Terry Bradbury

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Terry Bradbury
Personal information
Full name Terence Eugene Bradbury
Date of birth (1939-11-15) 15 November 1939 (age 83)
Place of birth Paddington, London, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1955–1957 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1962 Chelsea 29 (1)
1962–1966 Southend United 161 (9)
1966–1967 Leyton Orient 27 (0)
1967–1969 Wrexham 78 (3)
1969–1971 Chester 90 (2)
1971–1972 Weymouth
1972–1973 Northwich Victoria
Total385(15)
International career
England Schoolboys
Managerial career
1972–1973 Northwich Victoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terence Eugene Bradbury (born 15 November 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half.

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Playing career

Bradbury began his career with Chelsea, being capped by England Schoolboys on four occasions. [1] He went on to make 29 appearances in the Football League First Division for Chelsea before leaving for Southend United in September 1962, for about £6,000, [2] after falling out with manager Tommy Docherty. [1]

After four years of regular football at Roots Hall, Bradbury switched to Leyton Orient for 1966–67 and then moved to Wrexham in the summer of 1967. Bradbury was sent off on his league debut against Luton Town but went on to establish himself as a favourite with Wrexham fans. [1] In 1969, he joined local rivals Chester, combining his playing duties with working as a coach. [1] After leaving Chester in 1971, Bradbury worked as a player-coach at Weymouth and followed it up with a short-spell as player-manager at Northwich Victoria. [1]

Personal life

Away from football, Bradbury has worked in the licensing trade, being based in Derbyshire. [1] In July 2015 Bradbury won a prize of £5.5m on the National Lottery. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Davies, Gareth M; Jones, Peter (1999). The Racecourse Robins. Holyhead: Davies and Jones. p. 39. ISBN   978-0-952-49501-7.
  2. ↑ Golesworthy, Maurice, ed. (1965). Soccer Who's Who. London: The Sportsmans Book Club.
  3. ↑ "Ex-footballer Terry Bradbury scoops Lotto jackpot". BBC News . 8 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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