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Bristol Rovers F.C. Players
The following article is a list of footballers past and present who have played for Bristol Rovers Football Club. In the club's early history the appearance record was held by goalkeeper Arthur Cartlidge, who played in 258 Southern League games between 1901 and 1909. His record stood until it was broken by another goalkeeper, Jesse Whatley, who played 14 times in the Southern League and a further 372 in The Football League, making a total of 386 overall. Following the Second World War the Bristol Rovers board introduced a no-buy/no-sell policy, which remained in force until the abolition of the maximum wage in football in 1961; as a result some players in that era had a high number of appearances for the club. Eight of the top nine most-used players played during this time, each making over 400 appearances. These eight were Bobby Jones (421 appearances), Alfie Biggs (424), Ray Warren (450), Harold Jarman (452), George Petherbridge (457), Geoff Bradford (462), Jack Pitt (466) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Bradford
Geoffrey Reginald William Bradford (18 July 1927 – 30 December 1994) was an English professional footballer who spent his entire career at Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ... and won one international cap for England national football team, England. Career Bradford was discovered by Rovers at the age of 18, playing for local side Soundwell F.C., Soundwell, and made his debut in a Football League Third Division South game against Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace on 24 September 1949.Byrne, Stephen & Jay, Mike: Bristol Rovers Football Club, The Definitive History 1883–2003. It was a low-key debut in a 1–0 defeat. Nicknamed "Rip", after Rip Van Winkle, by teammates because he was known for sleeping before games, Bradford was fiercely loyal t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
