Bobby Mimms
Robert Andrew " Bobby" Mimms ( born October 12, 1963 in York) is a former English football goalkeeper. As a second goalkeeper behind Neville Southall 1987, he won with Everton, the English Championship. At the beginning of the 1990s, he was instrumental in the development of the Blackburn Rovers from the second division to the championship contenders, but then fell back when winning the runner-up in 1994 and the Premier League title in 1995 in the pecking order behind Tim Flowers.
Sports career
About Rotherham to Everton (1981-1988)
In October 1979, Mimms joined as a student of youth department of Halifax Town and the end of the 1980/81 season he was promoted to the senior squad. However, the sporting perspective at the then fourth division was limited because he was only the third goalkeeper behind John Kilner and Lee Smelt and already in November 1981, he moved into the second- highest division to Rotherham United. On May 8, 1982 Mimms was against Blackburn Rovers his professional league debut and after he nor spare man behind Ray Mountford and Alan Stevenson was initially later, he conquered after the descent of the club in March 1984 a regular place. In the following season 1984/85 he did not miss one game and played thus the focus of the English U- 21 team, for which he ultimately graduated three games. Despite its size, He appeared to be in his actions exceptionally agile, with these recommendations, he joined in the summer of 1985 to the reigning English champions Everton.
As a second goalkeeper behind Neville Southall he made his debut only in October 1985 for his new club. In March 1986, it the " Toffees " at Notts County on loan, but called him back a short time later, as Southall had hurt. This was Mimms during the last eleven competitive games in the 1985/86 season between the posts of the Everton FC and cashed it in the first six games only conceding a single goal. To this end, he was part of the team that lost in the FA Cup final against local rivals FC Liverpool 1:3. Although Mimms sporadically came for Everton in his almost three years used, the final breakthrough was denied him, and instead he collected in the second division at the Leihvereinen AFC Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City briefly some more match practice. Greatest success for Everton Mimms in 1987 was winning the British championship when he graduated from least eleven league games, which in turn sufficient for the official receipt of the same coin. As in 1987 /88 Tottenham Hotspur Erstligakonkurrent revealed to him shortly before the end of the season, the prospect of a regular place Mimms did not hesitate and joined in February 1988, the White Hart Lane.
About Tottenham to Blackburn (1988-1996)
The joy of the transport for " Number 1", however, did not last long, what was that to him, the Norwegian newcomer Erik Thorstvedt from January 1989 regular place made successfully dispute and after nearly two years as a substitute behind Thorstvedt and a short rental period in the Scottish first division club FC Aberdeen Mimms found in December 1990 with the second division club Blackburn Rovers a new employer. In Blackburn they replace the previously employed only on loan from Port Vale Mark Grew. He graduated from the last 22 games of the season 1990/91 and was involved with the fact that his club avoided in the third division in the penultimate game with a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers the case. As the Rovers finally committed with Kenny Dalglish a new coach and actuated a number of signings, Mimms was first obtained his regular place and together they climbed over the play-offs in 1992 newly created Premier League on.
With new high-profile players such as Alan Shearer, Stuart Ripley, Graeme Le Saux and Kevin Gallacher, the team was in many places a new face, but Mimms defended at first his position and played in all 42 Premier League games that earned the club the fourth final table space. After 13 league inserts at the beginning of the following season 1993/94 he lost in November 1993, his place at the recently transferred for 2.4 million pounds from Southampton FC goalkeeper Tim Flowers and in the remaining matches, which resulted in the runner-up, he was invariably on the bench. Little changed on his status in the championship season in 1994/95, when he could only beisteueren four league games to the overall success. This in turn resulted from a Substitutes after a red card for Flowers from the match against Leeds United ( 1-1) and the subsequent three games, was suspended for the Flowers. In his final season in 1995/96 for Blackburn Rovers, he represented one more time Flowers after a suspension in a total of two games and although he appeared there in good shape, the club's management gave him in Blackburn in the summer of 1996, the release for a change. For significant was that had developed well with Shay Given another goalkeeper talent at Leihklubs, which should now be gradually built up a long-term successor to Flowers.
The last professional years (1996-2001)
Only short Mimms was the end of August 1996 with the second-division club Crystal Palace a successor. For London he played as part of a personal misery only a single competitive match before he hired a week later in the third- highest division at Preston North End. There he stood in 33 official matches of the season 1996/97 in the housing and measures, in spite of the temporary loss of his ordinary place towards the middle of the round in good shape. In August 1997 he returned to an old stamping ground for Rotherham United back that played now only in the fourth division, and was in the 47 missions from the outset usual responsive, although he lost especially " when running out " a little bit of self-confidence seemed to have. Another return led Mimms in August 1998 in his hometown of York. For the active there third league York City, he was mostly set in the 1998/99 season as a goalkeeper, and in addition he helped the club from the second half of the coaching staff. However, the season ended with the disappointing relegation to the fourth division. The following season, 1999/2000 Mimms was initially set in the gate, before the new coach Terry Dolan decided to taper on the goalkeeper position and in March 2000 Mimms granted approval for a change. Mimms initially refused an offer from the Scottish FC St. Johnstone and then moved on a free transfer to the fourth division rivals Mansfield Town. After two good games, he signed a new contract in Mansfield and served the club from now on in personal union as a substitute goalkeeper and Kotrainer. The contract was extended for another year until the summer of 2001 and in his last active season as a professional, he even managed to force the -budgetary keeper Ian Bowling. To this end, he established himself as a future goalkeeping coach, where he henceforth looked for his activities outside of Mansfield.
Between 2001 and 2008 Mimms worked in his new role for the Wolverhampton Wanderers, before he returned in August 2008 after Blackburn to also get involved there as a goalkeeping coach.