Bobby Hulse

Robert James Hulse (born 5 January 1957) is an English former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder in the Football League for Darlington and in France for Stade Quimpérois.[2] He spent several spells with Gateshead; he was a member of their 1985–86 Northern Premier League title-winning squad,[3] and made more than 200 appearances spread over a ten-year period.[4] He also played non-league football for Newcastle Blue Star[2] and for Barrow, with whom he won the Northern Premier League in 1988–89.[5]

This article is about the Darlington midfielder. For the Crewe, Derby, etc striker, see Rob Hulse. For the Stoke forward, see Bob Hulse.

Bobby Hulse
Personal information
Full name Robert James Hulse[1]
Date of birth (1957-01-05)5 January 1957[1]
Place of birth Gateshead,[1] England
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–198? Gateshead
– Stade Quimpérois
1983 Darlington 4 (0)
– Newcastle Blue Star
198?–1987 Gateshead
1987–1989 Barrow
1989–1990 Gateshead
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hulse was sent off for persistent fouling on his Darlington debut, on 24 September 1983 at home to Fourth Division leaders York City. York's goalkeeper, Roger Jones, had earlier been sent off for a professional foul. The game finished goalless.[6]

After leaving football he worked in demolition before moving into property development.[3]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 274. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. Coney, Steven (17 July 2013). "Gateshead – Northern Premier League Winners 1985–86". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  4. "Players A to Z 90–91 to 99–00". Gateshead FC Stats 1977–2014. Alan Percival. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. "Holker Street Newsletter 256". barrowfc.com. 9 January 1999. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
    "Holker Street Newsletter 499". barrowfc.com. 8 November 1999. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. Piper, Sean (25 September 1983). "Captain banished from goal". The Observer. London. p. 41.


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