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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
National team
1933	Scotland	1	(0)
Teams managed
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 Scottish national team, against Austria in 1933.[3]

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday

• FA Charity Shield: 1935[7]

References

External links

• Profile of Bruce

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