Players - Tiny Bradshaw

Tiny Bradshaw
Birthdate: 7 February 1904
Birthplace: Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death: 22 February 1986
Other clubs: Woodside Juniors (1920-22), Bury (1922-30), South Liverpool (1938), Third Lanark (1938-39), South Liverpool (2/ 1939)
Signed from: Bury
Signed for LFC: £8,000, 25.01.1930
International debut: 31.03.1928 vs. England
International caps: 1/0 (as player at Bury)
Liverpool debut: 25.01.1930
Last appearance: 04.09.1937
Debut goal: 03.09.1932
Last goal: 17.01.1934
Contract expiry: 05.09.1938
Win ratio: 37.46% W:109 D:63 L:119
Total games/goals opposite LFC: 9 / 0
League games / goals: 277 / 3
Total games / goals: 291 / 4

Player Profile

Nicknamed "Tiny", but Thomas Bradshaw was a giant of a man in the Liverpool team at the time. He was a veteran of 208 league games with Bury in the Second and First Division when he arrived at Liverpool for a club-record fee. He played his only game for Scotland two years prior in one of the most famous games in the nation's history. Scotland beat England 5-1 in front of 80,000 people at Wembley and the Scottish players were subsequently dubbed "The Wembley Wizards". Used as a right-half in his debut season, 1929/30, Tiny played in the last 17 league matches. He was just as comfortable at centre-half, a position he made his own over the next seven seasons, captaining the side from 1931-34. Tiny was literally a tower of strength in defence for the club which unfortunately had a below-average decade in the 30s.

Leslie "Bee" Edwards at the Echo was a big fan: ‘A giant at 6ft 3in [190 cm], but amazingly agile. He had the build of Ron Yeats and the touch of Alan Hansen, who were also Scottish. Tiny was a marvellous defender and the only man I have ever seen come anywhere near him was John Charles.’ Liverpool’s main foe was Everton’s goal machine, Dixie Dean, who had great respect for Tiny: "In all the times I played against him he never used any of those sly little tricks that others did, like pulling you back by your shirt or shorts. Tiny went out to play football and let the best man win."

Bradshaw signed for South Liverpool on Friday 2 September 1938 and featured for them against Fleetwood the following day. He had registered for the non-league club with the understanding that if a league club came in for him, he would be off. Tiny's stay was short as George Kay was negotiating with Third Lanark for his transfer the very same weekend. He moved for 600 pounds from Liverpool to the Scottish league club on the following Monday and was therefore a South Liverpool player for only three days! Tiny only stayed for one season in Scotland before rejoining South Liverpool on 18 July 1939. Tiny died in 1986 in his hometown of Coatbridge.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 277 14 0 0 0 291
1929-1930 17 0 0 0 0 17
1930-1931 35 1 0 0 0 36
1931-1932 42 4 0 0 0 46
1932-1933 39 1 0 0 0 40
1933-1934 39 4 0 0 0 43
1934-1935 31 2 0 0 0 33
1935-1936 41 2 0 0 0 43
1936-1937 31 0 0 0 0 31
1937-1938 2 0 0 0 0 2
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
15 1350 Arsenal
14 1260 Sheffield Wednesday
14 1260 Portsmouth
13 1170 Sunderland
13 1170 Aston Villa
13 1170 Huddersfield Town
13 1170 Derby
13 1170 Chelsea
13 1170 Manchester City
13 1170 Blackburn Rovers
13 1170 Birmingham City
12 1080 Everton
12 1080 Bolton Wanderers
11 990 WBA
11 990 Leeds United
11 990 Middlesbrough
10 900 Newcastle United
10 900 Leicester City
10 900 Grimsby Town
7 630 Wolves
7 630 Stoke City
7 630 Sheffield United
5 450 Preston North End
5 450 Blackpool
4 360 West Ham United
4 360 Manchester United
4 360 Tottenham
4 360 Brentford
3 270 Charlton Athletic
2 210 Fulham
1 90 Burnley
1 90 Tranmere Rovers
1 90 Chesterfield
1 90 Yeovil Town
1 90 Swansea City
Total Venue
147 Home
144 Away
Total Competition
277 League
14 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
258 98 56 104 38% George Patterson (2nd term)
33 11 7 15 33.3% George Kay
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 3 1 0 0 0 4
1929-1930 0 0 0 0 0 0
1930-1931 0 0 0 0 0 0
1931-1932 0 0 0 0 0 0
1932-1933 3 0 0 0 0 3
1933-1934 0 1 0 0 0 1
1934-1935 0 0 0 0 0 0
1935-1936 0 0 0 0 0 0
1936-1937 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937-1938 0 0 0 0 0 0
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Opponent
1 Newcastle United
1 Chelsea
1 WBA
1 Fulham
Total Competition
3 League
1 FA Cup
Total Goal minute period
1 31-45 minutes
1 46-60 minutes
2 76-90 minutes
Total Goal origin
4 Open play
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 25.01.1930 Manchester United Anfield League
50 03.04.1931 Manchester United Anfield League
100 27.08.1932 Wolves Anfield League
150 21.10.1933 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park League
200 09.02.1935 WBA The Hawthorns League
250 21.03.1936 Wolves Anfield League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 89 03.09.1932 Newcastle United St James' Park League
Related Quotes

In all the times I played against him he never used any of those sly little tricks that others did, like pulling you back by your shirt or shorts. Tiny went out to play football and let the best man win.”

Liverpool’s main foe in the 1920s and 30s was Everton's goal machine, Dixie Dean, who had great respect for Tiny Bradshaw

"A giant at 6 ft. 3 ins. [190 cm.], but amazingly agile. He had the build of Ron Yeats and the touch of Alan Hansen who were also Scottish. Tiny was a marvellous defender and the only man I have ever seen come anywhere near him was John Charles.”

Leslie "Bee" Edwards at the Echo was a big fan of Tiny Bradshaw

Scrapbook
9 January 1932
9 January 1932
9 January 1932
9 January 1932
Bradshaw signs
Bradshaw signs
Bury make a fortune on Bradshaw
Bury make a fortune on Bradshaw
Football Cameos - Tiny Bradshaw
Football Cameos - Tiny Bradshaw
Luck in the search for footballers
Luck in the search for footballers
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Woodside Juniors 1920-1922 North-West Lanarkshire League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bury 1922-1923 England Second Division 4 0 4 0
Bury 1923-1924 England Second Division 31 1 32 1
Bury 1924-1925 England First Division 37 1 37 1
Bury 1925-1926 England First Division 42 2 45 2
Bury 1926-1927 England First Division 40 0 41 0
Bury 1927-1928 England First Division 40 4 44 4
Bury 1928-1929 England First Division 10 0 10 0
Bury 1929-1930 England Second Division 4 0 6 0
Third Lanark 1938-1939 Scotland Division 1 5 0 5 0
South Liverpool 1939-1940 Lancashire Combination N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 213 8 224 8