Roland Bartholomew Explained

Roland Bartholomew
Birth Date:15 January 1915[1] [2]
Birth Place:Great Harwood, England
Death Date:8 December 1991 (aged 76)[3]
Death Place:Trafford, Manchester, England
Height:5 ft 6 in[4]
Position:Outside left
Youthclubs1:North Manchester Secondary School
Youthclubs2:Urmston Old Boys
Years1:1934–1945
Clubs1:Leeds United
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1935–1938
Clubs2:Bradford City
Caps2:100
Goals2:14
Years3:1938–1939
Clubs3:Grimsby Town
Caps3:12
Goals3:4
Totalcaps:112
Totalgoals:18

Roland Bartholomew (15 January 1915 – 8 December 1991) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left.

Career

Born in Great Harwood, Bartholomew grew up in Manchester and played for North Manchester Secondary School and Urmston Old Boys.[5] He signed amateur forms for Leeds United in 1934, but never played a first-team game for the club.[5] He moved from Leeds United to Bradford City in May 1935; he moved from Bradford City to Grimsby Town in June 1938.[6] For Bradford City, he made 100 appearances in the Football League, scoring 14 goals; he also scored 7 goals in 10 FA Cup appearances.[7] He played in every League game of the 1936–37 season for Bradford City.[8] Bartholomew scored four goals in 12 League appearances for Grimsby Town, before World War Two ended his career.[5]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Roland Bartholomew of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire (Occupation: Footballer) in 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  3. News: Deaths . 11 November 2023 . Manchester Evening News . 10 December 1991 . 12 . subscription.
  4. News: Bradford City. Young players turn out well . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . vii . Newspapers.com.
  5. Frost, p. 85
  6. Frost, p. 391
  7. Frost, p. 379
  8. Frost, p. 378