Joe Bambrick

Joe Bambrick

Blue plaque noting six goal hero Banbrick's home in Belfast
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Gardiner Absolom Bambrick
Date of birth	(1905-11-03)3 November 1905
Place of birth	Belfast, Ireland
Date of death	13 October 1983(1983-10-13) (aged 77)
Place of death	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Playing position	Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1926–1927	Glentoran	22	(28)
1927–1935	Linfield	183	(286)
1935–1938	Chelsea	59	(34)
1938–1939	Walsall	35	(15)
Total		299	(364)
National team
1928–1938	Ireland (IFA)	11	(12)
1927–1932	Irish League XI	12	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Joseph Gardiner Absolom "Joe" Bambrick, (3 November 1905 – 13 October 1983), was an Irish footballer who played for Chelsea, Walsall, Glentoran, and Linfield.^[1]

Biography

Bambrick scored 12 goals in 11 games for Ireland, including six in one game against Wales.^[2]

A former gas worker of medium build, he was a prolific goalscorer, adept at getting into good scoring positions and athletic enough to make the final touch count. “Head, heel or toe, Slip it to Joe” became a famous catch-phrase when referring to him. His scoring of six goals for Ireland v Wales at Celtic Park on 1 February 1930 in a 7–0 win, still remains the record score for a British Isles player in an international fixture.^[2]

Bambrick scored Chelsea's goal in their highest-attended competitive match at their ground Stamford Bridge. A crowd of 82,905 watched the 1-1 draw with local rivals Arsenal on 12 October 1935.^[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	22 October 1928	Liverpool, England	England	1–2	1929 British Home Championship
2	23 February 1929	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Scotland	3–7	1929 British Home Championship
3	23 February 1929	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Scotland	3–7	1929 British Home Championship
4	1 February 1930	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	7–0	1930 British Home Championship
5	1 February 1930	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	7–0	1930 British Home Championship
6	1 February 1930	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	7–0	1930 British Home Championship
7	1 February 1930	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	7–0	1930 British Home Championship
8	1 February 1930	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	7–0	1930 British Home Championship
9	1 February 1930	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	7–0	1930 British Home Championship
10	5 December 1931	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	4–0	1932 British Home Championship
11	27 March 1935	Wrexham, Wales	Wales	1–3	1935 British Home Championship
12	16 March 1938	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Wales	1–0	1938 British Home Championship

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