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English footballer

William Bradbury
Personal information
Full name William Henry Bradbury
Date of birth 1884
Place of birth Sudbury, Derbyshire, England
Date of death 1966 (aged 81–82)
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. He made his debut on Boxing Day 1903, in a 3–1 defeat by Bristol City at the Athletic Ground. 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. The club then went into financial meltdown and liquidation, at which point he was released. 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. He later played for Aberdare, Oldham Athletic (in two spells), Scunthorpe United, Rochdale and Burton Town.

Career statistics

Source:

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

  1. ^ 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)
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