William Bradbury (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Henry Bradbury | ||
| Date of birth | 1884[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sudbury, Derbyshire, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1966 (aged 81–82)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| May Bank | |||
| Newcastle Swifts | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1903–1907 | Burslem Port Vale | 12 | (0) |
| Fegg Hayes | |||
| 1910–1911 | Stoke | 28 | (0) |
| 1911 | Aberdare | ||
| 1911–1913 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | (2) |
| Scunthorpe United | |||
| 1919–1921 | Oldham Athletic | 67 | (3) |
| 1921–1923 | Rochdale | 12 | (0) |
| Burton Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Henry Bradbury (1884–1966) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Burslem Port Vale, Stoke, Aberdare, Oldham Athletic, Scunthorpe United, Rochdale and Burton Town.
Career
Bradbury played for May Bank and Newcastle Swifts, before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1903.[1] He made his debut on Boxing Day 1903, in a 3–1 defeat by Bristol City at the Athletic Ground.[1] He played three further Second Division games in the rest of the 1903–04 season, and was used as an emergency player in the 1904–05, 1905–06, and 1906–07 campaigns.[1] The club then went into financial meltdown and liquidation, at which point he was released.[1] He joined Fegg Hayes and then moved on to Stoke, playing 28 Birmingham & District League / Southern League games for the "Potters" in the 1910–11 season.[1] He later played for Aberdare, Oldham Athletic (in two spells), Scunthorpe United, Rochdale and Burton Town.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1903–04 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1904–05 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1905–06 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1906–07 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Stoke | 1910–11 | Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1911–12 | First Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 1912–13 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1919–20 | First Division | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 1920–21 | First Division | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 5 | ||
| Rochdale | 1922–23 | Third Division North | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 126 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 133 | 5 | ||
References
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- ^ William Bradbury at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)