Joe Bradford	Birmingham FC 12 appearances, 7 goals (one on debut) P 12 W 7 D 2 L 3 F 33: A 20 67% successful 1923-31 captain: none minutes played: 1080
Timeline
	Joseph Bradford
Birth	22 January 1901 in Pegg's Green, Thringstone, Leicestershire [registered in Ashby de-la-Zouch, March 1901].
	According to the 1901 census, two-month old Joseph and his older brother Andrew M., to Joseph Marsden and Elizabeth (née Morley), living near The New Inn in Pegg's Green, Thringstone. His father is a coal miner hewer.
	According to the 1911 census, now with three younger brothers and a younger sister, living in Clay Lane in Pegg's Green, with their parents. His father still a hewer. According to the phone books, bewteen 1960 and 1963, Joe Bradford (Sports) ltd, was at 35 Birmingham Road, in Birmingham, he could be contacted at Sutton Coldfield 2795.
	According to the 1921 census, Joseph is now a professional footballer (for Birmingham FC) and is the second oldest of the nine children still at home with their parents in Pegg's Green.
Marriage	to Hilda Simpkin [registered in Loughborough, September 1922]. They had three children, Eunice I. (b.13 October 1922), Rita E. (b.1927) and Geoffrey (29 November-2 December 1933)
"USE OF FOOTBALLER'S NAME "George Thomas Davis was remanded in Birmingham to-day, on a charge of attempting to obtain money by false pretences from Joe Bradford, the Birmingham international footballer. "Prisoner is alleged to have given a boy a note to take to Bradford, purporting to come from Harry Hampton, the former Aston Villa international footballer, asking him to send 30s. Bradford was suspicious and informed the police." - Saturday, 28 June 1930, The Yorkshire Evening Post. "FOOTBALLER BEREAVED "Though distressed by bereavement Joe Bradford, the English International, turned out for Birmingham at St. Andrew's this afternoon against Aston Villa. His baby, born on Wednesday, died this morning. "Bradford has two young daughters, but the death of the third child is a great blow to him because it was a boy. "Bradford has not been at all fortunate in the matter of injuries, and to-day's appearance against Villa was his first for some weeks owing to an ankle injury." - Saturday, 2 December 1933, Sunderland Echo
	According to the 1939 register, Joseph, a licensee, is married to Hilda and living at The Stockland Hotel in Erdington along with daughter Eunice and other staff.
Death	6 September 1980, aged 79 years 228 days [registered in Birmingham, September 1980].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Playing Career
Club(s)	Started his football career at the tender age of twelve with his local side Pegg's Green Victoria FC of the Leicester Senior League. During which time he had trials with Aston Villa FC and Derby County FC. Ahead of Leicester City FC, it was Birmingham FC that signed him on 12 February 1920 for a £125 transfer fee. He made 414 league matches and scored 249 goals. Bradford applied, unssuccessfully, for the vacant managerial position at Leicester City FC in September 1934. Birmingham, in April 1935, decided not to retain Bradford, so he joined Bristol City FC on 30 May 1935, scoring once in five league appearances, he retired a year later.
Club honours	Football League Division Two winners 1920-21; FA Cup runners-up 1930-31;
Individual honours	Football League (five appearances); FA Charity Shield winners-up with Professionals 1923;
Distinctions	Scored five for the Football League in one match against the Irish League, September 1929. Brother of Billy Bradford (Walsall FC 1926-38, Birmingham FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC)
Height/Weight	5' 9", 11st. 10lbs. [1920], 5' 9¾", 11st. 13lbs [1927].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of four who became the 460th players (463) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Centre-forward, inside-left
First match	No. 137, 20 October 1923, Ireland 2 England 1, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 22 years 271 days.
Last match	No. 174, 22 November 1930, Wales 0 England 4, a British Championship match at The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged 29 years 304 days.
Major tournaments	British Championship 1923-24, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31;
Team honours	British Championship winners 1929-30, shared 1930-31;
Individual honours	England Joint Topscorer 1930 (3);
Distinctions	Cousin of Hugh Adcock. Died eight days after Billy Furness.
Beyond England
During his playing days, Joe was a poultry farmer. After leaving the game, he worked as a licensee, The Stockland Hotel in Erdington [from 2006, became the Modern China chinese restaurant], and ran a sports shop in the Birmingham area. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.42.

Joe Bradford - Career Statistics
Squads	Apps	comp. apps	Mins.		goals ave.min	comp. goals	Capt.	Disc.
16	12	7	1080	7	154 min	2	none	none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

Joe Bradford - Match History
Club: Birmingham F.C. - 12 full appearances F.A. International Select Committee - 12 full capsx
Age 22
1	137	20 October 1923 - Ireland 2 England 1, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AL	Start 7	cf
Age 23
2	143	8 December 1924 - England 4 Belgium 0, The Hawthorns, West Bromwich	Fr	HW	Start 17, 61	cf
Age 27
3	159	31 March 1928 - England 1 Scotland 5, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HL	Start	il
4	162	22 October 1928 - England 2 Ireland 1, Goodison Park, Liverpool	BC	HW	Start	il/lh
5	163	17 November 1928 - Wales 2 England 3, Vetch Field, Swansea		AW	Start	il
Age 28
6	165	9 May 1929 - France 1 England 4, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris	tour	AW	Start	il
-	166	11 May 1929 - Belgium 1 England 5, Parc Duden Stadion, Bruxelles		AW	squad
7	167	15 May 1929 - Spain 4 England 3, Estádio Metropolitano, Madrid		AL	Start 20	il
8	168	19 October 1929 - Ireland 0 England 3, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW	Start	il
-	169	20 November 1929 - England 6 Wales 0, Stamford Bridge, Fulham		HW	withdrawn reserve
Age 29
9	170	5 April 1930 - England 5 Scotland 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HW	Start	il
10	171	10 May 1930 - Germany 3 England 3, Deutsches Stadion, Berlin	tour	AD	Start 11, 25	il
11	172	14 May 1930 - Austria 0 England 0, Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien		AD	Start	il
12	174	22 November 1930 - Wales 0 England 4, The Racecourse, Wrexham	BC	AW	Start 72	il
Age 30
-	178	17 October 1931 - Ireland 2 England 6, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW	withdrew injured
-	180	9 December 1931 - England 7 Spain 1, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury	Fr	HW	reserve

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