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Latest revision as of 11:18, 2 November 2023

Cyril Bridge
Personal information
Date of birth (1909-08-28)28 August 1909
Place of birth Bristol, England
Date of death 27 January 1988(1988-01-27) (aged 78)
Place of death Bristol, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1932 St Philips Marsh Adult School
1932–1939 Bristol City 155 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cyril Bridge (28 August 1909 – 27 January 1988) was an English footballer who played as a left back. He made over 150 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War.[2]

Career

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Bridge played locally for St Philips Marsh Adult School in the Bristol & District League.[3] Joe Bradshaw signed Bridge in August 1930 for Bristol City.[3][4] After retirement Bridge remained local until his death in 1988 when his ashes were scattered on the pitch at Ashton Gate.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Bristol City. Forward line strengthened". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ a b c Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
  4. ^ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.