Martin Bradley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Bradley | ||
| Date of birth | 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolstanton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1958 | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| South Kirkby Colliery | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1907–1908 | Grimsby Town | 28 | (6) |
| 1908–1910 | Mexborough Town | ||
| 1910–1911 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | (0) |
| 1911–191? | Bristol Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Martin Bradley (1886 – 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-right in the period before World War I.
Club history
Bradley was born at Wolstanton on the outskirts of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. After playing youth football with South Kirkby Colliery, he joined Grimsby Town of the Football League Second Division in 1907. After a season at Blundell Park, he dropped down to the Midland League with Mexborough Town.[1]
He briefly returned to top-flight football with Sheffield Wednesday, for whom he made two appearances in 1910, before ending his career in the Southern League with Bristol Rovers.[1]
Family
Martin's son, Jack (1916–2002) played at inside forward for various clubs in the 1930s and 1940s, including Swindon Town, Southampton and Bolton Wanderers.[2]
His brother was James Bradley (1881–1954), who was a member of Liverpool's Championship winning side of 1905–06 and also played for Stoke in the 1890s.[2]