Steve Bruce

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. 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 competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGillingham1979–80Brown (2003), p. 89.Third Division4060042——4481980–81Brown (2003), p. 90.Third Division4141043——4671981–82Brown (2003), p. 91.Third Division4565120—3Appearances in Football League Group Cup15581982–83Brown (2003), p. 92.Third Division3972051——4681983–84Brown (2003), p. 93.Third Division4066100—00467Total20529142156—3123738Norwich City1984–85Eastwood and Davage (1986), p. 313.First Division3915193——5351985–86Eastwood and Davage (1986), p. 314.Second Division4281042—6Appearances in Football League Super Cup053101986–87First Division4133040—4Appearances in Full Members' Cup05231987–88First Division192—31——223Total1411491206—10018021Manchester United1987–88First Division21230———2421988–89First Division3827131—3Appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy15151989–90First Division3437020——4331990–91First Division311330728Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup41Appearance in FA Charity Shield050191991–92First Division37510715Four appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup, one in European Super Cup0—5061992–93Premier League42530302Appearances in UEFA Cup0—5051993–94Premier League41370924Appearances in UEFA Champions League2106271994–95Premier League352521060104841995–96Premier League301502020—391Total309364133462766141752Birmingham City1996–97First Division3203140——3911997–98First Division4023020——452Total7226160——843Sheffield United1998–99First Division1000010——110Career total737817077618276192929114

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordSheffield United2 July 199817 May 1999Huddersfield Town24 May 199916 October 2000Wigan Athletic4 April 200129 May 2001Crystal Palace31 May 20012 November 2001Birmingham City12 December 200123 November 2007Wigan Athletic26 November 20073 June 2009Sunderland3 June 200930 November 2011Hull City8 June 201222 July 2016Aston Villa12 October 20163 October 2018Sheffield Wednesday1 February 201915 July 2019Newcastle United17 July 201920 October 2021West Bromwich Albion3 February 202210 October 2022Total

Honours
Player
Norwich City
 Football League Cup: 1984–85
 Football League Second Division: 1985–86

Manchester United
 Premier League: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96
 FA Cup: 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96
 Football League Cup: 1991–92
 FA Charity Shield: 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994
 European Cup Winners' Cup: 1990–91
 European Super Cup: 1991

Individual
 Premier League 10 Seasons Awards Domestic Team of the Decade
 PFA Team of the Year: Division Two (1985–86), Division Three (1982–83, 1983–84)
 Gillingham Player of the Season: 1979–80,Bruce (1994), p. 57. 1981–82
 Norwich City Player of the Season: 1984–85
 Birmingham City Player of the Season: 1997–98

Manager
Birmingham City
 Football League Championship runner-up: 2006–07
 Football League First Division play-offs: 2002

Hull City
 FA Cup runner-up: 2013–14
 Football League Championship runner-up: 2012–13
 Football League Championship play-offs: 2016

Individual
 Premier League Manager of the Month: April 2021

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Category:1960 births
Category:Living people
Category:English football managers
Category:English footballers
Category:Sportspeople from Northumberland
Category:Premier League players
Category:Manchester United F.C. players
Category:Sheffield United F.C. players