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Herbert Bradley
Personal information
Full name Herbert Bradley [1]
Date of birth 1888 (1888) [2]
Place of birth Padiham, England
Date of death 21 June 1918 (aged 29–30) [3]
Place of death Limburg an der Lahn, Germany [4]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
Colne
1906–1909 Bury 18 (0)
1910 Notts County 3 (0)
Padiham
1911 Preston North End 2 (0)
Great Harwood
Nelson
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Bradley (1888 – 21 June 1918) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Bury, Notts County and Preston North End. [1]

Personal life

Bradley served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War. [4] On 5 April 1918, while acting as a forward artillery observer, he was taken prisoner by German forces and taken to Limburg an der Lahn prisoner of war camp. [4] [5] He died of dysentery in the camp on 21 June 1918 and was buried in Avesnes-sur-Helpe Communal Cemetery, France. [3] [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup [a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bury 1906–07 [6] First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
1907–08 [6] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1908–09 [6] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1909–10 [6] First Division 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 18 0 0 0 18 0
Notts County 1910–11 [6] First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Preston North End 1911–12 [6] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 23 0 0 0 23 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 35. ISBN  978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Herbert Bradley on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details: Bradley, H". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Herbert Bradley | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Avesnes-sur-Helpe Communal Cemetery". WW1Cemeteries. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Herbert Bradley at WorldFootball.net
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