Bobby Mimms

Date of birth12 October 1963
Place of birthYork
NationalityEnglish
Weight90 kg
Height1.91 m
PositionGoalkeeper

With Everton, 1st Division Champion 1987 FA Cup runner-up 1986

This veteran keeper replaced Ian Bowling as first-choice at Mansfield in the early part of last season and went on to retain his position right up until the end of the campaign. Bobby performed consistently well plugging what had been a leaking defence and never letting the side down. He also helped the club as a goalkeeping coach and after his release in May and became Wolverhampton Wanderers' Goalkeeping Coach.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Halifax Town 05 Aug 1981 06 Nov 1981
Rotherham United 06 Nov 1981 30 May 1985
Everton 30 May 1985 25 Feb 1988
Notts County 13 Mar 1986 13 Apr 1986 L
Sunderland 11 Dec 1986 11 Jan 1987 L
Blackburn Rovers 23 Jan 1987 28 Feb 1987 L
Manchester City 24 Sep 1987 24 Oct 1987 L
Tottenham Hotspur 25 Feb 1988 22 Dec 1990
Aberdeen 16 Feb 1990 16 Apr 1990 L
Blackburn Rovers 22 Dec 1990 30 Aug 1996
Crystal Palace 30 Aug 1996 05 Sep 1996
Preston North End 05 Sep 1996 08 Aug 1997
Rotherham United 08 Aug 1997 14 Aug 1998
York City 14 Aug 1998 22 Mar 2000
Mansfield Town 22 Mar 2000 30 Jun 2001

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1985-86 Everton FA Cup 2 1 3
1985-86 Everton League Division One 10 5 2
1986-87 Everton League Cup 2 2
1986-87 Everton League Division One 11 6 4
1987-88 Everton League Division One 8 3 2
1987-88 Tottenham Hotspur League Division One 13 6 3
1988-89 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 1
1988-89 Tottenham Hotspur League Cup 5 3 1
1988-89 Tottenham Hotspur League Division One 20 8 11
1989-90 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 1 1
1989-90 Tottenham Hotspur League Division One 4 3
1991-92 Blackburn Rovers League Division Two Play-Offs 3 1 4
1992-93 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 42 12 44
1993-94 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 13 4 12
1994-95 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 3
1
5
1995-96 Blackburn Rovers League Cup 1 1
1995-96 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 1
1
1
1996-97 Preston North End League Cup 2 4
1998-99 York City League Cup 1 2
2000-01 Mansfield Town FA Cup 2 5
2000-01 Mansfield Town League Cup 3 1 5
2000-01 Mansfield Town League Division 3 40 6 58
1


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
26 Oct 1985 Manchester City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
29 Mar 1986 Everton v Newcastle United W 1-0 League Division One
31 Mar 1986 Manchester United v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
05 Apr 1986 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 FA Cup Semi-final
12 Apr 1986 Arsenal v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1986 Watford v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
19 Apr 1986 Everton v Ipswich Town W 1-0 League Division One
26 Apr 1986 Nottingham Forest v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
30 Apr 1986 Oxford United v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
03 May 1986 Everton v Southampton W 6-1 League Division One
05 May 1986 Everton v West Ham United W 3-1 League Division One
10 May 1986 Liverpool v Everton L 3-1 FA Cup Final
23 Aug 1986 Everton v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 League Division One
25 Aug 1986 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
30 Aug 1986 Coventry City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1986 Everton v Oxford United W 3-1 League Division One
06 Sep 1986 Everton v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Division One
13 Sep 1986 Wimbledon v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
21 Sep 1986 Everton v Manchester United W 3-1 League Division One
24 Sep 1986 Everton v Newport County W 4-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
27 Sep 1986 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
04 Oct 1986 Everton v Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One
07 Oct 1986 Newport County v Everton W 1-5
Agg: 1-9
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
11 Oct 1986 Charlton Athletic v Everton L 3-2 League Division One
18 Oct 1986 Southampton v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
15 Aug 1987 Everton v Norwich City W 1-0 League Division One
18 Aug 1987 Wimbledon v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
22 Aug 1987 Nottingham Forest v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
29 Aug 1987 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-0 League Division One
02 Sep 1987 Queens Park Rangers v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1987 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
10 Oct 1987 Everton v Chelsea W 4-1 League Division One
17 Oct 1987 Newcastle United v Everton D 1-1 League Division One


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

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1984-85 England Under-21
2
1985-86 England UEFA Under-21 1 1


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

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
27 Feb 1985 Israel v England W 1-2 Under-21
25 Mar 1985 England v Republic of Ireland W 3-2 Under-21
23 Apr 1986 England v Italy D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final


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