Past playersJames Bradley

    • Years: 1905-1910

    • Appearances: 186

    • Goals: 8

    • Honours: League title (1905-06)

    James Bradley was a left half-back for Liverpool and on one unusual occasion played in goal - on December 25, 1909.

    He donned the goalkeeper's jersey and gloves in the absence of Sam Hardy, who must have been proud to see his unlikely understudy keep a clean sheet in a 3-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.

    Bradley made his first appearance for the Reds in a home First Division fixture with Birmingham City on September 23, 1905 and played in 31 league matches in his debut season, collecting a championship medal in the process.

    He would miss only 18 league matches over the next four seasons and it wasn't until the 1910-11 campaign that his position was threatened.

    Bradley left the club in the summer of 1911 and joined Reading.