Bryan Stanley Robson, better known as Pop Robson was born on 11 November 1945 and is an English former footballer who played as a centre-forward.
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10 Facts About Pop Robson
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Pop Robson played for Newcastle United, West Ham United, Sunderland, Chelsea and Carlisle United, and scored 265 goals in 674 league games.
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Pop Robson scored on his debut against Nottingham Forest on 24 February 1971.
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Pop Robson was West Ham's leading scorer in two of his three seasons at Upton Park.
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Pop Robson made a return to the North-East to join Sunderland in July 1974 for £145,000.
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Pop Robson returned to Roker Park in June 1979 for £45,000, and was to eventually play for Sunderland in three separate stints, his goals twice helping them to promotion, as Football League Second Division champions 1976 and runners-up in 1980.
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Pop Robson managed the club as caretaker for a single game in 1984 following the sacking of Alan Durban.
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Pop Robson finished his Football League career with a third spell at Carlisle, and in total he made 674 Football League appearances and scored 265 goals.
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Pop Robson is married to the former England international table tennis player Maureen Heppell.
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In July 2011, Pop Robson joined his former club Sunderland as the new chief scout.
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