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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

14

Reserve Appearances

2

Reserve
Goals

177

Senior
Appearances

37

Senior
Goals

Bruce Rioch

First Team
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Midfielder

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Bruce David Rioch

Role

M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #537 |

Position

Born

Midfield

6 September 1947

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Aldershot ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 11ย in) 1.81ย m

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Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1969-70

Luton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ100k

1 July 1969

21

Tommy Docherty ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1973-74

Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ200k

February 1974

26

Vic Crowe ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Bruce Rioch

Previous Clubs:

1961-64 Luton Town Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division, Third Division

1964-69 Luton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division, Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 149 | โšฝ 47 | (League)

Loans Out

Bruce Rioch

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Bruce Rioch

Subsequent Clubs:

1974-76 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 106 | โšฝ 34 | (League)

1976-77 Everton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 30 | โšฝ 3 | (League)

1977-78 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 41 | โšฝ 4 | (League)

1978-79 Birmingham City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1979 Sheffield United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โšฝ 1 | (League)

1980-81 Seattle Sounders ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
NASL
๐Ÿ•’ 46 | โšฝ 4 | (League)

1981-84 Torquay United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 71 | โšฝ 6 | (League)

1984 Retired aged 36

Career Progression

Bruce Rioch

1969-74 Aston Villa First Team
1971-74 Aston Villa Reserves

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Bruce Rioch

0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Did not graduate from Youth Team

Reserve Career

Bruce Rioch

14

Reserve Appearances

2

Reserve
Goals

1973-74 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |
1972-73 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1971-72 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1970-71 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |

First Team Career

Bruce Rioch

177

Senior
Appearances

37

Senior
Goals

M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1969-74 | ยฃ100k |
๐Ÿ•’ 177 | โœ… 172 ๐Ÿ” (5) | โšฝ 37 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 24 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 4 | #537 |
๐ŸŸฉ 69 | ๐ŸŸจ 48 | ๐ŸŸฅ 60 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 9 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Bruce Rioch

๐Ÿ† 1971-72 Third Division Winner

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Bruce Rioch

๐ŸŸฅ 28 Nov 1970 Villa 1-2 Blackpool
Reserves

1970-71

Central League

Scorer(s): Bruce Rioch

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Dec 1970 Blackburn 2-0 Villa
Reserves

1970-71

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Dec 1970 Villa 0-1 Leeds
Reserves

1970-71

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Apr 1971 Villa 1-1 United
Reserves

1970-71

Central League

Scorer(s): Harry Gregory

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๐ŸŸฅ 17 Apr 1971 Wednesday 2-1 Villa
Reserves

1970-71

Central League

Scorer(s): Brian Little

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Aug 1971 Stoke 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1971-72

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Aug 1971 Villa 0-0 Liverpool
Reserves

1971-72

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Feb 1973 Villa 2-1 Blackburn
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

Scorer(s): Pat McMahon (2)

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Nov 1973 Villa 2-1 Manchester City
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): Bruce Rioch, Bobby McDonald

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1973 Villa 1-0 Albion
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): Tony Betts

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Dec 1973 Villa 0-0 Newcastle
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Mar 1974 Bury 1-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Apr 1974 Derby 4-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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