Lee Bradbury

Lee Bradbury (born 3 July 1975 on the Isle of Wight) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker. He currently plays for A.F.C. Bournemouth. A former army recruit, Bradbury started his professional career at Portsmouth, where he played for three years. A number of impressive performances in the 1996-97 season resulted in interest from a number of clubs, and in July 1997 he was purchased by Manchester City manager Frank Clark for a club record £3 million. However, Bradbury struggled to make an impact at Maine Road, resulting in some fans nicknaming him "Lee Badbuy", and at the end of the 1997-98 season City were relegated, with Bradbury having scored just six goals. Three months into the following season Bradbury moved to Crystal Palace for £1.5 million. Less than a year later Bradbury was on the move again, returning to Portsmouth for £300,000. Bradbury's career started to recover at Pompey, making more than 100 appearances in his second spell at the club. However, in the 2002-03 season Bradbury lost his first team place as Portsmouth pushed for the First Division title. Loan spells at Derby, Sheffield Wednesday and Walsall followed in the 2003-04 season. At the end of the 2004-05 season Bradbury was playing for Oxford United. Bradbury signed a four-month contract with Southend United on January 31 2006. He subsequently signed a longer contract. In August 2007 Bradbury signed for A.F.C. Bournemouth on a four month loan deal. After playing one game for the club the loan was made permament, and Bradbury signed a contract until the end of the season.^[1]

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External links

• Lee Bradbury career stats at Soccerbase