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Bobby Gould

Bobby Gould, English footballer and manager

Born
June 12, 1946
Age in 2026
80
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1946

About Bobby Gould

Robert Alfred Gould (born 12 June 1946) is an English former footballer and manager. As a striker, Gould started his career at Coventry City, and played at Arsenal, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich Albion, Bristol City, West Ham, and Bristol Rovers. He helped the Sky Blues win the Second Division title in 1966–67. With West Ham United, he picked up a winners' medal in the 1975 FA Cup Final as a non-playing substitute. He also helped Wolverhampton to win the Second Division title in 1976–77. As a coach, Gould led the Norwegian side Aalesunds FK, Bristol Rovers, Coventry City, Wimbledon, Queen's Park Rangers, and West Bromwich Albion. Gould is most known for his achievements with Wimbledon. In his first season, the unfancied Wimbledon beat Liverpool to clinch the 1988 FA Cup final at Wembley. Gould later became coach of the Welsh national team for 4 years. Gould was the manager and general manager of Cardiff City, as well as the manager of Cheltenham Town and Weymouth. Gould is also a regular presenter and pundit on Talksport, and appears each Friday on the Andy Goldstein Sports Bar programme. He made his Albion debut at home to Ipswich Town in the same month, and partnering Jeff Astle in attack, went on to score 12 goals in his first season at the Hawthorns. He could not hold down a regular place in the Arsenal first team, although he did score a headed goal in the 1969 League Cup Final against Swindon Town, to send the game into extra time; Arsenal went on to lose 3–1.

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Bobby Gould timeline

  1. He could not hold down a regular place in the Arsenal first team, although he did score a headed goal in the 1969 League Cup Final against Swindon Town, to send the game into extra time; Arsenal went on to lose 3–1.
  2. In his first season, the unfancied Wimbledon beat Liverpool to clinch the 1988 FA Cup final at Wembley.

The world when Bobby Gould was born

Bobby Gould was born in 1946. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1946

  • #1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
  • Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
  • Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
  • Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
  • Defining fadBaby boom begins
  • Notable inventionTupperware
  • World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bobby Gould's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19462026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,600$435,000
Average income$4,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population141.4M341 million

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