Steve Bruce by the numbers: The wins, the defeats, the signings…

Ian Watson
Steve Bruce looks set to be sacked by Newcastle United.

Steve Bruce has finally been sacked by Newcastle after his 1000th game as a manager.

Is he really that bad at management? Let’s look at the numbers…

 

Bruce’s record by club

Newcastle 
July 17, 2019 – present
Days in charge: 826
P97 W28 D28 L41
Win ratio: 28.9%

Sheffield Wednesday
February 1, 2019 – July 15, 2019
Days in charge: 165
P18 W7 D8 L3
Win ratio: 38.9%

Aston Villa
October 12, 2016 – October 3, 2018
Days in charge: 721
P102 W46 D25 L31
Win ratio: 45.1%

Hull City
June 8, 2012 – July 22, 2016
Days in charge: 1482
P201 W82 D44 L75
Win ratio: 40.8%

Sunderland
June 3, 2009 – November 30, 2011
Days in charge: 882
P98 W29 D28 L41
Win ratio: 29.6%

Wigan
26 November 26, 2007 – June 3, 2009
Days in charge: 589
P68 W23 D17 L28
Win ratio: 33.8%

Birmingham
December 12, 2001 – November 23, 2007
Days in charge: 2168
P270 W100 D70 L100
Win ratio: 37%

Crystal Palace
May 31, 2001 – November 2, 2001
Days in charge: 154
P18 W11 D2 L5
Win ratio: 61.1%

Wigan
April 4, 2001 – May 29, 2001
Days in charge: 88
P8 W3 D2 L3
Win ratio: 37.5%

Huddersfield
May 24, 1999 – October 16, 2000
Days in charge: 511
P66 W25 D16 L25
Win ratio: 37.9%

Sheffield United
July 2, 1998 – May 17, 1999
Days in charge: 219
P54 W22 D15 L17
Win ratio: 40.7%

 

Overall record
P1000 W376 D255 L369 Win ratio: 37.6%

 

Premier League record
P477 W133 D132 L212 Points: 531 PPG: 1.11 Win ratio: 27.9%

 

Ten out-of-work managers available for Newcastle

 

Managerial honours 

Birmingham
EFL Championship runner-up: 2006–07
EFL Championship play-offs winner: 2001-02

Hull City
FA Cup runner-up: 2013–14
EFL Championship runner-up: 2012–13
EFL Championship play-offs winner: 2016

Individual awards:
Premier League Manager of the Month: April 2021

Steve Bruce Newcastle

Highest league finish
10th in Premier League twice (Birmingham 2003/04, Sunderland 2010/11)

Lowest league finish
13th in Championship (Aston Villa 2016/17)

 

Domestic cup record

EFL Cup
P49 W29 D0 L20
Best finish: quarter-finals

FA Cup
P46 W20 D7 L19 67
Best finish: finalist with Hull (2013/14)

 

One-per-club: Players Newcastle could sign in January

 

Most used XI:

Maik Taylor

Ahmed Elmohamady     James Chester      Kenny Cunningham      Jamie Clapham

Steven Clemence      Damien Johnson      David Meyler      Stan Lazaridis

Emile Heskey      Clinton Morrison

 

Ten most-used players:

1) Ahmed Elmohamady
Clubs: 3 Appearances: 285

2) James Chester
Clubs: 2 Appearances: 202

3) Damien Johnson
Clubs: 1 Appearances: 182

4) Maik Taylor
Clubs: 1 Appearances: 160

5) Kenny Cunningham
Clubs: 1 Appearances: 142

6) Matthew Upson
Clubs: 1 Appearances: 126

7) David Meyler
Clubs: 2 Appearances: 156

8) Mario Melchiot
Clubs: 2 Appearances: 122

9) Curtis Davies
Clubs: 1 Appearances: 115

10) Jake Livermore
Clubs: 1 Appearances: 119

Most expensive purchases
Fee from transfermarkt

1) Joelinton – £39.60m
Hoffenheim to Newcastle

2) Callum Wilson – £20.03m
Bournemouth to Newcastle

3) Allan Saint-Maximin – £16.20m
Nice to Newcastle

4) Jamal Lewis – £14.85m
Norwich to Newcastle

5) Asamoah Gyan – £14.40m
Rennes to Sunderland

6) Michael Turner – £12.24m
Hull to Sunderland

7) Abel Hernández – £10.80m
Palermo to Hull

8) Darren Bent – £10.62m
Tottenham to Sunderland

9) Scott Hogan – £9.45m
Brentford to Aston Villa

10) Emile Heskey – £8.39m
Liverpool to Birmingham

 

Biggest wins:
September 23, 2020: Carabao Cup: Morecambe 0-7 Newcastle United
January 16, 2016: Championship: Hull 6-0 Charlton
December 28, 2013: Premier League: Hull 6-0 Fulham
January 21, 2006: Premier League: Birmingham 5-0 Portsmouth
September 18, 2001: Championship: Crystal Palace 5-0 Grimsby

 

Heaviest defeats:
March 21, 2006: FA Cup: Birmingham 0-7 Liverpool
January 16, 2010: Premier League: Chelsea 7-2 Sunderland
September 29, 2019: Premier League: Leicester 5-0 Newcastle
April 3, 2011: Premier League: Manchester City 5-0 Sunderland
July 8, 2020: Premier League: Manchester City 5-0 Newcastle

 

Opponents to have inflicted most defeats on Bruce:
Arsenal – P32 W2 D6 L24
Manchester United – P27 W1 D5 L21
Chelsea – P28 W3 D5 L20
Manchester City – P28 W4 D6 L18
Tottenham – P27 W4 D8 L15

 

Opponents beaten most often by Bruce:
Bolton – P26 W16 D2 L8
Sunderland – P18 W13 D4 L1
Blackburn – P28 W12 D7 L9
Fulham – P30 W9 D12 L9
Sheffield Wednesday – P15 W9 D2 L4

 

Bruce’s most-faced managers:
Arsene Wenger – P27 W2 D6 L19 PPG: 0.44
David Moyes – P22 W4 D7 L11 PPG: 0.86
Sam Allardyce – P19 W7 D5 L7 PPG: 1.37
Sir Alex Ferguson – P18 W0 D4 L14 PPG: 0.22
Mark Hughes – P17 W4 D4 L9 PPG: 0.94

 

Managers against whom Bruce has most wins: 
Mick McCarthy and Neil Warnock  – 9 wins
Sam Allardyce, Harry Redknapp – 7 wins
Nigel Clough, Ian Holloway, Owen Coyle – 6 wins

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