Billy Bradshaw (footballer)

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Billy Bradshaw
Personal information
Full name William Bradshaw
Date of birth April 1884
Place of birth Padiham, England
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Padiham
Accrington Stanley
1903–1920 Blackburn Rovers [1] 386 (36)
1920 Rochdale
International career
1910–1913 England 4 (0)
Managerial career
1920 Rochdale
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Bradshaw (born April 1884) [1] was an English football player and manager. Bradshaw played at both professional and international levels as a left half.

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Career

Club career

Born in Padiham, Bradshaw began his career with Padiham and Accrington Stanley. Bradshaw was a left-half, but was extremely adept at joining the attack and was referred to in one report as "being as good as having a sixth forward"; he was also an expert penalty-taker. [2] He signed for Blackburn Rovers in May 1903 for a fee of £20, [2] and spent 17 years at the club, scoring 36 goals in 386 appearances in the Football League before leaving in 1920. [3] During his time at the Ewood Park club, he helped them win the Football League championship in 1912 and 1914. [4]

In April 1920, he was released by Blackburn to become player-manager of Rochdale, but left that position in September of the same year. [2]

International career

Bradshaw made his international debut in February 1910, and earned a total of four caps between then and 1913. [5] [6] He also represented the Football League on three occasions. [2]

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

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