Wilfred Bratton

Wilfred Bratton was a former Australian professional soccer player who also played as a forward for the inaugural Australia national soccer team in 1922.[1]

Wilfred Bratton
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Bratton
Date of birth (1898-01-01)1 January 1898
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Forward
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922 Australia 1 (1)

Early life

Wilfred Bratton was born in Sheffield, England.[2][3] At the age of 15, Bratton migrated to Australia and settled at Flaxton or Palmwoods where he was employed as a farmhand. He enlisted for World War 1 in May 1915 as a Private and was wounded in service, a victim of gassing and severe trench fever. He returned to Australia in March 1919.[4] In 1928 Bratton wrote to the newspapers about a game of football played between his 3rd Australian Division and the Royal Air Force at Ballieul (Somme on the Western Front) in the winter of 1917.[5]

Club career

Bratton played for Palmwoods in August 1920 in their friendly games against Buderim before the formation of the North Coast Football Association (NCFA) in 1921.[6] In the first season of the NCFA in 1921 Bratton played for Mapleton.[7] Bratton continued to play for Mapleton until 1928 and was even club president.[8][9]

International career

Bratton played for the Australia national soccer team and was capped only once, as a replacement for Dave Ward[10] with a goal on 24 June 1922 against New Zealand.[11][12]

Career statistics

International
National teamYearCompetitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Australia 1922001111

References
  1. Werner, Greg (20 January 2018). "Wilf Bratton". Grassroots Football Project.
  2. "19 Jun 1925 – Soccer. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 19 June 1925. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/collection/RCDIG1067741/large/5375506.JPG
  4. "Wilfred Bratten". www.awm.gov.au.
  5. "13 Aug 1928 – A FOOTBALL INCIDENT. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 13 August 1928. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. "27 Aug 1920 – SOCCER FOOTBALL. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 27 August 1920. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  7. "03 Aug 1921 – SOCCER NOTES. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 3 August 1921. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. "16 Mar 1923 – Soccer. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 16 March 1923. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  9. "07 Sep 1928 – Soccer. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 7 September 1928. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  10. "SOCCER TEST". Evening News (17165). New South Wales, Australia. 23 June 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. Esamie, Thomas. "Socceroo Internationals for 1922". ozfootball.net.
  12. "Australian Soccer History". ak-tsc.de.
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