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William Bradbury (footballer)

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William Bradbury
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

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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

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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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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 39. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  2. ^ William Bradbury at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)