Harvey Bradbury Explained

Harvey Bradbury
Fullname:Harvey Lee Bradbury[1]
Birth Date:29 December 1998[2]
Birth Place:England
Height:1.91m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Havant & Waterlooville
Youthclubs1:Portsmouth
Years1:2016–2017
Clubs1:Portsmouth
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2017
Clubs2:→ Havant & Waterlooville (loan)
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:Watford
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2018
Clubs4:St Albans City (loan)
Caps4:9
Goals4:2
Years5:2018
Clubs5:Hungerford Town (loan)
Caps5:1
Goals5:1
Years6:2018–2019
Clubs6:Oxford United
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:2018
Clubs7:Hungerford Town (loan)
Caps7:7
Goals7:1
Years8:2018
Clubs8:Woking (loan)
Caps8:1
Goals8:1
Years9:2019
Clubs9:Woking (loan)
Caps9:16
Goals9:2
Years10:2019–2020
Clubs10:Millwall
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Years11:2020
Clubs11:Morecambe (loan)
Caps11:3
Goals11:0
Years12:2020–2022
Clubs12:Oxford City
Caps12:38
Goals12:15
Years13:2022
Clubs13:Welling United
Caps13:8
Goals13:2
Years14:2022
Clubs14:Gosport Borough
Caps14:10
Goals14:3
Years15:2022–2023
Clubs15:Dorchester Town
Caps15:14
Goals15:4
Years16:2023
Clubs16:Dartford (loan)
Caps16:9
Goals16:5
Years17:2023–2024
Clubs17:Dartford
Caps17:22
Goals17:5
Years18:2024
Clubs18:Farnborough
Caps18:10
Goals18:0
Years19:2024
Clubs19:Chatham Town
Caps19:6
Goals19:2
Years20:2024–
Clubs20:Havant & Waterlooville
Caps20:0
Goals20:0
Club-Update:17:10, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Harvey Lee Bradbury (born 29 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Havant & Waterlooville as a forward.

He began his career at Portsmouth and spent time on loan at Havant & Waterlooville, before being signed by Watford in 2017. He spent the second half of the 2017–18 season on loan at St Albans City and joined Hungerford Town on loan in July 2018. He signed with Oxford United the next month and returned to Hungerford Town on loan. He was loaned to Woking in September 2018 and made his debut for Oxford in the Football League two months later. He rejoined Woking on loan for the second half of the 2018–19 season and helped the club to win promotion out of the National League South via the play-offs. He signed with Millwall in July 2019 and spent the second half of the 2019–20 season on loan at Morecambe.

Following his departure from Millwall, Bradbury subsequently had spells in non-league with Oxford City, Welling United, Gosport Borough, Dorchester Town, Dartford, Farnborough and most recently, Chatham Town.

Early and personal life

Bradbury's father Lee was also a footballer. Both played at Oxford United during their careers, the first father and son to have played for the club.[3]

Career

Portsmouth

Bradbury began his career with Portsmouth and had a loan spell with Havant & Waterlooville during the 2016–17 season.[4] He played one Isthmian League Premier Division game for the "Hawks" in the 2016–17 season.[4] He scored 14 goals in 26 youth level games for "Pompey", including one goal against Manchester City in the FA Youth Cup, though never made a first-team appearance at Fratton Park.

Watford

He joined the under-23 squad at Premier League side Watford, initially on a trial basis, in May 2017.[5] On 5 January 2018, he moved on loan to St Albans City until the end of the 2017–18 season, having impressed manager Ian Allinson in a pre-season friendly.[6] [7] He made his debut the following day in a 2–1 win over Chelmsford City at Clarence Park.[8] On 20 January, he was sent off for after receiving two yellow cards in a 1–1 draw at Eastbourne Borough.[9] He scored his first career goal on 17 March, in a 2–1 victory at Concord Rangers.[10]

