Robert Frederick Bruce (29 January 1906 – 6 April 1978)
was a Scottish
footballer
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.
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
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(1924–1928),
Middlesbrough F.C.
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(1928–1935),
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
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Formed in 1867 as an off ...
(1935–1936), and
Ipswich Town F.C.
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(1936–1938).
His last club was
Mossley A.F.C.
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History
The club was ...
, where he held the role of player-manager during the 1938–39 season. He played once for the
Scotland national team, against
Austria
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in 1933.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Sheffield Wednesday
*
FA Charity Shield
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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 ...
References
External links
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
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