Shane Bradley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Bradley | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Stranorlar, County Donegal, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Convoy Arsenal | |||
| Drumkeen United | |||
| Fanad United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2008 | Finn Harps | 274 | (41) |
| 2009-2010 | Letterkenny Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Shane Bradley (born 15 May 1976) represented Donegal at senior level for 3 years before signing for football club Finn Harps. He holds the nickname, "Rita".
Career
Born in Stranorlar, County Donegal, Bradley, who grew up in Stranorlar near Finn Park, was a Finn Harps supporter as a boy and used to sell programmes with his mate Tony Brogan outside the ground, before taking up his position on the terraces.
Bradley's early clubs included Convoy Arsenal, Drumkeen United, Fanad United.
He captained Finn Harps for 4 years, he also was Player of the Year in 2006 and scored 41 goals in total from centre half in 274 games for the club.[1][2]
In June 2005, he was sent off against Cork City in Kevin Doyle's final game for the club before his departure across the Irish Sea.[3]
He was in contention for the game against Premier League Manchester United on 16 March 2009.[4]
Honours
Club
Individual
- Finn Harps Player of the Year - 2006
References
- ↑ "Bradley strikes to give Harps deserved draw". Irish Independent. 27 January 2001.
- ↑ "FAI Cup deserves `real' winners". Irish Independent. 9 May 1999.
- ↑ Williams, George (7 June 2005). "Doyle signs off with a double". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 June 2005.
- ↑ "Pallister to feature at Finn Park". RTÉ Sport. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009. "Impressive though the above undoubtedly is, it remains to be seen whether Pallister has the capacity to deal with some of the fabled players from Finn Harps history, with players of the calibre of Tom Mohan, Fergal Harkin, Neil Fitzhenry, Kenny Harkin, Shane Bradley, John G McGettigan, Paddy McGrenaghan, Trevor Scanlon, Pierce Walsh, Con McLaughlin, Harry Walsh, Johnny Minnock and James Gallagher having already confirmed their willingness to don the blue and white once more."
External links
- Shane Bradley on FinnHarps.com