Oxford United

He returned to the National League South on loan at Hungerford Town in July 2018 and scored on his debut in a 3–2 defeat at former club St Albans City on 4 August.[11] Three days later he signed for Oxford United under-23's on a free transfer, and continued his loan at Hungerford Town.[12] [13] He scored a total of two goals in eight games for the "Crusaders". He then moved on loan to Woking, also of the National League South, in September 2018. He scored on his debut for the "Cardinals" in a 2–1 defeat to Dulwich Hamlet at Kingfield Stadium on 15 September.[14] The following week he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory over Tooting & Mitcham United in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round.[15] He returned to Oxford and manager Karl Robinson gave him his senior debut on 6 November 2018, in a 3–0 victory at Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Trophy.[16] He made his Football League debut 11 days later, coming on as a 56th-minute substitute for Sam Smith in a 1–0 win over Gillingham at the Kassam Stadium.[17] [18] After those two first-team appearances for Oxford, he returned on loan to Woking for the rest of the 2018–19 season on 4 January.[19] He scored six goals in 21 games for Woking in the 2018–19 season, including a late appearance as a substitute for Jake Hyde in the play-off final victory over Welling United that secured promotion into the National League.[20] He was released by Oxford at the end of the 2018–19 season.[21]

Millwall

Bradbury signed for Championship club Millwall.[22] He was a regular in Kevin Nugent's under-23 team.[23] On 31 January 2020, he moved on loan to League Two club Morecambe until the end of the 2019–20 season.[24] He was released by Millwall at the end of the 2019–20 season.[25] He began training with Port Vale in August 2020.[26]

Return to non-league

In August 2020 he signed for Oxford City.[27] On 2 April 2022, Bradbury signed for National League South side Welling United.[28]

On 27 June 2022, Bradbury agreed to join Gosport Borough ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.[29] He moved to Dorchester Town in October 2022.[30] [31]

On 10 March 2023, Bradbury joined Dartford until the end of the 2022–23 season.[32] The deal was made permanent at the end of the season.[33]

On 16 January 2024, Bradbury joined Farnborough.[34]

On 28 March 2024, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side, Chatham Town.[35]

On 21 May 2024, he rejoined Southern Premier League side Havant & Waterlooville, this time on a permanent basis.[36]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portsmouth2016–17League One0000000000
Havant & Waterlooville (loan)2016–17Isthmian League Premier Division10000010
Watford2017–18Premier League0000000000
2018–19Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
St Albans City (loan)2017–18National League South920020112
Hungerford Town (loan)2018–19National League South11000011
Oxford United2018–19League One10001020
Hungerford Town (loan)2018–19National League South71000071
Woking (loan)2018–19National League South1732320216
Millwall2019–20Championship0000000000
Morecambe (loan)2019–20League Two3000000030
Oxford City2020–21[37] National League South15853302311
2021–22[38] National League South2371010257
Total381563404818
Welling United2021–22National League South8282
Gosport Borough2022–23Southern League Premier Division South1030000103
Dorchester Town2022–23[39] Southern League Premier Division South1440000144
Dartford (loan) 2022–23National League South9511106
2023–24National League South225001[40] 0235
2023–24National League South100100
Chatham Town2023–24Isthmian League Premier Division622082
Havant & Waterlooville2024–25Southern League Premier Division South00000000
Career total15644860013117751

