Carl Bradshaw (footballer)

Carl Bradshaw (born 2 October 1968 in Sheffield) is a former professional footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Manchester City, Sheffield United, Norwich City, Wigan Athletic and Scunthorpe Utd (where he scored once against Exeter City).[2] He began his career playing as a forward before moving to defence.

Carl Bradshaw
Personal information
Full name Carl Bradshaw[1]
Date of birth (1968-10-02) 2 October 1968
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bradshaw's first club was Sheffield Wednesday. However, his first senior appearance came in a loan spell at Barnsley.[3] He joined Manchester City in September 1988, in a swap with Imre Varadi.[4] His Manchester City debut came in October 1988, as a substitute against West Bromwich Albion. He started the following match, against Sunderland, but this proved to be his only start for the club.[3] In a year at Manchester City he made a total of seven appearances. He then transferred to Sheffield United in September 1989.[3]

In September 1997, Bradshaw served a short prison sentence after an incident involving himself and Norwich teammate Andy Johnson that resulted in Bradshaw assaulting a taxi driver.[5][6] His contract with Norwich was subsequently cancelled after being released from prison, and he signed with Wigan Athletic. Whilst at Wigan he played in the final as they won the 1998–99 Football League Trophy.[7]

References
  1. "Carl Bradshaw". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "Exeter 0 - 4 Scunthorpe". ESPN. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. John Maddocks (24 October 1992). "City post-war A–Z: Carl Bradshaw". Manchester City V Southampton Match Programme: 25.
  4. "Ferguson must turn to young defenders". The Times. 30 September 1988.
  5. http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/bradshaw.htm
  6. "Norwich defender jailed after biting finger 'to the bone'". The Guardian. 5 September 1997. ProQuest 188001445.
  7. "Auto Windscreens Shield Final - Sunday 18th April 1999". cockneylatic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.


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