Joe Bradford

Infobox Football biography
playername = Joe Bradford


fullname = Joseph Bradford
dateofbirth = birth date|1901|1|22|df=y
cityofbirth = Peggs Green, Coalville
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1980|9|6|1901|1|22|df=y
cityofdeath = Birmingham
countryofdeath = England
height =
position = Centre forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Peggs Green Victoria
Coleorton
years = 1920–1935
1935–1936
clubs = Birmingham
Bristol City
caps(goals) = 414 (249)
005 00(1)
nationalyears = 1923–1930
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 012 00(7)

Joseph Bradford (22 January 1901 – 6 September 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Peggs Green, near Coalville, Leicestershire, Bradford made nearly 450 appearances for Birmingham in all competitions, scoring 267 goals. He was capped 12 times for England, scoring seven goals, and played five times for a representative Football League XI.

He is Birmingham's all-time leading goalscorer. [cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2007/01/03/birmingham_city_fc_history_feature.shtml |title=Birmingham City Football Club history |publisher=BBC Birmingham |date=2007-06-05 |accessdate=2008-05-02] He topped the club's scoring charts in all but one First Division season between 1921–22 and 1932–33, [cite web |url=http://www.bcfc-archive.freeserve.co.uk/toplgescorers.htm |title=Top League Goalscorers |work=The Birmingham City FC Archive |publisher=Tony Jordan |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20041025230705/http://www.bcfc-archive.freeserve.co.uk/toplgescorers.htm |archivedate=2004-10-25] and if goals in all competitions are counted, he was top scorer in all twelve of those seasons. [cite web |url=http://www.bcfc-archive.freeserve.co.uk/topscorers.htm |title=Top Goalscorers |work=The Birmingham City FC Archive |publisher=Tony Jordan |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040906225059/http://www.bcfc-archive.freeserve.co.uk/topscorers.htm |archivedate=2004-09-06]

He died in Birmingham aged 79.

Honours

;Birmingham
*FA Cup finalist: 1931

References

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* [http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=141 Statistics at englandstats.com] ;Specific

Persondata
NAME = Bradford, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Bradford, Joseph
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1901-01-22
PLACE OF BIRTH = Peggs Green, Coalville, Leicestershire, England
DATE OF DEATH = 1980-09-06
PLACE OF DEATH = Birmingham, England