Player #512
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1964-65
1972-73
Retired
Keith Bradley
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1965-71 🕒 143 | 134 (9) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 9 | #512 |
Season :
1964-65 | 1965-66 | 1966-67 | 1967-68 | 1968-69 | 1969-70 | 1970-71 | 1971-72 |
Age :
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Division :
D1 | D1 | D1 | D2 | D2 | D2 | D3 | D3 |
Squad # :
# | # | # | # | # | # | # | # |
Appearances :
8 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 24 |
Starts :
8 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 24 |
Substitute :
0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals :
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assists :
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Involvements :
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
0.00 | 0.00 | 16.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Bookings :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Sendings Off :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Keith Bradley
Birth Date
31 January 1946
Birth Place
Ellesmere Port
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
1963-65 Aston Villa Youth
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
1962-63 Everton Youth
Football League First Division
1963-65 Aston Villa Youth
Football League First Division
Original Transfer
Aged
17
From
Aston Villa Youth
For
Youth
On
June 1963
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
26
Peterborough United
Free
November 1972
Vic Crowe 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1972-76 Peterborough United
Football League Fourth Division, Third Division
🕒 106 | 103 (3) | ⚽ 0 | (League)
1976 Retired aged 30
Keith Bradley
Villa Career
1965-71 | Youth |
1965-67 Football League First Division, 1967-70 Football League Second Division, 1970-71 Football League Third Division,
🕒 143 | 134 (9) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 9 | #512 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Dick Taylor 🏴 1965-67
Tommy Cummings 🏴 1967-68
Tommy Docherty 🏴 1969
Vic Crowe 🏴 1970-71
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
February 1965
Under
Dick Taylor 🏴
First Squad
13 February 1965
Manager
Dick Taylor 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1964-65
13 February 1965
Birmingham City (a), Division One
19
Dick Taylor 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1971-72
20 November 1971
Southend United (a), FA Cup
25
Vic Crowe 🏴
Final Squad
20 November 1971
Manager
Vic Crowe 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Keith Bradley
Player #511 for Aston Villa, Keith Bradley, played as a defender for the club.
Keith played for Villa between 1964-65 and 1971-72 making 143 appearances and scoring twice.
Keith was born in Ellesmere Port on 31 January 1946 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 13 February 1965 aged just 19.
After being spotted and approached by Joe Mercer, Keith signed a professional contract at the age of 18 and spent ten years at the Villa, reaching the 1971 League Cup final at Wembley.
Sadly however during the 8 seasons that Keith featured at Villa Park it was an era marked by a conspicuous absence of success.
Keith’s time at Villa saw them spend his first 3 seasons in the bottom 6 of Division One and succumbing to relegation to the second division in the 1967-68 season.
Things would however worsen and Keith saw the club fall further - dropping into the Third Division in 1970-71.
That season, Villa registered their lowest ever league position - 4th in the third tier.
Happier times were to follow for both Keith and Villa after that nadir however and after securing the Third Division Title in 1971-72 won promotion back to the second tier.
Keith wouldn’t feature for Villa in their first season back in the second tier having played his final game for Villa on Saturday, 20 November 1971, still only aged 25.
Keith moved on to Peterborough United in November 1972.
Keith had played under Villa managers Dick Taylor, Tommy Cummings, Tommy Docherty and Vic Crowe.