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    David William Bradford

    Surname Bradford
    Forename(s) David William
    Position(s) Midfield
    Attributes

    5'5" 9st.8lb.

    b. Manchester 22 February 1953

    Career

    Debut 14 August 1971 (18y 173d) Final Game 1 May 1974 (21y 68d)

    First Goal 26 April 1972 Final Goal 3 February 1974

    CAREER: Manchester City (ass sc);Blackburn Rovers Nov’69 (app) Aug'71 (pro);Sheffield United Jul'74 (£20,000)[54+6-3];Peterborough United Oct'76 (loan)[4];West Bromwich Albion Dec'76 (loan) Feb'77;Detroit Express (USA) Apr'78;Washington Diplomats (USA) Apr'81;Coventry City Aug'81 (£60,000)[6];Tulsa Roughnecks (USA) Apr'82;Seattle Sounders (USA)Apr'83;Tulsa Roughnecks Apr'84;Barrow ’84;Darwen Apr’85;Rossendale United Sep'85;Old Blackburnians.

    Playing Statistics

    FL         58 + 6 apps   3 gls    - 8 wdn                                      8 ns    1 og

    FAC       5 apps

    FLC        4 apps                      - 2 wdn

    Total   67 + 6 apps   3 gls    -10 wdn  + 128m -199m         8 ns   1 og

    LC        2 apps                                                                       2 ns

    FAYC  3 + 1 apps 1 gl

    Summary

    Dubbed the "first million pound footballer" by his manager Ken Furphy, the dynamic, bouncy, redheaded midfield player never translated his youthful promise into maturity. It did not stop Furphy believing in him (he took him to Sheffield United and then the USA) but Bradford lacked the stamina to be a really great player. He found a niche in indoor soccer in the USA, where his sublime skills were fully demonstrated in the penalty shoot outs that decided drawn games. Married to Jack Campbell's daughter he returned locally living in Withnell and then taking a sub post office in the Brownhill region,which he kept for over fifteen years. He played for some of the Old Blackburnian teams up to 2000 and coached in Langho.In 2006 he moved back to live in the USA to coach in the Tulsa Academy.




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