Bryan Robson

Bryan Robson, OBE (born Chester-le-Street, County Durham, January 11, 1957) is a former England footballer who also captained and coached his country.

Football manager

In 1995, Middlesbrough won promotion to the Premiership in Robson's first season in charge. However, they were relegated again in 1997 and also lost both domestic cup finals - the FA Cup to Chelsea and the League Cup to Leicester City. Controversy surrounded the relegation - Middlesbrough had been deducted vital points after they failed to send a team out for one game while, according to the club, a proportion of the squad had been laid low by illness. The Football Association rejected this explanation and the punishment proved crucial to Middlesbrough's fate. They did, however, bounce back to the big time the following season.

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1995 - 1997 - Leicester City - Football Association

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During this period, Robson also acted as a coach to the England team under Terry Venables, who later would join him at Middlesbrough for a short coaching spell when the club was in danger of relegation. They survived, but Robson left at the end of that season. Robson made his last appearance as a player as Middlesbrough in a 2-0 loss at Arsenal in 1997. In his 22 years of playing, Robson made 731 appearances in all competitions for West Brom, Manchester United and Middlesbrough.

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Terry Venables - Arsenal

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Robson was named as Bradford City manager in November 2003 but was unable to prevent their relegation and left the club in the summer of 2004. Six months later, he became manager of his first club West Brom following the dismissal of Gary Megson. After a poor start, West Brom began to win games under Robson as 2005 began and they held on to their Premiership status in the last game of the campaign. Robson remains in this job.

Related Topics:
Bradford City - 2003 - 2004 - Gary Megson - 2005

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