John Bradford (1887 – 1973) was a Scottish

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who played as a goalkeeper, mainly for Morton and St Mirren.

Career

The first part of Bradford's senior career was spent with Morton, where he was an important member of the

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club's strong team in the era spanning World War I when they finished in the top four of the

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table for six consecutive seasons, and won the War Fund Shield in 1915. However, he was called up for military service with the Highland Light Infantry and lost his place to the younger Dave Edwards in 1919 and spent time with Bo'ness (then playing in the Central League) before he was picked up by Morton's local rivals, St Mirren as a possible replacement for Willie O'Hagan. He went on to have an equally successful time with the Paisley club, culminating in them winning the Scottish Cup for the first time in their history in

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, Bradford lifting the trophy as captain.St Mirren's Victory , Celtic Lose Scottish Cup at Hampden
The Glasgow Herald, 12 April 1926 He left St Mirren abruptly in early 1927 after a dispute over absences, switching to Raith Rovers, and then had a spell with Dumbarton. Bradford played in the

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annual trial match in 1912 and was selected for the Scottish Football League XI later the same year, but never gained a full international cap. He was inducted into St Mirren's 'Hall of Fame' in 2011,Jock Bradford
Cairters Corner and was nominated for the Morton equivalent in 2017 though not added on that occasion.Class of 2017 inducted into Hall of Fame tonight
Greenock Morton FC, 1 December 2017

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradford, Jock 1887 births Date of birth missing 1973 deaths Date of death missing Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Rutherglen Sportspeople from Kirkintilloch Footballers from East Dunbartonshire British Army personnel of World War I Highland Light Infantry soldiers Military personnel from South Lanarkshire Men's association football goalkeepers Greenock Morton F.C. players Bo'ness F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League representative players

Career

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