Tambling (left) with Barry Bridges at Stamford Bridge in 2009
Personal information
Full name
Robert Victor Tambling
Date of birth
(1941-09-18) 18 September 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth
Storrington, Sussex, England
Position(s)
Striker
Youth career
1957–1959
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1959–1970
Chelsea
302
(164)
1970–1973
Crystal Palace
68
(12)
1973–1977
Cork Celtic
82
(39)
1977–1978
Waterford
13
(8)
1978–1979
Shamrock Rovers
5
(0)
1978–1979
Cork Alberts
15
(2)
Total
479
(263)
International career
1962–1966
England
3
(1)
1977–1978
League of Ireland XI
2
(?)
Managerial career
1974–1977
Cork Celtic
1984
Cork City
19?? –20??
Crosshaven F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Robert Victor Tambling (born 18 September 1941) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a forward, most notably for Chelsea, Crystal Palace and England. He was Chelsea's all-time top scorer for 47 years, with 202 goals in all competitions until Frank Lampard surpassed this total on 11 May 2013. Tambling remains Chelsea's all-time top scorer in league competition with 164 goals. After enjoying a successful career in the Football League during the 1960s and early 1970s, Tambling moved to Ireland. He subsequently played for several clubs in the League of Ireland and also represented the League of Ireland XI. After retiring as a player he continued to live in Ireland, residing in Crosshaven, County Cork.
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decade. Jimmy Robertson and Frank Saul scored Tottenham's goals, before BobbyTambling scored a consolation for Chelsea. The match referee was Ken Dagnall...
and moved him clear of Kerry Dixon and putting him eight goals behind BobbyTambling in first. He scored his 199th goal for Chelsea in a 4–0 FA Cup victory...
club's older players and brought in new ones such as Terry Venables, BobbyTambling, Peter Bonetti and Barry Bridges. He also changed the club's home colours...
Bonetti emerged as a key figure in a talented young team which included BobbyTambling, Terry Venables, John Hollins and Barry Bridges. The team went into...
Dixon is Chelsea's third highest goal scorer of all time, behind only BobbyTambling and Frank Lampard. He is also tenth in the club's all-time appearances...
home ground. Chelsea took the lead in the match twice, first through BobbyTambling and then through a penalty kick by captain Terry Venables, but Leicester...
richly-talented team including the likes of Charlie Cooke, Alan Hudson, BobbyTambling, John Hollins, Peter Bonetti and Peter Osgood he was part of the successful...
in the Chelsea sides of the 1960s and 1970s alongside the likes of BobbyTambling, Peter Osgood and Charlie Cooke. While he only scored five goals for...
goals in 157 appearances, only Frank Lampard 147, Roy Bentley 130, and BobbyTambling 129 have scored more top flight goals for Chelsea. Greaves moved on...
from the club's youth team, such as Jimmy Greaves, Peter Brabrook and BobbyTambling, for whom Drake was an aloof figure.[citation needed] Thereafter performances...
of manager Tommy Docherty's re-structured Chelsea attack, alongside BobbyTambling and Terry Venables. He helped the club gain promotion back to the First...
35 goals in each of those four seasons. Most own goals in one season: 5, Bobby Stuart (Middlesbrough, 1934–35) Most hat-tricks in one season: 9, George...
victory, Jimmy Robertson and Frank Saul providing the goals before BobbyTambling scored a late consolation goal for Chelsea. Earlier in the season Venables...
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