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:''For the 1970s footballer of the same name, see Bryan 'Pop' Robson''
'Bryan Robson' OBE (born January 11, 1957) is a former England, West Bromwich Albion, and Manchester United footballer who also captained his country. He is the current manager of Sheffield United. He was born and brought up in Witton Gilbert, County Durham. The family moved to the nearby town of Chester-le-Street when he was six, where he began playing football and supporting Newcastle United. Robson had a good goal-scoring record, tackled and passed well and was also a good header of the ball. Towards the end of his playing career he moved into management as player-manager with Middlesbrough. Robson is in the England record books as the sixth most capped player and has the eleventh highest goalscoring tally.
Robson came to prominence with West Bromwich Albion, making his debut in 1975 against York City and scoring two goals in the three appearances he was given before that season ended. The following season Robson played more frequently as West Brom gained promotion to English football's top flight.
As the next season got underway Robson was alternating between the positions of left back and his preferred central midfield role, but his rapid progress was halted as he received the first serious injury of his career. Playing at full back, he broke his left leg in a tackle with Tottenham Hotspur striker Chris Jones. He walked off the pitch with his leg heavily strapped, and X-rays later revealed a fracture. Two months later Robson returned to the side, but the original break was refractured in another tackle and then he suffered a third break as the season neared its end. He was later called up to the England under-23 side but had to pull out after suffering a broken ankle in a game against Manchester City.
This appalling run of luck came to epitomise Robson's career. He was an outstanding player, and a natural leader, but for a good proportion of each season he was fighting off an injury. He was fortunate in another way however, that his woeful injury record consisted almost exclusively of broken bones and dislocated joints, injuries which were straightforward in their healing process. He also sustained a broken hand and a broken nose during his time at West Brom.
Robson was Albion's key player in the late 1970s and early 1980s, helping them finish high enough to qualify for the UEFA Cup in 1979 and 1981. In their first campaign, he helped them reach the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup - their longest run in any European competition. He also played in the side which beat Manchester United 5-3 at Old Trafford in a First Division game on 29th December 1978.
Robson became West Brom's captain in 1979 but then the manager who appointed him to the role, Ron Atkinson, left to take over at Manchester United. In February 1980, Robson made his debut for England's full side in a 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland in a qualifier for that summer's European Championships. Robson's second cap came in the final preparation game for the finals - a 2-1 win over Australia in Sydney - but he didn't feature in the tournament itself, from which England were eliminated in the first round.
England coach Ron Greenwood started to feature Robson regularly in his midfield, selecting him for the first dozen internationals after the European Championships finished, including all eight of the qualifying games for the 1982 World Cup in Spain, through which England earned a place in the finals. During one of these qualifiers - a 2-1 defeat in Norway - Robson scored his first England goal.
One month before the final qualifier against Hungary at Wembley, Robson's old boss Atkinson offered West Brom £1.5million to take Robson to Old Trafford. The bid was accepted and Robson signed for Manchester United on the Old Trafford pitch in October 1981, becoming Britain's most expensive player. This record was not broken for six years, when Liverpool paid £1.9million for Newcastle striker Peter Beardsley in the summer of 1987.
Robson debuted for his new club in a goalless draw against Manchester City and ended his first season there with 32 games and five goals. Meanwhile, his England career was flourishing as the World Cup neared; he scored in a 4-0 thrashing of Northern Ireland at Wembley and added a brace in the last warm-up game in Helsinki against Finland.
Robson was a regular player for England throughout the 1980's and continued his international career until 1991, during which time he played a prominent role in helping England reach the World Cup second round in 1982, the World Cup Quarter Final in 1986, the European Championship group stages in 1988 and the World Cup Semi Final in 1990.
Robson was in the record books for 20 years thanks to a goal scored against France in England's opening game of the 1982 World Cup. It came after just 27 seconds of the match - the fastest in World Cup finals history until 2002 when Hakan Şükür scored after ten seconds in the third-place match against South Korea. For Robson's achievement, he received an inscribed gold watch, which he still occasionally wears. [1]
In 1982-83, Robson scored twice for United in their 4-0 FA Cup final replay victory over Brighton after the first game ended in a 2-2 draw. The following season he helped United enjoy a great run in the Cup Winners Cup, which included a 3-0 victory over FC Barcelona (featuring Diego Maradona) at Old Trafford, although they eventually lost to Juventus in the semi-finals. In 1985 he helped United to another FA Cup triumph, this time over Everton where a Norman Whiteside goal denied their opponents the chance of a unique championship/FA Cup/Cup Winners Cup treble. Robson and United began the following season in fine form with ten successive victories which suggested the championship could be on its way back to Old Trafford for the first time since 1967. But their form slipped after Christmas and they finished the season trophyless in fourth place behind champions Liverpool, runners-up Everton and third-placed West Ham.
