17 Facts About Bobby Mimms

Robert Andrew Mimms was born on 12 October 1963 and is an English football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.

Bobby Mimms' career lasted twenty years, and is best known for his tenure with Blackburn Rovers, where he was a member of the Premier League winning squad in 1995.

Bobby Mimms played top flight football for Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City as well as a spell in the Scottish Premier League with Aberdeen.

Bobby Mimms turned out in the Football League for Halifax Town, Rotherham United, Notts County, Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Preston North End, York City and Mansfield Town.

Bobby Mimms was capped three times at England U21 level.

Since retiring from playing, Bobby Mimms has worked as a goalkeeping coach for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Bahrain, West Ham United, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Hull City, Jamshedpur, ATK, Bangladesh and SC East Bengal.

Bobby Mimms played as Everton shared the 1986 FA Charity Shield with Liverpool and won the 1987 FA Charity Shield against Coventry City.

Bobby Mimms was later sold to Tottenham Hotspur in 1988, following the retirement of Ray Clemence, and had more first team chances at White Hart Lane than he had been given at Goodison Park.

Bobby Mimms was signed in the early stages of Jack Walker's backing of Blackburn, and just weeks before Walker took full control of the Second Division club.

Bobby Mimms was one of the players who kept his place in the team throughout the season.

Bobby Mimms then dropped into the lower divisions, playing for Preston North End, Rotherham United, hometown club York City and finished off his playing career at Mansfield Town in 2001.

Between 2001 and 2008, Bobby Mimms worked as goalkeeping coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers, before returning to Blackburn to fulfil the same role in August 2008, until he was sacked on 27 December 2012.

In October 2014, Bobby Mimms was appointed as goalkeeping coach at Premier League side West Ham United.

Bobby Mimms left the club in January 2017, following the sacking of head coach Mike Phelan.

Bobby Mimms became goalkeeping coach of SC East Bengal, but left his role in September 2021.

In October 2022 Bobby Mimms signed a twelve-month contract with the Fiji Football Association to be the Fiji national goalkeeper coach and to work closely with the other goalkeeping coaches in Fiji.

In May 2023 Bobby Mimms was head coach of the Fiji national under-20 football team at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.