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]
Playing 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
National team
1933 Scotland 1 (0)
Teams managed
1938–1939 Mossley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Scottish national team, against Austria in 1933.[3]

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". www.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 requires |journal= (help)
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