Daniel Bruce (footballer, born 1868)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Rodger Bruce | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1868[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bonhill, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 6 February 1931 (aged 62)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1888–1891 | Vale of Leven | 36 | (13) |
| 1891–1892 | Rangers | 4 | (5) |
| 1892–1895 | Notts County | 89 | (47) |
| 1895–1896 | Small Heath | 9 | (2) |
| 1896–1897 | Perth | ||
| 1897 | Vale of Leven | ||
| 1897–1898 | St Mirren | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1890 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Rodger Bruce (21 March 1868 – 4 February 1931) was a
the Football League playing for Notts County and Small Heath.[4] He played as a left-sided or centre forward
.
Career
Bruce was born in
1890 Scottish Cup final against Queen's Park. The final as scheduled finished as a 1–1 draw; in the replay, Bruce opened the scoring for Vale of Leven but Queen's came back to win 2–1.[6] Soon afterwards Bruce was capped for Scotland on 22 March 1890 against Wales in the British Home Championship; Scotland won 5–0 in what turned out to be only international appearance.[5][3] He moved to Rangers in 1891 and played four games in the Scottish Football League at the start of the 1892–93 season, scoring five goals.[7][8]
Bruce came to England later that year to join
relegated at the end of his first season, and failing to win promotion the next despite Bruce's 18-goal contribution, they did become the first Second Division club to win the FA Cup.[10][11] County beat four First Division sides to reach the 1894 FA Cup final; Bruce scored once in the quarter-final, "scraping" a draw against local rivals Nottingham Forest, and twice more in the 4–1 replay win.[10][11] Bruce had several chances to open the scoring in the final, but was foiled both by the Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper and by the woodwork; nevertheless, County went on to win 4–1.[11] In three years with the club, Bruce played 89 league games and scored at better than a goal every two games.[4]
In November 1895, Bruce moved to First Division Small Heath. The transfer fee of £100 made him the first player for whom Small Heath had paid a three-figure fee, but he failed to settle. He scored twice in the ten games he played for the club before he returned to Scotland, turning out for Perth and Vale of Leven before signing for St Mirren.[9][8][3]
Bruce died in 1931 at the age of 62.[2]
Personal life
His younger brother Walter was also a footballer who also played for Vale of Leven and St Mirren, spending most of his career with the latter.[8]
Honours
Vale of Leven
- 1890
Notts County
References
- ScotlandsPeople
- ^ ScotlandsPeople
- ^ a b c John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ a b "Daniel Bruce – A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
- ^ "1889/90 season". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "Season 1892/93 – Match Stats". The Rangers Archive. GersnetOnline. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Senior Football Players from the Vale of Leven in the 20th Century | Bruce, Daniel (Forward, Vale of Leven; senior career late 1880’s – 1890’s)., The Vale of Leven
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ a b "1893/94". Up The Maggies. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "FA Cup Glory". Notts County F.C. 23 April 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.
External links
- Scotland profile at London Hearts Supporters Club