Bob Bolder

Robert John Bolder (born 2 October 1958) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.^[2]

Full name Robert John Bolder

Date of birth (1958-10-02) 2 October 1958 (age 67)

Place of birth Dover, England

Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)^[1]

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Bob Bolder

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Personal information
Full name	Robert John Bolder
Date of birth	(1958-10-02) 2 October 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth	Dover, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Dover
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1983	Sheffield Wednesday	196	(0)
1983–1985	Liverpool	0	(0)
1985–1986	Sunderland	22	(0)
1986–1993	Charlton Athletic	249	(0)
1994	Margate	?	(0)
1994–1995	Dagenham & Redbridge	31	(0)
Total		498	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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He started his career with local team Dover before moving to Sheffield Wednesday at the age of 19. He played over 200 games whilst at Hillsborough.^[2] In 1983, he started a two-year stint as backup for Bruce Grobbelaar at Liverpool, where he won the European Cup in 1984 as an unusued substitute in the final.^[3]

He left Liverpool in 1985 for a brief spell with Sunderland before joining Charlton Athletic a year later. He established himself as first choice keeper for the Addicks for seven years. He was forced to retire from professional football in 1993 and had spells in non-league football with Margate and Dagenham & Redbridge. He has since returned to Charlton as part of their work in the community scheme. He regularly plays in goal for the Liverpool Masters team.