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