Tom Bradshaw (footballer, born 1992)

Tom Bradshaw
Personal information
Full name Thomas William C. Bradshaw[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Barnsley
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2008 Aberystwyth Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Aberystwyth Town 4 (2)
2009–2014 Shrewsbury Town 89 (17)
2014–2016 Walsall 70 (34)
2016– Barnsley 15 (2)
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 17:26, 4 December 2016 (UTC).

‡ 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 Barnsley as a striker. He has previously played for Aberystwyth Town, Shrewsbury Town and Walsall. 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]

After making his international debut for Wales, and Walsall subsequently losing to Barnsley in the League One play-off semi-final, Bradshaw requested to be placed on the transfer list in July 2016.[22]

Barnsley

After his transfer request was accepted by the Saddlers, Bradshaw joined Barnsley, who had gone on to win the play-off final and gain promotion to the Championship, for an undisclosed fee on 14 July.[23] He scored his first goal for the Reds in a 4–0 win against Rotherham United on 27 August 2016.[24]

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,[25] scoring on his debut during a 2–0 win over Liechtenstein.[26] He scored again in a 3–3 draw with Turkey on 20 October 2010.[27] 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.[28] 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.[29] 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.[30]

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.[31] On 4 November 2015 he was called up to the senior squad for a friendly against the Netherlands,[32] and was an unused substitute in a 3–2 defeat.[33] 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.[34] Bradshaw was in Chris Coleman's provisional squad for the final tournament, but withdrew due to a calf injury.[35]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2016.
Club Season League League National Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberystwyth Town 2008–09 [36] Welsh Premier League 4200000042
Shrewsbury Town 2009–10[37] League Two 6300000063
2010–11[38] League Two 26600103[lower-alpha 1]0306
2011–12[39] League Two 8100101[lower-alpha 2]0101
2012–13[40] League One 210001000220
2013–14[41] League One 287101000307
Total 89171040409817
Walsall 2014–15 [42] League One 291712205[lower-alpha 2]13720
2015–16 [43] League One 411730233[lower-alpha 3]04920
Total 70344243818640
Barnsley 2016–17 [44] Championship 152001000162
Career total 17855529312120461
  1. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League One play-offs

References

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  2. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town must pay Tom Bradshaw fee". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Welsh Premier League". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Crewe 0 – 3 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Ace Tom gunning for starting role". Shrewsbury Chronicle. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Season 2010/11". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Season 2011/12". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Season 2012/13". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw: Shrewsbury Town striker agrees new deal". BBC Sport. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Shrewsbury 2–0 Swindon". BBC Sport. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Saddlers sign Bradshaw". saddlers.co.uk. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Joins Walsall". Shrewsweb. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Port Vale 1–1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Walsall 1–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw: Walsall striker thrilled to reach double figures". BBC Sport. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Walsall 2–2 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "Walsall 3–1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Preston North End 0–2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  19. ↑ Chapman, Caroline (22 March 2015). "Bristol City 2–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw: Walsall striker extends contract with Saddlers". BBC Sport. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Nottm Forest 3–4 Walsall". 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw: Wales striker hands in transfer request at Walsall". BBC Sport. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw: Barnsley sign Walsall & Wales striker on a three-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "Barnsley 4-0 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "Wales Under-19 Squad v Liechtenstein". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  26. ↑ "Liechtenstein 0–2 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  27. ↑ "Wales 3–3 Turkey". Football Association of Wales. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  28. ↑ "Moldova U21s 0–0 Wales U21s". BBC Sport. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  29. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw: Wales U21 striker released for Shrewsbury duty". BBC Sport. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  30. ↑ "Geraint Williams will not select Bradshaw for Wales U21s again". BBC Sport. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  31. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw: Walsall striker's Wales hopes hit by injury". BBC Sport. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  32. ↑ "Wales v Netherlands: Gareth Bale to miss friendly in Cardiff". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  33. ↑ "Wales 2–3 Netherlands". BBC Sport. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  34. ↑ "Narrow home wins for Northern Ireland, Ukraine". UEFA. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  35. ↑ "Euro 2016: Walsall's Tom Bradshaw out of Wales squad with injury as club rejects Preston bid". Express & Star. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  36. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Bio, Stats, News – Football/Soccer". ESPN. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  37. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Shrewsbury Town Season 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  38. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Shrewsbury Town Season 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  39. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Shrewsbury Town Season 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  40. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Shrewsbury Town Season 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  41. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Shrewsbury Town Season 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  42. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Walsall Season 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  43. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Walsall Season 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  44. ↑ "Tom Bradshaw Football Stats Barnsley Season 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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