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]

Herbert Bradley
Personal information
Full name Herbert Bradley[1]
Date of birth 1888 (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

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Bradley 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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup

References

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