| Bobbie Bruce | |
| Fullname: | Robert Frederick Bruce |
| Height: | [1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Paisley, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Johnstone, Scotland |
| Position: | Inside left |
| Youthclubs1: | St Anthony's |
| Years1: | 1924–1928 |
| Clubs1: | Aberdeen |
| Caps1: | 94 |
| Goals1: | 36 |
| Years2: | 1928–1935 |
| Clubs2: | Middlesbrough |
| Caps2: | 231 |
| Goals2: | 65 |
| Years3: | 1935–1936 |
| Clubs3: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1936–1938 |
| Clubs4: | Ipswich Town |
| Years5: | 1938–1939 |
| Clubs5: | Mossley |
| Manageryears1: | 1938–1939 |
| Managerclubs1: | Mossley |
| Nationalyears1: | 1933 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Robert Frederick Bruce (29 January 1906 – 6 April 1978)[2] was a Scottish footballer.
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 (1924–1928), Middlesbrough F.C. (1928–1935),[3] Sheffield Wednesday F.C. (1935–1936),[4] and Ipswich Town F.C. (1936–1938).[5] [6] His last club was Mossley A.F.C., where he held the role of player-manager during the 1938–39 season. He played once for the Scotland national team, against Austria in 1933.[2]
| Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aberdeen | 1924–25 | Scottish Division One | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 1925–26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 5 | |||
| 1926–27 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 24 | |||
| 1927–28 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | |||
| Total | 94 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 110 | 45 | |||
| Middlesbrough | 1928–29 | Second Division | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1929–30 | First Division | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1930–31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1931–32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1932–33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1933–34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1934–35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1935–36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total | 231 | 65 | 22 | 6 | 253 | 71 | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1935–36 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1936–37 | Southern League | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1937–38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Mossley | 1938–39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Career total | 330+ | 101+ | 38+ | 15+ | 368+ | 116+ | |||
Sheffield Wednesday