''Captain Marvel'', as he was nicknamed, helped England qualify for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico but his hopes of glory were crushed by a 2-1 defeat against Argentina in the quarter final. Robson was injured and didn't play in that game; in fact England's improvement in the tournament was connected to the fact that he was injured in a warm-up game, and was never fully fit. Robson re-injured himself in a dismal 0-0 draw in England's second game against Morocco and played no further part in the World Cup that year.
But Robson was faced with more adversity of his own - a shoulder injury which affected him for weeks after the competition. Two years later Robson played well for England at the 1988 European Championship in West Germany but was unable to prevent them from going out in the first phase of the competition, having lost all three of their group games.
Bryan Robson was now established as one of the best footballers in England, and he remained in favour with his employers after Ron Atkinson was sacked as United manager in November 1986 and replaced by Alex Ferguson. But it was not until 1990 that Robson was to lift another trophy. He scored United's first goal in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace in the first match which ended in a 3-3 draw. United won the second game 1-0 with a goal from Lee Martin. During 1990-91, he was restricted to 17 league appearances due to injury, but was fit for the Cup Winners Cup final in which United beat Barcelona 2-1.
Robson was still a regular choice for United during the 1991-92 season despite competition from likes of Paul Ince, Neil Webb and Andrei Kanchelskis. During that season he made his 90th and final appearance for the England team, who by this stage were being managed by Graham Taylor. But the 1991-92 season ended in disappointment for Robson as United were overhauled in the First Division championship race by Leeds. He missed their League Cup final victory over Nottingham Forest through injury and his first-team chances were starting to look increasingly numbered as he faced competition from other players within the United squad and the press reported that Alex Ferguson was hoping to sign a new midfielder. Robson still captained the club in most of his first-team appearances, but Steve Bruce was captaining the side when Robson was absent.
Robson made just 15 league appearances during the 1992-93 season, which was the first season of the new Premier League. He scored on the final day of the season against Wimbledon. By that game United were Premiership champions and Robson finally won the league championship medal that he had sought for the last decade. It was not just injuries that were restricting the 36-year-old Robson's first-team chances. Éric Cantona had been signed during the 1992-93 campaign and played up front with Mark Hughes, while Hughes's former strike-partner Brian McClair had been converted into a midfielder. This counted against Robson and the biggest blow came in the summer of 1993 when United signed Nottingham Forest's Roy Keane.
But Robson was still able to make enough appearances for another Premiership champions medal in 1993-94, and scored one of their four goals in the FA Cup semi final replay victory over Oldham. Unfortunately, he was dropped from the squad for the FA Cup final, a decision which manager Alex Ferguson later admitted was one of the hardest of his career.
Robson is arguably one of the best and most loved midfield players in Manchester United's history, alongside such notable players as David Beckham, Bobby Charlton, Roy Keane, George Best, Paul Scholes, Nobby Stiles and Ryan Giggs
Bryan Robson's 13-year spell at Manchester United came to an end after nearly 500 appearances and 99 goals in the summer of 1994 when he accepted the player-manager's job at Middlesborough. From 1994 to 1996 he combined the role with that of England assistant manager (under Terry Venables), and was linked with the manager's job when Venables announced his intention to quit after Euro 96.
Bryan Robson made a dream start to his managerial career as Middlesbrough won the Division One title and promotion to the Premiership in their final season at Ayresome Park before relocation to the new 30,000-seat Riverside Stadium on the banks of the River Tees. He was assisted by Viv Anderson, another former Manchester United player.
Middlesbrough made an ambitious return to the Premiership and attracted expensively-signed big names like Nick Barmby and the Brazilians Juninho Paulista and Branco. They went fourth in the Premiership in October 1995, but an injury crisis severely demoralised the side and they slid down the table to finish 12th.
The club endured further disappointment in the shape of a 2-0 FA Cup Final defeat at the hands of Chelsea. But the board kept faith in Robson and he repaid their loyalty with automatic promotion back to the Premiership in 1997-98. The downside of the season was a League Cup final defeat against Chelsea.
After Middlesbrough's second promotion campaign, Robson spent three more seasons at the club before leaving the club "by mutual consent" in June 2001, having failed to bring the club beyond a mid-table Premiership finish.[1] His successor was Steve McClaren, the Manchester United assistant manager.
