Frank Bradshaw
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 May 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 1962 (aged 77–78) | ||
| Place of death | Taunton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward, right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1910 | Sheffield Wednesday | 87 | (37) |
| 1910–1911 | Northampton Town | ||
| 1911–1914 | Everton | 66 | (19) |
| 1914–1923 | Arsenal | 132 | (14) |
| National team | |||
| 1908 | England | 1 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1923–1924 | Aberdare Athletic | ||
| Taunton Town | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Frank Bradshaw (31 May 1884 – mid-1962)[1] was an English professional footballer and football club manager. A versatile player, he started his professional career as a forward with Sheffield Wednesday where he won the FA Cup in 1907. He later starred for Everton and Arsenal, moving to the full back position the later years of his career. He played once for the England national side and also represented the Southern League and the Football League, the latter on four occasions.
Career
Frank Bradshaw, an intelligent inside-left, was born in Sheffield and played for Oxford Street Sunday School and Sheffield Schools before joining Sheffield Wednesday as an amateur in 1904, turning professional the same year. In 1907, he played in Wednesday's FA Cup winning side thanks to an injury to regular inside-left Harry Davis. In June 1908 he played his only game for England, scoring a hat-trick as England beat Austria 11–1 in Vienna.[2] Although he was once again selected to play Ireland the following February, he was forced to withdraw from the England squad due to injury, and was never selected again. He thus became the fifth and last (to date) player to score three goals on his solitary England appearance.[3][4]
Bradshaw moved to Northampton Town in the summer of 1910 for a fee of £250, having played 87 league games and scored 37 goals for Wednesday. In November 1911 he returned to the Football League with Everton, where he scored 19 goals in 66 league games. In 1914 he moved to Woolwich Arsenal,[5] making his Arsenal debut in a Second Division match against Glossop North End on 1 September 1914, though after a season World War I intervened. Bradshaw continued to play for Arsenal,[6] starring in over 125 unofficial wartime matches.[citation needed]
In December 1918, he was reported as one of around 60 well-known players and trainers who participated in the creation of a new Professional Football Players' and Trainer's Union.[7]
By the time league football resumed in 1919 (and with Arsenal promoted to the First Division), Bradshaw had moved from inside-forward to full-back. He was a regular for Arsenal over the next four seasons, before retiring in May 1923. In addition to his wartime appearances, he played 142 league and cup games for Arsenal, scoring 14 goals. The same month he took over as manager of Aberdare Athletic,[8] but left the cash-strapped Welsh side in April 1924 after guiding them to mid-table safety in Division Three South.[citation needed]
He was later the manager of Taunton Town.[9]
A versatile player, he started his career as a forward before moving to the defender position later in his career.[10][6] He was descriped in the Daily Herald as follows:
"He was a forward who compelled the admiration of all who saw him. He became a half-back and caused much controversy as to whether he was not even better there than in the attack. Most of you must remember how, after that, he was a brilliant back for the Arsenal."[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "England players: Frank Bradshaw". englandfootballonline. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ↑ "Frank Bradshaw". Arsenal.com. Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ↑ The other four are Albert Allen, John Yates, Walter Gilliat and John Veitch.
- ↑ Graham Betts (2006). England: Player by player. Green Umbrella Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 1-905009-63-1. Search this book on
- ↑ "Frank Bradshaw for Woolwich". The Daily Mail. 29 May 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 27 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "A leader in Advice and Example". Liverpool Echo. 28 March 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 27 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "New players' union". Derby Daily Telegraph. 16 December 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 27 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
There were about 60 well-known players and club trainers present, including Frank Bradshaw [...]]
- ↑ "Mr. Frank Bradshaw as new manager". Western Mail. 7 May 1923. p. 4. Retrieved 27 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Douglas Lamming (1990). An English football internationalists' who's who : 1872-1988. Hutton Press. p. 43. ISBN 0907033938. Search this book on
- ↑ Robert Turnbull (20 January 1923). "Versatility in football". Derby Daily Telegraph. p. 4. Retrieved 27 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Soccer gossip". The Courier. 29 October 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 28 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
- Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony, ed. Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4. Search this book on
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- 1884 births
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- Footballers from Sheffield
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- England international footballers
- FA Cup Final players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- English football managers
- Aberdare Athletic F.C. managers
- English Football League players
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