Bobby Saxton
Appearance
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![]() Saxton in the dugout for Jody Craddock's testimonial match in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Saxton[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 September 1943||
Place of birth | Doncaster, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1962 | Denaby United | ||
1962–1968 | Derby County | 96 | (1) |
1968–1975 | Plymouth Argyle | 230 | (7) |
1975–1978 | Exeter City | 92 | (3) |
Total | 418 | (11) | |
Managerial career | |||
1977–1979 | Exeter City | ||
1979–1981 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
1981–1986 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
1987–1988 | York City | ||
1991 | Newcastle United (caretaker) | ||
1995-2002 | Sunderland (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Saxton (born 6 September 1943) is an English former professional footballer, manager and coach.
Career
[edit]Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire,[1] Saxton managed Blackburn Rovers for five seasons after a playing career as a utility defender with several lower division clubs.[citation needed] During his managerial career, he also took charge of Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle and York City.[citation needed] He later enjoyed a long career as a coach at various clubs including Manchester City, Newcastle United and Sunderland.[2]
Managerial statistics
[edit]Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Exeter City | 1 January 1977 | 5 January 1979 | 109 | 45 | 33 | 31 | 41.3 |
Plymouth Argyle | 5 January 1979 | 31 May 1981 | 134 | 48 | 37 | 49 | 35.8 |
Blackburn Rovers | 31 May 1981 | 30 December 1986 | 257 | 93 | 73 | 91 | 36.2 |
York City | 9 June 1987 | 30 September 1988 | 62 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 17.7 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bobby Saxton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Later coaching career".
External links
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Doncaster
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Denaby United F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Exeter City F.C. managers
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. managers
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. managers
- York City F.C. managers
- English Football League managers
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff
- Newcastle United F.C. non-playing staff
- Sunderland A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Blackpool F.C. non-playing staff