| General |
| Steve Bruce | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Stephen Roger Bruce | |
| Date of birth: | 31 December 1960 | |
| Place of birth: | Corbridge,  England
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| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position: | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Blackpool (head coach)
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| Youth clubs | ||
| 1977–1979 | Gillingham
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1979–1984 1984–1987 1987–1996 1996–1998 1998–1999 Total |
Gillingham Norwich City Manchester United Birmingham City Sheffield United |
205 (29) 141 (14) 309 (36) 72 (2) 10 (0) 737 (81) |
| National team | ||
| 1979–1980 1987 |
England Youth England B
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8 (1) 1 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1998–1999 1999–2000 2001 2001 2001–2007 2007–2009 2009–2011 2012–2016 2016–2018 2019 2019–2021 2022 2024– |
Sheffield United Huddersfield Town Wigan Athletic Crystal Palace Birmingham City Wigan Athletic Sunderland Hull City Aston Villa Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle United West Bromwich Albion Blackpool
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Stephen Roger Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is currently the head coach of League One club Blackpool.
Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by several professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham. Bruce was offered an apprenticeship and went on to play more than 200 games for the club before joining Norwich City in 1984, winning the League Cup in 1985. In 1987, he moved to Manchester United, with whom he achieved great success, winning twelve trophies including three Premier League titles, three FA Cups, one League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. He also became the first English player of the 20th century to captain a team to the Double. Despite his success on the field, he was never selected to play for the England national team. Commentators and contemporaries have described him as one of the best English players of the 1980s and 1990s never to play for his country at full international level.
Bruce began his managerial career with Sheffield United, and spent short periods of time managing Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic and Crystal Palace before joining Birmingham City in 2001. He twice led Birmingham to promotion to the Premier League during his tenure of nearly six years, but resigned in 2007 to begin a second spell as manager of Wigan. At the end of the 2008–09 season he resigned to take over as manager of Sunderland, a post he held until he was dismissed in November 2011. Seven months later, he was appointed manager of Hull City and led the club to two promotions to the Premier League, as well as the 2014 FA Cup Final, before leaving in July 2016. He took over at Aston Villa four months later but was dismissed in October 2018. He took over as manager of Sheffield Wednesday in February 2019 and left in July that year to take over at Newcastle United.
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| Blackpool F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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2. Mellor 3. Taylor 4. McAlister 5. Robertson 6. Aimson 7. Vassell 8. Potts 9. Cullen 15. Aldred 18. Philliskirk 19. Matt 21. Osayi-Samuel 23. Daniel 25. Boney 30. Delfouneso 31. Gnanduillet 32. Roache 33. N'Guessan 34. Des Pres 36. Correia –. Hartley –. Turton –. Clayton –. Tilt Manager: Gary Bowyer |
| Current EFL League One managers |
