Alan Bradshaw (14 September 1941 – 18 October 2020) was an English professional

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who played as a

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for Blackburn Rovers, Crewe Alexandra, and

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Career

Born in Blackburn, Bradshaw joined his hometown team and scored in the club's 1959

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final victory over West Ham United in Blackburn's only win in that competition. In September 1962, Bradshaw scored in his Rovers first team debut in a 4-2 defeat away to

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, and made 10 further appearances for the club, scoring twice, before leaving for Crewe Alexandra in 1965. He also spent time with Loughborough College in the early 1960s. Bradshaw was later a youth team coach at Blackburn and managed local clubs Great Harwood,

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, Clitheroe and

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Honours

;with Crewe Alexandra *

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fourth-place promotion: 1967–68

References

1941 births 2020 deaths Men's association football midfielders Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players English Football League players English men's footballers Loughborough University F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Footballers from Blackburn {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub