Bob Mountford

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bob Mountford
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 23, 1952(1952-02-23)
Age	72
Date Of Death	2008-08-26
Birthplace	birthplace.Stoke On Trent
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Bob Mountford Biography

Bob Mountford is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on February 23, 1952 in birthplace.Stoke On Trent, England, United Kingdom. Forward who was a professional player between 1969 and 1981 for various clubs from 1969 to 1981, including Port Vale, Rochdale, and Huddersfield Town.

Former manager and winger Former winger and manager Stanley Matthews signed him up to play youth soccer at Port Vale. signed the player to play youth soccer for Port Vale.

As a youth he played for local village team Brown Edge, before being spotted by Stanley Matthews and persuaded to join Port Vale juniors. He graduated through the Vale youth set up to make his first team debut as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers on 19 April 1969. Signing professional forms under Gordon Lee in February 1970, he made his full debut in a 2–0 defeat by Shrewsbury Town at Vale Park in a League Cup first round match on 18 August

1971. The young striker was gradually broken into the team over the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons.

He made his debut for Port Vale in April 1969, and became a first team regular after signing professional forms in February 1970. He was loaned out to Scunthorpe United and Crewe Alexandra in 1974, before he joined Rochdale for £2,000 in December of that year. He scored 41 goals in 117 league and cup games, before moving on to Huddersfield Town in 1977. He switched to Halifax Town the following year, before joining Stockport County via Crewe Alexandra in 1980. He emigrated to Australia the following year, and played and coached at numerous teams, including Newcastle KB United, Brisbane City FC, and Adamstown Rosebud. He became a prison warder at Cessnock Correctional Centre in 1988.

His birthplace was Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Bob Mountford Net Worth

Bob Mountford is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob Mountford 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his young career by playing with Brown Edge.

He was a player for Halifax Town from 1978-1980.

Robert William Mountford (23 February 1952 – 26 August 2008) was an English footballer who played 277 matches in the Football League for various clubs, scoring 64 goals.

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In 1980, he joined Tony Waddington’s Crewe Alexandra on a permanent basis, but played just three games before joining Stockport County later in the year. He scored three goals in nine league games for Jimmy McGuigan’s “Hatters” during the 1980–81 season.

Facts & Trivia

Bob Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Bob Mountford celebrates birthday on February 23 of every year.

After leaving Stockport, Mountford emigrated to Australia, playing for Newcastle KB United, also serving as their assistant coach. After a spell with Brisbane City FC and Blacktown he was appointed assistant coach and youth coach at Newcastle Breakers. He later coached Azzuri, Newcastle-Port Stephens juniors and Edgeworth under 19s. In April 2007 he took charge at Adamstown Rosebud and was still at the helm at the time of his death.

Top Facts about Bob Mountford

1. Bob Mountford was an English footballer and manager.
2. He played for Stoke City, Port Vale, and Crewe Alexandra.
3. Mountford scored 120 goals in 361 appearances.
4. He managed Crewe Alexandra from 1958 to 1960.
5. Mountford later became a scout for Stoke City.
6. He was born on January 29, 1929, in Stoke-on-Trent.
7. Mountford passed away on December 26, 2014, at the age of 85.
8. He won the Third Division North title with Port Vale in 1953-54.
9. Mountford also helped Stoke City win promotion to the First Division in 1952-53.
10. His playing career spanned from 1947 to 1960.