Wilfred Bratton
Wilfred Bratton was a former Australian professional soccer player who also played as a forward for the inaugural Australia national soccer team in 1922.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wilfred Bratton | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1922 | Australia | 1 | (1) |
Early life
Wilfred Bratton was born in Sheffield, England.[2][3] At the age of 15, Bratton migrated to Australia and settled at Flaxton or Palmwoods where he was employed as a farmhand. He enlisted for World War 1 in May 1915 as a Private and was wounded in service, a victim of gassing and severe trench fever. He returned to Australia in March 1919.[4] In 1928 Bratton wrote to the newspapers about a game of football played between his 3rd Australian Division and the Royal Air Force at Ballieul (Somme on the Western Front) in the winter of 1917.[5]
Club career
Bratton played for Palmwoods in August 1920 in their friendly games against Buderim before the formation of the North Coast Football Association (NCFA) in 1921.[6] In the first season of the NCFA in 1921 Bratton played for Mapleton.[7] Bratton continued to play for Mapleton until 1928 and was even club president.[8][9]
International career
Bratton played for the Australia national soccer team and was capped only once, as a replacement for Dave Ward[10] with a goal on 24 June 1922 against New Zealand.[11][12]
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Australia | 1922 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
References
- Werner, Greg (20 January 2018). "Wilf Bratton". Grassroots Football Project.
- "19 Jun 1925 – Soccer. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 19 June 1925. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/collection/RCDIG1067741/large/5375506.JPG
- "Wilfred Bratten". www.awm.gov.au.
- "13 Aug 1928 – A FOOTBALL INCIDENT. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 13 August 1928. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "27 Aug 1920 – SOCCER FOOTBALL. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 27 August 1920. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "03 Aug 1921 – SOCCER NOTES. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 3 August 1921. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "16 Mar 1923 – Soccer. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 16 March 1923. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "07 Sep 1928 – Soccer. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. 7 September 1928. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "SOCCER TEST". Evening News (17165). New South Wales, Australia. 23 June 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- Esamie, Thomas. "Socceroo Internationals for 1922". ozfootball.net.
- "Australian Soccer History". ak-tsc.de.