Robert Radford (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Baden Radford[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 January 1900||
Place of birth | Lichfield, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 1970 (aged 69–70)[2] | ||
Place of death | Lichfield, England[2] | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Brereton Social | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1923–1924 | Port Vale | 3 | (0) |
Brereton Social | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Robert Baden Radford (19 January 1900 – 1970) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Brereton Social and Port Vale in the 1920s.
Playing career
Baden played for Brereton Social, before joining Port Vale as an amateur in July 1923 and signing as a professional the next month.[1] He made his first team debut in a Potteries derby match at The Old Recreation Ground on 13 October, which Vale lost 3–2.[1] The following two Second Division games were both against Leeds United, which were lost 1–0 at home and 3–0 at Elland Road.[1] Tommy Lonsdale returned between the sticks after this and Radford was released at the end of the season and returned to Brereton Social.[1]
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