Bruce Dyer

Dyer was introduced to football when his parents got him into the Watford youth football system 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 on 17 April 1993. 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 Crystal Palace on 10 March 1994 for a fee of £1.1 million, which made him the first teenager (16-19 year old) in English football to be transferred for a fee over £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 the club's top scorer with 18 goals in 51 appearances. Dyer's second and final hat-trick for Palace came 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…

Born in England, Dyer is of Jamaican and Montserratian descent. He gained 11 caps and scored four goals for the England under-21 team. He received a call-up to the Jamaica national team after this goalscoring form in the 1997–98 season, but he opted to turn them down to wait for England. Later in his career, he represented Montserrat in a friendly game against Ashford Town in September 2007.

Dyer was born in Ilford, London. Dyer is a Christian, which he, along with his wife Janine, claimed to help him carry on with his footballing career.

Crystal Palace

Football League First Division play-offs: 1997 Doncaster Rovers

Football League Trophy: 2006–07 Individual

Barnsley Player of the Season: 2001–02, 2002–03