451:
lunchtime, pickup game of football on the school tennis courts, using a tennis ball of course. I was told that his father, at that time a groundskeeper for the
Chairman of Derbyshire Stone Ltd. had been a professional footballer and played for Leyton Orient. Bill's closest friends at school were Roy Griffiths and Lou Finney.
450:
Bill
Bradbury attended the Ernest Bailey Grammar School in Matlock, Derbyshire from 1944 to 1949. I (Neil Ollerenshaw) was in the same form with Bill throughout those years. He was a reasonable scholar, but not academically minded. His passion was football and he was a leading member of the daily,
396:
Bill
Bradbury should have played at a far higher level with his ability, but he really was such a clown. He had terrific ability, but I sometimes think he'd have been happier being a comedian.
380:. For the next three seasons he also finished as leading scorer, with 18, 19 and 30 league goals respectively; the latter total remains (as of 2009) Hull's post-
723:
768:
708:
372:
Despite joining halfway through the season, Bradbury finished as Hull's leading scorer, with nine league goals as the club were
718:
773:
733:
535:
592:
763:
758:
713:
560:
728:
748:
738:
630:
753:
649:
409:
405:
385:
377:
362:
497:
353:. As a youngster he played for the Rowsley and District Youth League XI, and went on to turn professional with
384:
league record, and made a major contribution to the club's promotion back to the Second
Division in the
743:
389:
444:
373:
81:
682:
471:
361:, where the number of top-class forwards – all five reached double figures of goals scored in the
429:
703:
698:
358:
318:
306:
161:
8:
433:
425:
357:. He played 24 league games in four years with Coventry and then spent a short time with
350:
310:
269:
251:
58:
354:
314:
143:
626:
531:
413:
330:
215:
437:
381:
366:
322:
285:
179:
685:
at Post War
English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
600:
568:
417:
338:
334:
233:
100:
692:
421:
657:
408:, asked for a transfer, and spent the remainder of the season in the
401:
326:
197:
404:
for a fee of £5,000. He was unable to keep his place in the
305:(3 April 1933 – 9 August 1999) was an English professional
561:"Tigers History: Carter's promotion to Waggy and Chillo"
623:
The Latics: The
Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C
365:– made it hard for him to break through. He joined
690:
309:who scored 102 goals from 257 appearances in
521:
519:
296:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
587:
585:
498:"Bonsall boy who became 'Mr Lincoln City'"
432:appearances, and finished his career with
121:
516:
525:
447:, Derbyshire, in 1999 at the age of 66.
582:
691:
644:
642:
620:
530:. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 74.
466:
464:
129:
724:Men's association football forwards
639:
443:Bradbury died of a heart attack in
13:
528:Birmingham City: A Complete Record
400:In February 1960, Bradbury joined
92:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
14:
785:
676:
461:
428:, where he scored 13 goals in 27
625:. Harefield: Yore Publications.
769:English Football League players
709:People from Matlock, Derbyshire
614:
553:
544:
490:
1:
454:
774:Knowsley United F.C. players
734:Birmingham City F.C. players
7:
764:Prescot Cables F.C. players
759:Wigan Athletic F.C. players
714:Footballers from Derbyshire
10:
790:
729:Coventry City F.C. players
416:. He then had a season at
749:Workington A.F.C. players
719:English men's footballers
344:
295:
279:
263:
245:
227:
209:
191:
173:
155:
137:
111:
106:
99:
96:
91:
88:
80:
77:
68:
65:
57:
54:
42:
39:
34:
31:
26:
739:Hull City A.F.C. players
650:"Death of former player"
526:Matthews, Tony (1995).
754:Southport F.C. players
593:"Andy "Jock" Davidson"
398:
394:
349:Bradbury was born in
621:Hayes, Dean (1996).
27:Personal information
392:described him thus:
351:Matlock, Derbyshire
311:the Football League
23:
654:The Mighty Shakers
337:. He played as an
21:
16:English footballer
744:Bury F.C. players
550:Matthews, p. 190.
537:978-1-85983-010-9
504:. 6 November 2008
369:in October 1955.
