Don Bradley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Donald John Bradley | ||
Date of birth | 11 September 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Annesley, England | ||
Date of death | 26 June 1997 | (aged 72)||
Position(s) |
Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1949 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
1949–1962 | Mansfield Town | 384 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Donald Bradley (11 September 1924 – 26 June 1997) was an English
At a 13-year spell at the club, Bradley is one of Mansfield's longest-serving players of all time. In total he played a total of 413 matches, scoring six goals for the club. His last game for Mansfield came on 23 October 1961 in a
1961–62 season, and subsequently played a couple of seasons for non-league Ilkeston Town
before retiring from playing the game.
He continued to work in football into his 60s, including a role as a boys football coach at Oldswinford Hospital School in the West Midlands.
He died in June 1997, at the age of 72.
References
- ISBN 1-85983-435-3.