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Full name:
Robert Primrose Wilson
Born:
Chesterfield, 30 October 1941
Position:
Goalkeeper
Height/weight:
6 ft. 0½ in./13 st. 11 lb.
Joined Arsenal:
1963
Clubs:
Arsenal (1963–74)
First Arsenal appearance:
League vs Nottingham Forest, 26 October 1963 (4–2)
Last Arsenal appearance:
League vs Queens Park Rangers, 30 April 1974 (1–1)
International matches:
2 caps for Scotland
International debut:
13 October 1971 against Portugal (2–1)
| League | FA Cup | FL Cup | Ch.Shld | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1963–64 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | - |
| 1964–65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965–66 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| 1966–67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1967–68 | 13 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 1968–69 | 42 | - | 4 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | - |
| 1969–70 | 28 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 9 | - | 41 | - |
| 1970–71 | 42 | - | 9 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 8 | - | 64 | - |
| 1971–72 | 37 | - | 7 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 53 | - |
| 1972–73 | 22 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | - |
| 1973–74 | 41 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | - |
| Total | 234 | - | 32 | - | 18 | - | - | - | 24 | - | 308 | - |
A late arrival on the First Division scene, he has become soccer's best uncapped goalkeeper in just three seasons of regular first-team football. Fast off his line and a fearless diver at opponents' feet. Joined Arsenal as amateur from Wolves in 1963, professional March 1964. Became TV personality as BBC's 1970 World Cup analyst. Ex-schoolmaster.
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