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Clarke (Barnsley) · Davies (Birmingham City) · Bruce (Blackpool) · Evatt (Bolton Wanderers) · Taylor (Bristol Rovers) · Robinson (Burton Albion) · Monk (Cambridge United) · Jones (Charlton Athletic) · Elliot (Crawley Town) · Caldwell (Exeter City) · Duff (Huddersfield Town) · Wellens (Leyton Orient) · Skubala (Lincoln City) · Clough (Mansfield Town) · Brady (Northampton Town) · Ferguson (Peterborough United) · Sellés (Reading) · Evans (Rotherham United) · Hurst (Shrewsbury Town) · Revell (Stevenage) · Challinor (Stockport County) · Maloney (Wigan Athletic) · Parkinson (Wrexham) · Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) |
| Hull City A.F.C. - Managers |
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Ramster (1904–05) • Langley (1905–13) • Chapman (1913–14) • Stringer (1914–16) • Menzies (1916–21) • Lewis (1921–23) • McCracken (1923–31) • Green (1931–34) • Hill (1934–36) • Menzies (1936) • Blackburn (1936–46) • Buckley (1946–48) • Carter (1948–51) • Jackson (1952–55) • Brocklebank (1955–61) • Britton (1961–69) • Neill (1970–74) • Kaye (1974–77) • Collins (1977–78) • Houghton (1978–79) • Smith (1979–82) • R. Brown (1982) • Appleton (1982–84) • Horton (1984–88) • Gray (1988–89) • Appleton (1989) • Ternent (1989–91) • Dolan (1991–97) • Hateley (1997–98) • Joyce (1998–2000) • Russell (2000) • Little (2000–02) • Russell (2002) • Mølby (2002) • Russell (2002) • Taylor (2002–06) • Parkinson (2006) • P. Brown (2006–10) • Dowie (2010) • Pearson (2010–11) • Barmby (2011–12) • Bruce (2012–16) • Phelan (2016) • Silva (2016–17) • Slutsky (2017) • Adkins (2017–19) • McCann (2019–22) • Arveladze (2022) • Dawsoni (2022) • Rosenior (2022–24) • Walter (2024) • Dawsoni (2024) • Sellés (2024–) |
| Sheffield United Football Club - Managers |
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Wostinholms (1889–99) · Nicholsons (1899–1932) · Davison (1932–52) · Freeman (1952–55) · Mercer (1955–58) · Clarkc (1958–59) · Harris (1959–68) · Rowley (1968–69) · Harris (1969–73) · Furphy (1973–75) · Coldwellc (1975) · Sirrel (1975–77) · Coldwellc (1977–78) · Haslam (1978–81) · Peters (1981) · Porterfield (1981–86) · McEwan (1986–88) · Bassett (1988–95) · Kendall (1995–97) · Spackman (1997–98) · Sladec (1998) · Thompsonc (1998) · Bruce (1998–99) · Heath (1999) · Sladec (1999) · Warnock (1999–2007) · Robson (2007–08) · Blackwell (2008–10) · Speed (2010) · Carverc (2010) · Adams (2010–11) · Wilson (2011–13) · Morganc (2013) · Weir (2013) · Morganc (2013) · Clough (2013–15) · Adkins (2015–16) · Wilder (2016–21) · Heckingbottomc (2021) · Jokanović (2021) · Heckingbottom (2021–23) · Wilder (2023–) |
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| Wigan Athletic Football Club - Managers |
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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–) |
| Crystal Palace Football Club - Managers |
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Robson (1905–07) • Goodman (1907–25) • Maley (1925–27) • Mavin (1927–30) • Tresadern (1930–35) • Bromilow (1935–36) • Moyes (1936) • Bromilow (1936–39) • Irwin (1939–47) • Butler (1947–49) • Rooke (1949–50) • Dawes & Slade (1950–51) • Scott (1951–54) • Spiers (1954–58) • G. Smith (1958–60) • Rowe (1960–62) • Graham (1963–66) • Rowe (1966c) • Head (1966–72) • Allison (1973–76) • Venables (1976–80) • Walley (1980c) • Allison (1980–81) • Gradi (1981) • Kember (1981–82) • Mullery (1982–84) • Bassett (1984) • Coppell (1984–93) • A. Smith (1993–95) • Coppell (1995–96) • Bassett (1996–97) • Coppell (1997–98) • Lombardo & Brolin (1998p) • Noades & Lewington (1998c) • Venables (1998–99) • Coppell (1999–2000) • A. Smith (2000–01) • Kember (2001c) • Bruce (2001) • Kember & Bullivant (2001c) • Francis (2001–03) • Kember (2003) • Symons (2003c) • Dowie (2003–06) • Taylor (2006–07) • Symons (2007c) • Warnock (2007–10) • Hart (2010) • Burley (2010–11) • Freedman (2011–12) • Lawrence & Fleming (2012c) • Holloway (2012–13) • Millen (2013c) • Pulis (2013–14) • Millen (2014c) • Warnock (2014) • Millen (2014–15c) • Pardew (2015–16) • Allardyce (2016–17) • de Boer (2017) • Hodgson (2017–21) • Vieira (2021–23) • Hodgson (2023–24) • Glasner (2024–) |
| Birmingham City Football Club - Managers |
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Jones (1892–1908) · Watson (1908–10) · McRoberts (1910–15) · Richards (1915–23) · Beer (1923–27) · Harvey (1927–28) · Knighton (1928–33) · Liddell (1933–39) · Camkin (1939–44) · Goodier (1944–45) · Storer (1945–49) · Brocklebank (1949–54) · Turner (1954–58) · Turner and Beasley (1958) · Beasley (1958–60) · Merrick (1960–64) · Mallett (1964–65) · Cullis (1965–70) · Goodwin (1970–75) · Bell (1975–77) · Ramsey (1977–78) · Smith (1978–82) · Saunders (1982–86) · Bond (1986–87) · Pendrey (1987–89) · Mackay (1989–91) · Macari (1991) · Cooper (1991–93) · Fry (1993–96) · Francis (1996–2001) · Bruce (2001–07) · McLeish (2007–11) · Hughton (2011–12) · Clark (2012–14) · Rowett (2014–16) · Zola (2016–17) · Redknapp (2017) · Cotterill (2017–18) · Monk (2018–19) · Clotet (2019–20) · Karanka (2020–21) · Bowyer (2021–22) · Eustace (2022–23) · Rooney (2023–24) · Mowbray (2024) · Venusc (2024) · Rowetti (2024) · Davies (2024–) |
| Sunderland Football Club - Managers |
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Watson (1888–96) • Campbell (1896–99) • Mackie (1899–1905) • Kyle (1905–28) • Cochrane (1928–39) • Murray (1939–57) • Brown (1957–64) • Hardwick (1964–65c) • McColl (1965–68) • Brown (1968–72) • Elliott (1972c) • Stokoe (1972–76) • MacFarlane (1976c) • Adamson (1976–78) • Merrington (1978c) • Elliott (1978–79) • Knighton (1979–81) • Docherty (1981c) • Durban (1981–84) • Robson (1984c) • Ashurst (1984–85) • McMenemy (1985–87) • Stokoe (1987c) • Smith (1987–91) • Crosby (1991–93) • Butcher (1993) • Buxton (1993–95) • Reid (1995–2002) • Wilkinson (2002–03) • McCarthy (2003–06) • Ball (2006c) • Quinn (2006) • Keane (2006–08) • Sbragia (2008–09) • Bruce (2009–11) • Black (2011c) • O'Neill (2011–13) • Di Canio (2013) • Ball (2013c) • Poyet (2013–15) • Advocaat (2015) • Allardyce (2015–16) • Moyes (2016–17) • Grayson (2017) • Stockdalec (17) • Coleman (2018–2018) • Stockdalec (2018) • Ross (2018–19) • Fowler c (2019) • Parkinson (2019–20) • Taylor c (2020) • Johnson (2020–22) • Neil (2022) • Canningc (2022) • Mowbray (2022–23) • Beale (2023–24) • Doddsc (2024) • Le Bris (2024–) |
| Aston Villa Football Club - Managers |
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Ramsay (1884–1926) • Smith (1926–34) • McMullan (1934–35) • Hogan (1936–39) • Massie (1945–50) • Martin (1950–53) • Houghton (1953–58) • Mercer (1958–64) • D. Taylor (1964–67) • Cummings (1967–68) • Docherty (1968–70) • Crowe (1970–74) • Saunders (1974–82) • Barton (1982–84) • Turner (1984–86) • McNeill (1986–87) • G. Taylor (1987–90) • Venglos (1990–91) • Atkinson (1991–94) • Little (1994–98) • Gregory (1998–2002) • G. Taylor (2002–03) • O'Leary (2003–06) • O'Neill (2006–10) • Houllier (2010–11) • McLeish (2011–12) • Lambert (2012–15) • Sherwood (2015) • Garde (2015–16) • Di Matteo (2016) • Bruce (2016–18) • Smith (2018–21) • Gerrard (2021–22) • Emery (2022–) |
| Sheffield Wednesday Football Club - Managers |
