David Bradford (footballer)

David Bradford

Personal information
Date of birth	22 February 1953 (1953-02-22) (age 58)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1968-1971	Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1971-1974	Blackburn Rovers	64	(3)
1974-1977	Sheffield United	60	(3)
1976	→ Peterborough United (loan)	4	(0)
1978	Detroit Express	30	(9)
1978-1979	Coventry City	6	(1)
1979-1980	Detroit Express	60	(5)
1980-1981	Detroit Express (indoor)	17	(22)
1981	Washington Diplomats	30	(4)
1982	Tulsa Roughnecks	28	(5)
1982-1983	Baltimore Blast (indoor)	32	(6)
1983	Seattle Sounders	25	(1)
1983-1984	Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor)	32	(17)
1984	Tulsa Roughnecks	24	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David Bradford (born February 22, 1953) is a retired professional football midfielder from England.

In 1968, Bradford began his career as a fifteen year old apprentice with Blackburn Rovers. In 1971, he moved up to the first team. In 1974, they sent him to Sheffield United for £10,000 where he played for Ken Furphy. In 1978, Furphy, now coach of the Detroit Express of the North American Soccer League, brought Bradford to the United States. He returned to England at the end of the NASL seasons and played for Coventry City in 1978-1979 before returning to the Detroit Express in 1979. In 1981, he signed with the Washington Diplomats, then played the 1982 season with the Tulsa Roughnecks. Bradford played for the Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1982-1983. In 1983, he played for the Seattle Sounders. The team folded at the end of the season and Bradford returned to the Roughnecks for the last season of the NASL.

After his retirement, he managed the Brownhill post office for over a decade.^[1] He now coaches in the Tulsa Soccer Academy.

References

1. ^ Ewood youngster who might have made history

External links

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• NASL stats

Persondata
Name	Bradford, David
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	February 22, 1953
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Date of death
Place of death