Bryan Robson

Bryan Robson
Personal information
Full name Bryan Robson[1]
Date of birth (1957-01-11) 11 January 1957 (age 67)[2]
Place of birth Chester-le-Street, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United (global ambassador)
Youth career
1972–1975 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1981 West Bromwich Albion 198 (40)
1981–1994 Manchester United 345 (74)
1994–1997 Middlesbrough 25 (1)
Total 568 (115)
National team
1979–1980 England U21 7 (2)
1979–1980 England B 3 (1)
1980–1991 England 90 (26)
Teams managed
1994–2001 Middlesbrough
2003–2004 Bradford City
2004–2006 West Bromwich Albion
2007–2008 Sheffield United
2009–2011 Thailand
2009–2011 Thailand U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957) is an English football manager and former player.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1974–75 Second Division 3 2 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 2
1975–76 Second Division 16 1 2 1 0 0 — 3[a] 0 21 2
1976–77 First Division 23 8 1 0 2 0 — 2[a] 0 28 8
1977–78 First Division 35 3 2 0 3 0 — — 40 3
1978–79 First Division 41 7 5 0 3 0 8[b] 2 — 57 9
1979–80 First Division 35 9 0 0 5 2 2[b] 0 — 42 11
1980–81 First Division 40 10 2 1 5 0 — — 47 11
1981–82 First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 — 7 0
Total 198 40 12 2 18 2 12 2 5 0 245 46
Manchester United 1981–82 First Division 32 5 1 0 2 0 — — 35 5
1982–83 First Division 33 10 6 3 8 1 2[b] 1 — 49 15
1983–84 First Division 33 12 1 0 6 0 6[c] 4 1[d] 2 47 18
1984–85 First Division 33 9 4 2 2 1 7[b] 2 — 46 14
1985–86 First Division 21 7 3 0 2 0 — 2[e] 1 28 8
1986–87 First Division 30 7 0 0 3 0 — — 33 7
1987–88 First Division 36 11 2 0 5 0 — — 43 11
1988–89 First Division 34 4 6 2 3 2 — 3[f] 0 46 8
1989–90 First Division 20 2 4 2 3 0 — — 27 4
1990–91 First Division 17 1 3 0 5 0 4[c] 0 0 0 29 1
1991–92 First Division 27 4 2 0 6 1 3[c] 0 0 0 38 5
1992–93 Premier League 14 1 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 — 17 1
1993–94 Premier League 15 1 2 1 5 0 4[g] 1 1[d] 0 27 3
Total 345 74 35 10 51 5 27 8 7 3 465 100
Middlesbrough 1994–95 Division One 22 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 22 1
1995–96 Premier League 2 0 1 0 1 0 — — 4 0
1996–97 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 25 1 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 27 1
Career total 568 115 48 12 70 7 39 10 12 3 737 147
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in Anglo-Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearance(s) in European Cup Winners' Cup
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearance(s) in FA Charity Shield
  5. ↑ One appearance in FA Charity Shield; one appearance one goal in Football League Super Cup
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Centenary Trophy
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Managerial stats

Includes all competitive games. Updated 6 January 2010.[5]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Middlesbrough England 31 May 1994 6 December 2000 314 127 86 101 040.45
Bradford City England 24 November 2003 17 June 2004 28 7 1 20 025.00
West Bromwich Albion England 9 November 2004 18 September 2006 81 19 24 38 023.46
Sheffield United England 22 May 2007 14 February 2008 38 14 12 12 036.84
Thailand Thailand 23 September 2009 8 June 2011 15 6 4 5 040.00
Total 476 173 127 176 036.34

Honours

Source:[6]

As a player

Manchester United

Individual

International career statistics

[11]

England national team
YearAppsGoals
1980 5 0
1981 9 1
1982 12 5
1983 3 3
1984 10 5
1985 10 2
1986 5 2
1987 7 3
1988 11 1
1989 10 4
1990 5 0
1991 3 0
Total 90 26

As a player-manager

Middlesbrough

As a manager

Individual

Personal honours

Robson was awarded the OBE in the January 1990 New Year Honours.[13] In 1998, he was named among the list of Football League 100 Legends,[14] and was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a player.[15] He was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a 2004 poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Bryan Robson". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ↑ The Times Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine 10 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010
  3. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bryan Robson (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  4. ↑ Bryan Robson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Bryan Robson's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  6. ↑ Robson, Bryan (16 August 2012). Robbo - My Autobiography: An extraordinary career. ISBN 9781444756029.
  7. ↑ "Bryan Robson: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "England Players - Bryan Robson". England Football Online. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Team of the Century: 1977-1996 - Souness, Robson & Hoddle...not a bad midfield trio!". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Arrowsmith, Richard (16 May 2013). "'An incredible year': Robin Van Persie gushes after picking up fans' Manchester United Player of the Year award". Mirror Online. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Bryan Robson - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
  12. ↑ "Manager profile: Bryan Robson". Premier League. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  13. ↑ Robson (2007), p. 131.
  14. ↑ "Football Legends list in full". BBC News. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  15. ↑ "2002 Inaugural Inductees". National Football Museum. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  16. ↑ "The wraps come off 125th anniversary mural". West Bromwich Albion FC. 4 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.