Thomas Dickinson "Tom" Bradshaw (15 March 1879 – unknown) was an English professional footballer. He played for several Football League clubs, but never spent more than two years at any of them.

Career

After starting out with Lostock Hall in the late 1890s, Hambleton

Hambleton, Lancashire

Hambleton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Lancashire. It is situated on a coastal plain called the Fylde and in an area east of the River Wyre known locally as Over Wyre. Hambleton lies approximately north-east of its post town, Poulton-le-Fylde, and about north-east of the...

-born Bradshaw signed for Preston North End in 1896, but did not make any League appearances for the Lilywhites. He joined their arch-rivals

West Lancashire derby

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 Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...

 shortly thereafter, and went on to make seventeen League appearances for the Seasiders, scoring five goals. Equally-short spells followed at Sunderland

Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...

, Nottingham Forest, Leicester Fosse and New Brighton Tower

New Brighton Tower

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. His journeyman

Journeyman

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 career continued with Swindon Town and Reading

Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

, before a return to Preston North End in 1902. Still without a League appearance for the Deepdale

Deepdale

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 club, he moved on to Wellingborough, Southport Central, Earlestown, Accrington Stanley, another spell with Leicester Fosse, Rossendale United and, finally, Glossop.

In 1913 he replaced Edgar Chadwick

Edgar Chadwick

Edgar Wallace Chadwick was a left-sided footballer who had a long and distinguished career with Everton during the 1890s...

 for one match as coach of the Netherlands national football team

Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...

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