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England's Coaches/Managers -
Bobby Robson

95 matches in charge
65% successful
1982-1990

"I know I'm the best man for the job. My track record is better than any of the other people interested in managing England" - 7 July 1982

Notes

Bobby Robson - Biographical Facts

Full name Robert William Robson.

Born 18 February 1933 in Sacriston, County Durham.

Died 31 July 2009 at his home in County Durham, following a long battle with cancer, aged 76.

Playing Career

Club Wing half and inside forward; signed Fulham FC May 1950; transferred to West Bromwich Albion FC March 1956; transferred to Fulham FC August 1962; player/coach Vancouver Royals, Canada May 1967 to January 1968.

International England, 20 appearances, 4 goals, from Match No. 317, 27 November 1957, England 4 France 0, friendly match at Empire Stadium in Wembley to Match No. 357, 9 May 1962, England 3 Switzerland 1, friendly match at Empire Stadium in Wembley.

Managerial Career

Prior experience Fulham FC January to November 1968 (sacked); Ipswich Town January 1969 to July 1982.

England tenure Appointed manager 7 July 1982 effective September 1982; resigned following 1990 World Cup.

First England match Match No. 570, 22 September 1982, Denmark 2 England 2, European Championship preliminary match at Idraetsparken in Copenhagen.

Last England match Match No. 664, 7 July 1990, Italy 2 England 1, World Cup final tournament third-place match at Stadio San Nicola in Bari, Italy.

Major tournaments World Cup 1986 final tournament; European Championship 1988 final tournament; World Cup 1990 final tournament.

England team honours Semi-finalist and fourth-place in the World Cup 1990 final tournament; winners of the British Championship 1982-83; winners of the Rous Cup in 1986, 1988 and 1989.

Individual honours CBE for services to football in 1990; Football Writers' Association Tribute Award for outstanding contribution to the national game 1992; British Sports Writers' Association Pat Besford Trophy for Outstanding Achievement in 2001; knighted for services to football in 2002; Football Association Hall of Fame 2002.

Distinction Took England to the World Cup semi-finals for only the second time and for the only time outside England.

Backroom staff Robson chose Don Howe as his assistant and coach. Dr. Vernon Edwards continued to be team doctor. Fred Street was the physiotherapist with Norman Medhurst his assistant.

Matches in Which Bobby Robson Was In Charge of England

Season 1982-83

1 570 22 September 1982 Denmark 2 England 2 [0-1] Idrętsparken, Kųbenhavn ECP AD

2 571 13 October 1982 England 1 West Germany 2 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL

3 572 17 November 1982 Greece 0 England 3 [0-1] Kaftantzoglio Stadio, Thessaloniki ECP AW

4 573 15 December 1982 England 9 Luxembourg 0 [4-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW

5 574 23 February 1983 England 2 Wales 1 [1-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW

6 575 30 March 1983 England 0 Greece 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HD

7 576 27 April 1983 England 2 Hungary 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW

8 577 28 May 1983 Northern Ireland 0 England 0 [0-0] Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD

9 578 1 June 1983 England 2 Scotland 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW

10 579 12 June 1983 Australia 0 England 0 [0-0] Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney Fr AD

11 580 15 June 1983 Australia 0 England 1 [0-0] Lang Park, Milton, Brisbane Fr AW

12 581 19 June 1983 Australia 1 England 1 [1-1] Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Fr AD

Season 1983-84

13 582 21 September 1983 England 0 Denmark 1 [0-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HL

14 583 12 October 1983 Hungary 0 England 3 [0-3] Népstadion, Budapest AW

15 584 16 November 1983 Luxembourg 0 England 4 [0-2] Stade Municipal, Stad Lėtzebuerg AW

16 585 29 February 1984 France 2 England 0 [0-0] Parc des Princes, Paris Fr AL

17 586 4 April 1984 England 1 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London BC HW

18 587 2 May 1984 Wales 1 England 0 [1-0] Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham AL

19 588 26 May 1984 Scotland 1 England 1 [1-1] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AD

20 589 2 June 1984 England 0 U.S.S.R. 2 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL

21 590 10 June 1984 Brazil 0 England 2 [0-1] Estįdio Jornalista Mįrio Filho, Maracanć, Rio de Janeiro Fr AW

22 591 13 June 1984 Uruguay 2 England 0 [1-0] Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Fr AL

23 592 17 June 1984 Chile 0 England 0 [0-0] Estadio Nacional de Chile, Ńuńoa, Santiago Fr AD

Season 1984-85

593 12 September 1984 England 1 G.D.R. 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW

594 17 October 1984 England 5 Finland 0 [2-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HW

595 14 November 1984 Turkey 0 England 8 [0-3] Inönü Stadyumu, İstanbul AW

596 27 February 1985 Northern Ireland 0 England 1 [0-0] Windsor Park, Belfast AW

597 26 March 1985 England 2 Republic of Ireland 1 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW

598 1 May 1985 Romania 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti WCP AD

599 22 May 1985 Finland 1 England 1 [1-0] Olympiastadion, Helsinki AD

600 25 May 1985 Scotland 1 England 0 [0-0] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow T/C AL

601 6 June 1985 Italy 2 England 1 [0-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Śrsula, ciudad de México T/C NL

602 9 June 1985 Mexico 1 England 0 [1-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Śrsula, ciudad de México AL

603 12 June 1985 England 3 West Germany 0 [1-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Śrsula, ciudad de México NW

604 16 June 1985 U.S.A. 0 England 5 [0-2] The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles Fr AW

Season 1985-86

605 11 September 1985 England 1 Romania 1 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HD

606 16 October 1985 England 5 Turkey 0 [4-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW

607 13 November 1985 England 0 Northern Ireland 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HD

608 29 January 1986 Egypt 0 England 4 [0-2] Nasser Stadium, Cairo Fr AW

609 26 February 1986 Israel 1 England 2 [1-0] The National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv Fr AW

610 26 March 1986 U.S.S.R. 0 England 1 [0-0] Dinamo Stadion, Tbilisi, Georgia Fr AW

611 23 April 1986 England 2 Scotland 1 [2-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London T/C HW

612 17 May 1986 Mexico 0 England 3 [0-3] The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, U.S.A. Fr NW

613 24 May 1986 Canada 0 England 1 [0-0] Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia Fr AW

614 3 June 1986 Portugal 1 England 0 [0-0] Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey WCF NL

615 6 June 1986 England 0 Morocco 0 [0-0] Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey ND

616 11 June 1986 England 3 Poland 0 [3-0] Estadio Universitįrio de Nuevo León, Monterrey NW

617 18 June 1986 England 3 Paraguay 0 [1-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Śrsula, ciudad de México NW

618

22 June 1986
Argentina 2 England 1 [0-0] Estadio Azteca, Santa Śrsula, ciudad de México NL

Season 1986-87

619 10 September 1986 Sweden 1 England 0 [0-0] Söderstadion, Stockholm Fr AL

620 15 October 1986 England 3 Northern Ireland 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW

621 12 November 1986 England 2 Yugoslavia 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW

622 18 February 1987 Spain 2 England 4 [1-2] El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Fr AW

623 1 April 1987 Northern Ireland 0 England 2 [0-2] Windsor Park, Belfast ECP AW

624 29 April 1987 Turkey 0 England 0 [0-0] Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir AD

625 19 May 1987 England 1 Brazil 1 [1-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London T/C HD

626 23 May 1987 Scotland 0 England 0 [0-0] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AD

Season 1987-88

627 9 September 1987 West Germany 3 England 1 [2-1] Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf Fr AL

628 17 October 1987 England 8 Turkey 0 [4-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London ECP HW

629 11 November 1987 Yugoslavia 1 England 4 [0-4] Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Beograd AW

630 17 February 1988 Israel 0 England 0 [0-0] The National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv. Fr AD

631 23 Mar 1988 England 2 Netherlands 2 [1-2] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD

632 27 April 1988 Hungary 0 England 0 [0-0] Népstadion, Budapest Fr AD

633 21 May 1988 England 1 Scotland 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London T/C HW

634 24 May 1988 England 1 Colombia 1 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HD

635 28 May 1988 Switzerland 0 England 1 [0-0] Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne Fr AW

636 12 June 1988 England 0 Republic of Ireland 1 [0-1] Neckarstadion, Stuttgart ECF NL

637 15 June 1988 England 1 Netherlands 3 [0-1] Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf NL

638 18 June 1988 England 1 U.S.S.R. 3 [1-2] Waldstadion, Frankfurt NL

Season 1988-89

639 14 September 1988 England 1 Denmark 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW

640 19 October 1988 England 0 Sweden 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HD

641 16 November 1988 Saudi Arabia 1 England 1 [1-0] King Fahd II International Stadium, Riyadh Fr AD

642 8 February 1989 Greece 1 England 2 [1-1] Olympiako Stadio Athinas Spyros Louis, Athķna Fr AW

643 8 Mar 1989 Albania 0 England 2 [0-1] Stadiumi Kombetar, Tiranė WCP AW

644 26 April 1989 England 5 Albania 0 [2-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HW

