Bruce Grobbelaar

Date of birth06 October 1957
Place of birthDurban
NationalityZimbabwean
Weight90 kg
Height1.85 m
PositionGoalkeeper

Zimbabwean international Bruce Grobbelaar enjoyed many successes with Liverpool including winning the 1st Division Championship in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1990, the FA Cup in 1986, 1989, 1992 and runner-up in 1988, League Cup runner-up in 1987, European Cup winner in 1984 and runner-up in 1985 and League Cup winner in 1982, 1983 and 1984. A great showman and effective keeper, he joined Southampton in 1994, later playing for Plymouth, Bury, Lincoln, Motherwell, Chesham United and Northwich Victoria, before coaching Zimbabwe and managing in South Africa. His reputation has suffered due to allegations of receiving corrupt payments which were described by a libel judge as proved true at least up to the standard of balance of probabilities.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Crewe Alexandra 01 Dec 1979 01 Mar 1981
Liverpool 01 Mar 1981 01 Aug 1994
Southampton 01 Aug 1994 01 Aug 1996
Plymouth Argyle 01 Aug 1996 17 Sep 1997
Oxford United 17 Sep 1997 23 Sep 1997
Sheffield Wednesday 23 Sep 1997 01 Dec 1997
Oldham Athletic 01 Dec 1997 01 Sep 1998
Bury 01 Sep 1998 01 Dec 1998

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1981-82 Liverpool European Cup 6 5
1981-82 Liverpool FA Cup 3 2 1
1981-82 Liverpool Intercontinental Cup 1
1981-82 Liverpool League Cup 10 6 2
1981-82 Liverpool League Division One 42 25 11
1982-83 Liverpool European Cup 6 4
1982-83 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1 1
1982-83 Liverpool FA Cup 3 3
1982-83 Liverpool League Cup 8 5 2
1982-83 Liverpool League Division One 42 26 7
1983-84 Liverpool European Cup 9 7
1983-84 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1 2
1983-84 Liverpool FA Cup 2 1
1983-84 Liverpool League Cup 13 12
1983-84 Liverpool League Division One 42 21 15
1984-85 Liverpool European Cup 9 7
1984-85 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1 1
1984-85 Liverpool FA Cup 7 5 2
1984-85 Liverpool Intercontinental Cup 1
1984-85 Liverpool League Cup 3 1 1
1984-85 Liverpool League Division One 42 24 15
1984-85 Liverpool UEFA Super Cup 1
1985-86 Liverpool FA Cup 8 5 2
1985-86 Liverpool League Cup 7 5 1
1985-86 Liverpool League Division One 42 26 14
1986-87 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1 1
1986-87 Liverpool FA Cup 3
1986-87 Liverpool League Cup 9 4 4
1986-87 Liverpool League Division One 31 21 8
1987-88 Liverpool FA Cup 5 4 1
1987-88 Liverpool League Cup 3 2 1
1987-88 Liverpool League Division One 38 23 12
1988-89 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1 1
1988-89 Liverpool FA Cup 5 4 2
1988-89 Liverpool League Division One 21 13 7
1989-90 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1 1
1989-90 Liverpool FA Cup 8 3 7
1989-90 Liverpool League Cup 3 1 3
1989-90 Liverpool League Division One 38 10 35
1990-91 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1 1
1990-91 Liverpool FA Cup 7 4 2
1990-91 Liverpool League Division One 31 20 11
1990-91 Liverpool Rumbelows League Cup 3 2 1
1991-92 Liverpool FA Cup 9 7
1991-92 Liverpool League Cup 4 3
1991-92 Liverpool League Division One 37 17 9
1991-92 Liverpool UEFA Cup 5 3
1992-93 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1 1
1992-93 Liverpool League Cup 2 1
1992-93 Liverpool Premier League 5 1 8
1992-93 Liverpool UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 2 2
1
1993-94 Liverpool FA Cup 2 2
1993-94 Liverpool League Cup 5 1 6
1993-94 Liverpool Premier League 29 5 38
1994-95 Southampton FA Cup 5 3 2
1994-95 Southampton League Cup 3 2 1
1994-95 Southampton Premier League 30 2 46
1
1995-96 Southampton Premier League 2 1 3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1980-81 Zimbabwe FIFA World Cup 2 1 2
1984-85 Zimbabwe FIFA World Cup 1 1
1992-93 Zimbabwe Africa Cup of Nations 2 2
1992-93 Zimbabwe FIFA World Cup 3 1 3
1993-94 Zimbabwe FIFA World Cup 3 2 3
1993-94 Zimbabwe International Friendly 1 1
1994-95 Zimbabwe Africa Cup of Nations 5 2 3
1995-96 Zimbabwe Africa Cup of Nations 1 1
1995-96 Zimbabwe Simba Cup 1 2
1996-97 Zimbabwe Africa Cup of Nations 2 1
1996-97 Zimbabwe Castle Cup 1 1
1996-97 Zimbabwe FIFA World Cup 4 2 1
1997-98 Zimbabwe COSAFA Cup 1 1
1998-99 Zimbabwe International Friendly
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
12 Oct 1980 Cameroon v Zimbabwe L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round
16 Nov 1980 Zimbabwe v Cameroon W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round
28 Aug 1984 Egypt v Zimbabwe L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round
16 Aug 1992 Zimbabwe v South Africa W 4-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group 5
10 Oct 1992 Zimbabwe v Togo W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group C
20 Dec 1992 Zimbabwe v Egypt W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group C
15 Apr 1993 Egypt v Zimbabwe D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group C replay
24 Apr 1993 South Africa v Zimbabwe D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group 5
02 May 1993 Guinea v Zimbabwe L 3-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group C
04 Jul 1993 Zimbabwe v Cameroon W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group C
26 Sep 1993 Zimbabwe v Guinea W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group C
10 Oct 1993 Cameroon v Zimbabwe L 3-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group C
24 Apr 1994 South Africa v Zimbabwe L 1-0 International Friendly
04 Sep 1994 Zimbabwe v Lesotho W 5-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 1
13 Nov 1994 Zimbabwe v Zaire W 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group 1
22 Jan 1995 Zimbabwe v Cameroon W 4-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group 1
09 Apr 1995 Lesotho v Zimbabwe W 0-2 Africa Cup of Nations Group 1
23 Apr 1995 Zimbabwe v Malawi D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group 1
30 Jul 1995 Cameroon v Zimbabwe L 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 1
26 Nov 1995 South Africa v Zimbabwe L 2-0 SIMBA CUP
29 Sep 1996 Zimbabwe v Tanzania W 1-0 CASTLE CUP
05 Oct 1996 Sudan v Zimbabwe W 0-3 Africa Cup of Nations Group 1
10 Nov 1996 Angola v Zimbabwe L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group 4
12 Jan 1997 Zimbabwe v Togo W 3-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group 4
26 Jan 1997 Zimbabwe v Ghana D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 1
06 Apr 1997 Cameroon v Zimbabwe L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group 4
27 Apr 1997 Zimbabwe v Angola D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group 4
27 Sep 1998 Zimbabwe v Zambia L 0-1 COSAFA Cup Final round
07 Nov 1998 Tunisia v Zimbabwe D 1-1 International Friendly
17 Nov 1998 Tunisia v Zimbabwe D 1-1 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.