Joe Bradford
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| Joe Bradford | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Joseph Bradford | |
| Date of birth | 22 January 1901 | |
| Place of birth | Peggs Green, Coalville, England | |
| Date of death | 6 September 1980 (aged 79) | |
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | |
| Playing position | Centre forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Peggs Green Victoria Coleorton |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1920–1935 1935–1936 |
Birmingham Bristol City |
414 (249) 5 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 1923–1930 | England | 12 (7) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Joseph Bradford (22 January 1901 – 6 September 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Peggs Green, near Coalville, Leicestershire, Bradford made nearly 450 appearances for Birmingham in all competitions, scoring 267 goals. He was capped 12 times for England, scoring seven goals, and played five times for a representative Football League XI.
He is Birmingham's all-time leading goalscorer.[1] He topped the club's scoring charts in all but one First Division season between 1921–22 and 1932–33,[2] and if goals in all competitions are counted, he was top scorer in all twelve of those seasons.[3]
He died in Birmingham aged 79.
[edit] Honours
[edit] References
- General
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Statistics at englandstats.com
- Specific
- ^ "Birmingham City Football Club history". BBC Birmingham (2007-06-05). Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ "Top League Goalscorers". The Birmingham City FC Archive. Tony Jordan. Archived from the original on 2004-10-25.
- ^ "Top Goalscorers". The Birmingham City FC Archive. Tony Jordan. Archived from the original on 2004-09-06.
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Bradford, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bradford, Joseph |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1901-01-22 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Peggs Green, Coalville, Leicestershire, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1980-09-06 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Birmingham, England |
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