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Bob McNab |
Arsenal FC
4 caps, 0 goals
P 4 W 1 D
3 L 0 F 5: A 3
*(actual F 5: A 3)
63% successful
1968-69
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 350 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Robert McNab |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
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Born |
20 July 1943 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire [registered in
Huddersfield, September 1943]. |
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Married |
to Carol Linton [registered in
Huddersfield, June 1965]. One daughter, Mercedes Alice, born in
British Colombia. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9", 11st.
6lbs [1969]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com |
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Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Began
playing football as a schoolboy in Huddersfield. He was spotted playing
for Mold Green Civic Youth Club FC by Huddersfield Town AFC, whom he
signed amateur forms with in 1961, turning professional in April 1962. His
defensive qualities were noted by Arsenal FC, who signed him
after 68 league appearances, in October
1966 for £40,000, a transfer fee record for a full-back. After
278 league appearances and his only four goals, Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC signed him on a free transfer in July 1975 and
after thirteen league appearances, he
joined NASL team San Antonio Thunder, playing
twelve league matches, scoring once. McNab returned to England
and Barnet FC in 1976. He returned to the NASL the following summer with
Vancouver Whitecaps, stepping up to becomie their player-coach. |
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Club honours |
Football League Cup runners-up 1967-68,
1968-69; Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winners
1969-70; FA Cup winners
1970-71, runners-up 1971-72; Football League Champions
1970-71; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (one appearance). |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
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Club(s) |
After
retiring from playing, McNab remained in a coaching role with Vancouver
Whitecaps, who were competing in the NASL in 1979. He went on to coach
Tacuma Stars of the MISL until he was sacked in 1986. He stelled in
Los Angeles and briefly coached San Jose Grizzlies, and also Portsmouth FC
in a caretaker capacity in December 1999 following the sacking of Alan
Ball. He relinquished the post a month later when Tony Pulis took the post
on a permanent basis. |
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Club honours |
None |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
854th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Full-back |
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First match |
No. 426, 6 November 1968,
Romania 0 England 0,
a friendly match at Stadionul
23 August, Bucureşti, aged 25 years
109 days. |
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Last match |
No. 430, 3 May 1969, Northern
Ireland 1 England 3, a British
Championship match at Windsor
Park, Belfast, aged 25 years 287 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championships 1968-69; |
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Team honours |
British Championships winners 1968-69; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Bob was a joiner by trade, but in the
1970's was reported to have two betting shops. Currently lives in Los
Angeles, where he is a property developer. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.164/5./Various Media |
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Bob McNab - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 6+ |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
350 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
None |
None |
|
Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Bob McNab
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
1 |
1 |
1.50 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
| All |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
0.75 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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Bob McNab
- Match Record - By Colour of Shirt |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
White |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1.667 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
Red |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
0.75 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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Bob McNab
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| Friendly |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
0.75 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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Bob McNab
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championships |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1968-69 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Bob McNab
- Match History |
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Club: Arsenal F.C. -
4 full caps |
Coach: Alf Ramsey - 4
full capsx
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Age 25 |
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1 |
426 |
6 November 1968
-
Romania 0 England 0,
Stadionul
23 August, Bucureşti |
Fr |
AD |
sub 10 |
? |
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2 |
427 |
11 December 1968
-
England 1 Bulgaria 1,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
Fr |
HD |
Start |
3 |
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3 |
428 |
15 January 1969
-
England 1 Romania 1,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
Fr |
HD |
Start |
3 |
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4 |
430 |
3 May 1969
-
Northern
Ireland 1 England 3, Windsor
Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
3 |
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- |
431 |
7 May 1969
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England 2 Wales 1, Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
HW |
squad/sub |
- |
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- |
432 |
10 May 1969
-
England 4 Scotland 1, Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
HW |
squad/sub |
- |
Notes
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