| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Bratley | ||
| Date of birth | December 26, 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre Half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ?-? | Rawmarsh | ? | (?) |
| ?-? | Doncaster | ? | (?) |
| ?-? | Rotherham Town | ? | (?) |
| ?-? | Rotherham County | ? | (?) |
| ?-1914 | Barnsley | ? | (?) |
| 1914-1915 | Liverpool | 13 | (?) |
| 1915-? | Rotherham | ? | (?) |
| ?-? | Worksop | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Philip "Phil" Bratley was a footballer who played for Rawmarsh, Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley,[1] Liverpool, Rotherham Town, Rotherham County and Worksop.[2] He played at Centre Half
Phil Bratley started his footballing career with his local amateur side Rawmarsh F.C. before transferring to Doncaster Rovers. He then moved closer to home when he joined Rotherham Town and then moved to the more successful Rotherham County. In 1912 he joined Barnsley as a replacement for Tommy Boyle who had been sold to Burnley[1]. He scored Barnsleys winning goal in their semi-final replay with Swindon[1] and won a FA Cup winners medal in the final when Barnsley beat West Bromwich Albion in a replay after the first match ended goalless. Bratley almost scored in the replay; Barnsley had forced a corner and Bratley headed the ball towards the line, only a jumping save at the edge of the goal by Pearson the WBA goalkeeper prevented a goal.[3]
He left Barnsley in late 1914 and transferred to Liverpool.[2] He played a total of 13 games before leaving during the First World War. After the war he played again for Rotherham County and Worksop.[2].
His great grand-daughter is Linda Mee, of Nottingham, England. Also, his great great grand-daughter is Jessica-Ann Moxon of Rotherham, England.