Bobbie Goulding

Bobbie Goulding, whose full name is Robert Dennis Goulding, is an English former professional rugby league footballer and coach, born on 4 February 1972 in Widnes, Lancashire. He played mainly as a scrum-half and also as a stand-off. His club career began at Wigan, where he made his senior debut at sixteen, and he later played for Leeds, Widnes, St Helens, Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Salford City Reds, Leigh Centurions, Rochdale Hornets and, after a nine year break, Barrow Raiders. At St Helens he captained the side that won the 1996 Challenge Cup final and the first Super League championship, and the club won the Challenge Cup again in 1997. He represented Great Britain and England, was named in the 1996 Super League Dream Team, and has coached Rochdale Hornets, Barrow Raiders and, at representative level, France. His son, Bobbie Goulding Jr, is also a rugby league player.