Honours

Woking

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premier League clubs publish retained lists. 8 June 2018. 7 November 2018. Premier League.
  2. Web site: Harvey Bradbury - Forward - Under 23 Team - Oxford United . www.oufc.co.uk . 5 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Portsmouth father and son make Oxford United history. 7 November 2018. 28 November 2018. The Portsmouth News.
  4. Web site: Profile. 7 November 2018. Aylesbury United F.C..
  5. News: Gray . Harry . Trialist features in Under-23 victory . 5 August 2020 . Watford Observer . 19 April 2017 . en.
  6. News: de Smith . Conor . Saint Albans City sign Watford's Harvey Bradbury on loan . 5 August 2020 . VAVEL . 5 January 2018 . en.
  7. Web site: Profile. 7 November 2018. St Albans City F.C..
  8. Web site: Highlights: St. Albans City vs Chelmsford City . www.thenationalleague.org.uk . 6 January 2018 . 5 August 2020.
  9. Web site: Eastbourne Borough 1 St Albans City 1 . St Albans City FC . 5 August 2020.
  10. News: National League South (Sky Sports) . 5 August 2020 . Sky Sports.
  11. News: St Albans City 2 Hungerford Town 2 . 5 August 2020 . St Albans City FC.
  12. Web site: Harvey Bradbury Joins the U's. 7 August 2018. 7 November 2018. Oxford United F.C..
  13. News: Watford: Harvey Bradbury completes Oxford United move. 7 August 2018. 7 November 2018. Harry . Gray. Watford Observer.
  14. News: Highlights: Woking vs Dulwich Hamlet . 5 August 2020 . www.thenationalleague.org.uk.
  15. Web site: Woking 4 - 0 Tooting & Mitcham United - The Isthmian Football League . www.isthmian.co.uk . 5 August 2020 . en.
  16. Web site: Wycombe Wanderers 0–3 Oxford United. 7 November 2018. Sky Sports.
  17. News: Harvey Bradbury delighted to make full Oxford United debut. 19 November 2018. 29 November 2018. Jack. Johnson. Oxford Mail.
  18. News: Oxford United 1-0 Gillingham . 5 August 2020 . BBC Sport . 17 November 2018 . en-gb.
  19. News: Oxford United loan Armani Little and Harvey Bradbury to Woking for rest of season. 4 January 2019. 4 January 2019. Jack. Johnson. Oxford Mail.
  20. News: Woking 1-0 Welling United . 5 August 2020 . Kent Sports News . 12 May 2019.
  21. Web site: Academy Update . Dan . Harris . Oxford United F.C. . 9 April 2019 . 24 July 2019.
  22. Web site: Harvey Bradbury - Forward - U23s - Millwall FC . www.millwallfc.co.uk . 5 August 2020.
  23. News: Harvey Bradbury joins Morecambe on loan . 5 August 2020 . www.millwallfc.co.uk . 31 January 2020 . en-gb.
  24. News: Harvey Bradbury: Morecambe sign Millwall striker on loan . 5 August 2020 . BBC Sport . 31 January 2020 . en-gb.
  25. Web site: Millwall Football Club Retained List 2019/20. www.millwallfc.co.uk.
  26. News: Baggaley . Michael . Former Millwall striker Harvey Bradbury trains with Port Vale . 6 August 2020 . Stoke Sentinel . 4 August 2020.
  27. Web site: Former Oxford United striker Harvey Bradbury joins Oxford City. Oxford Mail. 21 August 2020 .
  28. Web site: Wings add three . Welling United FC . 2 April 2022 . 3 April 2022 . 2 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402130432/https://www.wellingunited.com/transfers-wings-add-three/ . dead .
  29. News: Son of former Portsmouth, Manchester City, AFC Bournemouth striker and current Eastleigh boss makes move a lot closer to home at Gosport Borough . Portsmouth.co.uk . Lewis . Mason . 27 June 2022 . 27 June 2022.
  30. Web site: Bradbury signs for Magpies from Gosport. Dorset Echo. 29 October 2022 .
  31. Web site: Bradbury gives Magpies 'different dimension' up front. Dorset Echo. 2 November 2022 .
  32. Web site: Bradbury joins Dartford on loan. Dorchester Town Official Website.
  33. Web site: NEW SIGNING : Harvey Bradbury. Dartford F.C. Official Website. 20 May 2023 .
  34. Web site: Boro snap up Bradbury signature. Farnborough F.C. Official Website.
  35. News: CHATS SIGN HARVEY BRADBURY . . 28 March 2024 . 28 March 2024.
  36. News: HARVEY'S A HAWK. Havant & Waterlooville FC Official X (formerly Twitter) account. 21 May 2024 . 21 May 2024.
  37. For FA Cup second qualifying round: News: FA CUP – Royal Wootton Bassett 1-2 Oxford City . . 4 October 2020 . 22 February 2021.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: News: FA CUP – Oxford City 6-1 Tamworth . . 14 October 2020 . 22 February 2021.
  38. For FA Cup second qualifying round: News: Match Report: Frome Town 2-1 Oxford City . . 18 September 2021 . 30 September 2021.
  39. Web site: Dorchester Town | Appearances | Harvey Bradbury | Football Web Pages .
  40. One appearance in the London Senior Cup