Bradshaw F.C.
| Full name | Bradshaw Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1878 | |
| Dissolved | 1888? | |
| Ground | The Rigby | |
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Bradshaw F.C. was an English association football club from the village of Bradshaw Brow, near Bolton in Lancashire.
History[edit]
The club was founded in 1878.[1] It was an early member of the Lancashire Football Association, entering the Lancashire Senior Cup for the first time in 1880-81, the second year of the competition's existence, but losing 9-0 to Blackburn Rovers in the first round.[2]
FA Cup[edit]
The club entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1883-84, losing in the first round to the newly-founded Bolton Association F.C.[3] The following year the club was unlucky to draw Darwen for their first tie; the Darreners were not the force they had been half-a-decade earlier, but they were still professional, and Bradshaw went down 11-0. Darwen were so dominant that goalkeeper Richmond went up front during the second half and scored two goals.[4]
Bradshaw's third and final FA Cup appearance was the club's most competitive, being drawn against Hurst in the first round. Bradshaw lost 2-1, but protested that the Hurst player Nussey was registered with Astley Bridge, and a regional committee in Liverpool ordered a replay. That replay ended 1-1, and, as Hurst refused to play extra-time, referee Downs awarded the tie to Bradshaw.[5] Unfortunately for the village side, Hurst protested this decision, and the Football Association ordered another replay, this time at a neutral venue. At the third time of asking, in Darwen, Hurst finally beat Bradshaw 3-2, with Bradshaw nearly coming back from 3-0 down at half-time. Both sides played the first half with ten men after a Hurst player missed his train and a Bradshaw player did not turn up; in the second half both sides were up to eleven, Bradshaw pressing a reserve player into service.[6]
Although the club did not enter the competition again, it remained active as a club until at least 1888.[7]
Colours[edit]
The club's colours were white and blue.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1885). Football Yearbook. p. 244.
- ^ "History of the Blackburn Rovers Football Club". Blackburn Standard: 7. 27 January 1894.
- ^ "report". Bolton Evening News: 4. 5 November 1883.
- ^ "Football". Blackburn Standard: 3. 18 October 1884.
- ^ "report". The Field: 738. 21 November 1885.
- ^ "report". Athletic News: 3. 1 December 1885.
- ^ The club has an entry in the 1888 Alcock football annual, but by 1890 it was no longer sending in entries.
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1885). Football Yearbook. p. 244.
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