Steve Bruce - Football Coach

Stephen Roger Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English professional football manager and former player who was a centre-back in a twenty-year playing career. He is currently the head coach of EFL League One club Blackpool. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, Bruce 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. He 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. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Birmingham City	01/07
EPL 02/03	38
EPL 03/04	38
EPL 04/05	38
EPL 05/06	38
FA Cup 05/06	2
Championship 06/07	46
EPL 07/08	13
League Cup 07/08	1

Wigan Athletic	07/09
EPL 07/08	24
FA Cup 07/08	2
League Cup 08/09	3
EPL 08/09	38
FA Cup 08/09	1

Sunderland	09/11
League Cup 09/10	3
EPL 09/10	38
FA Cup 09/10	2
League Cup 10/11	2
EPL 10/11	38
FA Cup 10/11	1
League Cup 11/12	1
EPL 11/12	13

Hull City	12/16
League Cup 12/13	2
Championship 12/13	46
FA Cup 12/13	3
League Cup 13/14	3
EPL 13/14	38
FA Cup 13/14	7
Europa Qualif 14/15	4
League Cup 14/15	1
EPL 14/15	38
FA Cup 14/15	1
Championship 15/16	49
League Cup 15/16	5
FA Cup 15/16	4

Aston Villa	16/18
Championship 16/17	35
FA Cup 16/17	1
Championship 17/18	49
League Cup 17/18	3
FA Cup 17/18	1
Championship 18/19	11
League Cup 18/19	2

Sheffield Wednesday	19
Championship 18/19	20
FA Cup 18/19	3

Newcastle United	19/21
League Cup 19/20	1
EFL Trophy 19/20	3
EPL 19/20	38
FA Cup 19/20	6
League Cup 20/21	4
EFL Trophy 20/21	3
EPL 20/21	38
FA Cup 20/21	1
League Cup 21/22	1
EFL Trophy 21/22	2
EPL 21/22	8

West Bromwich Albion	22
Championship 21/22	17
League Cup 22/23	2
Championship 22/23	13

Blackpool	24/now
League Cup 24/25	1
League One 24/25	37
EFL Trophy 24/25	4
FA Cup 24/25	2