300:
299:
781:
670:
669:
667:
665:
660:. 19 August 1999
646:
637:
636:
618:
612:
611:
609:
607:
589:
580:
579:
577:
575:
557:
551:
548:
542:
541:
523:
514:
513:
511:
509:
494:
488:
487:
485:
483:
476:UK A–Z Transfers
468:
388:. Hull teammate
382:Second World War
303:William Bradbury
282:
266:
248:
230:
212:
194:
176:
158:
140:
131:
123:
72:
49:
47:
35:William Bradbury
24:
20:
789:
788:
784:
783:
782:
780:
779:
778:
689:
688:
679:
674:
673:
663:
661:
648:
647:
640:
633:
619:
615:
605:
603:
601:Hull Daily Mail
591:
590:
583:
573:
571:
569:Hull Daily Mail
559:
558:
554:
549:
545:
538:
524:
517:
507:
505:
502:Matlock Mercury
496:
495:
491:
481:
479:
472:"Bill Bradbury"
470:
469:
462:
457:
430:Cheshire League
410:Fourth Division
378:Second Division
359:Birmingham City
347:
319:Birmingham City
280:
264:
246:
228:
210:
192:
174:
162:Birmingham City
156:
138:
70:
45:
43:
17:
12:
11:
5:
787:
777:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
687:
686:
678:
677:External links
675:
672:
671:
638:
631:
613:
581:
552:
543:
536:
515:
489:
459:
458:
456:
453:
434:Prescot Cables
426:Wigan Athletic
406:1960–61 season
386:1958–59 season
363:1954–55 season
346:
343:
339:inside forward
298:
297:
293:
292:
290:
288:
283:
277:
276:
274:
272:
270:Prescot Cables
267:
261:
260:
257:
254:
252:Wigan Athletic
249:
243:
242:
239:
236:
231:
225:
224:
221:
218:
213:
207:
206:
203:
200:
195:
189:
188:
185:
182:
177:
171:
170:
167:
164:
159:
153:
152:
149:
146:
141:
135:
134:
125:
118:
113:
109:
108:
107:Senior career*
104:
103:
101:Inside forward
98:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
79:
78:Place of death
75:
74:
73:(aged 66)
67:
63:
62:
56:
55:Place of birth
52:
51:
41:
37:
36:
33:
29:
28:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
786:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
696:
694:
684:
683:Bill Bradbury
681:
680:
659:
655:
651:
645:
643:
634:
632:1-874427-91-7
628:
624:
617:
602:
598:
594:
588:
586:
570:
566:
562:
556:
547:
539:
533:
529:
522:
520:
503:
499:
493:
477:
473:
467:
465:
460:
452:
448:
446:
441:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
420:, another as
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
397:
393:
391:
390:Andy Davidson
387:
383:
379:
375:
370:
368:
364:
360:
356:
355:Coventry City
352:
342:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
315:Coventry City
312:
308:
304:
294:
291:
289:
287:
284:
278:
275:
273:
271:
268:
262:
258:
255:
253:
250:
244:
240:
237:
235:
232:
226:
222:
219:
217:
214:
208:
204:
201:
199:
196:
190:
186:
183:
181:
178:
172:
168:
165:
163:
160:
154:
150:
147:
145:
144:Coventry City
142:
136:
133:
126:
124:
119:
117:
114:
110:
105:
102:
95:
87:
83:
76:
69:9 August 1999
66:Date of death
64:
60:
53:
40:Date of birth
38:
30:
25:
22:Bill Bradbury
19:
662:. Retrieved
653:
622:
616:
604:. Retrieved
596:
572:. Retrieved
564:
555:
546:
527:
506:. Retrieved
501:
492:
480:. Retrieved
478:. Neil Brown
475:
449:
445:Chesterfield
442:
422:player-coach
399:
395:
371:
348:
313:playing for
302:
301:
127:
120:
115:
82:Chesterfield
71:(1999-08-09)
50:3 April 1933
18:
704:1999 deaths
699:1933 births
438:Kirkby Town
286:Kirkby Town
97:Position(s)
693:Categories
597:Sport Hull
565:Sport Hull
455:References
414:Workington
331:Workington
307:footballer
216:Workington
46:1933-04-03
418:Southport
376:from the
374:relegated
367:Hull City
335:Southport
323:Hull City
265:1963–1964
247:1962–1963
234:Southport
229:1961–1962
211:1960–1961
180:Hull City
175:1955–1960
157:1954–1955
139:1950–1954
84:, England
61:, England
32:Full name
508:3 April
482:3 April
59:Matlock
664:28 May
629:
606:28 May
574:28 May
534:
345:Career
89:Height
424:with
412:with
112:Years
666:2009
658:Bury
627:ISBN
608:2009
576:2009
532:ISBN
510:2009
484:2009
436:and
402:Bury
333:and
327:Bury
281:1964
259:(13)
198:Bury
193:1960
187:(82)
122:Apps
116:Team
241:(2)
223:(5)
205:(4)
184:178
169:(2)
151:(7)
130:Gls
695::
656:.
652:.
641:^
599:.
595:.
584:^
567:.
563:.
518:^
500:.
474:.
463:^
440:.
341:.
329:,
325:,
321:,
317:,
256:27
238:11
220:23
202:18
148:24
668:.
635:.
610:.
578:.
540:.
512:.
486:.
166:3
132:)
128:(
48:)
44:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.