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Bobby Saxton
	Saxton in the dugout for Jody Craddock's testimonial match in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Robert Saxton
Date of birth	6 September 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth	Doncaster, England
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1962	Denaby United
1962–1968	Derby County
1968–1975	Plymouth Argyle
1975–1978	Exeter City
Total
Managerial career
1977–1979	Exeter City
1979–1981	Plymouth Argyle
1981–1986	Blackburn Rovers
1987–1988	York City
1991	Newcastle United (caretaker)
1995-2002	Sunderland (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Robert Saxton (born 6 September 1943) is an English former professional footballer, manager and coach.

Career[edit]

Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire,^[1] Saxton managed Blackburn Rovers for five seasons after a playing career as a utility defender with several lower division clubs.^{[citation needed]} During his managerial career, he also took charge of Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle and York City.^{[citation needed]} He later enjoyed a long career as a coach at various clubs including Manchester City, Newcastle United and Sunderland.^[2]

Managerial statistics[edit]

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %
Exeter City	1 January 1977	5 January 1979	109	45	33	31	041.3
Plymouth Argyle	5 January 1979	31 May 1981	134	48	37	49	035.8
Blackburn Rovers	31 May 1981	30 December 1986	257	93	73	91	036.2
York City	9 June 1987	30 September 1988	62	11	15	36	017.7

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bobby Saxton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ "Later coaching career".

External links[edit]

Bobby Saxton management career statistics at Soccerbase

[Hugman-1] "Bobby Saxton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[2] "Later coaching career".

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+{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
 {{Use British English|date=June 2012}}
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 | caption = Saxton in the dugout for [[Jody Craddock]]'s testimonial match in 2014
-| fullname = Robert Saxton<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|17523|accessdate=8 February 2016}}</ref>
+| fullname = Robert Saxton<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|17523|access-date=8 February 2016}}</ref>
 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|9|6|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
 | birth_place = [[Doncaster]], England
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 | manageryears4 = 1987–1988
 | manageryears5 = 1991
+| manageryears6 = 1995-2002
 | managerclubs1 = [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]
 | managerclubs2 = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
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 | managerclubs4 = [[York City F.C.|York City]]
 | managerclubs5 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] (caretaker)
+| managerclubs6 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] (assistant)
 }}
-'''Robert Saxton''' (born 6 September 1943) is an English former professional [[Association football|footballer]], manager and coach, now working as a scout for [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].
+'''Robert Saxton''' (born 6 September 1943) is an English former professional [[Association football|footballer]], manager and coach.
 ==Career==
-Born in [[Doncaster]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]],<ref name=Hugman/> Saxton managed [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] for five seasons after a playing career as a utility defender with several lower division clubs.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} During his managerial career, he also took charge of [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]], [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] and [[York City F.C.|York City]].{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
+Born in [[Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]],<ref name=Hugman/> Saxton managed [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] for five seasons after a playing career as a utility defender with several lower division clubs.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} During his managerial career, he also took charge of [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]], [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] and [[York City F.C.|York City]].{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} He later enjoyed a long career as a coach at various clubs including [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] and [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Later coaching career |url= http://www.yorkcitysouth.co.uk/xdb-saxton.htm}}</ref>
 ==Managerial statistics==
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 !colspan="5"|Record
 |-
+!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
-!G!!W!!L!!D!!Win %
 |-
 |align=left|[[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]
 |align=left|1 January 1977
 |align=left|5 January 1979
+{{WDL|109|45|33|31|decimals=1}}
-||95||40||27||28||42.10
 |-
 |align=left|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
 |align=left|5 January 1979
 |align=left|31 May 1981
+{{WDL|134|48|37|49|decimals=1}}
-||116||43||41||32||37.06
 |-
 |align=left|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
 |align=left|31 May 1981
 |align=left|30 December 1986
+{{WDL|257|93|73|91|decimals=1}}
-||246||90||85||71||36.58
 |-
 |align=left|[[York City F.C.|York City]]
 |align=left|9 June 1987
 |align=left|30 September 1988
-||62||11||36||15||17.74
+{{WDL|62|11|15|36|decimals=1}}
 |}
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Footballers from Doncaster]]
-[[Category:English footballers]]
+[[Category:English men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Association football defenders]]
+[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
 [[Category:Denaby United F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Derby County F.C. players]]