Bob Wesson

Date of birth15 October 1940
Place of birthThornaby
NationalityEnglish
Weight83 kg
Height1.83 m
PositionGoalkeeper
Died31 August 2022

With Coventry City, League Division Three champion 1964.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Coventry City 01 Nov 1958 01 Sep 1966
Walsall 01 Sep 1966 30 Jun 1973
Doncaster Rovers 05 Feb 1970 05 Mar 1970 L

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1960-61 Coventry City League Division Three 12 10
1961-62 Coventry City League Division Three 4 3
1962-63 Coventry City FA Cup 9 7 1
1962-63 Coventry City League Division Three 27 23
1963-64 Coventry City FA Cup 2 2
1963-64 Coventry City League Cup 2 2
1963-64 Coventry City League Division Three 41 35
1964-65 Coventry City League Cup 2 1 1
1964-65 Coventry City League Division Two 14 9 3
1965-66 Coventry City FA Cup 4 3 1
1965-66 Coventry City League Cup 4 4
1965-66 Coventry City League Division Two 35 26 3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
20 Mar 1961 Newport County v Coventry City D 3-3 League Division Three
25 Mar 1961 Shrewsbury Town v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Three
31 Mar 1961 Port Vale v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Three
01 Apr 1961 Coventry City v Halifax Town W 2-0 League Division Three
04 Apr 1961 Coventry City v Port Vale D 1-1 League Division Three
08 Apr 1961 Tranmere Rovers v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Three
11 Apr 1961 Watford v Coventry City L 7-2 League Division Three
14 Apr 1961 Coventry City v Watford L 0-1 League Division Three
18 Apr 1961 Grimsby Town v Coventry City W 2-3 League Division Three
22 Apr 1961 Southend United v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division Three
24 Apr 1961 Coventry City v Bristol City W 2-1 League Division Three
28 Apr 1961 Coventry City v Swindon Town D 1-1 League Division Three
11 Nov 1961 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Three
13 Jan 1962 Coventry City v Southend United D 3-3 League Division Three
28 Apr 1962 Coventry City v Hull City L 0-2 League Division Three
30 Apr 1962 Halifax Town v Coventry City W 0-2 League Division Three
03 Nov 1962 Coventry City v Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic W 1-0 FA Cup 1st round
10 Nov 1962 Coventry City v Wrexham W 3-0 League Division Three
17 Nov 1962 Halifax Town v Coventry City W 2-4 League Division Three
24 Nov 1962 Millwall v Coventry City D 0-0 FA Cup 2nd round
27 Nov 1962 Coventry City v Millwall W 2-1 FA Cup 2nd round replay
01 Dec 1962 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Three
08 Dec 1962 Coventry City v Carlisle United W 3-2 League Division Three
15 Dec 1962 Notts County v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Three
26 Dec 1962 Peterborough United v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division Three
29 Dec 1962 Coventry City v Peterborough United D 3-3 League Division Three
23 Feb 1963 Coventry City v Barnsley W 2-0 League Division Three
26 Feb 1963 Coventry City v Colchester United D 2-2 League Division Three
02 Mar 1963 Northampton Town v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Three
07 Mar 1963 Lincoln City v Coventry City W 1-5 FA Cup 3rd round
09 Mar 1963 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 4-1 League Division Three
13 Mar 1963 Portsmouth v Coventry City D 1-1 FA Cup 4th round
16 Mar 1963 Coventry City v Portsmouth D 2-2 FA Cup 4th round replay
19 Mar 1963 Coventry City v Portsmouth W 2-1 FA Cup 4th round 2nd replay
23 Mar 1963 Coventry City v Crystal Palace W 1-0 League Division Three
25 Mar 1963 Coventry City v Sunderland W 2-1 FA Cup 5th round
30 Mar 1963 Coventry City v Manchester United L 1-3 FA Cup Quarter-final
01 Apr 1963 Wrexham v Coventry City L 5-1 League Division Three
08 Apr 1963 Coventry City v Millwall W 2-0 League Division Three
12 Apr 1963 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Three
13 Apr 1963 Bristol Rovers v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Three
16 Apr 1963 Coventry City v Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic L 1-2 League Division Three
20 Apr 1963 Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion D 1-1 League Division Three
27 Apr 1963 Carlisle United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Three
29 Apr 1963 Coventry City v Bristol Rovers W 5-0 League Division Three
01 May 1963 Reading v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division Three
04 May 1963 Coventry City v Port Vale L 0-1 League Division Three
07 May 1963 Hull City v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Three
11 May 1963 Southend United v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Three
15 May 1963 Crystal Palace v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Three
20 May 1963 Shrewsbury Town v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Three
22 May 1963 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division Three
24 Aug 1963 Coventry City v Crystal Palace W 5-1 League Division Three
29 Aug 1963 Notts County v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division Three
31 Aug 1963 Walsall v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division Three
07 Sep 1963 Coventry City v Reading D 0-0 League Division Three
10 Sep 1963 Coventry City v Notts County W 2-0 League Division Three
14 Sep 1963 Luton Town v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division Three
17 Sep 1963 Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra W 5-1 League Division Three
21 Sep 1963 Hull City v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Three
25 Sep 1963 Luton Town v Coventry City W 3-4 League Cup 2nd round
28 Sep 1963 Coventry City v Mansfield Town L 0-3 League Division Three
02 Oct 1963 Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Three
05 Oct 1963 Brentford v Coventry City W 2-3 League Division Three
08 Oct 1963 Coventry City v Bristol City W 2-1 League Division Three
12 Oct 1963 Coventry City v Wrexham W 3-0 League Division Three
15 Oct 1963 Bristol City v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Three
19 Oct 1963 Colchester United v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Three
22 Oct 1963 Coventry City v Shrewsbury Town W 8-1 League Division Three
26 Oct 1963 Coventry City v Watford D 2-2 League Division Three
30 Oct 1963 Shrewsbury Town v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Three
02 Nov 1963 Southend United v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division Three
04 Nov 1963 Rotherham United v Coventry City L 4-2 League Cup 3rd round
09 Nov 1963 Coventry City v Peterborough United W 3-2 League Division Three
16 Nov 1963 Trowbridge Town v Coventry City W 1-6 FA Cup 1st round
23 Nov 1963 Coventry City v Bristol Rovers W 4-2 League Division Three
30 Nov 1963 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 3-6 League Division Three
07 Dec 1963 Coventry City v Bristol Rovers L 1-2 FA Cup 2nd round
14 Dec 1963 Crystal Palace v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Three
21 Dec 1963 Coventry City v Walsall W 1-0 League Division Three
26 Dec 1963 Barnsley v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Three
28 Dec 1963 Coventry City v Barnsley W 3-1 League Division Three
03 Jan 1964 Coventry City v Millwall W 3-0 League Division Three
11 Jan 1964 Reading v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Three
18 Jan 1964 Coventry City v Luton Town D 3-3 League Division Three
22 Jan 1964 Oldham Athletic v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Three
01 Feb 1964 Coventry City v Hull City D 2-2 League Division Three
08 Feb 1964 Mansfield Town v Coventry City L 3-2 League Division Three
15 Feb 1964 Coventry City v Brentford D 2-2 League Division Three
28 Mar 1964 Coventry City v Oldham Athletic W 4-1 League Division Three
30 Mar 1964 Port Vale v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Three
31 Mar 1964 Coventry City v Port Vale D 1-1 League Division Three
04 Apr 1964 Bristol Rovers v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Three
11 Apr 1964 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 4-2 League Division Three
18 Apr 1964 Millwall v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Three
20 Apr 1964 Peterborough United v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Three
25 Apr 1964 Coventry City v Colchester United W 1-0 League Division Three
22 Aug 1964 Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle W 2-0 League Division Two
25 Aug 1964 Ipswich Town v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division Two
29 Aug 1964 Bolton Wanderers v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division Two
