A striker, Bolland joined Londoners Chelsea as a teenager, and was a member of the sides which won the FA Youth Cup in 1960 and 1961, alongside the likes of Peter Bonetti, Ron Harris, Terry Venables and Bobby Tambling. Despite this, he only made two appearances for the first team and was released in March 1962, after which he signed for Leyton Orient.
Bolland played for Orient during their only season in the English top flight, and scored 19 goals in 64 league games before joining Norwich City in 1964 for £31,500, where he scored 29 goals in 105 league matches. After a brief spell with Charlton Athletic, Bolland signed for Millwall for £10,000 in October 1968. Bolland proved to be a fast, skilful striker who could also drop into midfield to great effect. It was from this position that Bolland scored a spectacular goal against Bristol City on 16 October 1971 which won the Match Of The Day "Goal of the Month" award. In the 1972–73 season, Bolland scored 9 goals in seven consecutive league games. He remained with Millwall for seven years, scoring 62 goals in 244 games, and is an inductee of the club's Hall of Fame. He finished his career as player-manager of Boston United. Bolland has one great grandson called Alfie Fountain who hopes to follow in his footsteps.
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gordon, bolland, gordon, edward, bolland, born, august, 1943, boston, lincolnshire, english, retired, footballer, manager, personal, informationfull, namegordon, edward, bollanddate, birth, 1943, august, 1943, place, birthboston, lincolnshire, englandposition,. Gordon Edward Bolland born 12 August 1943 in Boston Lincolnshire is an English retired footballer and manager Gordon BollandPersonal informationFull nameGordon Edward BollandDate of birth 1943 08 12 12 August 1943 age 80 Place of birthBoston Lincolnshire EnglandPosition s StrikerYouth careerBoston UnitedSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1960 1962Chelsea2 0 1962 1964Leyton Orient63 19 1964 1968Norwich City105 29 1968 1969Charlton Athletic11 2 1969 1975Millwall244 62 1975 1977Boston United58 11 Managerial career1976 1977Boston United Club domestic league appearances and goalsA striker Bolland joined Londoners Chelsea as a teenager and was a member of the sides which won the FA Youth Cup in 1960 and 1961 alongside the likes of Peter Bonetti Ron Harris Terry Venables and Bobby Tambling Despite this he only made two appearances for the first team and was released in March 1962 after which he signed for Leyton Orient Bolland played for Orient during their only season in the English top flight and scored 19 goals in 64 league games before joining Norwich City in 1964 for 31 500 where he scored 29 goals in 105 league matches After a brief spell with Charlton Athletic Bolland signed for Millwall for 10 000 in October 1968 Bolland proved to be a fast skilful striker who could also drop into midfield to great effect It was from this position that Bolland scored a spectacular goal against Bristol City on 16 October 1971 which won the Match Of The Day Goal of the Month award In the 1972 73 season Bolland scored 9 goals in seven consecutive league games He remained with Millwall for seven years scoring 62 goals in 244 games and is an inductee of the club s Hall of Fame He finished his career as player manager of Boston United Bolland has one great grandson called Alfie Fountain who hopes to follow in his footsteps External links editGordon Bolland Millwall Hall Of Fame nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in England about a forward born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon Bolland amp oldid 1220808486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
