Steve Bruce

Steve Bruce
Bruce managing Sunderland in 2011
Personal information
Full name Stephen Roger Bruce[1]
Date of birth (1960-12-31) 31 December 1960 (age 64)[1]
Place of birth Corbridge, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Youth career
1977–1979 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1984 Gillingham 205 (29)
1984–1987 Norwich City 141 (14)
1987–1996 Manchester United 309 (36)
1996–1998 Birmingham City 72 (2)
1998–1999 Sheffield United 10 (0)
Total 737 (81)
National team
1979–1980 England Youth 8 (0)
1987 England B 1 (0)
Teams managed
1998–1999 Sheffield United
1999–2000 Huddersfield Town
2001 Wigan Athletic
2001 Crystal Palace
2001–2007 Birmingham City
2007–2009 Wigan Athletic
2009–2011 Sunderland
2012–2016 Hull City
2016–2018 Aston Villa
2019 Sheffield Wednesday
2019–2021 Newcastle United
2022 West Bromwich Albion
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Steve Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Championship club West Bromwich Albion.[3] He was born in Corbridge, Northumberland. Bruce was best known for playing for Manchester United where he was captain.

Playing statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 1979–80[4] Third Division 40 6 0 0 4 2 — — 44 8
1980–81[5] Third Division 41 4 1 0 4 3 — — 46 7
1981–82[6] Third Division 45 6 5 1 2 0 — 3[a] 1 55 8
1982–83[7] Third Division 39 7 2 0 5 1 — — 46 8
1983–84[8] Third Division 40 6 6 1 0 0 — 0 0 46 7
Total 205 29 14 2 15 6 — 3 1 237 38
Norwich City 1984–85[9] First Division 39 1 5 1 9 3 — — 53 5
1985–86[10] Second Division 42 8 1 0 4 2 — 6[b] 0 53 10
1986–87[11] First Division 41 3 3 0 4 0 — 4[c] 0 52 3
1987–88[12] First Division 19 2 — 3 1 — — 22 3
Total 141 14 9 1 20 6 — 10 0 180 21
Manchester United 1987–88[13] First Division 21 2 3 0 — — — 24 2
1988–89[13][14] First Division 38 2 7 1 3 1 — 3[d] 1 51 5
1989–90[13] First Division 34 3 7 0 2 0 — — 43 3
1990–91[13] First Division 31 13 3 0 7 2 8[e] 4 1[f] 0 50 19
1991–92[13] First Division 37 5 1 0 7 1 5[g] 0 — 50 6
1992–93[13] Premier League 42 5 3 0 3 0 2[h] 0 — 50 5
1993–94[13] Premier League 41 3 7 0 9 2 4[i] 2 1[f] 0 62 7
1994–95[13] Premier League 35 2 5 2 1 0 6[i] 0 1[f] 0 48 4
1995–96[13] Premier League 30 1 5 0 2 0 2[h] 0 — 39 1
Total 309 36 41 3 34 6 27 6 6 1 417 52
Birmingham City 1996–97[15] First Division 32 0 3 1 4 0 — — 39 1
1997–98[16] First Division 40 2 3 0 2 0 — — 45 2
Total 72 2 6 1 6 0 — — 84 3
Sheffield United 1998–99[17] First Division 10 0 0 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Career total 737 81 70 7 76 18 27 6 19 2 929 114
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Group Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Football League Super Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  7. ↑ Four appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup, one in European Super Cup
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Managerial statistics

As of match played 8 October 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Sheffield United 2 July 1998 17 May 1999 55 22 15 18 040.0 [18]
Huddersfield Town 24 May 1999 16 October 2000 66 25 16 25 037.9 [18]
Wigan Athletic 4 April 2001 29 May 2001 8 3 2 3 037.5 [18]
Crystal Palace 31 May 2001 2 November 2001 18 11 2 5 061.1 [18]
Birmingham City 12 December 2001 23 November 2007 269 100 69 100 037.2 [19]
Wigan Athletic 26 November 2007 3 June 2009 68 23 17 28 033.8 [18]
Sunderland 3 June 2009 30 November 2011 98 29 28 41 029.6 [18]
Hull City 8 June 2012 22 July 2016 201 82 44 75 040.8 [18][20]
Aston Villa 12 October 2016 3 October 2018 102 46 25 31 045.1 [18]
Sheffield Wednesday 1 February 2019 15 July 2019 18 7 8 3 038.9 [18]
Newcastle United 17 July 2019 20 October 2021 97 28 28 41 028.9 [18]
West Bromwich Albion 3 February 2022 10 October 2022 32 8 12 12 025.0 [18]
Total 1,032 384 266 382 037.2

