Bradley Sandeman

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Bradley Sandeman
Personal information
Full name Bradley Robert Sandeman [1]
Date of birth (1970-02-24) 24 February 1970 (age 54) [1]
Place of birth Northampton, England [1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Right-back, midfielder
Youth career
1986–1988 Northampton Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1991 Northampton Town 58 (3)
1991–1992 Maidstone United 57 (8)
1992–1996 Port Vale 69 (1)
1996–1997 Rotherham United 21 (2)
1997 Hereford United 7 (0)
1997–???? Kettering Town
2000–2001 Leek Town 44 (5)
2001–2002 Hyde United 0 (0)
2002–2004 Witton Albion
2004–2005 Kidsgrove Athletic
2005–200? Dover Athletic
Total256(19)
Managerial career
2003 Witton Albion (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bradley Robert Sandeman (born 24 February 1970) is an English former footballer who made 249 league and cup appearances in a nine-year career in the Football League.

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A versatile passer of the ball, he began his career at Northampton Town in 1988. He was sold on to Maidstone United for £10,000 in February 1991, before he was allowed to join Port Vale on a free transfer in July 1992. He helped the club to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1993–94, before he was given a free transfer to Rotherham United in May 1996. He moved on to Hereford United in March 1997 and later had spells with non-League clubs Northwich Victoria, Kettering Town, Leek Town, Hyde United, Kidsgrove Athletic, Witton Albion and Dover Athletic.

Playing career

Northampton Town

Sandeman started his career at Northampton Town under the management of Graham Carr in 1986. [3] The "Cobblers" avoided relegation out of the Third Division in 1988–89 only due to their superior goal difference to Southend United. They failed to avoid the drop into the Fourth Division in 1989–90, which led to Carr being sacked and replaced by Theo Foley.

Maidstone United

Sandeman left the County Ground in February 1991, having been sold on to league rivals Maidstone United for a £10,000 fee; the move reunited him with former boss Graham Carr. [4] The "Stones" finished in the lower half of the table in both 1990–91 and 1991–92. He left the club just months before its collapse.

Port Vale

He joined Port Vale in July 1992, with manager John Rudge looking to add strength in depth to help with the push for promotion out of the Second Division. [1] He was played at wing-back in 1992–93 until he picked up a thigh injury in February, which required an operation. [1] This caused him to miss both the 1993 Football League Trophy final and the 1993 Second Division play-off final at Wembley. [5] He was used sparingly following his recovery, leaving him to play a limited role in the 1993–94 promotion campaign until he re-gained his first-team spot in May 1994. [1] He was a first-team regular in the First Division in 1994–95, before he fell out of favour once again in July 1995 following the arrival of Andy Hill. [1] [4] The 1995–96 season was his last at Vale Park, and was not picked to play in the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup. [5] He was given a free transfer to Rotherham United in May 1996. [1]

Rotherham United

Originally signed to play at right-back, he was soon pushed further forward into midfield. [6] The "Millers" suffered relegation out of the Second Division in 1996–97 under Danny Bergara. However, Sandeman had left Millmoor for Hereford United in March 1997.

Later career

He made just seven appearances for the "Bulls", [7] and left the club in the summer after the Edgar Street club were relegated to the Conference under Graham Turner. [3] He spent the first half of the 1997–98 season with Northwich Victoria, before joining Conference rivals Kettering Town in December 1997, who were managed by former teammate Steve Berry. [8] He later combined his duties as a postal worker with playing semi-professional football. He signed with Leek Town in July 2000 and scored seven goals in 55 appearances in the 2000–01 season as the "Blues" were relegated out of the Northern Premier League Premier Division; he was voted as the club's Player of the Season. [9] [10] [11] He then moved on to Hyde United, but did not make an appearance for the "Tigers". [12] [13] He served Witton Albion as caretaker manager in August 2003, winning all four matches. [14] [3] He also played 37 games in the 2002–03 season and 26 games in the 2003–04 season. [15] [16] He joined Kidsgrove Athletic in July 2004. [17] He signed with Dover Athletic in February 2005 after being recruited by Clive Walker. [18]

Coaching career

In 2008, he joined Kent League club Tunbridge Wells, becoming assistant manager at the club the following year. [19] He helped the "Wells" to reach the 2013 FA Vase final. [5] He was appointed as a coach at Lordswood in July 2015. [20] He followed manager James Collins to help coach Cray Valley Paper Mills in 2016. [21]

Style of play

Sandeman was a versatile player and an accomplished and effective passer of the ball and a great and committed tackler. [19]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [22] [23]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northampton Town 1987–88 Third Division 20000020
1988–89 Third Division2221030262
1989–90 Third Division2912050361
1990–91 Fourth Division 50004090
Total58330120733
Maidstone United 1990–91 Fourth Division2010000201
1991–92 Fourth Division3772041438
Total5782041639
Port Vale 1992–93 Second Division 2213040291
1993–94 Second Division901000100
1994–95 First Division 3700040410
1995–96 First Division10001020
Total6914090821
Rotherham United 1996–97 Second Division2121020242
Hereford United 1996–97 Third Division70000070
Leek Town 2000–01 Northern Premier League
Premier Division		4454270557
Career total2561914234130422

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
PWDLWin %
Witton Albion (caretaker)200320034400100.0
Total4400100.0—

Honours

Individual

Port Vale

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