Frank Bradshaw (31 May 1884 – mid-1962) was an English professional

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and football club manager. A versatile player, he started his professional career as a forward with

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where he won the

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in 1907. He later starred for Everton and Arsenal, moving to the full back position the later years of his career. He played once for the England national team and also represented the Southern League and the Football League, the latter on four occasions.

Early life

Frank Bradshaw was born on 31 May 1884 in

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, Yorkshire.

Playing career

An intelligent inside-left, Bradshaw played for Oxford Street Sunday School and Sheffield Schools before joining

as an amateur in 1904, turning professional the same year. In 1907, he played in Wednesday's

winning side thanks to an injury to regular inside-left Harry Davis. In June 1908 he played his only game for

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, scoring a

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as England beat

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11–1 in

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. Although he was once again selected to play

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the following February, he was forced to withdraw from the England squad due to injury, and was never selected again. He thus became the fifth and last (to date) player to score three goals on his solitary England appearance. Bradshaw moved to

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in the summer of 1910 for a fee of £250, having played 87 league games and scored 37 goals for Wednesday. In November 1911 he returned to the Football League with Everton, where he scored 19 goals in 66 league games. In 1914 he moved to Arsenal, making his Arsenal debut in a

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match against Glossop North End on 1 September 1914, though after a season

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intervened. Bradshaw continued to play for Arsenal, starring in over 125 unofficial wartime matches. In December 1918, he was reported as one of around 60 well-known players and trainers who participated in the creation of a new Professional Football Players' and Trainer's Union. By the time league football resumed in 1919 (and with Arsenal promoted to the First Division), Bradshaw had moved from inside-forward to full-back. He was a regular for Arsenal over the next four seasons, before retiring in May 1923. In addition to his wartime appearances, he played 142 league and cup games for Arsenal, scoring 14 goals. A versatile player, he started his career as a forward before moving to the defender position later in his career, where he excelled. He was described in the ''Daily Herald'' as follows: In the ''

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'' in 1917, he was mentioned as the best full-back in England.

Managerial career

The same month he retired from playing, Bradshaw took over as manager of Aberdare Athletic. He left the club in April 1924 after guiding them to mid-table safety in the

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. He was later the manager of

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bradshaw goal''

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday *

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References

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