Brian Bromley
{{short description|English footballer (1946-2012)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brian Bromley
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|3|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Burnley, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|3|9|1946|3|20|df=y}}
| death_place = Southampton, England
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1963–1968
| clubs1 = Bolton Wanderers
| caps1 = 166
| goals1 = 25
| years2 = 1968–1972
| clubs2 = Portsmouth
| caps2 = 89
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 1972–1974
| clubs3 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| caps3 = 50
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 1974–1975
| clubs4 = Reading
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 1975
| clubs5 = → Darlington (loan)
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1975–1976
| clubs6 = Wigan Athletic
| caps6 = 23
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 1976–1978
| clubs7 = Waterlooville
| caps7 = ??
| goals7 = ?
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
}}
Brian Bromley (20 March 1946 – 9 March 2012) was an English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Brighton and Hove Albion, Reading and Darlington in the Football League and Wigan Athletic in the Northern Premier League.
Career
Born in Burnley, Lancashire, Bromley started his career at Bolton Wanderers. He made his debut in March 1963 against Sheffield United, and made a total of 184 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring 26 goals.{{cite web | url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2654938,00.html | title=Brian Bromley | publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. | date=12 March 2012 | accessdate=28 April 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120630225358/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2654938,00.html | archivedate=30 June 2012 | df=dmy-all }} In November 1968, he joined Portsmouth for a fee of £25,000.{{cite web | url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Pompey-Mourn-Brian-Bromley-3214.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314004939/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Pompey-Mourn-Brian-Bromley-3214.aspx | url-status=dead | archivedate=14 March 2012 | title=Pompey Mourn Brian Bromley | publisher=Portsmouth F.C. | accessdate=28 April 2012 }}
In 1975, he joined Northern Premier League side Wigan Athletic, making 23 league appearances during his sole season at the club.{{cite book|last=Hayes|first=Dean|title=The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C.|year=1996|publisher=Yore Publications|location=Harefield|isbn=1-874427-91-7}}
In the following season, 1976/77, he joined Waterlooville in the Southern League Division 1 South, playing under former Portsmouth team-mate David Munks . He remained there for two seasons.
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{NeilBrownPlayers|player1/brianbromley}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bromley, Brian}}
Category:Footballers from Burnley
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Darlington F.C. players
Category:Wigan Athletic F.C. players
Category:Waterlooville F.C. players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:English Football League players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
{{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub}}