Bradley Pritchard (born 19 December 1985) is a Zimbabwean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He previously played for

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Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football. In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton t ...

, Tamworth, Hayes & Yeading United,

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and

Cray Wanderers Cray Wanderers Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Sidcup, London. Based on later reports, the club has a claim to have been established some time in 1860 in the twin villages of St Mary Cray and St Paul's Cr ...

Career

Nuneaton Borough

Pritchard joined Conference North side

in 2006, but left the club following their liquidation at the end of the 2007–08 season.

Tamworth

Pritchard then joined local rivals Tamworth. After finding the net four times, Pritchard was awarded Conference North Player of the Month award for October 2008.

Hayes & Yeading United

Pritchard opted to join

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rivals, Hayes & Yeading United for the 2010–11 season, scoring 14 goals in 46 matches, and became a favourite among the fans. His league debut for the club came on 14 August 2010 in a 2–1 home victory over

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His first league goal for the club came on 21 August 2010 in a 2–1 away victory over

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His goal came in the 69th minute.

Charlton Athletic

During the 2010–11 season, Pritchard worked voluntarily as a performance analyst with

. Following a short trial with the club, Pritchard signed a one-year playing contract with the option of a further twelve months with Charlton on 25 May 2011. Pritchard's first appearance for The Addicks came in a pre-season friendly against

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at Estadio Guadalquivir del Coria CF, Spain. The Bluebirds won the game 1–0. Pritchard made his league debut in the 2011–12 season opener against

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as an 86th-minute substitute for

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. The game finished as a 3–0 win. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4-0

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win against

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on 13 November 2011. On 19 June 2012, Pritchard signed a two-year contract extension. Pritchard then scored his first Addicks League goal on 8 December 2012 against

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before adding to his tally later in the season against Barnsley in a 6–0 away win and in a 2–2 draw at Middlesbrough. On 22 May 2014, he was released from Charlton Athletic.

Leyton Orient

On 10 July 2014, Pritchard signed for

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on a two-year contract, becoming the first signing of the Francesco Becchetti era. Pritchard made his Orient league debut in a 2–1 loss to

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on the opening day of the season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2

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win at

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on 2 September 2014. In May 2016, he was released from Leyton Orient when it was announced that he would not be retained when his contract expired.

Greenwich Borough

On 1 September 2016, Pritchard joined

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Division One South club Greenwich Borough. He made his debut for the club in a 3–0 victory over

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on 6 September.

Cray Wanderers

On 19 July 2018, Pritchard joined

Lewes

On 21 May 2021, Pritchard joined

Honours

Tamworth *

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: 2008–09 Charlton Athletic *

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: 2011–12 Individual * Conference North Player of the Month: October 2008

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pritchard, Bradley 1985 births Living people Footballers from Harare Zimbabwean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Greenwich Borough F.C. players Cray Wanderers F.C. players Lewes F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England