Philip Bratley

Phil Bratley
Personal information
Full name Philip Wright Bratley
Date of birth (1880-12-26)26 December 1880
Place of birth Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England
Date of death 1962
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Playing position Centre Half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?-1902 Rawmarsh ? (?)
1902 Doncaster Rovers 3 (0)
1902-? Rotherham Town ? (?)
?-1910 Rotherham County ? (?)
1910-1914 Barnsley 104 (7)
1914-1915 Liverpool 13 (0)
1919-1921 Rotherham County 10 (?)
1921-? Worksop ? (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Philip "Phil" Wright Bratley was a footballer who played for Rawmarsh, Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley,[1] Liverpool, Rotherham Town, Rotherham County and Worksop.[2] He played at Centre Half.

Club career

Phil Bratley started his footballing career with his local amateur side Rawmarsh F.C. before transferring to Football League Second Division side Doncaster Rovers in 1902 where he played three games between 27 September and 11 October.[3] He then moved closer to home when he joined Rotherham Town before moving on to the more successful Rotherham County. In 1910 he joined Barnsley as a replacement for Tommy Boyle who had been sold to Burnley.[1][4] He scored Barnsley's winning goal in their semi-final replay with Swindon[1] and won a FA Cup winners medal in the final when Barnsley beat West Bromwich Albion in a replay after the first match ended goalless. Bratley almost scored in the replay; Barnsley had forced a corner and Bratley headed the ball towards the line, only a jumping save at the edge of the goal by Pearson the WBA goalkeeper prevented a goal.[5]

He left Barnsley in late 1914 and transferred to Liverpool.[2] He played a total of 13 games before leaving during the First World War. After the war he played again for Rotherham County and Worksop.[2] He died in 1962.[3]

Honours

Barnsley

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "1911-1912 FA Cup Success". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  2. 1 2 3 "Philip Bratley Player Profile". lfc History. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978 0 9569848 3 8.
  4. 1 2 3 Metcalf, Mark; Wood, David (18 November 2010). Lifting the Cup: The Story of Battling Barnsley, 1910-12. WHARNCLIFFE BOOKS. p. 147. ISBN 9781845631369. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Barnsley's Victory". Manchester Guardian. 25 April 1912. p. 4.
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