Bert Spreadbury
 Spreadbury while with Brentford in 1920. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bertie Arthur Sydney Spreadbury[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Plumstead, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 November 1956 (aged 64)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Royal Ordnance Woolwich | |||
| 1920–1921 | Brentford | 22 | (6) |
| Woolwich | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bertie Arthur Sydney Spreadbury (30 April 1892 – 19 November 1956) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Brentford.
Career
[edit]Spreadbury began his career at Royal Ordnance Woolwich and joined Southern League First Division club Brentford in the second half of the 1919–20 season and scored four goals in 10 appearances.[2] He was retained for the 1920–21 season, which was Brentford's first in the Football League.[2] Behind Reginald Boyne in the pecking order, Spreadbury made just 12 appearances during the 1920–21 season and was released at the end of the campaign,[3] after which he joined non-League club Woolwich.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1919–20[3] | Southern League First Division | 10 | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | |
| 1920–21[3] | Third Division | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Career total | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 274. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 153. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 365–366. ISBN 0951526200.
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- English men's footballers
- Footballers from the Royal Borough of Greenwich
- People from Plumstead
- Royal Ordnance Factories F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Southern Football League players
- 1892 births
- 1956 deaths
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs