Bert Spreadbury
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bertie Arthur Sydney Spreadbury[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Plumstead, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 November 1956 (aged 63–64)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Royal Ordnance Woolwich | |||
| 1920–1921 | Brentford | 22 | (6) |
| Woolwich | |||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Bert Spreadbury was a professional football centre forward who played in the Football League for Brentford.[2]
Career
Spreadbury began his career at Royal Ordnance Woolwich and joined Southern League Division One side Brentford in the second half of the 1919/20 season, scoring four goals in 10 games.[2] He was retained for the 1920/21 season, which was Brentford's first in the Football League. Behind Reginald Boyne in the pecking order, Spreadbury made just 12 appearances during the 1920/21 season and was released at the end of the campaign,[3] joining non-league side Woolwich.[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 274. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 153. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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