Edward Braithwaite (12 December 1902 – 1990) was an English footballer who made 292 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City, Reading and Swindon Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Braithwaite | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Date of death | 1990 (aged 87–88)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | inside forward / Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921 | New Cross | ||
| 1921–1924 | Bradford City | 17 | (2) |
| 1924–1929 | Reading | 133 | (22) |
| 1929–1933 | Swindon Town | 142 | (6) |
| 1933–1935 | Margate | ||
| 1935–1936 | Ramsgate | ||
| 1936–1937 | Canterbury Waverley | ||
| 1937 | Ashford | ||
| Total | 292 | (30) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Salford he was signed from New Cross[1] of the Manchester Football League by Bradford City in December 1921.[3][4] Between 1921 and 1924 he made a total of 17 appearances in Bradford’s colours in the Football League (2 in the Football League First Division and 15 in Football League Second Division) and 1 in the FA Cup.[5] Both goals he scored for 'The Bantams' were in a Division 2 home fixture against Fulham in December 1922.[6]
In the summer of 1924 he signed with Reading[7] then of the Football League Third Division South and was a regular member of the team that were the 1925–1926 champions of that division and promoted to Division Two. After a further three seasons with 'The Biscuitmen' in the summer of 1929 Braithwaite was transferred to Third Division South club Swindon Town for a fee, decided by tribunal, of £100 (Reading had wanted £500).[8] He remained with Swindon Town for four seasons before at the end of the 1932–1933 season (in which the team finished at the foot of the Division Three South table), in a clear-out of players, he was not retained by the club.[9]
During the close season Braithwaite signed for Margate[10] who subsequently were runners-up of the Eastern Division of the 1933–34 Southern Football League. After a second season with Margate, over the following three seasons he appeared for three different Kent League clubs: in 1935–36 for a full season with Ramsgate;[11] then in mid-season 1936–37 with Canterbury Waverley;[12] and finally with Ashford[13] during the early part of the following season.
Sources edit
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "The lure of promotion. Bradford City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ Frost, p. 392
- ^ "Sporting Items". Nottingham Evening Post. Nottingham. 8 December 1921. p. 4.
- ^ Frost, p. 380
- ^ Frost, p. 200
- ^ "Football Latest: Reading F.C. Sign Bradford City Forward". Reading Observer. Reading. 19 July 1924. p. 1.
- ^ "Swindon Town F.C: Annual Report: Another New Player". North Wilts Herald. Swindon. 14 June 1929. p. 11.
- ^ "Nearly A Clean Sweep: Swindon Retain Only Four Players". North Wilts Herald. Swindon. 5 May 1933. p. 16.
- ^ "Strength Of Margate". The People. London. 13 August 1933. p. 17.
- ^ "Braithwaite Joins Ramsgate". Thanet Advertiser. Ramsgate. 3 September 1935. p. 1.
- ^ "Waves Missed Chances". Kentish Express. Ashford. 4 December 1936.
- ^ "New Players For Kent Football". Kentish Express. Ashford. 13 August 1937. p. 13 August 1937.
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