William Bradbury (footballer)

William Bradbury

Personal information
Full name	William Bradbury
Date of birth	1884
Place of birth	Sudbury, Derbyshire, England
Date of death	1966 (aged 81–82)
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	57	(3)
1921–1923	Rochdale	12	(0)
	Burton Town
Total		116+	(5+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William 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.

Playing career

Bradbury played for May Bank and Newcastle Swifts, before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1903. He made his debut on Boxing Day 1903, in a 3–1 defeat by Bristol City at the Athletic Ground. 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. The club then went into financial meltdown and liquidation, at which point he was released. 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. He later played for Aberdare, Oldham Athletic (in two spells), Scunthorpe United, Rochdale and Burton Town.