| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Bradford | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Peggs Green, Coalville, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 September 1980 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Coalville Town | ||
| – | Peggs Green Victoria | ||
| 1920–1935 | Birmingham | 414 | (249) |
| 1935–1936 | Bristol City | 5 | (1) |
| Total | 419 | (250) | |
| International career | |||
| 1923–1930 | England | 12 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[2] He was capped 12 times for England, scoring seven goals,[3] and played five times for a representative Football League XI.[4]
He is Birmingham's all-time leading goalscorer.[5] He topped the club's scoring charts in all but one First Division season between 1921–22 and 1932–33,[6] and if goals in all competitions are counted, he was top scorer in all twelve of those seasons.[7] Bradford also scored Birmingham's only goal of the 1931 FA Cup Final, in which they were beaten by West Bromwich Albion.[2]
After retiring from football he ran a number of pubs in the West Midlands including the White Lion in Muntz St, Birmingham; The Stockland Inn in Erdington and The Vernon Arms in Hanbury. He later owned a sports shop in Sutton Coldfield.
He died in Birmingham aged 79.[2]
- ^ "Blues" News. The Official Programme of Birmingham Football Club, Ltd. Birmingham F.C. 30 August 1924. p. 3.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "Joe Bradford". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Birmingham City Football Club history". BBC Birmingham. 5 June 2007. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ^ "Top League Goalscorers". The Birmingham City FC Archive. Tony Jordan. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- ^ "Top Goalscorers". The Birmingham City FC Archive. Tony Jordan. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004.
