Cyril Bridge Explained

Cyril Bridge
Height:5 ft 10 in[1]
Position:Left back
Birth Date:28 August 1909
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Death Place:Bristol, England
Years1:19??–1932
Clubs1:St Philips Marsh Adult School
Years2:1932–1939
Clubs2:Bristol City
Caps2:155
Goals2:0

Cyril Bridge (28 August 1909 – 27 January 1988) was an English footballer who played as a left back. He made over 150 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War.[2]

Career

Bridge played locally for St Philips Marsh Adult School in the Bristol & District League. Joe Bradshaw signed Bridge in August 1930 for Bristol City.[3] [4] After retirement Bridge remained local until his death in 1988 when his ashes were scattered on the pitch at Ashton Gate.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bristol City. Forward line strengthened . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xi . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown . 2004. 1-899468-67-6.
  3. Book: Woods, David. Leigh Edwards . Bristol City FC The First 100 years . Redcliffe Press . 1997. 1-900178-26-5.
  4. Book: Woods, David. Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications . 1994. 1-874427-95-X.