about the tigers   about tiger roar   appearances   fixtures & results   table   women results   womens' players   u18 fixtures   dev xi fixtures   reserve fixtures   reserve archive   ben richards-e'ton   brandon smalley   conor thompson   dan ball   daniel leadbitter   dayle grubb   ed williams   harry emmett   harry pinchard   jadyn crosbie   jamie creed   jamie reckord   jared thompson   jaxson hundt   joe hanks   kev dawson   kieran phillips   luca robinson   mekhai bessasa-g   philip chovanec   riley mcgregor   spencer hamilton   theo giles   thomas blake   ty duffus   zack pinchard   mike cook   marc mcgregor   john brough   players 1986-24   players 1946-85   players 1925-43   afc totton   bracknell town   basingstoke town   chertsey town   dorchester town   frome town   gosport borough   hanwell town   havant & w'loov   hungerford town   marlow   merthyr town   plymouth p'way   poole town   sholing   swindon s'marine   taunton town   tiverton town   walton & hersham   wimborne town   winchester city   tigerimages   1920's results   1930's results   1940's results   1950's results   1960's results   1970's results   1980's results   1990's results   2000's results   2010's results   2020's results   birthdays   city history   county cup   fa cup   fa trophy   floods   georgian tour   horton road   joe & clifty   kit archive   league cup   league history   managers   old tr   opponents   overall records   panoramas   press cuttings   reserves   statistics   team photos   wtps   facebook   official website   league website   city wiki   city open forum   contact  Bob Etheridge - Wing Half D.O.B. - 25/03/34 D.O.D. - 04/04/88 Debut :11/10/1952 v Weymouth (A) Last Game :13/03/1976 (as nps) v Barnet (A) Born 25/03/1934 in Gloucester. Bob, like his brother joined Gloucester City as a player under Doug Hunt helping to win the Southern League Cup in 1955/56. Wing-half Bobby moved to Bristol City in September 1956 and made 259 league appearances before joining Cheltenham Town in 1965 and rejoining Gloucester City in 1975. Also a Gloucestershire County cricketer where he was a wicketkeeper batsman between 1955 to 1966. He was generally the understudy to Barry Meyer who was the county first choice keeper in this period. He played 33 matches for Gloucestershire scoring 796 runs .avge.15.92.33 catches 8 stumpings. He spent seven years as Cheltenham Town player-manager to November 1973 when he returned once more to Gloucester City and had two spells as manager (1973-76 full time and 1985 caretaker). Died 04/04/1988 in Gloucester, aged 54. Gloucester Honours: Gloucestershire FA Northern Senior Professional Cup Winners 1952/53; Gloucestershire FA Northern Senior Professional Cup Runners-up 1953/54; Southern League Cup Winners 1955/56; Gloucestershire FA Northern Senior Professional Cup Winners 1955/56 (4) Gloucester Team of the Season: 1954, 1955, 1956 (3) Manager November 1973 - May 1976 Caretaker Manager March 1985 - May 1985 Played cricket for Glos CCC 1955-56 Brother - Dick Etheridge   Clubs: Gloucester City, Bristol City (259-42), Cheltenham Town, Gloucester City Appearances & Goals:  Season   Apps   Subs   Goals   1952/53    18      -      2    1953/54    36      -      7    1954/55    46      -     17    1955/56    44      -     11    1956/57     7      -      5    1975/76     1      -      -   Total  152      -     42   Page last updated : 30th June 2012 Tiger Roar is an unofficial, independant production. It has nothing to do with Gloucester City AFC 1980 Ltd or the Gloucester City Supporters Trust. All comments expressed on here (unless stated) are those of the author and not those of the football club. Most content on this site is copyright of the site owner and must not be reproduced without prior permission (unless waived by the author). Please do not use or remotely link to any of the images or videos on this site. Lots of statistical information is courtesy of the great work done by club historian Tim Clark. His book is The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009. (566 pgs) Tiger Timbo Publications. ISBN 978-0-9557425-1-4. I would like to express thanks to everyone who has helped make this website possible through donations, images, video clips and statistical information. If you feel I have used your own copyrighted material and would like it removed, please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss it's removal because it makes Nathan Walker cry. Above all, enjoy the website and please come back for more!