By Chris Wright
Yesterday marked the birthday of the late, great Sir Bobby Robson so to mark the occasion we’ve trawled through the Pies archives and cobbled together a selection of his finest stills (click through for the full-sized images)…
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Bobby Robson of Fulham poses before the Cottagers’ Division Two fixture against Luton Town, 1952
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Fulham’s Bobby Robson relaxes (despite looking awfully uncomfortable!) at home with his lovely wife Elsie, 1955
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West Brom’s Bobby Robson poses for a pre-season photocall, 1960
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England trio Bobby Robson (L), Ron Flowers and Dennis Viollet (R) go ‘skins’ for a training session at Roehampton Sports Ground ahead of a friendly against Yugoslavia, 1960
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Bobby Robson brings the ball down on his chest during an England training session, 1962
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Several years before he became a Knight of the Realm, Ipswich manager Bobby Robson gives us a glorious glimpse into how tracking down, identifiying and running the rule over your transfer targets used to work in ye olden times – i.e, with an awful lot of Blu-tack and drawing pins, 1969
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Ipswich manager Bobby Robson gets his affairs in order, 1970
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England manager Bobby Robson gets kitted out in a top West End store in London’s Oxford Street, where the whole team were given a new wardrobe of clothes to ensure that they make a good impression when they take part in the European Championships, 1980
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England manager Bobby Robson, pictured with his new autobiography ‘Time On The Grass’, 1982
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Bobby Robson and Paul Gascoigne embrace on the pitch after England beat Cameroon to reach the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup.
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Barcelona coach Bobby Robson sits on the bench with ‘The Interpreter’, Jose Mourinho, 1997
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Barcelona coach runs through a few things with his protege, Ronaldo, at the Camp Nou in 1997. Wonder what ever became of him?
(Photos: PA)
Suggested further viewing…
Top 20 Sir Bobby Robson Quotes
Great Photo Of Pepe Reina, Andres Iniesta And Sir Bobby At La Masia