Steve Bruce Manager Stats

England · last club: Blackpool (last match 12 Aug 2025) · 776 matches since Aug 2002
#303 Last ranked · Week 48, 2025
+34Coach rating
755Rated matches
Not in the current ranking: no rated match in the last 12 months. Their coach rating stays at +34 from their last rated match. See the Week 48, 2025 ranking ›

Coach rating

Week 45, 2026
+34Coach ratingunchanged since 1 Dec 2024
#20Best rankfirst reached 9 Nov 2015
1,021Weeks rankedJan 2005 – Nov 2025
755Rated matchesof 776 in total
0+50+100200420082012201620202024May 2021 · Newcastle United+78 · #48 in the world0+50+100200820162024May 2021 · Newcastle United+78 · #48 in the world
Blackpool West Bromwich Albion Newcastle United Sheffield Wednesday Aston Villa Hull City Sunderland Wigan Athletic Birmingham City Between clubs

One point per month; points per game and win % are one step per club and season. Coach rating is the part of their teams' rating the model credits to the manager; it moves only when their team plays and holds between clubs. It describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game.

Career

9 clubs · newest first
Club Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Blackpool Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 · PPG 0.75 club rating 1756 → 1731 −25 vs expected −0.27 per match last club caretaker Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 4 1-0-3 0.75 1756 → 1731 −25 −4.8 −0.27
West Bromwich Albion Feb 2022 – Aug 2022 · PPG 1.32 club rating 1882 → 1826 −55 vs expected −0.09 per match Feb 2022 – Aug 2022 19 7-4-8 1.32 1882 → 1826 −55 −11.9 −0.09
Newcastle United Aug 2019 – Oct 2021 · PPG 1.14 club rating 2014 → 1928 −86 vs expected +0.23 per match Aug 2019 – Oct 2021 97 27-30-40 1.14 2014 → 1928 −86 −9.2 +0.23
Sheffield Wednesday Jan 2019 – May 2019 · PPG 1.59 club rating 1785 → 1828 +42 vs expected +0.12 per match Jan 2019 – May 2019 22 9-8-5 1.59 1785 → 1828 +42 +10.4 +0.12
Aston Villa Oct 2016 – Oct 2018 · PPG 1.58 club rating 1794 → 1786 −8 vs expected +0.05 per match Oct 2016 – Oct 2018 103 46-25-32 1.58 1794 → 1786 −8 −5.2 +0.05
Hull City Aug 2012 – May 2016 · PPG 1.43 club rating 1666 → 1828 +163 vs expected −0.02 per match Aug 2012 – May 2016 201 80-47-74 1.43 1666 → 1828 +163 +32.5 −0.02
Sunderland Aug 2009 – Nov 2011 · PPG 1.18 club rating 1674 → 1770 +96 vs expected +0.13 per match Aug 2009 – Nov 2011 98 29-29-40 1.18 1674 → 1770 +96 +7.5 +0.13
Wigan Athletic Nov 2007 – May 2009 · PPG 1.24 club rating 1603 → 1660 +57 vs expected +0.13 per match Nov 2007 – May 2009 67 22-17-28 1.24 1603 → 1660 +57 +6.3 +0.13
Birmingham City Aug 2002 – Nov 2007 · PPG 1.14 club rating 1439 → 1601 +162 Aug 2002 – Nov 2007 165 47-47-71 1.14 1439 → 1601 +162 +8.4
Career Aug 2002 – Aug 2025 776 268-207-301 1.30 +33.9

Club rating - the club's team rating at their first rated match → after their last, and the change. Coach rating - what each spell added to their coach rating; the spells add up to the career total. Vs expected - average result per match (win 1, draw ½) above what the club's rating at their appointment predicted. Caretaker spells (the club's stand-in between two managers) are grouped per club when there are 2 or more. They count toward the record and the coach rating, but a manager with caretaker matches only isn't ranked.

Coaching record

all competitions
Season
Older
776 Matches 268 W · 207 D · 301 L
34.5% Win rate draws 26.7% · losses 38.8%
1.30 Points per game 1,011 points
1.16 – 1.24 Goals per game 899 scored · 960 conceded
4.1 · 1.89 Corners · cards their team, per game · 84 with stats
Competition GP W D L W-D-L Win % PPG Goals
Premier League 477 133 132 212 133-132-212 27.9 1.11 496:656
Championship 228 107 55 66 107-55-66 46.9 1.65 310:229
EFL Cup 35 14 10 11 14-10-11 40.0 1.49 45:30
FA Cup 32 12 9 11 12-9-11 37.5 1.41 44:42
UEFA Europa League 4 2 1 1 2-1-1 50.0 1.75 4:3

Records & streaks

90-minute results · all competitions
7-0 Biggest win v Morecambe · EFL Cup · 23 Sep 2020
0-5 Heaviest defeat v Manchester City · Premier League · 8 Jul 2020
13 Longest unbeaten run Hull City · to 21 Nov 2015
6 Longest winning run Hull City · to 30 Jan 2016
4 of 8 Shootouts won penalty shootouts

