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