01 Sep 1964 Coventry City v Ipswich Town W 5-3 League Division Two
05 Sep 1964 Coventry City v Middlesbrough W 3-0 League Division Two
09 Sep 1964 Derby County v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
12 Sep 1964 Newcastle United v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
15 Sep 1964 Coventry City v Derby County L 0-2 League Division Two
19 Sep 1964 Coventry City v Northampton Town L 0-1 League Division Two
10 Nov 1964 Coventry City v Sunderland W 4-2 League Cup 4th round
01 Dec 1964 Coventry City v Leicester City L 1-8 League Cup Quarter-final
23 Jan 1965 Northampton Town v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
19 Apr 1965 Cardiff City v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
20 Apr 1965 Coventry City v Cardiff City L 0-2 League Division Two
24 Apr 1965 Coventry City v Swansea Town W 3-0 League Division Two
28 Apr 1965 Leyton Orient v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division Two
21 Aug 1965 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-1 League Division Two
24 Aug 1965 Bury v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
28 Aug 1965 Rotherham United v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
31 Aug 1965 Coventry City v Bury W 1-0 League Division Two
04 Sep 1965 Coventry City v Manchester City D 3-3 League Division Two
08 Sep 1965 Southampton v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
11 Sep 1965 Bristol City v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
14 Sep 1965 Coventry City v Southampton W 5-1 League Division Two
18 Sep 1965 Coventry City v Crystal Palace L 0-1 League Division Two
22 Sep 1965 Leyton Orient v Coventry City W 0-3 League Cup 2nd round
25 Sep 1965 Coventry City v Carlisle United W 3-2 League Division Two
06 Oct 1965 Cardiff City v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division Two
09 Oct 1965 Preston North End v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Two
13 Oct 1965 Manchester City v Coventry City W 2-3 League Cup 3rd round
16 Oct 1965 Coventry City v Charlton Athletic W 3-1 League Division Two
23 Oct 1965 Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division Two
30 Oct 1965 Coventry City v Portsmouth W 3-2 League Division Two
03 Nov 1965 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 League Cup 4th round
06 Nov 1965 Bolton Wanderers v Coventry City L 4-2 League Division Two
10 Nov 1965 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 6-1 League Cup 4th round replay
13 Nov 1965 Coventry City v Ipswich Town W 3-1 League Division Two
20 Nov 1965 Birmingham City v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
27 Nov 1965 Coventry City v Leyton Orient D 1-1 League Division Two
04 Dec 1965 Middlesbrough v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
11 Dec 1965 Coventry City v Huddersfield Town L 0-3 League Division Two
27 Dec 1965 Norwich City v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
28 Dec 1965 Coventry City v Norwich City W 2-0 League Division Two
01 Jan 1966 Coventry City v Preston North End W 5-1 League Division Two
08 Jan 1966 Ipswich Town v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
15 Jan 1966 Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle W 5-1 League Division Two
22 Jan 1966 Swindon Town v Coventry City W 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round
29 Jan 1966 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
05 Feb 1966 Coventry City v Rotherham United D 2-2 League Division Two
12 Feb 1966 Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City D 1-1 FA Cup 4th round
14 Feb 1966 Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra W 4-1 FA Cup 4th round replay
19 Feb 1966 Manchester City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
26 Feb 1966 Coventry City v Bristol City D 2-2 League Division Two
03 Mar 1966 Everton v Coventry City L 3-0 FA Cup 5th round
12 Mar 1966 Crystal Palace v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
18 Mar 1966 Carlisle United v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Two
26 Mar 1966 Coventry City v Cardiff City W 3-1 League Division Two
02 Apr 1966 Coventry City v Bolton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division Two
09 Apr 1966 Portsmouth v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.