1957 January 11th
Birth of Bryan Robson
Birth of Bryan Robson
Football history
Bryan Robson
Explore 14 football history records associated with Bryan Robson, arranged by year, month, day and event. Entries may concern different clubs or national teams during the person’s career.
Historical events
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 February 6th
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 October 1st
Transfer
Signs for Manchester Utd, for a British record transfer fee of œ1.5 million
1982
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.
1982 November 17th
Captain
Robson captains England for the first time, leading the side to a 3-0 win over Greece in Salonika
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
1994
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 November 9th
Manager
Appointed Manager of West Bromwich Albion
2007 May 22nd
Manager
It is announced at a press conference that Bryan Robson and Brian Kidd would be the new management team at Sheffield United