1920 - 1958
Harry Bamford British Football
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First Name |
Harry
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Last Name |
Bamford
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Full Name at Birth |
Henry Charles Bamford
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Birthday |
8th October, 1920
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Birthplace |
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Died |
31st October, 1958
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Place of Death |
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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Nationality |
British
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Occupation |
Football
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Henry Charles "Harry" Bamford (8 February 1920 – 31 October 1958) was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers for his entire professional career. A local man, born and raised in St. Philip's Marsh, he played chiefly as a right-back for the club for thirteen years from 1945 until his death in 1958, making 486 league appearances and scoring five goals in the process. Never sent off, booked or even spoken to by a referee, he gained a reputation for sportmanship and gentlemanly conduct. An unflappable, cultured right back, who preferred, sometimes to the disquiet of managers and supporters alike, to play the ball out of defence even in the tightest of situations, he never lost the attacking instincts of the forward he had been in his younger days, and operated very much in the style of a modern wing-back. Bamford was an integral part of the Rovers' side which won promotion from Division Three (South) to Division Two in 1953 under manager Bert Tann.