William Bradshaw (born 1882)
was an English professional
footballer who played as an
outside right for various clubs in the 1900s.
Football career
Bradshaw was born in
Burnley and after playing for Burnley Belvedere,
he joined
Woolwich Arsenalof the
Football League Second Division in 1900. He remained with the "Gunners" for four years, scoring two goals in four appearances. He then spent a season in the
Southern League with
Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
before returning to the Second Division of
the Football League with
Burton United
Burton United Football Club was a football club based in Burton upon Trent in England. The club was established in 1901 by a merger of Burton Swifts and Burton Wanderers, and played their last competitive season in 1910. In 1924 they merged with ...
in 1905. In his two years at Burton, he made 64 league appearances, scoring 14 goals.
The club finished in the penultimate place in the league table in 1906, and the following season in
1907
Events
January
* January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000.
February
* February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. ...
finished bottom. The club was then voted out of the Football League.
Bradshaw then joined his home-town club,
Burnley for another season in the Second Division, before dropping out of league football, with spells at Burnell's Ironworks,
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
and
Ton Pentre.
Family
His father
Harry and brother
Joe were involved with Arsenal at some point in their careers, as manager and player respectively.
References
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1882 births
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Arsenal F.C. players
Fulham F.C. players
Burton United F.C. players
Burnley F.C. players
Chester City F.C. players
Ton Pentre F.C. players
English Football League players
Southern Football League players
Year of death missing
Footballers from Burnley