Birth of Bryan Robson
Birth of Bryan Robson
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Bryan Robson Biography and Timeline
Follow Bryan Robson through 14 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Bryan Robson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1957–2007Years on this page
1957
1973
Pop Robson Earns Supporters Award
Bryan “Pop” Robson is named Hammer of the Year after bringing movement and goalscoring threat to West Ham United’s attack.
1979
Debut
Makes his England under-21 debut, albeit as an overage player (22 at the time) as England beat Wales Under-21s 1-0 at Swanseas Vetch Field
1980
Debut
Robson makes his full international debut, and his first appearance at Wembley, as England beat the Republic of Ireland 2-0 in a qualifier for that summers European Championships
1981
Transfer
Signs for Manchester Utd, for a British record transfer fee of œ1.5 million
1982
Captain
Robson captains England for the first time, leading the side to a 3-0 win over Greece in Salonika
World Cup
Robson earns a place in the record books for 20 years thanks to a goal scored against France in Englands opening game of the 1982 World Cup, after just 27 seconds of the match.
1983
1983 FA Cup Replay Brace
Scores twice as Manchester United beat Brighton 4-0 in the final replay.
1986
World Cup
Suffers a shoulder injury against Morocco and takes no further part in England's 1986 World Cup campaign.
1994
Manager
Bryan Robsons 13-year spell at Manchester United comes to an end after nearly 500 appearances and 99 goals in May 1994 when he accepts the role of player-manager at Middlesbrough
Transfer
Bryan Robsons 13-year spell at Manchester United comes to an end after nearly 500 appearances and 99 goals in May 1994 when he accepts the role of player-manager at Middlesbrough
2003
Manager
Accepts the managers job with Division One strugglers Bradford City
2004
Manager
Appointed Manager of West Bromwich Albion
2007
Manager
It is announced at a press conference that Bryan Robson and Brian Kidd would be the new management team at Sheffield United
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.