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Gavin Oliver
Gavin Ronald Oliver (born 6 September 1962) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who made more than 350 English Football League, Football League appearances playing as a Defender (association football), central defender. Career Oliver played for Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday, Tranmere Rovers F.C., Tranmere Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion and Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City. He began his career as a Forward (association football), centre forward but switched to playing as a Defender (association football), central defender following an injury to a player in that position in a youth match. He joined Sheffield Wednesday's groundstaff in July 1979, and turned professional in August 1980. After loan spells at Tranmere Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion he signed for Bradford City for £20,000 in November 1985. After retiring as a player, in November 2007 he was working as Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland's rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford City A
Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 Census for England and Wales, 2011 census; the second-largest population centre in the county after Leeds, which is to the east of the city. It shares West Yorkshire Built-up Area, a continuous built-up area with the towns of Shipley, West Yorkshire, Shipley, Silsden, Bingley and Keighley in the district as well as with the metropolitan county's other districts. Its name is also given to Bradford Beck. It became a West Riding of Yorkshire municipal borough in 1847 and received its city charter in 1897. Since Local Government Act 1972, local government reform in 1974, the city is the administrative centre of a wider metropolitan district, city hall is the meeting place of Bradford City Council. The district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
