English footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Frank Ernest Bamford | ||
| Date of birth | (1914-04-08)8 April 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 June 1949(1949-06-04) (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | Rochdale, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ealing YMCA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ealing Celtic | |||
| 1936 | Hayes | 4 | (0) |
| 1936–1946 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| → Aldershot (guest) | |||
| 1946 | → Colchester United (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| 1946 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances. And goals | |||
Harry Frank Ernest Bamford MBE (8 April 1914 – 4 June 1949) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion as a left back/outside left.
Personal life※
Bamford served as a squadron sergeant major in the Royal Army Service Corps in Italy during the Second World War and was twice mentioned in dispatches. He was later awarded an MBE.
Career statistics※
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1945–46 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Colchester United (guest) | 1945–46 | Southern League | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
References※
- ^ "Harry Bamford". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 135. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Bacon – Bandy". Hayes & Yeading United FC: The Official Website. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Brentford Football Club Official Programme versus Brighton & Hove Albion. 10 February 2007. p. 39.
- ^ "Harry Bamford – Players – Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ White, "Eric," ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 378. ISBN 0951526200.
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- Military personnel from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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- Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- People from Kingston upon Thames
- Men's association football fullbacks
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- Hayes F.C. players
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- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Southern Football League players
- Colchester United F.C. players
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