Walter Bruce (Scottish footballer)
Scottish footballer
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Walter Bruce (29 November 1873 – 1 February 1941) was a Scottish footballer who played for Vale of Leven, Renton and St Mirren as a centre half.[3][4] His elder brother Daniel was also a footballer who won the English FA Cup with Notts County in 1894 and later played for St Mirren, possibly being involved in Walter's move there in 1898[3] after Renton resigned from the Scottish Football League earlier that season.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 November 1873[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bonhill, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 1941 (aged 67)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bonhill Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1891–1895 | Vale of Leven | ||
| 1895–1898 | Renton | 33 | (1) |
| 1898–1906 | St Mirren | 116 | (10) |
| Total | 149 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1902–1903 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He never took part in a major final, reaching the semi-final stage of the Scottish Cup once with Renton (in 1896) and three times with St Mirren (1898, 1900, 1901).[4][5] He did win the Dumbartonshire Cup with Renton in 1896[6] and played in the 1903 Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup final which St Mirren lost 5–2 to Celtic.[7] From the next season, he lost his regular place in the Buddies side to Robert Robertson.[4] He made 140 appearances for the Paisley team in the two major competitions and scored 13 goals.[8]
Bruce was selected for the Scottish Football League XI in 1902 and 1903, facing the Irish League XI on both occasions.[3][9][10]
He continued to live in his birthplace of Bonhill and worked in the Singer Corporation sewing machine factory in Clydebank until his death in 1941.[3]
