Editing Bobby Robson (section)

===Personal life===
Robson met Elsie Gray on a trip back to his parents' home in Langley Park.<ref name="ODNB"/> Gray was a student nurse, and later a teacher.<ref name="ODNB"/> They were married on 25 June 1955<ref name="ODNB"/> with Fulham teammate [[Tom Wilson (footballer, born 1930)|Tom Wilson]] as Robson's [[best man]].<ref name=Guardian21Sep09Memorial/>

After 1991, Robson was repeatedly diagnosed with cancer. He had several operations and in 2006 was operated on for a brain tumour.<ref>{{cite book
 | last = Robson
 | title = Farewell but Not Goodbye
 | year = 2005
 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/farewellbutnotgo0000robs/page/151 151–53]
 | publisher = Hodder & Stoughton
 | isbn = 0-340-84064-1
 | url = https://archive.org/details/farewellbutnotgo0000robs/page/151
 }}</ref> This, on occasion, affected his work; while at Porto, for example, Robson had malignant melanoma, which resulted in his missing the first few months of the 1995–96 season.<ref>{{cite book
 | last = Robson
 | title = Farewell but Not Goodbye
 | year = 2005
 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/farewellbutnotgo0000robs/page/162 162–68]
 | publisher = Hodder & Stoughton
 | isbn = 0-340-84064-1
 | url = https://archive.org/details/farewellbutnotgo0000robs/page/162
 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5249042.stm|title=Robson discharged from hospital|work=BBC Sport |date=7 August 2006|access-date=13 May 2007}}</ref>
On 17 October 2006, it was revealed that Robson had been given the all-clear and was set to see out his contract as consultant to the Irish team.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/cwidkfmheykf/?from=iol
| title=Robson gets the all-clear
| work=BreakingNews.i.e.
| publisher=Landmark Digital
| date=17 October 2006
| access-date=17 November 2013
| archive-date=18 October 2014
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018073625/http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/cwidkfmheykf/?from=iol
| url-status=dead
}}</ref> Robson revealed on 7 May 2007 he had been diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time.<ref name="ROBSON FIGHTING CANCER AGAIN">{{cite web
| url = http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/101795.php
| title = Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trial And Research Centre Launched
|website=Medical News Today
| date =26 March 2008
| access-date = 4 February 2013
}}</ref> On 17 May 2008, Robson was the guest of honour at the [[2008 FA Cup Final]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] when [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] defeated [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] 1–0. He presented the trophy to the victorious captain, [[Sol Campbell]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7406139.stm| title = FA Cup final as it happened | date = 17 May 2008| access-date = 21 March 2019| work = BBC Sport}}</ref>