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Player

Steve Bruce

United 1987–1996#4Centre-back

169clean sheets
414
apps3 sub
0.89
conceded / game
41%
clean sheet rate
51
goals
FirstCareerLatest
1987-88 v Chelsea★ 1994-95v Bolton Wanderers 1995-96

Verified competitive record

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Remember this? · 2–0 v Southampton · 11 Mar 1996 · FA Cup

Clean sheets and goals conceded by season

Clean sheetsGoals conceded

United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.

Team goals against in matches started — lower is better.

Season by season

169 clean sheets in 408 starts · 9 of 9 seasons covered

Peak clean sheets — 94/95 · 25 clean sheetsFewest conceded — 87/88 · 21 goals

  1. 87/88BEST (GC)24 apps · 7 CS · 21 conc · 29% CS7
  2. 88/8948 apps · 21 CS · 41 conc · 44% CS21
  3. 89/9043 apps · 14 CS · 52 conc · 33% CS14
  4. 90/9150 apps · 16 CS · 50 conc · 32% CS16
  5. 91/9250 apps · 23 CS · 38 conc · 46% CS23
  6. 92/9350 apps · 23 CS · 35 conc · 46% CS23
  7. 93/9459 apps · 24 CS · 53 conc · 41% CS24
  8. 94/95PEAK (CS)48 apps · 25 CS · 38 conc · 53% CS25
  9. 95/9639 apps · 16 CS · 34 conc · 42% CS16
Data coverageshow

Club record — verified competitive apps, starts, and defensive record in the hero plate. Recorded splits below are drawn from match coverage we can evidence, not necessarily a full career total.

Defensive record — United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.

Slice: all competitions, per season

Slice: curated goals, assists, and goal types, 1987–2015

Coverage: 51 goals and 23 assists across 9 seasons; hand-curated, not exhaustive, and not match-attributed. Tableau source

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