Tom Bradshaw (footballer, born 1992)

Tom Bradshaw

Personal information
Full name	Thomas William C. Bradshaw[1]
Date of birth	27 July 1992
Place of birth	Shrewsbury, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Walsall
Number	9
Youth career
2004–2008	Aberystwyth Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2009	Aberystwyth Town	4	(2)
2009–2014	Shrewsbury Town	89	(17)
2014–	Walsall	69	(33)
National team^‡
2010–2011	Wales U19	4	(2)
2011–2013	Wales U21	8	(1)
2016–	Wales	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:28, 5 May 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Thomas William C. "Tom" Bradshaw (born 27 July 1992) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Walsall as a striker. He has previously played for Aberystwyth Town and Shrewsbury Town. Born in England, he represented Wales at under−19 and under−21 level before making his senior Wales debut in March 2016.

Club career

Shrewsbury Town

Bradshaw started his career at Aberystwyth Town and was signed by Shrewsbury Town in May 2009 (Aberystwyth later received a retrospective fee of £30,000 under the FIFA training compensation scheme).^[2][3] He made his debut in a League Two match against Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road on 10 April 2010, replacing Jamie Cureton for the final 15 minutes and scoring two goals in a 3–0 win.^[4] At the end of the 2009–10 season he signed a two-year professional contract.^[5]

Despite scoring six goals in the 2010–11 season,^[6] Bradshaw found first team opportunities more limited in 2011–12, making only 8 appearances and scoring once against Accrington Stanley.^[7]

Bradshaw was handed the number nine shirt for the 2012–13 campaign, in which he made 22 appearances, mostly as a substitute, but failed to score.^[8] He signed a contract extension of an undisclosed length on 23 May 2013^[9] and scored his first senior goal for nearly two years in a 2–0 home win over Swindon Town on 17 August.^[10]

Walsall

On 23 June 2014, Bradshaw signed a two-year contract with League One side Walsall for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £50,000, following the relegation of Shrewsbury Town to League Two.^[11][12] He scored his first goal for the Saddlers on his debut for the club on 9 August 2014 against Port Vale in a 1–1 away draw.^[13] Bradshaw injured his hamstring in a 1–1 draw with Bristol City on 4 October 2014,^[14] which sidelined him for most of the month.^[15] He also scored a last–minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw against his former side Shrewsbury in the FA Cup first round on 8 November 2014.^[16] Bradshaw enjoyed a prolific start to the season and scored his tenth goal of the campaign in all competitions in a 3–1 win against Barnsley on 13 December 2014.^[17]

Bradshaw scored Walsall's second goal in their 2–0 victory over Preston North End in the first leg of the Football League Trophy Northern area final on 7 January 2015.^[18] He started in the final on 22 March, Walsall's first match at Wembley Stadium, a 0–2 defeat to Bristol City.^[19] On 24 June, he extended his contract until the end of the 2016–17 season.^[20]

Bradshaw scored his first career hat-trick on 11 August 2015 in a 4–3 win at Championship side Nottingham Forest in the first round of the League Cup, finishing with an added-time penalty.^[21]

International career

Although he was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Bradshaw grew up in Tywyn, Gwynedd, and thus qualifies to play for Wales. He was called up to the Wales under−19 squad for the first time in September 2010,^[22] scoring on his debut during a 2–0 win over Liechtenstein.^[23] He scored again in a 3–3 draw with Turkey on 20 October 2010.^[24] He was called into the Wales under−21 squad in September 2011 for the away game with Montenegro, scoring on his debut.

Bradshaw was capped eight times for the Wales U−21 squad, making his last appearance as a substitute against Moldova U−21s on 10 September 2013.^[25] He opted to withdraw from the squad when called up a month later in order to remain available for first-team duties with Shrewsbury Town.^[26] This effectively ended his international youth career, with under−21s manager Geraint Williams indicating he would not select him again, although Bradshaw was in any case in his last few months of eligibility for the under−21 squad.^[27]

A year later, Bradshaw was put on the standby list for the senior Wales national football team for the Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Cyprus in October 2014, but had to withdraw due to picking up a hamstring injury in a match against Bristol City for new club Walsall.^[28] On 4 November 2015 he was called up to the senior squad for a friendly against the Netherlands,^[29] and was an unused substitute in a 3–2 defeat.^[30] He made his debut the following 28 March, replacing Tom Lawrence for the final 17 minutes of a 1–0 friendly loss to Ukraine in Kiev.^[31]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 May 2016.

Club	Season	League	League		National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberystwyth Town	2008–09 [32]	Welsh Premier League	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Shrewsbury Town	2009–10[33]	League Two	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
	2010–11[34]	League Two	26	6	0	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	30	6
	2011–12[35]	League Two	8	1	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	10	1
	2012–13[36]	League One	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
	2013–14[37]	League One	28	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	30	7
	Total		89	17	1	0	4	0	4	0	98	17
Walsall	2014–15 [38]	League One	29	17	1	2	2	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	37	20
	2015–16 [39]	League One	40	16	3	0	2	3	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	46	19
	Total		69	33	4	2	4	3	6	1	83	39
Career total			162	50	5	2	8	3	10	1	185	56

1. One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
2. Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

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21. "Nottm Forest 3–4 Walsall". 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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23. "Liechtenstein 0–2 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
24. "Wales 3–3 Turkey". Football Association of Wales. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
25. "Moldova U21s 0–0 Wales U21s". BBC Sport. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
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27. "Geraint Williams will not select Bradshaw for Wales U21s again". BBC Sport. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
28. "Tom Bradshaw: Walsall striker's Wales hopes hit by injury". BBC Sport. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
29. "Wales v Netherlands: Gareth Bale to miss friendly in Cardiff". BBC Sport (BBC). 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
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31. "Narrow home wins for Northern Ireland, Ukraine". UEFA. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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33. "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Shrewsbury Town Season 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
34. "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Shrewsbury Town Season 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
35. "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Shrewsbury Town Season 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
36. "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Shrewsbury Town Season 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
37. "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Shrewsbury Town Season 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
38. "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Walsall Season 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
39. "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Walsall Season 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

External links

• Tom Bradshaw profile at the Shrewsbury Town website
• Tom Bradshaw Welsh Premier League career stats
• Tom Bradshaw career statistics at Soccerbase