Carl Bradshaw(born 2 October 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as aright back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Bradshaw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield,England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | (4) |
| 1986 | →Barnsley(loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Manchester City | 5 | (0) |
| 1989–1994 | Sheffield United | 147 | (8) |
| 1994–1997 | Norwich City | 65 | (2) |
| 1997–2001 | Wigan Athletic | 121 | (12) |
| 2001–2002 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | Alfreton Town | 38 | (1) |
| Total | 435 | (29) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 1986 | England Youth | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He notably played in thePremier LeagueforSheffield UnitedandNorwich City,having previously featured in the top flight forSheffield WednesdayandManchester City.He also played in theFootball LeaguewithBarnsley,Wigan AthleticandScunthorpe United,before finishing his career in non-league withAlfreton Town.
Playing career
editBradshaw's first club wasSheffield Wednesday.However, his first senior appearance came in a loan spell atBarnsley.[2]He joinedManchester Cityin September 1988, in a swap withImre Varadi.[3]His Manchester City debut came in October 1988, as a substitute againstWest Bromwich Albion.He started the following match, againstSunderland,but this proved to be his only start for the club.[2]In a year at Manchester City he made a total of seven appearances. He then transferred toSheffield Unitedin September 1989.[2][4]
In September 1997, Bradshaw served a short prison sentence after an incident involving himself and Norwich teammateAndy Johnsonthat resulted in Bradshaw assaulting a taxi driver.[5][6]His contract with Norwich was subsequently cancelled after being released from prison, and he signed withWigan Athletic.Whilst at Wigan he played in the final as they won the1998–99 Football League Trophy.[7]
Personal life
editSince retirement, Bradshaw has worked as abricklayer.[8]
References
edit- ^"Carl Bradshaw".Barry Hugman's Footballers.Retrieved26 November2017.
- ^abcJohn Maddocks (24 October 1992). "City post-war A–Z: Carl Bradshaw".Manchester City V Southampton Match Programme:25.
- ^"Ferguson must turn to young defenders".The Times.30 September 1988.
- ^"Exeter 0 - 4 Scunthorpe".ESPN.Retrieved15 October2012.
- ^"Flown from the Nest - Carl Bradshaw".
- ^"Norwich defender jailed after biting finger 'to the bone'".The Guardian.5 September 1997.ProQuest188001445.
- ^"Auto Windscreens Shield Final - Sunday 18th April 1999".cockneylatic.co.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 17 June 2019.Retrieved17 June2019.
- ^"Carl Bradshaw".10 September 2015.
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