Robert Frederick Bruce (29 January 1906 – 6 April 1978) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. Born in Paisley, Bruce was an inside left who developed with the Glaswegian junior side St. Anthony's. He spent his senior career with

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(1924–1928),

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(1928–1935),

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(1935–1936), and

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(1936–1938). His last club was

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, where he held the role of player-manager during the 1938–39 season. He played once for the Scotland national team, against

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in 1933.

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International

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday *

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1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

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Profile of Bruce
1906 births 1978 deaths Scotland men's international footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Mossley A.F.C. players Mossley A.F.C. managers St Anthony's F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's junior international footballers Men's association football inside forwards Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish football managers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-forward-1900s-stub