By Mark Heys
September 1 2005

NAME: Bruce Rioch

BORN: 6th September 1947, Aldershot, Hampshire, England

APPOINTED: June 1992

DEPARTED: June 1995

PLAYING CAREER: Luton Town, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Sheffield United, Derby County, Everton, Derby County, Torquay United

MANAGERIAL CAREER: Torquay United, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal, Norwich City, Wigan Athletic, OB Odense (Denmark)

HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION AT BOLTON: 3rd in Division 1 1994-1995

BEST FA CUP POSITION AT BOLTON: Quarter Finals 1993-1994

BEST LEAGUE CUP POSITION AT BOLTON: Final 1994-1995

ASSISTED BY: Colin Todd (1992-1995)

PLAYERS BOUGHT: Gudni Bergsson (Tottenham Hotspur), Keith Branagan (Millwall), Simon Coleman (Sheffield Wednesday), Owen Coyle (Airdrieonians), Aidan Davison (Millwall), Fabian De Freitas (FC Volendam), John Dreyer (Stoke City), Robert Fleck (Chelsea), Steve Fulton (Celtic), Russell Hoult (Leicester City), Alan Kernaghan (Manchester City), David Lee (Southampton), Martyn Margetson (Manchester City), Gary Martindale (Burscough), Neil McDonald (Oldham Athletic), John McGinlay (Millwall), Mixu Paatelainen (Aberdeen), Gary Parkinson (Middlesbrough), Jimmy Phillips (Middlesbrough), Andy Rhodes (St Johnstone), Peter Shilton (Wimbledon), Richard Sneekes (Fortuna Sittard), Alan Thompson (Newcastle United), Mark Walton (Dundee)

PLAYERS SOLD: Michael Brown (Shrewsbury Town), Phil Brown (Blackpool), David Burke (Blackpool), Mark Came (Chester City), Chris Clarke (Rochdale), Julian Darby (Coventry City), Neil Fisher (Chester City), Steve Fulton (Falkirk), Tony Kelly (Port Vale), Jason Lydiate (Blackpool), Gary Martindale (Peterborough United), Andy Mason (Chesterfield), Darren Oliver (Rochdale), Gary Parkinson (Burnley), Tony Philliskirk (Peterborough United), David Reeves (Notts County), Andy Roscoe (Rotherham United), Peter Shilton (Coventry City), Stuart Storer (Exeter City), Andy Walker (Celtic), Mark Walton (Fakenham Town), Mark Winstanley (Burnley)

HONOURS: Promotion to Division 1 1993, 1995 Play Off Winners