute substitute.
Season 1983-84
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %

582

21-Sep-1983

 Denmark Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 0 1 3/13 23.08
John Barnes started,  substituted by Mark Chamberlain in the 77th minute.  Luther Blissett was also a 77th minute substitute.

583

12-Oct-1983

 Hungary Népstadion, Budapest ECP 3 0 1/12 8.33
Luther Blissett started, substituted in the 74th minute.

584

16-Nov-1983

 Luxembourg Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City ECP 4 0 1/12 8.33
John Barnes was a 24th minute substitute.

585

29-Feb-1984

 France Parc des Princes, Paris F 0 2 2/13 15.38
Brian Stein started, substituted in the 78th minute.  John Barnes was also a 78th minute substitute.

586

04-Apr-1984

 Northern Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London BC 1 0 1/11 9.09
Viv Anderson was the only black player in his first match for nearly 2 years.

587

02-May-1984

 Wales 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham BC 0 1 1/13 7.69
Luther Blissett was a 77th minute substitute.

588

26-May-1984

 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow BC 1 1 3/13 23.08
Luther Blissett, John Barnes & Mark Chamberlain all started, Chamberlain was substituted in the 74th minute.

589

02-Jun-1984

 U.S.S.R. Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 0 2 3/13 23.08
Luther Blissett, John Barnes & Mark Chamberlain all started, Barnes was substituted in the 66th minute.

590

10-Jun-1984

 Brazil Estádio Maracană, Rio de Janeiro F 2 0 2/12 16.67
John Barnes & Mark Chamberlain start, Barnes scored his wonder goal.

591

13-Jun-1984

 Uruguay Estadio Centenario, Montevideo F 0 2 2/12 16.67
John Barnes & Mark Chamberlain started.

592

17-Jun-1984

 Chile Estadio Nacional, Santiago F 0 0 2/11 18.18
John Barnes & Mark Chamberlain started.
Season 1984-85
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %

593

12-Sep-1984

 East Germany Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 0 1/13 7.69
John Barnes started.

594

17-Oct-1984

 Finland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 5 0 2/13 15.38
John Barnes started.  Mark Chamberlain was a 75th minute substitute.

595

14-Nov-1984

 Turkey Inönü Stadyumu İstanbul WCP 8 0 2/13 15.38
Viv Anderson & John Barnes both started and both scored.

596

27-Feb-1985

 Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast WCP 1 0 2/12 16.67
Viv Anderson & John Barnes both started.

597

26-Mar-1985

 Republic of Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 1 1/13 7.69
Viv Anderson started.

598

01-May-1985

 Romania Stadionul 23 August, Bucuresti WCP 0 0 2/13 15.38
Viv Anderson & John Barnes started, Barnes was substituted in the 73rd minute.

599

22-May-1985

 Finland Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP 1 1 2/12 16.67
Viv Anderson & John Barnes started.

600

25-May-1985

 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow T/C 0 1 2/13 15.38
Viv Anderson & John Barnes started, Barnes was substituted in the 63rd minute.

601

06-Jun-1985

 Italy Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico T/C 1 2 1/14 7.14
John Barnes was a 69th minute substitute.

602

09-Jun-1985

 Mexico Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico T/C 0 1 2/14 14.29
Viv Anderson & John Barnes started, Barnes was substituted in the 70th minute.

603

12-Jun-1985

 West Germany Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico T/C 3 0 1/13 7.69
John Barnes was a 59th minute substitute.

604

16-Jun-1985

 U.S.A. Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles F 5 0 2/15 13.33
Viv Anderson started.  John Barnes was a substitute.
Season 1985-86
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %

605

11-Sep-1985

 Romania Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 1 1 1/13 7.69
John Barnes was a 69th minute substitute.

608

29-Jan-1986

 Egypt Nasser Stadium, Cairo F 4 0 2/14 14.29
Danny Wallace started and scored, Ricky Hill was an 80th minute substitute.

609

26-Feb-1986

 Israel Ramat-Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv F 2 1 1/14 7.14
John Barnes was an 80th minute substitute.

610

26-Mar-1986

 U.S.S.R. Dynamo Stadion, Tbilisi F 1 0 1/13 7.69
Viv Anderson started.

612

17-May-1986

 Mexico Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, U.S.A. F 3 0 2/15 13.33
Viv Anderson started.  John Barnes was a 71st minute substitute.

613

24-May-1986

 Canada Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia F 1 0 1/15 6.67
John Barnes was a 73rd minute substitute.

618

22-Jun-1986

 Argentina Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico WCF 1 2 1/13 7.69
John Barnes was a 73rd minute substitute.
Season 1986-87
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %

619

10-Sep-1986

 Sweden Söderstadion, Stockholm F 0 1 2/13 15.38
Viv Anderson & John Barnes started, Barnes was substituted in the 58th minute.

620

15-Oct-1986

 Northern Ireland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 3 0 1/12 8.33
Viv Anderson started.

