Robert "Bob" Primrose Wilson (born October 30, 1941 in Chesterfield, England) was a goalkeeper for Arsenal F.C. of the Football League from 1963 to 1974. He made over 300 appearances for Arsenal and two appearances for Scotland, the first Englishman since 1873 to do so. He also played for the England youth team. He is married and has three children. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Chesterfield is a market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... A goalkeeper leaves his feet to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal, or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... Template:C20YearInnTopic 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...

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Playing career

Wilson started late as a professional player as his father would not let him sign papers with Manchester United F.C. as he thought it wasn't a reasonable job while he was a youth and he then went on to Loughborough College for training as a teacher before signing for Arsenal in 1963. He had been playing non-league games for Wolves as an amateur and made his debut for Arsenal as an amateur, the last non professional to play in the top division, and the first amateur to have a transfer fee paid (around £6,500). Even then it was five years before he became the first choice keeper in 1968. In 1971 he was Arsenal's player of the year in their famous double winning season. Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford Football Ground located just outside the city boundaries of Manchester. ... Loughborough University is a higher education institution based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. ... Template:C20YearInnTopic 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux stadium. ... The word amateur has at least two connotations. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Double is a term in football, meaning to win a countrys top division and its main cup competition in the same season. ...

He became eligible to play for Scotland when the rules were changed in the 1970s to allow players to play for their parent's country of origin if they had not already played for their own country. Wilson was selected by Tommy Docherty for his two games but Docherty then left the position and the next manager preferred another English-born keeper: David Harvey of Leeds United. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Thomas Henderson Docherty (born Gorbals, Glasgow on August 24, 1928), usually known as Tommy Docherty or the Doc, is a Scottish former footballer and football manager. ...

As a student and teacher of goalkeeping, Wilson has identified his own signature technique as diving at his opponents' feet to save goals. This has caused him a number of injuries throughout his career.

Wilson also played goal without the use of goalkeeping gloves, something very rare at the time and completely unknown today.

Coaching Career

Wilson was goalkeeping coach for Arsenal during the period Pat Jennings, John Lukic, and David Seaman were goalkeepers. Patrick Anthony Jennings OBE (born June 12, 1945 in Newry, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish football player. ... Jovan John Lukic (born December 11, 1960) is an English former football goalkeeper. ... David Andrew Seaman MBE (born September 19, 1963) is an English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. ...

Broadcasting Career

After his football career he immediately became a football TV presenter working firstly for the BBC then for ITV until his retirement in 2002. During this period he was also immortalised in comic strip form when, despite a certain lack of plausibility due to his age, he spent a season playing for the fictional Melchester Rovers team in the Roy of the Rovers strip. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Current ITV logo. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Melchester Rovers is fictional soccer team that employed Roy Race in the British comic strip Roy of the Rovers. ... Roy of the Rovers was a British comic strip about the life and exploits of a fictional footballer named Roy Race, which ran in various publications from the 1950s until 2001. ...

Honours

• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winner, 1970
• Football League championship, 1970/71
• FA Cup winner, 1971