Bruce Dyer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruce Antonio Dyer | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1993 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Watford | 31 | (6) |
| 1994–1998 | Crystal Palace | 135 | (37) |
| 1998–2003 | Barnsley | 181 | (59) |
| 2003–2005 | Watford | 67 | (12) |
| 2005–2006 | Stoke City | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Millwall (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2006 | Sheffield United | 5 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Bradford City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Chesterfield | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | York City | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 469 | (119) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1997 | England U21 | 11 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bruce Antonio Noel Emmanuel Dyer (born 13 April 1975) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
His career started in 1993 with Watford, before he became the country's first £1 million-teenager when he joined Crystal Palace in 1994. He spent five years with Palace, playing more than 100 games, and then another five years with Barnsley, before he returned to Watford. After leaving Watford in 2005 he played for Stoke City, Millwall, Sheffield United, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City, Rotherham United, Chesterfield and York City. Dyer also represented England at under-21 level, and despite scoring four goals in 11 games, he was never capped at full level, and instead played one friendly for Montserrat against Ashford Town in 2007.
Born in Ilford, London, Dyer started his career in the Watford youth system as a schoolboy in September 1990, becoming a trainee following the conclusion of his studies in July 1991. Dyer made his first team debut as a substitute in Watford's 1–0 win against Birmingham City at Vicarage Road on 17 April 1993 and he signed a professional contract with the club two days later. He made one further appearance in the First Division in the 1992–93 season, against Oxford United. He made 29 league appearances and scored six goals during the 1993–94 season before being sold to fellow First Division team Crystal Palace on 10 March 1994 for a fee of £1.1 million, which made him the first teenager in English football to be transferred for at least £1 million. He finished the remainder of the season with 11 appearances for Palace. Dyer spent his first full season at the club playing in the FA Premier League, making 16 league appearances and scoring one goal. His first hat-trick for the club came in a victory over Birmingham City on 27 February 1996. Palace were relegated back to the First Division for the 1995–96 season and he scored 13 goals in 35 league appearances. The next season saw Palace earn promotion back to the Premier League, with Dyer being top scorer with 18 goals in 51 appearances. Dyer's second and final hat-trick for Palace was in a 3–0 victory over Leicester City in the FA Cup on 24 January 1998. He finished as top scorer for the second successive season after scoring eight goals in 30 appearances in the 1997–98 season as the team were relegated to the First Division.
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