Bradley James Orr (born 1 November 1982) is an English retired

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Career

Newcastle United & loans

Born in

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, Merseyside, Bradley Orr started his senior career with Newcastle United, and was loaned out to

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

due to lack of opportunities in the first team.

Bristol City

Shortly after this loan period in July 2004, he signed for Bristol City. He scored his first goal for his new team against

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. Although he was signed as a central midfielder, he was converted to right-back in 2005–06 and has played most of his games in that position. On 29 August 2006, Orr was sent off for attempting to head-butt his own teammate, Louis Carey, during a game against

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. On 1 September 2006, Orr was sentenced to 28 days in jail relating to an incident outside a Bristol nightclub the previous October. Also jailed in relation to the same incident were teammates

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for 28 days, and

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for two months. Orr and Brooker were released on 14 September 2006, serving only half of their original sentence. He scored against

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in the

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second round. He was named in the PFA's Championship team of the season 2007–08. According to media sources, he broke his cheekbone in the play-off final against

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. On 27 November 2008, Bristol City decided to place Orr on the transfer list, due to rejecting several contract offers. On 1 January 2009, Bristol City announced that Orr had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at the club.

Queens Park Rangers

On 26 July 2010, Orr signed for Queens Park Rangers. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Scunthorpe United on 21 August 2010. He became a regular in Rangers Championship winning season with a number of impressive performances at right back helping Rangers to a high number of clean sheets. Once promoted to the Premier League his first team opportunities at Loftus Road became increasingly limited following the signing of right back Luke Young.

Blackburn Rovers

His time at QPR was short-lived however, due to a lack of first team games. He made a move in the January 2012 transfer window to

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee a move he said he badly needed. Orr made his debut for Blackburn when he replaced Jason Lowe in the 36th minute of the game in the 7–1 loss against

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at the

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on Saturday 4 February 2012. He made his full home debut against his former employers

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, exactly a week later on 11 February 2012, in a game Rovers went on to win 3–2 and he also completed the full 90 minutes in his right-back slot. On Monday 2 April 2012, Orr started and played the full 90 minutes in the right-back berth against

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which ended in a 2–0 defeat on the night of his sixth appearance for Rovers in the Barclays Premier League. On Saturday 21 April 2012, he started and played the full 90 minutes in the right-back spot with Jason Lowe playing further forward in a 2–0 victory over

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, thanks to strikes from

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and

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. On Monday 7 May 2012, Orr started the 1–0 defeat against Lancashire rivals

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, but was replaced on 80 minutes for

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, this loss meant that Rovers were relegated from the top flight.

Ipswich Town (loan)

On 14 November 2012, Orr signed for

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

on loan until 26 January 2013. His loan was extended to the end of the season in January 2013.

Blackpool (loan)

On 2 September 2013, Orr signed for

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on loan until 2 January 2014.

Toronto FC (loan)

On 25 January 2014, it was announced that Orr would be placed out on loan to

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side

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. The loan is set to run to December 2014 and would see Orr reunited with his former teammate at Blackburn,

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. Nelsen was the head coach of Toronto FC having been sacked, along with his assistants, on 31 August 2014. Orr made his debut with Toronto in their season opener at

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on 15 March, the game ended in a 2–1 away victory with both goals coming from newly acquired

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. He scored his first goal for Toronto on 23 May against

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Personal life

Orr is the uncle of former footballer Jon Flanagan.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

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: *

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;

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

: *Football League Championship PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orr, Bradley 1982 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English footballers English expatriate footballers Association football defenders Newcastle United F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Toronto FC players Premier League players English Football League players Major League Soccer players Expatriate soccer players in Canada English expatriate sportspeople in Canada