Full name Robert John Bolder 1983–1985 Liverpool Place of birth Dover, England Name Bob Bolder | Years Team Role Footballer 1977–1983 Sheffield Wednesday | |
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Date of birth (1958-10-02) 2 October 1958 (age 57) Similar People Gary Gillespie, John Wark, Phil Neal | ||
Bob bolder remembers 1987 play off final vs leeds united
Robert John "Bob" Bolder (born 2 October 1958) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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He started his career with local team Dover F.C. before moving to Sheffield Wednesday at the age of just 19. He played over 200 games whilst at Hillsborough. In 1983, he started a two-year stint as back-up for Bruce Grobbelaar at Liverpool. He won the European Cup in 1984, being placed on the substitutes bench in the final.
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 Dagenham & Redbridge and Margate. 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.
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