Bryan Robson

Bryan Robson
Personal information
Full name Bryan Robson
Date of birth (1957-01-11) 11 January 1957 (age 69)
Place of birth Chester-le-Street, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Manchester United (global ambassador)
Youth career
1972–1975 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1981 West Bromwich Albion 198 (40)
1981–1994 Manchester United 345 (74)
1994–1997 Middlesbrough 25 (1)
Total 568 (115)
International career
1979–1980 England U21 7 (2)
1979–1980 England B 3 (1)
1980–1991 England 90 (26)
Managerial career
1994–2001 Middlesbrough
2003–2004 Bradford City
2004–2006 West Bromwich Albion
2007–2008 Sheffield United
2009–2011 Thailand
2009–2011 Thailand U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957) is an English football manager and former player.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 1974–75 Second Division 320000—0032
1975–76 Second Division 1612100—30212
1976–77 First Division 2381020—20288
1977–78 First Division 3532030——403
1978–79 First Division 417503082—579
1979–80 First Division 359005220—4211
1980–81 First Division 40102150——4711
1981–82 First Division 50000020—70
Total 198401221821225024546
Manchester United 1981–82 First Division 3251020——355
1982–83 First Division 3310638121—4915
1983–84 First Division 3312106064124718
1984–85 First Division 339422172—4614
1985–86 First Division 2173020—21288
1986–87 First Division 3070030——337
1987–88 First Division 36112050——4311
1988–89 First Division 3446232—3 0468
1989–90 First Division 2024230——274
1990–91 First Division 1713050400 0291
1991–92 First Division 27420613000385
1992–93 Premier League 141101010—171
1993–94 Premier League 15121504110273
Total 34574351051527873465100
Middlesbrough 1994–95 Division One 2210000—00221
1995–96 Premier League 201010——40
1996–97 Premier League 100000——10
Total 2511010—0027 1
Career total 56811548127073910123737147
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Anglo-Scottish Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in European Cup Winners' Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Charity Shield
  5. ↑ One appearance in FA Charity Shield; one appearance one goal in Football League Super Cup
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Centenary Trophy
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Managerial stats

Includes all competitive games. Updated 6 January 2010.
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Middlesbrough England 31 May 1994 6 December 2000 31412786101040.45
Bradford City England 24 November 2003 17 June 2004 287120025.00
West Bromwich Albion England 9 November 2004 18 September 2006 81192438023.46
Sheffield United England 22 May 2007 14 February 2008 38141212036.84
Thailand Thailand 23 September 2009 8 June 2011 15645040.00
Total 476173127176036.34

Honours

Source:

As a player

Manchester United

Individual

International career statistics

England national team
YearAppsGoals
198050
198191
1982125
198333
1984105
1985102
198652
198773
1988111
1989104
199050
199130
Total9026

As a player-manager

Middlesbrough

As a manager

Individual

Personal honours

Robson was awarded the OBE in the January 1990 New Year Honours. In 1998, he was named among the list of Football League 100 Legends, and was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a player. He was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a 2004 poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.

References

  1. ↑ "Bryan Robson". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ↑ The Times Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine 10 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010
  3. ↑ "Bryan Robson, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  4. ↑ Bryan Robson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Bryan Robson's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  6. ↑ Robson, Bryan (16 August 2012). Robbo - My Autobiography: An extraordinary career. ISBN 9781444756029.
  7. ↑ "Bryan Robson: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. 1 2 "England Players - Bryan Robson". England Football Online. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Team of the Century: 1977-1996 - Souness, Robson & Hoddle...not a bad midfield trio!". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Arrowsmith, Richard (16 May 2013). "'An incredible year': Robin Van Persie gushes after picking up fans' Manchester United Player of the Year award". Mirror Online. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Bryan Robson - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
  12. ↑ "Manager profile: Bryan Robson". Premier League. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  13. ↑ Robson (2007), p. 131.
  14. ↑ "Football Legends list in full". BBC News. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  15. ↑ "2002 Inaugural Inductees". National Football Museum. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  16. ↑ "The wraps come off 125th anniversary mural". West Bromwich Albion FC. 4 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.