Bert Spreadbury

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 6364)[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.

Bertie Arthur Sydney "Bert" Spreadbury (30 April 1892 – 19 November 1956) was an English 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. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 274. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 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.
  3. "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.


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