Gary Bradshaw

Gary Bradshaw

Bradshaw playing for North Ferriby United in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Gary Bradshaw [1]
Date of birth	(1982-12-30) 30 December 1982 (age 41) [1]
Place of birth	Beverley, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
000?–2000	Hull City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2003	Hull City	22	(1)
2003	→ Scarborough (loan)	2	(0)
2003	Harrogate Town	15	(4)
2003–2005	North Ferriby United	77	(56)
2005–2006	Cheltenham Town	3	(0)
2006	→ North Ferriby United (loan)	?	(?)
2006–2013	North Ferriby United	?	(?)
2013–2015	Scarborough Athletic	118	(51)
2015–2016	Hull United	14	(10)
2016–2017	AFC Mansfield
2017–2019	Hall Road Rangers
2019–2020	North Ferriby
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Gary Bradshaw (born 30 December 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He notably played in the Football League for Hull City and Cheltenham Town, but spent the bulk of his career in non-league football with four spells over ten seasons with North Ferriby United and their eventual phoenix club North Ferriby. He also played for Scarborough, Harrogate Town, Scarborough Athletic, Hull United, AFC Mansfield and Hall Road Rangers.

Career

Hull City

Born in Beverley, Humberside, Bradshaw started his career with Hull City. ^[1] He made his debut in a 3–0 defeat against Rotherham United on 7 March 2000 and finished the 1999–2000 season with 11 appearances. ^{[2] [3]} He scored his first goal for the side in a 4–1 victory over Mansfield Town on 5 March 2002. ^[4] Scarborough signed him on loan in February 2003, ^[5] where he made two appearances in the Conference National. ^[6] He had his contract with Hull terminated by mutual consent shortly after this loan spell. ^[7]

Non-league

He then moved onto Harrogate Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, where he made 15 appearances and scored four goals before joining North Ferriby United in the autumn of 2003. ^{[8] [9]} He finished the 2003–04 season with 17 goals in 27 appearances, and during his first full season with the club he was captain as they won the Northern Premier League First Division and scored 39 goals in 50 appearances. ^[8]

Cheltenham Town

He played for League Two side Cheltenham Town's reserves in August 2005 and eventually signed for the club in September. ^{[10] [11]} After being sent off in his debut against Mansfield Town, and making two further appearances for Cheltenham, he rejoined North Ferriby on a month's loan in March 2006. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Return to Non-league

He resigned for the club in July 2006 and in August became the first player to sign a contract with them in their history. ^{[15] [16]} After helping Ferriby to promotion to the Conference North in the 2012–13 season, Bradshaw went on to sign for Scarborough Athletic. ^[17] In December 2015 he dropped down 2 divisions to sign for Hull United A.F.C. ^[18]

He later took in spells with AFC Mansfield, Hall Road Rangers and North Ferriby.

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Mainstream Publishing. p. 53. ISBN   9781845961114.
2. "Football League Two – KO 19:45". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
3. "Hull City 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
4. "Football League Two – KO 19:45". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
5. "Doncaster sign Blunt". BBC Sport. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
6. "Scarborough 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
7. "Otsemobor Signing Completed". Hull City A.F.C. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
8. "GARY BRADSHAW". North Ferriby United A.F.C. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
9. "Player Details: Season 2003–2004". soccerfactsuk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
10. "Cheltenham eye striker Bradshaw". BBC Sport. 17 August 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
11. "Bradshaw seals Cheltenham switch". BBC Sport. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
12. "Football League Two – KO 15:00". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
13. "Gary Bradshaw". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
14. "Bradshaw in North Ferriby return". BBC Sport. 12 March 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
15. "Ex-Cheltenham man joins Stamford". BBC Sport. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
16. "North Ferriby break new ground". nonleaguedaily.com. 18 August 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
17. "Fantastic four commit to Boro as boss Funk looks for progression – Football – the Scarborough News". Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
18. "『エミエル(Emielu)』のシワ効果は本当？⇒口コミ・評判を徹底調査してみた【シワ改善・シミ予防クリーム】". 3 February 2021.

External links

• Gary Bradshaw profile Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine at the North Ferriby United website. ^[1]
• Gary Bradshaw at Soccerbase

1. https://www.nonleagueyorkshire.com/2020/05/10/gary-bradshaws-non-league-journey/ Archived 28 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine ^{[ bare URL ]}