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Real Name: William Bradbury
Normal Position: Inside Forward
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 11st 6lbs
Born: 03/09/1933 (Matlock)
Died: 09/08/1999 (Chesterfield)

A larger than life character, Bill was originally sort by Charlie Elliott to join the Derbyshire County Cricket Club ground staff. He decided to concentrate on football and was signed by Coventry city as professional and then played under Arthur Turner at Birmingham city.

He scored more than 100 goals during his early career, 82 of them for Hull city in just got 178 games. His best return at Boothferry Park was 30 goals in their 1958-59 promotion season – then a post-war club record.

He got few opportunities at Haig Avenue but enjoyed the set-up and scored prolifically in the reserves. He joined Southport through a chance meeting between Joe Harvey (Workington manager) and John church of the 1961 Open golf Championship at Royal Birkdale he lived on in Southport until 1972 but having worked as dispatch manager for a furniture manufacturer’s in Clay Cross he was employed by a firm making mattress in Ilkeston.

Bill passed away in Chesterfield in 1999

Season	Date	From	To	Value
1961/1962	29/07/1961	WORKINGTON	Southport	1500

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Statistics include the following competitions
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,

Season	Apps	Subs	Goals
1961/1962	13	0	4
Total	13	0	4

Games where player was named on the team sheet

Date	Competition	Venue	Opponents	Score
09/04/1962	League / D4	A	CHESTERFIELD	2 - 3
07/04/1962	League / D4	H	MILLWALL	3 - 1
31/03/1962	League / D4	A	GILLINGHAM	0 - 4
19/01/1962	League / D4	A	TRANMERE ROVERS	1 - 3
17/01/1962	Lancashire Senior Cup / 2	H	MANCHESTER UNITED	3 - 4
30/12/1961	League / D4	H	OLDHAM ATHLETIC	0 - 5
16/10/1961	Lancashire Senior Cup / 1	A	BARROW	4 - 3
14/10/1961	League / D4	H	DONCASTER ROVERS	3 - 1
11/10/1961	League / D4	A	BRADFORD CITY	0 - 1
25/09/1961	League / D4	H	EXETER CITY	1 - 1
26/08/1961	League / D4	A	HARTLEPOOL	2 - 4
22/08/1961	League / D4	H	STOCKPORT COUNTY	2 - 1
19/08/1961	League / D4	H	DARLINGTON	1 - 4

Games where player has scored

Date	Competition	Venue	Opponents	Score
09/04/1962	League / D4	A	CHESTERFIELD	2 - 3
17/01/1962	Lancashire Senior Cup / 2	H	MANCHESTER UNITED	3 - 4
16/10/1961	Lancashire Senior Cup / 1	A	BARROW	4 - 3
26/08/1961	League / D4	A	HARTLEPOOL	2 - 4