It was more than two years before Bryan Robson made his football comeback. In November 2003, he accepted the manager's job with Division One strugglers Bradford City.[2] He had originally been set for the job of Nigerian national coach but turned it down at the last minute. But his spell at Valley Parade was short-lived and unsuccessful as they were relegated in second from bottom place with 20 defeats from their final 28 games. Robson's short-term contract was not renewed and he handed the reins over to his assistant Colin Todd.
Bryan Robson's third management job began in November 2004 when he agreed to return to his old club West Bromwich Albion as manager - 23 years after his controversial departure.[3] Albion were bottom of the Premiership on Christmas Day 2004, and indeed bottom going into the last game of the season. However Robson and his players defied all the odds to stay up thanks to a 2-0 home win over Portsmouth on the final day of the season, coupled with favourable results from elsewhere. His team failed to build on this achievement in 2005-06 though, and Albion were relegated with two matches left to play. Robson left the club "by mutual consent" on 18 September 2006, following a disappointing (but by no means disastrous) start to the season.[4]
On the 22nd May Sheffield United announced at a press conference that Bryan Robson and Brian Kidd would be the new management team to guide Sheffield United back to the Premier League.[5]
Robson was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as both a player and manager.
In 2007 Robson formed a specialist sports company in Robson Lloyd Consultancy Ltd with an aim to build community sports academies with long-lasting benefits for small Football clubs.
Robson is married to Denise; they have three children. Away from football, he is known for his love of horse racing, beer and peppermint tea.
In 2000 he was exposed as having an affair with Sky Sports reporter Claire Tomlinson. Tomlinson was then reported to have been banned by Sky from presenting a match involving a team managed by Robson.
1. Robson and West Brom part company
2. Bradford appoint Robson
3. Baggies appoint Robson as manager
4. Robson and West Brom part company
5. Robson unveiled as Sheff Utd boss
★
★ Times profile
★ Robson Lloyd Consultancy Ltd
'Bryan Robson' OBE (born January 11, 1957) is a former England, West Bromwich Albion, and Manchester United footballer who also captained his country. He is the current manager of Sheffield United. He was born and brought up in Witton Gilbert, County Durham. The family moved to the nearby town of Chester-le-Street when he was six, where he began playing football and supporting Newcastle United. Robson had a good goal-scoring record, tackled and passed well and was also a good header of the ball. Towards the end of his playing career he moved into management as player-manager with Middlesbrough. Robson is in the England record books as the sixth most capped player and has the eleventh highest goalscoring tally.
Playing career
West Bromwich Albion
Robson came to prominence with West Bromwich Albion, making his debut in 1975 against York City and scoring two goals in the three appearances he was given before that season ended. The following season Robson played more frequently as West Brom gained promotion to English football's top flight.
As the next season got underway Robson was alternating between the positions of left back and his preferred central midfield role, but his rapid progress was halted as he received the first serious injury of his career. Playing at full back, he broke his left leg in a tackle with Tottenham Hotspur striker Chris Jones. He walked off the pitch with his leg heavily strapped, and X-rays later revealed a fracture. Two months later Robson returned to the side, but the original break was refractured in another tackle and then he suffered a third break as the season neared its end. He was later called up to the England under-23 side but had to pull out after suffering a broken ankle in a game against Manchester City.
This appalling run of luck came to epitomise Robson's career. He was an outstanding player, and a natural leader, but for a good proportion of each season he was fighting off an injury. He was fortunate in another way however, that his woeful injury record consisted almost exclusively of broken bones and dislocated joints, injuries which were straightforward in their healing process. He also sustained a broken hand and a broken nose during his time at West Brom.
Robson was Albion's key player in the late 1970s and early 1980s, helping them finish high enough to qualify for the UEFA Cup in 1979 and 1981. In their first campaign, he helped them reach the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup - their longest run in any European competition. He also played in the side which beat Manchester United 5-3 at Old Trafford in a First Division game on 29th December 1978.
Manchester United and England
Robson became West Brom's captain in 1979 but then the manager who appointed him to the role, Ron Atkinson, left to take over at Manchester United. In February 1980, Robson made his debut for England's full side in a 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland in a qualifier for that summer's European Championships. Robson's second cap came in the final preparation game for the finals - a 2-1 win over Australia in Sydney - but he didn't feature in the tournament itself, from which England were eliminated in the first round.