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Dickinson (1891–1920) · R. Brown (1920–33) · Walker (1933–37) · McMullan (1937–42) · Taylor (1942–58) · Catterick (1958–61) · Buckingham (1961–64) · A. Brown (1964–68) · Marshall (1968–69) · Williams (1969–71) · Dooley (1971–73) · Burtenshaw (1974–75) · Ashurst (1975–77) · Charlton (1977–83) · Settersc (1983) · Wilkinson (1983–88) · Eustace (1988–89) · Atkinson (1989–91) · Francis (1991–95) · Pleat (1995–97) · Shreevesc (1997) · Atkinson (1997–98) · Wilson (1998–2000) · Shreevesc (2000) · Jewell (2000–01) · Shreeves (2001) · Yorath (2001–02) · Greenc (2002) · Turner (2002–04) · Smithc (2004) · Sturrock (2004–06) · McAuleyc (2006) · Laws (2006–09) · McAuleyc (2009–10) · Irvine (2010–11) · Megson (2011–12) · Jones (2012–13) · Gray (2013–15) · Carvalhal (2015–17) · Bullenc (2017–18) · Luhukay (2018) · Bullenc (2018–19) · Agnewc and Clemencec (2019) · Bruce (2019) · Bullenc (2019) · Monk (2019–20) · Pulis (2020) · Thompsonc (2020–2021) · Moore (2021–23) · Muñoz (2023) · |
| Newcastle United Football Club - Managers |
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Cunningham (1930–35) •
Mather (1935–39) •
Seymour (1939–47) •
Martin (1947–50) •
Seymour (1950–54) •
Livingstone (1954–56) •
Seymour (1956–58) •
Mitten (1958–61) •
N. Smith (1961–62) •
Harvey (1962–75) •
Lee (1975–77) •
Dinnis (1977) •
McFaul (1977c) •
McGarry (1977–80) •
Cox (1980–84) •
Charlton (1984–85) •
McFaul (1985–88) •
Suggett (1988c) •
J. Smith (1988–91) •
Saxton (1991c) •
Ardiles (1991–92) •
Keegan (1992–97) •
McDermott (1997c) •
Dalglish (1997–98) •
Gullit (1998–99) •
Clarke (1999c) •
Robson (1999–2004) •
Carver (2004c) •
Souness (2004–06) •
Roeder (2006–07) •
Pearson (2007c) •
Allardyce (2007–08) •
Pearson (2008c) •
Keegan (2008) •
Hughton (2008c) •
Kinnear (2008–09) •
Hughton & Calderwood (2009a) •
Shearer (2009) •
Hughton (2009–10) •
Beardsley (2010c) •
Pardew (2010–14) •
Carver (2015i) •
McClaren (2015–16) •
Benítez (2016–19) •
Bruce (2019–21) •
Jones (2021i) •
Howe (2021–)
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| West Bromwich Albion Football Club - Managers |
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Ford (1890–92) • Jackson (1892–94) • Stephenson (1894–95) • Keys (1895–96) • Heaven (1896–1902) • Everiss (1902–48) • J. Smith (1948–52) • Carver (1952–53) • Buckingham (1953–59) • Clark (1959–61) • Macaulay (1961–63) • Hagan (1963–67) • Ashman (1967–71) • Howe (1971–75) • Whitehousec (1975) • Giles (1975–77) • Allen (1977) • Wilec (1977–78) • Atkinson (1978–81) • Allen (1981–82) • Wylie (1982–84) • Giles (1984–85) • Stiles (1985–86) • Saunders (1986–87) • Atkinson (1987–88) • Talbot (1988–91) • S. Pearsonc (1991) • Gould (1991–92) • Ardiles (1992–93) • Burkinshaw (1993–94) • Buckley (1994–97) • Mannc (1997) • Harford (1997) • Barkerc (1997) • Trewickc (1997) • D. Smith (1997–99) • Gorman & Regisc (1999) • Little (1999–2000) • Evans & Regisc (2000) • Megson (2000–04) • Burrowsc (2004) • Robson (2004–06) • N. Pearsonc (2006) • Shakespearec (2006) • Mowbray (2006–09) • Di Matteo (2009–11) • Appletonc (2011) • Hodgson (2011–12) • Clarke (2012–13) • Downingc (2013–14) • Mel (2014) • Irvine (2014) • Kellyc (2014–15) • Pulis (2015–2017) • Megsonc (2017) • Pardew (2017–2018) • Moorec (2018) • Moore (2018–19) • Shanc (2019–) |
| Blackpool Football Club - Managers |
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Barcroft (1903–09) • Cox (1909–11) • Norman (1918–23) • Buckley (1923–27) • Beaumont (1927–28) • Evans (1928–33) • MacFarlane (1933–35) • Smith (1935–58) • Suart (1958–67) • Mortensen (1967–69) • Shannon (1969–70) • Stokoe (1970–72) • Potts (1972–76) • Brown (1976–78) • Stokoe (1978 to 79) • Ternent (1979–80) • Ball (1980–81) • Brown (1981–82) • Ellis (1982–89) • Mullen (1989–90) • Carr (1990) • Ayre (1990–94) • Allardyce (1994–96) • Megson (1996–97) • Worthington (1997–99) • McMahon (2000–04) • Hendry (2004–05) • Grayson (2005–08) • Holloway (2009–12) • Appleton (2012–13) • Ince (2013–14) • Riga (2014) • Clark (2014–15) • McDonald (2015–16) • Bowyer (2016–18) • McPhillips (2018–19) • Grayson (2019–20) • Dunnc (2020) • Critchleyh (2020–) |
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