Honours

Player

Norwich City

Manchester United

Individual

Manager

Birmingham City

Hull City

Individual

Bibliography

  • Bateson, Bill; Sewell, Albert (1992). News of the World Football Annual 1992/93. Harper Collins. ISBN 0-85543-188-1.
  • Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
  • Bruce, Steve (1994). Heading for Victory: An Autobiography. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 0-7475-1780-0.
  • Eastwood, John; Davage, Mike (1986). Canary Citizens. Almeida Books. ISBN 0-7117-2020-7.
  • Ponting, Ivan (2000). Manchester United: The Red Army. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-60178-1.
  • Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Steve Bruce". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ↑ Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. Invincible Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.
  3. ↑ "Steve Bruce appointed Albion Manager | West Bromwich Albion". www.wba.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  4. ↑ Brown (2003), p. 89.
  5. ↑ Brown (2003), p. 90.
  6. ↑ Brown (2003), p. 91.
  7. ↑ Brown (2003), p. 92.
  8. ↑ Brown (2003), p. 93.
  9. ↑ Eastwood and Davage (1986), p. 313.
  10. ↑ Eastwood and Davage (1986), p. 314.
  11. ↑ Dunk, Peter (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. pp. 260–261, 452, 454–456, 459–460, 485–486, 488. ISBN 0-356-14354-6.
  12. ↑ Rollin, Jack (1988). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1988–89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 258–259, 448, 452–453. ISBN 0-356-15880-2.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 "Steve Bruce". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Steve Bruce". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Steve Bruce in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Steve Bruce in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Steve Bruce in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  18. ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 "Managers: Steve Bruce". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "Bruce confirmed as Wigan manager". BBC Sport. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Steve Bruce appointed Hull City manager on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "Norwich win the League Cup, 1985 – Caught in time". The Sunday Times. London. 28 September 2003. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  22. ↑ Bateson, Bill; Sewell, Albert (1986). News of the World Football Annual 1986/1987. Harper Collins. p. 281. ISBN 0-85543-076-1.
  23. ↑ "Steve Bruce: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  24. ↑ Ducker, James (20 May 2016). "Manchester United's 1990 FA Cup winners: How we saved Sir Alex Ferguson's job". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 "Steve Bruce". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  26. ↑ Ross, James (15 August 2013). "England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  27. ↑ Jones, Stuart (16 May 1991). "Hughes provides the spark – Football". The Times. London. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  28. ↑ Davies, Christopher (15 April 2003). "The Premiership elite selection 1993–2003". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
  29. ↑ Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. London: Random House. pp. 145–146. ISBN 978-0-09-179135-3.
  30. ↑ Bruce (1994), p. 57.
  31. ↑ "1981-82 Player Of The Year Awards". gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  32. ↑ "Player of the Season 1967–2007". Norwich City F.C. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008.
  33. ↑ "Birmingham City Player of the Year 1969-2021". My Football Facts. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  34. ↑ "Birmingham City chief Peter Pannu dismisses takeover 'rumour'". BBC Sport. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  35. ↑ "Birmingham reach Premiership". BBC Sport. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  36. ↑ "Arsenal 3–2 Hull City". BBC Sport. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  37. ↑ Lovejoy, Joe (4 May 2013). "Hull's Steve Bruce wins promotion but is made to wait on day of drama". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  38. ↑ "Hull City promoted: Steve Bruce will take time to consider future as manager". BBC Sport. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  39. ↑ "Bruce claims April's Barclays Manager of the Month award". Premier League. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.