Shayne Bradley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shayne Bradley | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Tuffley Rovers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Robinswood Youth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Southampton | 4 | (0) |
| 1999 | →Swindon Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1999 | →Exeter City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Mansfield Town | 47 | (11) |
| 2002–2003 | Eastwood Town | ||
| 2002–2003 | →Chesterfield (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2003 | →Lincoln City (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| England schoolboys | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008– | Tuffley Rovers (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Shayne Bradley (born 8 December 1979 in Gloucester) is an English former professional footballer who retired through an ankle injury in 2003.
Bradley began his football career playing for Robinswood Youth in the Gloucester and District Under 9's league. Consistent performances for his club and for Heron Primary School enabled him to achieve a call up for the Gloucester Primary Schools Football Association team in 1990 and 1991. After moving to Sir Thomas Rich's secondary school, Bradley helped his year group to win three Gloucestershire County Cup trophies. During this time he was approached by Southampton, and he signed associate schoolboy forms on his 14th birthday.
During 1994 and 1995, Bradley was successful in a number of trials and was selected to play for the England schoolboys squad for the Victory Shield matches against Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as friendlies against Brazil and Germany. Bradley was selected in the starting eleven for the first game against Wales, played at Spytty Park, Newport. He played centre-forward, partnering current Manchester United striker Michael Owen; the team was captained by United defender Wes Brown. Bradley played five times for the England squad, including against Germany at Wembley.
When he turned 16, Bradley was offered a YTS contract at Southampton and, at the expiry of this, his first professional contract. Between 1998 and 2001, Bradley was a regular scorer for the reserve team, but played only four games for the first team (all as substitute). He also played a number of first team games on loan at Exeter City and Swindon Town. After a meeting with Southampton manager Glenn Hoddle, Bradley decided to move to Mansfield Town to get more first team games. It was reported that the transfer fee of £100,000 was Mansfield's club record.
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