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Steve Bruce

Statistics for Manchester United
414
Career Appearances

Steve Bruce (England) made 414 appearances for Manchester United between 1987-1988 and 1995-1996, scoring 51 goals.

Defender b. 31 Dec 1960 (age 65) Corbridge, Northumberland, England 1.83 m (6′0″)

England · Left Manchester United in 1996

Stats
51 (17 pen)
Goals
411
Starts
3
Sub Apps
9
Seasons
3
Red Cards
1987-1988 → 1995-1996
45th top scorer in club history 26th most appearances
Squad Numbers
4 1993-1994 → 1995-1996
Honours at Manchester United
10 trophies

Counts seasons in which Steve Bruce made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Steve Bruce’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Advanced Stats
3
Assists*
19,813
Minutes*
0.0
xG ⓘ*
0.0
xA ⓘ*
* Assists, minutes, xG and xA are available from 2016–17 onwards. Career totals above are incomplete for this player.
Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1995-1996 39 38 1 1 0 3,351 0.0
1994-1995 48 47 1 4 0 5,048 0.0
1993-1994 62 61 1 7 2 6,351 0.0
1992-1993 50 50 0 5 (2p) 1 5,063 0.0
1991-1992 50 50 0 6 (3p) — — —
1990-1991 50 50 0 19 (11p) — — —
1989-1990 43 43 0 3 (1p) — — —
1988-1989 48 48 0 4 — — —
1987-1988 24 24 0 2 — — —
Compare

Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Record by Opponent
57 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Wimbledon 19 4 12 4 3
Liverpool 19 3 5 8 6
Arsenal 18 3 7 5 6
Tottenham Hotspur 17 3 9 5 3
Aston Villa 16 3 6 6 4
Coventry City 14 3 10 2 2
Luton Town 9 3 8 1 0
Queens Park Rangers 21 2 11 8 2
Norwich City 16 2 9 1 6
Sheffield Wednesday 16 2 7 5 4
Chelsea 15 2 7 4 4
Leeds United 15 2 7 6 2
Leicester City 3 2 2 1 0
Honved 2 2 2 0 0
Wrexham 2 2 2 0 0
Everton 17 1 9 3 5
Oldham Athletic 11 1 8 2 1
Sheffield United 11 1 9 0 2
West Ham United 11 1 8 2 1
Crystal Palace 10 1 6 2 2
Middlesbrough 6 1 4 1 1
Bolton Wanderers 3 1 3 0 0
Cambridge United 2 1 1 1 0
Legia Warsaw 2 1 1 1 0
Oxford United 2 1 2 0 0
Rotherham United 2 1 2 0 0
Halifax Town 1 1 1 0 0
Montpellier Herault 1 1 1 0 0
Southampton 17 — 11 3 3
Nottingham Forest 16 — 6 4 6
Manchester City 13 — 9 4 0
Newcastle United 10 — 4 4 2
Blackburn Rovers 8 — 5 2 1
Derby County 7 — 2 2 3
Ipswich Town 7 — 3 2 2
Charlton Athletic 6 — 3 1 2
Portsmouth 6 — 4 2 0
Galatasaray 4 — 1 3 0
Sunderland 4 — 2 1 1
Barcelona 3 — 1 1 1
Brighton 3 — 2 1 0
Millwall 3 — 2 1 0
Athinaikos 2 — 1 1 0
Atletico Madrid 2 — 0 1 1
Bournemouth 2 — 1 1 0
Gothenburg 2 — 1 0 1
Notts County 2 — 1 1 0
Pecsi Munkas 2 — 2 0 0
Rotor Volgograd 2 — 0 2 0
Stoke City 2 — 1 0 1
Swindon Town 2 — 1 1 0
Torpedo Moscow 2 — 0 2 0
York City 2 — 1 0 1
Bury 1 — 1 0 0
Reading 1 — 1 0 0
Red Star Belgrade 1 — 1 0 0
Watford 1 — 1 0 0
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
17 Apr 1996 PL Leeds United W 1–0 S
13 Apr 1996 PL @ Southampton L 1–3 S
6 Apr 1996 PL @ Manchester City W 3–2 S
24 Mar 1996 PL Tottenham Hotspur W 1–0 S
20 Mar 1996 PL Arsenal W 1–0 S
16 Mar 1996 PL @ Queens Park Rangers D 1–1 S
11 Mar 1996 FAC Southampton W 2–0 S
4 Mar 1996 PL @ Newcastle United W 1–0 S
25 Feb 1996 PL @ Bolton Wanderers W 6–0 goal S
21 Feb 1996 PL Everton W 2–0 S
Red Cards
3 dismissals
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
12 Jan 1991 Sunderland D1 — Direct Red W 3–0
4 Sep 1990 Luton Town D1 — Direct Red W 1–0
13 Jan 1990 Derby County D1 — Direct Red L 1–2

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →