Bobbie Bruce

Robert Frederick Bruce (29 January 1906 – 6 April 1978)[3] was a Scottish footballer.

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

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. "The Mossley Managers". Mossley AFC. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  2. "Bobby Bruce". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "[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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