15 Facts About Bruce Dyer

Bruce Antonio Dyer was born on 13 April 1975 and is an English former professional footballer.

Bruce Dyer spent five years with Palace, playing over 100 games, and then another five years with Barnsley, before he returned to Watford.

Bruce Dyer signed a professional contract with the club two days later.

Bruce Dyer finished the remainder of the season with 11 appearances for Palace.

Bruce Dyer spent his first full season at the club playing in the FA Premier League, making 16 league appearances and scoring one goal.

The next season saw Palace earn promotion back to the Premier League, with Bruce Dyer being the club's top scorer with 18 goals in 51 appearances.

Bruce Dyer finished the season with 30 appearances and eight goals for Barnsley.

Bruce Dyer was again linked with a move to Gillingham in April 2002, but their manager Andy Hessenthaler rejected reports they were preparing a bid for him.

Bruce Dyer finished his loan spell with five appearances for the club.

Bruce Dyer was released by Doncaster on 31 January 2008, having made one appearance for the team during the season, after which he eventually joined Chesterfield on 27 March 2008 on a contract that lasted until the end of the season.

Bruce Dyer returned to Bradford City in October 2008, for whom he was training with and featured in a reserves game.

However, manager Stuart McCall said Bruce Dyer was only with the club to regain fitness following an injury, while four days after the match, York manager Colin Walker revealed he was interested in signing Bruce Dyer.

Bruce Dyer was forced to miss training due to joint stiffness and was unavailable for York's game against Salisbury City, but regained his fitness for the game against Barrow in the Conference League Cup.

Bruce Dyer gained 11 caps and scored four goals for the England under-21 team.

Bruce Dyer is a Christian, which he, along with his wife Janine, claimed to help him carry on with his footballing career.