| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Rutherglen, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1973 (aged 85–86) | ||
| Place of death | Lennoxtown, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kirkintilloch Harp | |||
| 1910–1920 | Morton | 270 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Bo'ness | ||
| 1921–1928 | St Mirren | 214 | (0) |
| 1927–1928 | →Raith Rovers (loan) | ||
| 1928–1929 | Dumbarton | 45 | (0) |
| Total | 529 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1912[2] | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Bradford (1887 – 1973) was a Scottishfootballer who played as agoalkeeper, mainly forMorton andSt Mirren.[3]
The first part of Bradford's senior career was spent withMorton, where he was an important member of theGreenock club's strong team in the era spanningWorld War I when they finished in the top four of theScottish Football League table for six consecutive seasons, and won theWar Fund Shield in 1915.[4] However, he was called up for military service with theHighland Light Infantry[1] and lost his place to the youngerDave Edwards in 1919 and spent time withBo'ness (then playing in theCentral League) before he was picked up by Morton'slocal rivals,St Mirren as a possible replacement forWillie O'Hagan.[1]
He went on to have an equally successful time with thePaisley club, culminating in them winning theScottish Cup for the first time in their history in1926, Bradford lifting the trophy as captain.[1][5][6][7] He left St Mirren abruptly in early 1927 after a dispute over absences, switching toRaith Rovers,[1] and then had a spell withDumbarton.[8]
Bradford played in theHome Scots v Anglo-Scots annual trial match in 1912[9] and was selected for theScottish Football League XI later the same year, but never gained a full international cap.[10] He was inducted into St Mirren's 'Hall of Fame' in 2011,[1][11] and was nominated for the Morton equivalent in 2017 though not added on that occasion.[12]
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