England coach Ron Greenwood started to feature Robson regularly in his midfield, selecting him for the first dozen internationals after the European Championships finished, including all eight of the qualifying games for the 1982 World Cup in Spain, through which England earned a place in the finals. During one of these qualifiers - a 2-1 defeat in Norway - Robson scored his first England goal.
One month before the final qualifier against Hungary at Wembley, Robson's old boss Atkinson offered West Brom £1.5million to take Robson to Old Trafford. The bid was accepted and Robson signed for Manchester United on the Old Trafford pitch in October 1981, becoming Britain's most expensive player. This record was not broken for six years, when Liverpool paid £1.9million for Newcastle striker Peter Beardsley in the summer of 1987.
Robson debuted for his new club in a goalless draw against Manchester City and ended his first season there with 32 games and five goals. Meanwhile, his England career was flourishing as the World Cup neared; he scored in a 4-0 thrashing of Northern Ireland at Wembley and added a brace in the last warm-up game in Helsinki against Finland.
Robson was a regular player for England throughout the 1980's and continued his international career until 1991, during which time he played a prominent role in helping England reach the World Cup second round in 1982, the World Cup Quarter Final in 1986, the European Championship group stages in 1988 and the World Cup Semi Final in 1990.
Robson was in the record books for 20 years thanks to a goal scored against France in England's opening game of the 1982 World Cup. It came after just 27 seconds of the match - the fastest in World Cup finals history until 2002 when Hakan Şükür scored after ten seconds in the third-place match against South Korea. For Robson's achievement, he received an inscribed gold watch, which he still occasionally wears. [1]
In 1982-83, Robson scored twice for United in their 4-0 FA Cup final replay victory over Brighton after the first game ended in a 2-2 draw. The following season he helped United enjoy a great run in the Cup Winners Cup, which included a 3-0 victory over FC Barcelona (featuring Diego Maradona) at Old Trafford, although they eventually lost to Juventus in the semi-finals. In 1985 he helped United to another FA Cup triumph, this time over Everton where a Norman Whiteside goal denied their opponents the chance of a unique championship/FA Cup/Cup Winners Cup treble. Robson and United began the following season in fine form with ten successive victories which suggested the championship could be on its way back to Old Trafford for the first time since 1967. But their form slipped after Christmas and they finished the season trophyless in fourth place behind champions Liverpool, runners-up Everton and third-placed West Ham.
''Captain Marvel'', as he was nicknamed, helped England qualify for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico but his hopes of glory were crushed by a 2-1 defeat against Argentina in the quarter final. Robson was injured and didn't play in that game; in fact England's improvement in the tournament was connected to the fact that he was injured in a warm-up game, and was never fully fit. Robson re-injured himself in a dismal 0-0 draw in England's second game against Morocco and played no further part in the World Cup that year.
But Robson was faced with more adversity of his own - a shoulder injury which affected him for weeks after the competition. Two years later Robson played well for England at the 1988 European Championship in West Germany but was unable to prevent them from going out in the first phase of the competition, having lost all three of their group games.
Bryan Robson was now established as one of the best footballers in England, and he remained in favour with his employers after Ron Atkinson was sacked as United manager in November 1986 and replaced by Alex Ferguson. But it was not until 1990 that Robson was to lift another trophy. He scored United's first goal in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace in the first match which ended in a 3-3 draw. United won the second game 1-0 with a goal from Lee Martin. During 1990-91, he was restricted to 17 league appearances due to injury, but was fit for the Cup Winners Cup final in which United beat Barcelona 2-1.
Robson was still a regular choice for United during the 1991-92 season despite competition from likes of Paul Ince, Neil Webb and Andrei Kanchelskis. During that season he made his 90th and final appearance for the England team, who by this stage were being managed by Graham Taylor. But the 1991-92 season ended in disappointment for Robson as United were overhauled in the First Division championship race by Leeds. He missed their League Cup final victory over Nottingham Forest through injury and his first-team chances were starting to look increasingly numbered as he faced competition from other players within the United squad and the press reported that Alex Ferguson was hoping to sign a new midfielder. Robson still captained the club in most of his first-team appearances, but Steve Bruce was captaining the side when Robson was absent.
Robson made just 15 league appearances during the 1992-93 season, which was the first season of the new Premier League. He scored on the final day of the season against Wimbledon. By that game United were Premiership champions and Robson finally won the league championship medal that he had sought for the last decade. It was not just injuries that were restricting the 36-year-old Robson's first-team chances. Éric Cantona had been signed during the 1992-93 campaign and played up front with Mark Hughes, while Hughes's former strike-partner Brian McClair had been converted into a midfielder. This counted against Robson and the biggest blow came in the summer of 1993 when United signed Nottingham Forest's Roy Keane.
