Cyril Bridge
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 August 1909 | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Date of death | 27 January 1988 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
19??–1932 | St Philips Marsh Adult School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1932–1939 | Bristol City | 155 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cyril Bridge (28 August 1909 – 27 January 1988) was an English footballer who played as a left back. He made over 150 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War.[1]
Career
Bridge played locally for St Philips Marsh Adult School in the Bristol & District League.[2] Joe Bradshaw signed Bridge in August 1930 for Bristol City.[2][3] After retirement from playing Bridge remained local until his death in 1988 when his ashes were scattered on the pitch at Ashton Gate.[2]
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
- ^ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.