Alan Bradshaw
English footballer (1941–2020)
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Alan Bradshaw (14 September 1941 – 18 October 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers, Crewe Alexandra, and Macclesfield Town.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Mitchison Bradshaw | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlisle,Cumbria,England | ||
| Date of death | 18 October 2020 (aged 79)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carlisle United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1965 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | (2) |
| 1965–1973 | Crewe Alexandra | 294 | (50) |
| 1973–1974 | Macclesfield Town | 35 | (4) |
| Total | 340 | (56) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Carlisle, Bradshaw joined his hometown team and scored in a game against Workington and in September 1962,Bradshaw joined Blackburn Rovers and he scored in his Rovers first team debut in a 4–2 defeat away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, and made 10 further appearances for the club, scoring twice, before leaving for Crewe Alexandra in 1965.[1] He also spent time with Loughborough College in the early 1960s.[3]
Bradshaw was later a youth team coach at Blackburn and managed local clubs Great Harwood, Padiham, Clitheroe and Chorley.[1]
Honours
- with Crewe Alexandra
- Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1967–68
