Titus Bramble

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Titus Bramble
Titus Bramble 2011.jpg
Bramble pictured in 2011
Personal information
Full name Titus Malachi Bramble[1]
Date of birth (1981-07-31) 31 July 1981 (age 31)
Place of birth Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Sunderland
Number 19
Youth career
1996–1998 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2002 Ipswich Town 48 (1)
1999–2000 → Colchester United (loan) 2 (0)
2002–2007 Newcastle United 105 (3)
2007–2010 Wigan Athletic 96 (5)
2010– 2013 Sunderland 47 (1)
National team‡
2000–2002 England U21 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:13, 3 March 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:00, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Titus Malachi Bramble (born 31 July 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland as a defender.

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Career [edit]

Ipswich Town [edit]

Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Bramble started his career at home town club Ipswich Town. After making his debut in the 1998/99 season, Bramble went on to make 48 league appearances for the club, also spending a brief period on loan at Colchester United. He scored four goals for Ipswich, with strikes against Sunderland in the league,[3] Millwall[4] and Coventry[5] in the League Cup and Torpedo Moscow in the UEFA Cup.[6]

Newcastle United [edit]

Bramble joined Newcastle in July 2002 for £6 million, vowing at the time to make himself indispensable to then manager Sir Bobby Robson.[7]

At the end of the 2003–04 season, readers of the football e-mail newsletter The Fiver voted Bramble as the worst player of the year in the English Premiership.[8][9]

Bramble scored a volleyed goal against Chelsea on 8 May 2006 in a 1–0 victory that secured qualification for the Intertoto Cup.[10]

On 10 August 2006, Bramble scored another vital goal for Newcastle in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round with a header against Latvian side FK Ventspils.

In December, Bramble was admitted into hospital after his injured calf swelled to double its normal size.[11]

On 31 January 2007, Bramble returned to action against Aston Villa in the centre of defence alongside Steven Taylor. Bramble was named Man of The Match Performance against Zulte-Waregem.[citation needed]

After Newcastle's 2–0 defeat to AZ Alkmaar, he was dropped by Glenn Roeder.[citation needed]

Wigan Athletic [edit]

Bramble signed for Wigan Athletic on a free transfer, agreeing to a three-year-deal on 4 June 2007. On 2 January 2008, Bramble scored a goal at Anfield in a 1–1 draw against Liverpool – a 20-yard strike handing Wigan a late equaliser.[12]

Bramble scored an equaliser against Newcastle United at St. James' Park, the match finishing in a 2–2 draw on 15 November 2008. Bramble has expressed his gratitude to Wigan manager Steve Bruce for having faith in him when no one else did and for making him the player he is today. His performances throughout the 2008–09 season picked him up four awards at the club's awards night, including 'Player of the Year' and 'Player's Player of the Year' for Wigan.Template:FacT On 14 July 2009, he was rewarded with a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2010.

Sunderland [edit]

On 23 July 2010, Bramble joined Sunderland and signed a three-year contract at the Stadium of Light, joining former manager at Wigan Steve Bruce. He scored his first Sunderland goal against Stoke City on 18 September 2011.

Personal life [edit]

One of his brothers, Tesfaye Bramble, is also a footballer and has represented Montserrat at international level.[13] The two brothers were arrested on suspicion of rape in September 2010[14] with Tesfaye being convicted of the offence,[15] and Titus later being released without charge. On 28 September 2011, Bramble was temporarily suspended by Sunderland,[16] after having been arrested on allegations of sexual assault and possession of a Class A drug.[17] He was cleared of these charges on 31 May 2012.[18]

Career statistics [edit]

As of 28 April 2013[19]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 1998–99 First Division 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1999–2000 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Premier League 26 1 2 0 5 2 0 0 33 3
2001–02 Premier League 18 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 24 1
Total 48 1 5 0 5 2 4 1 62 4
Colchester United 1999–2000 Second Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Newcastle United 2002–03 Premier League 16 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 24 0
2003–04 Premier League 29 0 1 0 0 0 11 3 41 3
2004–05 Premier League 19 1 4 0 2 0 7 0 32 1
2005–06 Premier League 24 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 28 2
2006–07 Premier League 17 0 0 0 1 0 13 1 31 1
Total 105 3 8 0 4 0 39 4 156 7
Wigan Athletic 2007–08 Premier League 26 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
2008–09 Premier League 35 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 39 1
2009–10 Premier League 35 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 38 2
Total 96 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 104 4
Sunderland 2010–11 Premier League 23 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 0
2011–12 Premier League 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
2012–13 Premier League 16 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
Total 47 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 51 1
Career Total 298 10 20 0 14 2 43 5 375 17
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 2010-08-03. 
  2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 24 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "Ipswich see off Sunderland". BBC Sport. 26 August 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "Ipswich 5–0 Millwall (Agg: 5–2)". BBC Sport. 26 September 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  5. ^ "Ipswich see off Sky Blues again". BBC Sport. 28 November 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  6. ^ "Bramble maintains Ipswich record". BBC Sport. 20 September 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  7. ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | Teams | Newcastle United | Bramble bids for starring role". BBC News. 2002-07-04. Retrieved 2009-03-21. 
  8. ^ Smyth, Rob (21 May 2004). "Underdogs, and Prized horses | News | Guardian Unlimited Football". London: Football.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-03-21. 
  9. ^ "Newcastle". Inthenews.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-03-21. 
  10. ^ "Newcastle 1–0 Chelsea". BBC News. 2006-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-21. 
  11. ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Newcastle United | Bramble in hospital after scare". BBC News. 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2009-03-21. 
  12. ^ Fletcher, Paul (2008-01-02). "BBC SPORT | Football | Premier League | Liverpool 1–1 Wigan". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-07-16. 
  13. ^ http://archive.gazette-news.co.uk/2004/11/9/123428.html
  14. ^ "Sunderland's Titus Bramble arrested over rape claim". BBC News. 22 September 2010. 
  15. ^ "Brother of footballer Titus Bramble guilty of rape". BBC. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 
  16. ^ Sunderland defender Titus Bramble suspended following arrest
  17. ^ "Premier League - Sunderland's Bramble arrested". Yahoo Sport. 
  18. ^ "Titus Bramble cleared of sexually assaulting women". Daily Mail. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012. 
  19. ^ "Titus Bramble". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 April 2013. 

External links [edit]
Sunderland A.F.C. – current squad
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