621

12-Nov-1986

 Yugoslavia Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 2 0 1/13 7.69
Viv Anderson started and scored.

622

18-Feb-1987

 Spain Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid F 4 2 1/13 7.69
Viv Anderson started.

623

01-Apr-1987

 Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast ECP 2 0 1/12 8.33
Viv Anderson started.

624

29-Apr-1987

 Turkey Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir ECP 0 0 2/13 15.38
Viv Anderson started, John Barnes was a 75th minute substitute.

625

19-May-1987

 Brazil Empire Stadium, Wembley, London T/C 1 1 1/12 8.33
John Barnes started.
Season 1987-88
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %

627

09-Sep-1987

 West Germany Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf F 1 3 2/14 14.29
Viv Anderson & John Barnes started.

628

14-Oct-1987

 Turkey Empire Stadium, Wembley, London ECP 8 0 2/13 15.38
John Barnes started and scored twice, Cyrille Regis was a 73rd minute substitute.

629

11-Nov-1987

 Yugoslavia Stadion JNA, Beograd ECP 4 1 1/13 7.69
John Barnes started and scored.

630

17-Feb-1988

 Israel Ramat-Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv F 0 0 1/13 7.69
John Barnes started.

631

23-Mar-1988

 Netherlands Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 2 1/14 7.14
John Barnes started.

632

27-Apr-1988

 Hungary Népstadion, Budapest F 0 0 1/14 7.14
Viv Anderson started.

633

21-May-1988

 Scotland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London T/C 1 0 1/12 8.33
John Barnes started.

634

24-May-1988

 Colombia Empire Stadium, Wembley, London T/C 1 1 2/13 15.38
Viv Anderson & John Barnes started.

635

28-May-1988

 Switzerland Stade Olympique, Lausanne F 1 0 1/15 6.67
John Barnes started.

636

12-Jun-1988

 Republic of Ireland Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany ECF 0 1 1/13 7.69
John Barnes started.

637

15-Jun-1988

 Netherlands Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, West Germany ECF 1 3 1/13 7.69
John Barnes started.

638

18-Jun-1988

 U.S.S.R. Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany ECF 1 3 1/13 7.69
John Barnes started.
Season 1988-89
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %

639

14-Sep-1988

 Denmark Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 0 2/15 13.33
David Rocastle started.  Des Walker was a 65th minute substitute.

640

19-Oct-1988

 Sweden Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 0 0 2/13 15.38
John Barnes started, substituted in the 79th minute.  Des Walker was a 64th minute substitute.

641

16-Nov-1988

 Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh F 1 1 2/14 14.29
David Rocastle & Michael Thomas started.  Thomas was substituted in the 80th minute.

642

08-Feb-1989

 Greece Olympiako Stadio 'Spyros Louis', Athína F 2 1 3/12 25.00
Des Walker, David Rocastle & John Barnes started.  Barnes scored.

643

08-Mar-1989

 Albania Stadiumi Kombetar "Qemal Stafa Stadium", Tiranë WCP 2 0 3/13 23.08
Des Walker, David Rocastle & John Barnes started.  Barnes scored.

644

26-Apr-1989

 Albania Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 5 0 3/13 23.08
Des Walker & David Rocastle started.  Rocastle was substituted in the 66th minute.  Paul Parker was a 76th minute substitute.

645

23-May-1989

 Chile Empire Stadium, Wembley, London T/C 0 0 3/12 25.00
Des Walker, Paul Parker & John Fashanu started.  Fashanu was substituted in the 71st minute.

646

27-May-1989

 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow T/C 2 0 2/13 15.38
Des Walker & John Fashanu started.  Fashanu was substituted in the 32nd minute.

647

03-Jun-1989

 Poland Empire Stadium, Wembley, London WCP 3 0 3/13 23.08
Des Walker & John Barnes started.  Barnes scored.  David Rocastle was a 75th minute.

648

07-Jun-1989

 Denmark Idrćtsparken, Křbenhavn F 1 1 4/15 26.67
Des Walker, Paul Parker, David Rocastle & John Barnes started.  Barnes was substituted at half-time.
Season 1989-90
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Used %

649

06-Sep-1989

 Sweden Rĺsunda Stadion, Solna WCP 0 0 3/13 23.08
Des Walker & John Barnes started.  Barnes substituted in the 76th minute by David Rocastle.

650

11-Oct-1989

 Poland Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP 0 0 2/11 18.18
Des Walker & David Rocastle started.

651

15-Nov-1989

 Italy Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 0 0 2/16 12.50
Des Walker & John Barnes started.

652

13-Dec-1989

 Yugoslavia Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 2 1 4/16 25.00
Des Walker, Paul Parker, David Rocastle & Michael Thomas all started.  Rocastle & Thomas substituted after 67 minutes.

653

28-Mar-1990

 Brazil Empire Stadium, Wembley, London F 1 0