But Robson was still able to make enough appearances for another Premiership champions medal in 1993-94, and scored one of their four goals in the FA Cup semi final replay victory over Oldham. Unfortunately, he was dropped from the squad for the FA Cup final, a decision which manager Alex Ferguson later admitted was one of the hardest of his career.
Robson is arguably one of the best and most loved midfield players in Manchester United's history, alongside such notable players as David Beckham, Bobby Charlton, Roy Keane, George Best, Paul Scholes, Nobby Stiles and Ryan Giggs
Middlesbrough
Bryan Robson's 13-year spell at Manchester United came to an end after nearly 500 appearances and 99 goals in the summer of 1994 when he accepted the player-manager's job at Middlesborough. From 1994 to 1996 he combined the role with that of England assistant manager (under Terry Venables), and was linked with the manager's job when Venables announced his intention to quit after Euro 96.
Managerial career
Middlesbrough
Bryan Robson made a dream start to his managerial career as Middlesbrough won the Division One title and promotion to the Premiership in their final season at Ayresome Park before relocation to the new 30,000-seat Riverside Stadium on the banks of the River Tees. He was assisted by Viv Anderson, another former Manchester United player.
Middlesbrough made an ambitious return to the Premiership and attracted expensively-signed big names like Nick Barmby and the Brazilians Juninho Paulista and Branco. They went fourth in the Premiership in October 1995, but an injury crisis severely demoralised the side and they slid down the table to finish 12th.
The club endured further disappointment in the shape of a 2-0 FA Cup Final defeat at the hands of Chelsea. But the board kept faith in Robson and he repaid their loyalty with automatic promotion back to the Premiership in 1997-98. The downside of the season was a League Cup final defeat against Chelsea.
After Middlesbrough's second promotion campaign, Robson spent three more seasons at the club before leaving the club "by mutual consent" in June 2001, having failed to bring the club beyond a mid-table Premiership finish.[1] His successor was Steve McClaren, the Manchester United assistant manager.
Bradford City
It was more than two years before Bryan Robson made his football comeback. In November 2003, he accepted the manager's job with Division One strugglers Bradford City.[2] He had originally been set for the job of Nigerian national coach but turned it down at the last minute. But his spell at Valley Parade was short-lived and unsuccessful as they were relegated in second from bottom place with 20 defeats from their final 28 games. Robson's short-term contract was not renewed and he handed the reins over to his assistant Colin Todd.
West Bromwich Albion
Bryan Robson's third management job began in November 2004 when he agreed to return to his old club West Bromwich Albion as manager - 23 years after his controversial departure.[3] Albion were bottom of the Premiership on Christmas Day 2004, and indeed bottom going into the last game of the season. However Robson and his players defied all the odds to stay up thanks to a 2-0 home win over Portsmouth on the final day of the season, coupled with favourable results from elsewhere. His team failed to build on this achievement in 2005-06 though, and Albion were relegated with two matches left to play. Robson left the club "by mutual consent" on 18 September 2006, following a disappointing (but by no means disastrous) start to the season.[4]
Sheffield United
On the 22nd May Sheffield United announced at a press conference that Bryan Robson and Brian Kidd would be the new management team to guide Sheffield United back to the Premier League.[5]
Honours
Robson was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as both a player and manager.
Robson Lloyd Sports Consultancy
In 2007 Robson formed a specialist sports company in Robson Lloyd Consultancy Ltd with an aim to build community sports academies with long-lasting benefits for small Football clubs.
Personal life
Robson is married to Denise; they have three children. Away from football, he is known for his love of horse racing, beer and peppermint tea.
In 2000 he was exposed as having an affair with Sky Sports reporter Claire Tomlinson. Tomlinson was then reported to have been banned by Sky from presenting a match involving a team managed by Robson.
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Middlesbrough | May 31 1994 | December 6 2000 | 314 | 127 | 101 | 86 | 40.44 | |
| Bradford City | November 24 2003 | June 17 2004 | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 25.00 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | November 9 2004 | September 18 2006 | 81 | 19 | 38 | 24 | 23.45 | |
| Sheffield United | May 22 2007 | ''Present'' | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | |
Notes
1. Robson and West Brom part company
2. Bradford appoint Robson
3. Baggies appoint Robson as manager
4. Robson and West Brom part company
5. Robson unveiled as Sheff Utd boss
External links
★
★ Times profile
★ Robson Lloyd Consultancy Ltd
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