Darren Bradshaw (English footballer)

Darren Bradshaw
Personal information
Full name	Darren Shaun Bradshaw
Date of birth	19 March 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
Youth career
	Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1987	Matlock Town
1987	→ Chesterfield (loan)
1987–1989	York City
1989–1992	Newcastle United
1992–1994	Peterborough United
1994	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
1994–1997	Blackpool
1997–2001	Rushden & Diamonds
2001	Stevenage Borough
2001–20??	Worksop
2004–2005	Belper Town
Total
International career
1984	England Youth
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darren Shaun Bradshaw (born 19 March 1967) is an English former professional footballer. He primarily played as a centre-back but was versatile enough to also operate in midfield. His playing career spanned fifteen years, during which he made over 200 Football League appearances.

Career

While with Sheffield Wednesday, one of his hometown clubs, Bradshaw was capped by the England national youth team in 1984.^[1] He began his senior career in non-League football with Matlock Town in 1986. He was loaned the following year to Chesterfield, marking his entry into the professional game.

He signed for York City on a free transfer in 1987, and went on to make 59 league appearances for the Minstermen in two years, scoring three goals.

In 1989, Jim Smith signed Bradshaw to Newcastle United. In three years at St James' Park, he made 38 appearances.

Peterborough United was his next stop, in 1992. He made 73 appearances for the Posh, finding the net on a single occasion. In his second and final year at London Road, he was loaned out to Plymouth Argyle.

In 1994, Bradshaw joined Sam Allardyce's Blackpool for a fee of £35,000. In three years at Bloomfield Road, he made 68 appearances, again finding the net just once.

Approaching the age of 30, Bradshaw decided to move back into the non-league game. He joined Rushden & Diamonds in 1997. He also went on to play for Stevenage Borough,^[2] Worksop Town and Belper Town before retiring in 2005 at the age of 38.

References

^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1988). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1988–89. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 747. ISBN 978-0-356-15880-8.
^ Bradshaw swaps Diamonds for Boro - BBC Sport

Sources

Bradshaw's stats at Soccerbase

[Rothmans88-89-1] Rollin, Jack, ed. (1988). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1988–89. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 747. ISBN 978-0-356-15880-8.

[2] Bradshaw swaps Diamonds for Boro - BBC Sport

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