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Roland Bartholomew

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Roland Bartholomew
Personal information
Date of birth 15 January 1915[1][2]
Place of birth Great Harwood, England
Date of death 8 December 1991 (aged 76)[3]
Place of death Trafford, Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[4]
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
North Manchester Secondary School
Urmston Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1945 Leeds United 0 (0)
1935–1938 Bradford City 100 (14)
1938–1939 Grimsby Town 12 (4)
Total 112 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roland Bartholomew (15 January 1915 – 8 December 1991) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left.

Career

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Born in Great Harwood, Bartholomew grew up in Manchester and played for North Manchester Secondary School and Urmston Old Boys.[5] He signed amateur forms for Leeds United in 1934, but never played a first-team game for the club.[5] He moved from Leeds United to Bradford City in May 1935; he moved from Bradford City to Grimsby Town in June 1938.[6] For Bradford City, he made 100 appearances in the Football League, scoring 14 goals; he also scored 7 goals in 10 FA Cup appearances.[7] He played in every League game of the 1936–37 season for Bradford City.[8] Bartholomew scored four goals in 12 League appearances for Grimsby Town, before World War Two ended his career.[5]

Sources

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ Roland Bartholomew of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire (Occupation: Footballer) in 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  3. ^ "Deaths". Manchester Evening News. 10 December 1991. p. 12. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Bradford City. Young players turn out well". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c Frost, p. 85
  6. ^ Frost, p. 391
  7. ^ Frost, p. 379
  8. ^ Frost, p. 378