Duff Bruce | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 August 1898 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died |
1972 (aged 73–74)[1] Aberdeen, Scotland |
Duff Morrison Bruce MM (27 August 1898 – 1972) was a Scottish professional football left back who played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen and Brechin City .[2][1]
Personal life[]
Bruce was born in Aberdeen and moved to New Cross in 1910.[3] He served in the Royal Horse Artillery during the First World War and saw action at the Somme, Arras, Vimy Ridge and Messines on the Western Front.[3] His unit subsequently moved to the Italian front and he spent two months out of the frontline with scabies in early 1918.[3] Despite a poor disciplinary record, which saw him demoted from lance bombardier to gunner, Bruce won the Military Medal during the course of his service.[4] His career was effectively ended in 1928 when he lost an eye during a brawl at a coffee stall in Aberdeen.[4] After his retirement from football, Bruce lived with his wife in Milltimber and worked as an engineer.[3]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1922–23[1] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1923–24[1] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25[1] | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26[1] | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1926–27[1] | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28[1] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 96 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 0 | ||
| Brechin City | 1929–30[2] | Scottish Second Division | 5 | 0 | ― | ― | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Dewar Shield
Honours[]
Aberdeen
- Dewar Shield: 1926[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=221.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Duff Morris Bruce – Soldier, Scrapper & Addick – Charlton Athletic Museum" (in en-US). https://cafcmuseum.net/articles/duff-morris-bruce-soldier-scrapper-addick/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Five out of Six Came Home – Charlton Athletic and the Aftermath of War – University of Wolverhampton". https://www.wlv.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/centre-for-historical-research/football-and-war-network/football-and-war-blog/2019/five-out-of-six-came-home--charlton-athletic-and-the-aftermath-of-war/five-out-of-six-came-home--charlton-athletic-and-the-aftermath-of-war.php.
- ↑ "AFC – Match Report". http://www.afcheritage.org/matches/fixtures/mreport.cfm?fixture_id=5470&squad=Senior.
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