Bobbie Bruce

Bobbie Bruce
Personal information
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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]
Club Season League National Cup Total
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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1933 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday

References

  1. ^ a b "The Mossley Managers". Mossley AFC. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Bobby Bruce". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "[Scotland player] Robert Bruce". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  4. ^ Robert Bruce, 11v11.com
  5. ^ Bob Bruce, The Sheffield Wednesday Archive
  6. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Robert Bruce | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  9. ^ "1935/36 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


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