Don Bradley

Don Bradley

Personal information
Full name	Donald John Bradley
Date of birth	11 September 1924(1924-09-11)
Place of birth	Annesley, England
Date of death	26 June 1997(1997-06-26) (aged 72)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1945-1949	West Bromwich Albion	0	(0)
1949-1962	Mansfield Town	384	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Donald "Don" Bradley (11 September 1924 – 26 June 1997) was an English footballer who played for Mansfield Town as a left-back. Bradley, a native of Annesley in Nottinghamshire, began his career at West Bromwich Albion in 1945, but never made any league appearances for them. In 1949, he joined Mansfield Town, and made his debut on 20 August 1949 in a Division Three North match against Southport.^[1]

Bradley is one of Mansfield's longest-serving players of all time, and during a 13-year spell at the club, he played a total of 413 matches for the Stags, scoring six goals. His last game for the club came on 23 October 1961 in a League Cup tie against Cardiff City at Ninian Park that Mansfield lost 2-1. He left Mansfield at the end of the 1961-62 season, and subsequently played a couple of seasons for non-league Ilkeston Town before retiring from playing the game.

He did continue to work in football into his 60s working and amongst other roles worked as a boys football coach at Oldswinford Hospital School in the West Midlands.

He died in June 1997, at the age of 72.

References

1. ^ Bracegirdle, Dave and Hartshorn, Steve (2004). The Legends of Mansfield Town. Breedon Books. ISBN 1859834353. 

Persondata
Name	Bradley, Don
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	11 September 1924
Place of birth	Annesley, England
Date of death	26 June 1997
Place of death