Bob Wardle
Personal information
Full name Robert Ian Wardle[1]
Date of birth (1955-03-05) 5 March 1955
Place of birth Halifax, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Bristol City 0 (0)
1974–1982 Shrewsbury Town 131 (0)
1982–1985 Liverpool 0 (0)
1983–1984 → Wrexham (loan) 13 (0)
1984 → Tranmere Rovers (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Ian Wardle (born 5 March 1955) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Wardle started his career at Bristol City, however he did not play a professional game before moving to Shrewsbury Town.[2]

At Shrewsbury, he would make 131 appearances in his eight years there, earning him a move to Liverpool, with Steve Ogrizovic going to Shrewbury in exchange.[3]

However, he did not make a first team appearance at Liverpool, with Bruce Grobbelaar being their first choice goalkeeper.[3] He was loaned out to Wrexham and Tranmere Rovers[1] before being forced to retire due to an eye injury.[4]

A testimonial match in his honour was held at Gay Meadow on 16 December 1986 where his former clubs Liverpool and Shrewsbury played one another. Steve Nicol scored both goals in a 2–0 victory for the visitors.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bob Wardle: Goalkeeper in club 1982 - 1985". leningrad62. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bob Wardle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Bob Wardle". lfchistory.net. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Understudies - the LFC keepers who never made it". liverpoolfc.tv. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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