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Scottish footballer (1904–1986)
Tom Bradshaw
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Date of birth |
(1904-02-07)7 February 1904 |
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Place of birth |
Bishopton, Scotland |
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Date of death |
22 February 1986(1986-02-22) (aged 82) |
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Place of death |
Coatbridge, Scotland |
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Position(s) |
Wing half |
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1920–1922 |
Woodside Juniors |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1922–1930 |
Bury |
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1930–1938 |
Liverpool |
277 |
(3) |
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1938–1939 |
Third Lanark |
5 |
(0) |
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1939 |
South Liverpool |
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1928 |
Scotland |
1 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Bradshaw (7 February 1904 – 22 February 1986) was a Scottish footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, who played for Bury, Liverpool, Third Lanark[1] and South Liverpool. He also played once for the Scotland national football team, in their 5–1 win against England in 1928. A large, physically imposing player, Bradshaw was ironically nicknamed 'Tiny'.
He began his professional career with English side Bury, in 1922, having been signed from local amateur side Woodside Juniors. A wing-half or centre-half, Bradshaw spent eight years with the Lancashire club.
Bradshaw was called up for his senior international debut on 31 March 1928 at Wembley Stadium in a 5–1 win over England, a performance that saw the Scotland side dubbed the 'Wembley Wizards'. In his one game for Scotland Bradshaw directly nullified Dixie Dean, England's most potent goalscorer of his generation. Despite such a notable individual and team performance, Bradshaw was the only wizard to have this game as their only full cap.
Two years later, in January 1930, Liverpool manager George Patterson paid £8000 for his services, he made his debut on 25 January at Anfield against Manchester United. It was a day to remember as Liverpool won the game 1–0. His first goal for Liverpool came on 3 September 1932 in a match against Newcastle United, where Newcastle won a 4–3 thriller. Tom stayed at the Merseyside club for eight years, playing most of his games at centre-back, eventually racking up 291 appearances.
Following his departure in 1938, Bradshaw had short spells with Third Lanark and South Liverpool, before retiring to work as a scout for Norwich City for a period of time. In 1947–48 Bradshaw was coach in the Netherlands at 't Gooi.[2][3]
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian.
- ^ Schotse voetbaltrainer vertelt over zijn indrukken Hilversum is helder en heeft mooie huizen Gemis aan warme douches een ernstig gebrek. "De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad". Hilversum, 27-06-1947, p. 3. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 19-11-2021, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011154865:mpeg21:p003
- ^ Sportflitsen. "De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad". Hilversum, 07-07-1948, p. 3. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 19-11-2021, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011173581:mpeg21:p003