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Manager #31

Seasons:

2016-17

Games Managed:

102

Points per Game:

1.60

Win Rate:

45.10%

Steve Bruce

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From:

Saturday, 15 October 2016

To:

Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Seasons:

3

Steve Bruce

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Seasons

2016-17
2017-18
2018-19

Age*

55
56
57

Division

CH
CH
CH

Position

13th
4th
5th

Games

102
36
53
13

Won

46
15
27
4

Drew

25
7
12
6

Lost

31
14
14
3

Win %

45%
42%
51%
31%

Lost %

30%
39%
26%
46%

Unbeaten %

70%
61%
74%
54%

Goals For

137
37
80
20

Goals Vs.

107
38
50
19

Goal diff

30
-1
30
1

Goals / game

1.34
1.03
1.51
1.54

Conc / game

1.05
1.06
0.94
1.46

Clean sheets

34.31%
30.56%
41.51%
15.38%

Points / game

1.6
1.44
1.75
1.38

*Age on opening day of the season

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

Steve Bruce

Full Name

Stephen Roger Bruce

Birth Date

31 December 1960

Birth Place

Corbridge, Northumberland

Birth Country

England

Joined Club

October 2016

Appointed Manager

October 2016

Joined From

Unattached

Aged

55

In

October 2016

Succeeded

Roberto Di Matteo

Left Position

October 2018

Aged

58

Due to

Poor form, Sacked

Succeeded by

Kevin MacDonald (Caretaker)

Key Players

2014-21 Jack Grealish |
2016-19 Tommy Elphick |
2016-20 James Chester |
2016-19 Mile Jedinak |
2016-20 Jonathan Kodjia |
2016-19 Albert Adomah |
2017-19 Glenn Whelan |
2017-18 John Terry |
2017-21 Ahmed Elmohamady |
2017-18 Robert Snodgrass |
2018- John McGinn |
2018- Anwar El-Ghazi |
2018-19 Tammy Abraham |

Supported by

Colin Calderwood | Stephen Clemence |

Served under

2016-18
Chairman, Dr. Tony Xia
Chief Executive, Keith Wyness

2018
Chairman, Nassef Sawiris
Chief Executive, Christian Purslow

Previous Clubs Managed

1998-99 Sheffield United, Manager
1999-00 Huddersfield Town, Manager
2001 Wigan Athletic, Manager
2001 Crystal Palace, Manager
2001-07 Birmingham City, Manager
2007-09 Wigan Athletic, Manager
2009-11 Sunderland, Manager
2012-16 Hull City, Manager

Trophies Won

2001-02 First Division Play Off

Villa Management Career

Games

102

Win Rate

45.10%

Loss Rate

30.39%

Unbeaten Rate

69.61%

Points per game

1.60

Honours

Managed the Villa

Runners Up

2017-18 Play Off Runners Up

Villa Managerial Debut

15 October 2016, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Villa Park

Final Villa Managerial Game

2 October 2018, Villa 3-3 Preston, Villa Park

League finishes

2016-17 | 13th Championship | (Part Season) |
2017-18 | 4th Championship | Play Off Runners Up |
2018-19 | 5th Championship | (Part Season) | Play Off Winners |

FA Cup finishes

2016-17 | 3rd Round |
2017-18 | 3rd Round |

League Cup finishes

2017-18 | 3rd Round |
2018-19 | 3rd Round |

European finishes

n/a

Subsequent Clubs

2019 Sheffield Wednesday, Manager
2019-21 Newcastle United, Manager
2022 West Bromwich Albion, Manager

Trophies Won

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