Richard Jobson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Ian Jobson | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Hull, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Burton Albion | ||
| 1982–1985 | Watford | 28 | (4) |
| 1985–1990 | Hull City | 221 | (17) |
| 1990–1995 | Oldham Athletic | 189 | (10) |
| 1995–1998 | Leeds United | 22 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Southend United (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Manchester City | 50 | (4) |
| 2000 | → Watford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Rochdale | 51 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1992 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Richard Ian Jobson (born 9 May 1963) is an English former footballer who made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League and Premier League over a twenty-year career, representing Watford, Hull City, Oldham Athletic, Leeds United, Southend United, Manchester City, Tranmere Rovers and Rochdale. He was capped twice for England B, and spent a year as chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association.
Jobson was born in Hull. He began his football career playing part-time for Burton Albion in the Northern Premier League while studying for a civil engineering degree at Nottingham University. In 1982, he abandoned his studies when Graham Taylor signed him for First Division club Watford. He played 13 times for the Hornets in 1982–83 – their first top division season ever – and scored once as they finished second. He managed 13 league appearances again in 1983–84 – this time scoring twice – but did not make the squad for the FA Cup Final, which Watford lost 2–0 to Everton. He played twice, scoring once, in the 1984–85 season before accepting a £40,000 offer to join Third Division promotion challengers Hull City on 7 February 1985.
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