William Bradbury (footballer)
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.
| 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 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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]
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
- 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)