Bobbie Bruce
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Frederick Bruce | ||
Date of birth | 29 January 1906[1] | ||
Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 6 April 1978(1978-04-06) (aged 72)[2] | ||
Place of death | Johnstone, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside left | ||
Youth career | |||
St Anthony's | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1924–1928 | Aberdeen | 94 | (36) |
1928–1935 | Middlesbrough | 231 | (65) |
1935–1936 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | (0) |
1936–1938 | Ipswich Town | ||
1938–1939 | Mossley | ||
International career | |||
1933 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1938–1939 | Mossley | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Frederick Bruce (29 January 1906 – 6 April 1978)[3] was a Scottish footballer.
Born in Paisley, Bruce was an inside left who developed with the Glaswegian junior side St. Anthony's. He spent his senior career with Aberdeen (1924–1928), Middlesbrough F.C. (1928–1935),[4] Sheffield Wednesday F.C. (1935–1936),[5] and Ipswich Town F.C. (1936–1938).[2][6] His last club was Mossley A.F.C., where he held the role of player-manager during the 1938–39 season. He played once for the Scotland national team, against Austria in 1933.[3]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 1924–25 | Scottish Division One | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
1925–26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 5 | ||
1926–27 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 24 | ||
1927–28 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | ||
Total | 94 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 110 | 45 | ||
Middlesbrough | 1928–29 | Second Division | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1929–30 | First Division | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1930–31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1931–32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1932–33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1933–34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1934–35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1935–36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Total | 231 | 65 | 22 | 6 | 253 | 71 | ||
Sheffield Wednesday | 1935–36 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Ipswich Town | 1936–37 | Southern League | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1937–38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Mossley | 1938–39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career total | 330+ | 101+ | 38+ | 15+ | 368+ | 116+ |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Scotland | 1933 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Sheffield Wednesday
References
- ^ a b "The Mossley Managers". Mossley AFC. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Bobby Bruce". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ a b "[Scotland player] Robert Bruce". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ Robert Bruce, 11v11.com
- ^ Bob Bruce, The Sheffield Wednesday Archive
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Robert Bruce | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "1935/36 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
External links
- Profile of Bruce
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- Higgins (2010–11)
- McClelland (2011–12)
- Halford (2012–13)
- Band & Morrison (2013–18)
- Hincks & Wild (2018–19)
- Wild (2019–)
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