645 23 May 1989 England 0 Chile 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London T/C HD

646 27 May 1989 Scotland 0 England 2 [0-1] Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AW

647 3 June 1989 England 3 Poland 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London WCP HW

648 7 June 1989 Denmark 1 England 1 [0-1] Idrętsparken, Kųbenhavn Fr AD

Season 1989-90

649 6 September 1989 Sweden 0 England 0 [0-0] Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms län WCP AD

650 11 October 1989 Poland 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadion Śląski, Chorzów AD

651 15 November 1989 England 0 Italy 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD

652 13 December 1989 England 2 Yugoslavia 1 [1-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW

653 28 Mar 1990 England 1 Brazil 0 [1-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW

654 25 April 1990 England 4 Czechoslovakia 2 [2-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW

655 15 May 1990 England 1 Denmark 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW

656 22 May 1990 England 1 Uruguay 2 [0-1] Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL

657 2 June 1990 Tunisia 1 England 1 [1-0] Stade Olympique El Menzah, Tunis Fr AD

658 11 June 1990 England 1 Republic of Ireland 1 [1-0] Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Sardinia WCF ND

659 16 June 1990 Netherlands 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Sardinia ND

660 21 June 1990 England 1 Egypt 0 [0-0] Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Sardinia NW

661 26 June 1990 England 1 Belgium 0 [0-0]
AET [0-0] Stadio Renato Dall' Ara, Bologna NW

662 1 July 1990 Cameroon 2 England 3 [0-1]
AET [2-2] Stadio San Paolo, Napoli NW

663 4 July 1990 West Germany 1 England 1 [0-0]
AET [1-1] & Penalties [4-3] Stadio Delle Alpi, Torino ND

664 7 July 1990 Italy 2 England 1 [0-0] Stadio San Nicola, Bari AL

Bobby Robson - Record - All Matches by Venue
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
Home	34	21	9	4	69	18	+51	7	21	2.029	0.529	75.0	+17
Away	44	19	17	8	62	26	+36	16	25	1.409	0.591	62.5	+11
Neutral	17	7	4	6	23	16	+7	4	8	1.353	0.941	52.9	+1
Total	95	47	30	18	154	60	+94	27	54	1.621	0.632	65.3	+29

Bobby Robson - Record - All Matches by Type
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts %	W/L
World Cup	26	12	11	3	46	11	+35	8	18	1.769	0.423	67.3	+9
European Championship	17	10	3	4	44	11	+33	4	11	2.588	0.647	67.6	+6
British Championship	6	3	2	1	6	3	+3	2	3	1.00	0.50	66.7	+2
Minor Tournament/Cup	11	4	4	3	11	7	+4	4	5	1.00	0.636	54.5	+1
Friendlies	35	18	10	7	47	28	+19	9	17	1.343	0.80	65.7	+11
All	95	47	30	18	154	60	+94	27	54	1.621	0.632	65.3	+29

Bobby Robson - Record - Major Tournament Matches
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts%	W/L
ECP 1984	8	5	2	1	23	3	+20	2	6	2.875	0.375	75.0	+4
WCP 1986	8	4	4	0	21	2	+19	2	6	2.625	0.25	75.0	+4
WCF 1986	5	2	1	2	7	3	+4	2	3	1.40	0.60	50.0	=0
ECP 1988	6	5	1	0	19	1	+18	1	5	3.167	0.167	91.7	+5
ECF 1988	3	0	0	3	2	7	-5	1	0	0.667	2.333	0.00	-3
WCP 1990	6	3	3	0	10	0	+10	3	6	1.667	0.00	75.0	+3
WCF 1990	7	3	3	1	8	6	+2	1	3	1.143	0.857	64.3	+2
All	43	22	14	7	90	22	+68	12	29	2.093	0.512	67.4	+15
Bobby Robson - Record - World Cup Matches
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts%	W/L
WCP Total	14	7	7	0	31	2	+29	5	12	2.214	0.143	75.0	+7
WCF Total	12	5	4	3	15	9	+6	3	6	1.25	0.75	58.3	+2
WC Total	26	12	11	3	46	11	+35	8	18	1.769	0.423	67.3	+9
Bobby Robson - Record - European Championship Matches
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts%	W/L
ECP Total	14	10	3	1	42	4	+38	3	11	3.00	0.286	82.1	+9
ECF Total	3	0	0	3	2	7	-5	1	0	0.667	2.333	0.00	-3
EC Total	17	10	3	4	44	11	+33	4	11	2.588	0.647	67.6	+6

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