Alan Bradshaw Explained

Alan Bradshaw
Fullname:Alan Mitchison Bradshaw
Birth Date:14 September 1941
Birth Place:Carlisle,Cumbria,England
Death Date:[1]
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Carlisle United
Years1:1962–1965
Clubs1:Blackburn Rovers
Caps1:11
Goals1:2
Years2:1965–1973
Clubs2:Crewe Alexandra
Caps2:294
Goals2:50
Years3:1973–1974
Clubs3:Macclesfield Town
Caps3:35
Goals3:4
Totalcaps:340
Totalgoals:56

Alan Bradshaw (14 September 1941 – 18 October 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers, Crewe Alexandra, and Macclesfield Town.[2]

Career

Born in Carlisle, Bradshaw joined his hometown team and scored in a game against Workington and in September 1962,Bradshaw joined Blackburn Rovers and he scored in his Rovers first team debut in a 4–2 defeat away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, and made 10 further appearances for the club, scoring twice, before leaving for Crewe Alexandra in 1965.[1] He also spent time with Loughborough College in the early 1960s.[3]

Bradshaw was later a youth team coach at Blackburn and managed local clubs Great Harwood, Padiham, Clitheroe and Chorley.[1]

Honours

with Crewe Alexandra

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alan Bradshaw (14.09.1941-17.10.2020) . 18 October 2020.
  2. Web site: stats. neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. 23 February 2014.
  3. News: Loughborough team photo with Barry Hines is a bit of football history | Letters. The Guardian . March 29, 2016. www.theguardian.com.