Longest runs by club

Club Matches Won Unbeaten Clean sheets Scored in No win Lost
Blackpool 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
West Bromwich Albion 19 3 4 4 4 5 3
Newcastle United 97 3 8 2 7 11 4
Sheffield Wednesday 22 2 11 3 4 3 1
Aston Villa 103 5 7 4 10 10 5
Hull City 201 6 13 6 9 10 4
Sunderland 98 2 5 3 8 9 4
Wigan Athletic 67 3 6 4 9 8 4
Birmingham City 165 4 8 3 9 10 5

Milestones

1st match 0-2 v Arsenal 18 Aug 2002 · Birmingham City
100th match 1-2 v Fulham 22 Jan 2005 · Birmingham City
200th match 2-3 v Liverpool FC 18 Oct 2008 · Wigan Athletic
300th match 1-2 v Notts County 8 Jan 2011 · Sunderland
400th match 0-0 v Stoke City 14 Dec 2013 · Hull City
500th match 0-2 v Rotherham United 19 Dec 2015 · Hull City
600th match 1-0 v Sheffield United 30 Jan 2018 · Aston Villa
700th match 0-0 v Brighton & Hove Albion 20 Jul 2020 · Newcastle United

Goals, cards & corners

match totals, both teams
Goals All 776 Home 388 Away 388
Over 0.5 90% 89% 91%
Over 1.5 69% 69% 70%
Over 2.5 41% 45% 38%
Over 3.5 23% 24% 22%
Over 4.5 10% 10% 11%
Over 5.5 3% 4% 3%
Both teams scored 44% 47% 42%
Clean sheet 32% 38% 25%
Failed to score 34% 26% 41%
Cards Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5
3.51 per match 51% 30% 14%
Corners Over 8.5 Over 9.5 Over 10.5
10.27 per match 73% 54% 39%

Cards and corners: 84 matches with stats (2019/20 onwards). Cards = yellow + red, both teams.

Half-time / full-time

776 matches
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 15320% 334% 172%
HT drawHT D 10514% 13918% 11815%
HT lossHT L 101% 355% 16621%
65
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 211 matches
117
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 203 matches
1st half · W 203 · D 362 · L 211 GD +7
2nd half · W 221 · D 293 · L 262 GD −68

Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Playing style

Their team per match OpponentOpp.
1.12 Goals 1.65
10.7 Shots 15.1
3.6 On target 5.2
1.5 Big chances 2.3
38.8% Possession 61.2%
4.1 Corners 6.2
1.89 Cards 1.62
9.9 Fouls 11.2
1.8 Offsides 1.6

Based on 84 matches with stats (2019/20 onwards).

Recent matches

last 20 of 776
Date Competition Opponent H/A Score
12 Aug 202512 Aug 25 EFL Cup Port Vale EFL Cup · H H 0-1
1 Dec 20241 Dec 24 FA Cup Birmingham City FA Cup · H H 1-2
2 Nov 20242 Nov 24 FA Cup Gillingham FA Cup · A A 2-0
17 Sep 202417 Sep 24 EFL Cup Sheffield Wednesday EFL Cup · H H 0-1
23 Aug 202223 Aug 22 EFL Cup Derby County EFL Cup · A A 0-1
11 Aug 202211 Aug 22 EFL Cup Sheffield United EFL Cup · H H 1-0
7 May 20227 May 22 Championship Barnsley Championship · H H 4-0
30 Apr 202230 Apr 22 Championship Reading Championship · A A 1-0
23 Apr 202223 Apr 22 Championship Coventry City Championship · H H 0-0
18 Apr 202218 Apr 22 Championship Nottingham Forest Championship · A A 0-4
15 Apr 202215 Apr 22 Championship Blackpool Championship · H H 2-1
9 Apr 20229 Apr 22 Championship Stoke City Championship · H H 1-3
6 Apr 20226 Apr 22 Championship Bournemouth Championship · H H 2-0
3 Apr 20223 Apr 22 Championship Birmingham City Championship · A A 0-1
19 Mar 202219 Mar 22 Championship Bristol City Championship · A A 2-2
15 Mar 202215 Mar 22 Championship Fulham Championship · H H 1-0
11 Mar 202211 Mar 22 Championship Huddersfield Town Championship · H H 2-2
5 Mar 20225 Mar 22 Championship Hull City Championship · A A 2-0
28 Feb 202228 Feb 22 Championship Swansea City Championship · H H 0-2
22 Feb 202222 Feb 22 Championship Middlesbrough Championship · A A 1-2

Source: every match on record for the manager, all competitions, 90-minute results. Coach rating and rank from the weekly ranking; record, goals and match stats updated nightly. Descriptive, not predictive. For 184 of these matches the source doesn't name the manager; we take it from their dated spell at the club.

Descriptive, not predictive. The coach rating measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. It doesn't forecast results. How the rating works ›