Bruce Rioch

Bruce Rioch
	Bruce Rioch
Personal information
Full name:	Bruce David Rioch
Date of birth:	6 September 1947 (age 78)
Place of birth:	Aldershot, England
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position:	Midfielder
Senior clubs
National team
Teams managed
1982-1984; 1985; 1986–1990; 1990–1992; 1992–1995; 1995–1996; 1996–1997; 1998–2000; 2000–2001; 2005–2007; 2008	Torquay United; Seattle Storm; Middlesbrough; Millwall; Bolton Wanderers; Arsenal; Queens Park Rangers (assistant manager); Norwich City; Wigan Athletic; Odense Boldklub; Aalborg BK

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Bruce David Rioch (born 6 September 1947) is a football manager and former player for the Scotland national team. His last managerial post was at Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga in 2008.

As a player, he made more than 550 appearances in the Football League and, by virtue of his father's birthplace, represented Scotland in 24 matches; he became the first player born in England to captain Scotland. As a manager, he has taken charge of clubs in England, the United States, and Denmark. His brother Neil, son Gregor and nephew Matty Holmes were also professional footballers.

External links[]

Bruce Rioch management profile at Soccerbase

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Middlesbrough Football Club - Managers
J.Robson (1899–1905) • Mackie (1905–06) • Aitken (1906–09) • Gunter (1909–10) • Walker (1910–11) • McIntosh (1911–19) • Howie (1920–23) • Bamlett (1923–26) • McWilliam (1927–34) • Gillow (1934–44) • Jack (1944–52) • Rowley (1952–54) • Dennison (1954–63) • Carter (1963–66) • Anderson (1966–73) • Charlton (1973–77) • Neal (1977–81) • Murdoch (1981–82) • Allison (1982–84) • Maddren (1984–86) • Rioch (1986–90) • Todd (1990–91) • Lawrence (1991–94) • B.Robson (1994–2001) • Venables (2001) • McClaren (2001–06) • Southgate (2006–09) • Strachan (2009–10) • Mowbray (2010–13) • Karanka (2013–17) • Agnew (2017) • Monk (2017) • Pulis (2017–19) • Woodgate (2019–20) • Warnock (2020–21) • Wilder (2021–22) • Carrick (2022–25) • Rob Edwards (2025)

Millwall Football Club - Managers
Kidd^s (1890–99) · Stopher^s (1899–00) · Saunders^s (1900–10) · Lipsham (1911–18) · Hunter (1918–33) · McCracken (1933–36) · Hewitt (1936–39) · Voisey (1940–44) · Cock (1944–48) · Hewitt (1948– 55) · R. Gray (1956–58) · Seed (1958–59) · Smith (1959–61) · R. Gray (1961–63) · W. Gray (1963–66) · Fenton (1966–74) · Jago (1974– 77) · Foley^c (1977) · Petchey (1978–80) · Long^c (1980) · Anderson (1980–82) · Kitchener^c (1982) · Graham (1982–86) · Docherty (1986–90) · Pearson^c (1990) · Rioch (1990–92) · McCarthy (1992–96) · Evans^c (1996) · Nicholl (1996–97) · Docherty (1997) · Bonds (1997–98) · Stevens (1998–99) · Stevens & McLeary (1999–2000) · Gritt & Harford^c (2000) · McGhee (2000–03) · Wise (2003–05) · Claridge (2005) · Lee (2005) · Tuttle (2005–06) · Burns & McLeary^c (2006) · Spackman (2006) · Donachie (2006–07) · Shaw & West^c (2007) · Jackett (2007–13) · Lomas (2013) · Harris & Fitzgerald^c (2013–14) · Holloway (2014–15) · Harris (2015–19) · Barrett^c (2019) · Rowett (2019–23) · Edwards (2023–24) · Harris (2024–)

Bolton Wanderers Football Club - Managers
Rawthorne (1874–85^s) · Bentley (1885–86^s) · Struthers (1886–87^s) · Norris (1887^s) · Bentley (1887–95^s) · Downs (1895–96^s) · Brettell (1896–98^s) · Somerville (1898–1910) · Settle (1910–15) · Mather (1915–19) · Foweraker (1919–44) · Rowley (1944–50) · Ridding (1950–68) · Lofthouse (1968–70) · McIlroy (1970) · Meadows (1970) · Lofthouse (1971) · Armfield (1971–74) · Greaves (1974–80) · Anderson (1980–81) · Mulhall (1981–82) · McGovern (1982–85) · Wright (1985) · Neal (1985–92) · Rioch (1992–95) · McFarland (1995–96) · Todd (1996–99) · Allardyce (1999–2007) · Lee (2007) · Megson (2007–09) · Coyle (2010–12) · Freedman (2012–14) · Lennon (2014–2016) · Parkinson (2016–2019) · Hill (2019–2020) · Evatt (2020–)

Arsenal Football Club - Managers
Mitchell (1897–1898) · Elcoat (1898–1899) · Bradshaw (1899–1904) · Kelso (1904–1908) · Morrell (1908–1915) · McEwen (1915–1919^c) · Knighton (1919–1925) · Chapman (1925–1934) · Shaw (1934^c) · Allison (1934–1947) · Whittaker (1947–1956) · Crayston (1956–1958) · Swindin (1958–1962) · Wright (1962–1966) · Mee (1966–1976) · Neill (1976–1983) · Howe (1983–1986) · Burtenshaw (1986^c) · Graham (1986–1995) · Houston (1995^c) · Rioch (1995–1996) · Houston (1996^c) · Rice (1996^c) · Wenger (1996–2018) · Emery (2018–19) · Ljungberg (2019^c) · Arteta (2019–)

Norwich City Football Club - Managers
Bowman (1905–07) · McEwen (1907–08) · Turner (1909–10) · Stansfield (1910–15) · Buckley (1919–20) · O'Hagan (1920–21) · Gosnell (1921–26) · Stansfield (1926) · Potter (1926–29) · Kerr (1929–33) · Parker (1933–37) · Young (1937–38) · Jewell (1939) · Young (1939–45) · Lochhead (1945–46) · Spiers (1946–47) · Lochhead (1947–50) · Low (1950–55) · Parker (1955–57) · Macaulay (1957–61) · Reid (1961–62) · Swindin (1962) · Ashman (1962–1966) · Morgan (1966–69) · Saunders (1969–73) · Bond (1973–80) · Brown (1980–87) · Stringer (1987–92) · Williams (1992) · Walker (1992–94) · Deehan (1994–95) · O'Neill (1995) · Franklin (1995) · Megson (1995–96) · Walker (1996–98) · Faulkner (1998) · Rioch (1998–2000) · Hamilton (2000) · Worthington (2000–06) · Hunter (2006) · Grant (2006–07) · Duffy (2007) · Roeder (2007–09) · Gunn (2009) · Butterworth (2009) · Lambert (2009–12) · Hughton (2012–14) · Adams (2014–15) · Neil (2015–2017) · Irvine (17) · Farke (2017–2021) · Smith (2021–22) · Wagner (2023–24) · Thorup (2024–25) · Wilshere^c (2025) · Manning (2025) · Clement (2025–)

Wigan Athletic Football Club - Managers
Spencer (1932–37) · Milne (1946–47) · Pryde (1949–52) · Goodier (1952–54) · Crook (1954–55) · Suart (1955–56) · Cook (1956) · Barkas (1957) · Hitchen (1957–58) · Barrass (1958–59) · Shirley (1959) · Murphy (1959–60) · Chilton (1960) · Ball (1960–63) · Brown (1963–66) · Craig (1966–67) · Leyland (1967–68) · Saunders (1968) · McNeill (1968–70) · Milne (1970–72) · Rigby (1972–74) · Tiler (1974–76) · McNeill (1976–81) · Eyre (1981) · Lloyd (1981–83) · Charlton (1983) · McNally (1983–85) · Hamilton (1985–86) · Mathias (1986–89) · Hamilton (1989–93) · Philpotts (1993) · Swain (1993–94) · Barrow (1994–95) · Cribley (1995) · Deehan (1995–98) · Mathias (1998–99) · Benson (1999–2000) · Rioch (2000–01) · Greenall (2001) · Bruce (2001) · Jewell (2001–07) · Hutchings (2007) · Barlow (2007) · Bruce (2007–09) · Martínez (2009–13) · Coyle (2013) · Barrow (2013) · Rösler (2013–14) · Mackay (2014–15) · Caldwell (2015–16) · Joyce (2016–17) · Barrow (2017) · Cook (2017–20) · Richardson (2020) · Sheridan (2020) · Richardson (2020–22) · Kelly (2022) · Touré (2022–23) · Maloney (2023–)

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Scotland
Scottish competitions Scottish managers Scottish players Scottish Stadiums

Scotland – 1978 FIFA World Cup
1. Rough 2. Jardine 3. Donachie 4. Buchan 5. McQueen 6. Rioch 7. Masson 8. Dalglish 9. Jordan 10. Hartford 11. Johnston 12. Blyth 13. Kennedy 14. Forsyth 15. Gemmill 16. Macari 17. Johnstone 18. Souness 19. Robertson 20. Clark 21. Harper 22. Burns Manager: Ally MacLeod

Personal information
Bruce Rioch

Full name:	Bruce David Rioch
Date of birth:	6 September 1947 (1947-09-06) (age 78)
Place of birth:	Aldershot, England
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position:	Midfielder
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1964–1969 1969–1974 1974–1976 1976–1977 1977–1979 1978 1979 1980–1981 1981–1984	Luton Town Aston Villa Derby County Everton Derby County Birmingham City (loan) Sheffield United (loan) Seattle Sounders Torquay United	149 0(47) 154 0(34) 106 0(34) 030 00(3) 041 00(4) 003 00(0) 008 00(1) 046 00(4) 071 00(6)
National team
1975-1978	Scotland	024 00(6)
Teams managed
1982-1984 1985 1986–1990 1990–1992 1992–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1998–2000 2000–2001 2005–2007 2008	Torquay United Seattle Storm Middlesbrough Millwall Bolton Wanderers Arsenal Queens Park Rangers (assistant manager) Norwich City Wigan Athletic Odense Boldklub Aalborg BK