Bryan Robson

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

Bryan Robson

Personal information
Full name	Bryan Robson[1]
Date of birth	(1957-01-11) 11 January 1957 (age 68)[2]
Place of birth	Chester-le-Street, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
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

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[4]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Bromwich Albion	1974–75	Second Division	3	2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	2
	1975–76	Second Division	16	1	2	1	0	0	—		3[a]	0	21	2
	1976–77	First Division	23	8	1	0	2	0	—		2[a]	0	28	8
	1977–78	First Division	35	3	2	0	3	0	—		—		40	3
	1978–79	First Division	41	7	5	0	3	0	8[b]	2	—		57	9
	1979–80	First Division	35	9	0	0	5	2	2[b]	0	—		42	11
	1980–81	First Division	40	10	2	1	5	0	—		—		47	11
	1981–82	First Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	2[b]	0	—		7	0
	Total		198	40	12	2	18	2	12	2	5	0	245	46
Manchester United	1981–82	First Division	32	5	1	0	2	0	—		—		35	5
	1982–83	First Division	33	10	6	3	8	1	2[b]	1	—		49	15
	1983–84	First Division	33	12	1	0	6	0	6[c]	4	1[d]	2	47	18
	1984–85	First Division	33	9	4	2	2	1	7[b]	2	—		46	14
	1985–86	First Division	21	7	3	0	2	0	—		2[e]	1	28	8
	1986–87	First Division	30	7	0	0	3	0	—		—		33	7
	1987–88	First Division	36	11	2	0	5	0	—		—		43	11
	1988–89	First Division	34	4	6	2	3	2	—		3[f]	0	46	8
	1989–90	First Division	20	2	4	2	3	0	—		—		27	4
	1990–91	First Division	17	1	3	0	5	0	4[c]	0	0	0	29	1
	1991–92	First Division	27	4	2	0	6	1	3[c]	0	0	0	38	5
	1992–93	Premier League	14	1	1	0	1	0	1[b]	0	—		17	1
	1993–94	Premier League	15	1	2	1	5	0	4[g]	1	1[d]	0	27	3
	Total		345	74	35	10	51	5	27	8	7	3	465	100
Middlesbrough	1994–95	Division One	22	1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	22	1
	1995–96	Premier League	2	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	1996–97	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		25	1	1	0	1	0	—		0	0	27	1
Career total			568	115	48	12	70	7	39	10	12	3	737	147

1. Appearance(s) in Anglo-Scottish Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
3. Appearance(s) in European Cup Winners' Cup
4. 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.^[5]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Middlesbrough		31 May 1994	6 December 2000	314	127	86	101	040.45
Bradford City		24 November 2003	17 June 2004	28	7	1	20	025.00
West Bromwich Albion		9 November 2004	18 September 2006	81	19	24	38	023.46
Sheffield United		22 May 2007	14 February 2008	38	14	12	12	036.84
Thailand		23 September 2009	8 June 2011	15	6	4	5	040.00
Total				476	173	127	176	036.34

Honours

Source:^[6]

As a player

Manchester United

• Premier League: 1992–93, 1993–94^[7]
• FA Cup: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90
• League Cup: 1991–92
• FA Charity Shield: 1983, 1993
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1990–91

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 1981–82 First Division, 1982–83 First Division, 1983–84 First Division, 1984–85 First Division, 1985–86 First Division, 1988–89 First Division^[8]
• PFA Team of the Century (1977-1996): 2007^[9]
• First Division Goal of the Season: 1985–86^[8]
• Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 1988–89^[10]

International career statistics

^[11]

England national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1980	5	0
1981	9	1
1982	12	5
1983	3	3
1984	10	5
1985	10	2
1986	5	2
1987	7	3
1988	11	1
1989	10	4
1990	5	0
1991	3	0
Total	90	26

As a player-manager

Middlesbrough

• Football League First Division: 1994–95

As a manager

Individual

• Premier League Manager of the Month: March 1997^[12]

Personal honours

Robson was awarded the OBE in the January 1990 New Year Honours.^[13] In 1998, he was named among the list of Football League 100 Legends,^[14] 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.^[15] 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.^[16]