Paddy Bradshaw
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Joseph Bradshaw | ||
| Date of birth | 16/03/1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 11 March 1963 | ||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1941 | St James's Gate | ||
| 1941–19xx | Shelbourne | ||
| 1943–1944 | St James's Gate | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1938–1939 | Ireland (FAI) | 5 | (4) |
| 1938–1940 | League of Ireland XI | 3 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2008 | |||
Paddy Bradshaw (16 March 1912 –11 March 1963)Second World War. A month after making his senior league debut, he made his international debut for Ireland and went on to make 5 appearances and score 4 goals during the 1938–39 international season. He was also the top goal scorer in the League of Ireland for two consecutive seasons, helping St James's Gate win the league title in 1940.
Club career
Bradshaw was born in a poor part of
Leinster Senior League XI in a 2–2 draw with Motherwell. The interest in him increased and he eventually signed for St James's Gate. On his senior debut for the club in August 1938, he scored five goals in a 10–2 win against Limerick.[2]
The next two seasons saw Bradshaw finish as top goalscorer in the League of Ireland, scoring 22 goals in 1938–39 and 29 in 1939–40.1941–42 season.[4]
Irish international
Between 1938 and 1939 Bradshaw made 5 appearances and scored 4 goals for
Second World War. The first of these was a return game against Hungary on 18 May 1939 which again finished as a 2–2 draw. He made his last appearance and scored his last goal for Ireland on 23 May in a 1–1 draw with Germany.[7][8]
In 1939 Bradshaw also played twice for the
Irish League XI and a Scottish Football League XI. Playing in a team that also included Jimmy Dunne, Kevin O'Flanagan and Mick Hoy, Bradshaw scored in both games. On 28 April 1940 he scored again, while playing for a League of Ireland XI, in a 3–2 defeat against a Scottish League XI at Dalymount Park. This team also included Dunne, John Feenan and guest player, Johnny Carey.[9]
Honours
- St James's Gate
- League of Ireland: 1
- League of Ireland Shield: 1
- 1940–41
- Dublin City Cup: 1
- 1938–39
- Individual
Source:[3]
References
- ^ "Patrick Joseph Bradshaw". eu-football.info/. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ The Boys In Green – The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan
- ^ Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archivedfrom the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Shelbourne's FAI National League Top Goalscorers
- ^ List of Republic of Ireland goalscorers Archived 19 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ www.kildare.ie
- ^ Republic of Ireland v Germany
- ^ Ireland stats
- ^ www.scottishleague.net