William Bradbury (footballer)

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
1903–1907	Burslem Port Vale
	Fegg Hayes
1910–1911	Stoke
1911	Aberdare
1911–1913	Oldham Athletic
	Scunthorpe United
1919–1921	Oldham Athletic
1921–1923	Rochdale
	Burton Town
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Playing 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]

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	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

Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 39. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
William Bradbury at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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