Wilfred Bratton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Bratton | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1928 | Mapleton | ||
| International career | |||
| 1922 | Australia | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wilfred Bratton was an English-born Australian soccer player who also played as a forward for the inaugural Australia national soccer team in 1922.[1]
Early life[edit]
Wilfred Bratton was born in Sheffield, England.[2][3][4] 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.[5]
In October 1921 Bratton married Ellen Elizabeth Champion at St Andrew's Church of England, South Brisbane.[6]
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.[7]
Club career[edit]
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.[8] In the first season of the NCFA in 1921 Bratton played for Mapleton.[9] Bratton continued to play for Mapleton until 1928 and was even club president.[10][11]
International career[edit]
Bratton played for the Australia national soccer team and was capped only once, as a replacement for Dave Ward[12] with a goal on 24 June 1922 against New Zealand.[13][14]
Bratton is designated Socceroo cap number 12.[15]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Australia | 1922 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Australia goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 June 1922 | Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand |  New Zealand
|
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [16] |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Australian Imperial Force - Nominal Roll" (JPG).
- ^ "RecordSearch - National Archives of Australia".
- ^ "Wilfred Bratten". www.awm.gov.au.
- ^ "Family Notices". Brisbane Courier. 15 November 1921.
- ^ "13 Aug 1928 – A FOOTBALL INCIDENT. – Trove". Brisbane Courier. Trove.nla.gov.au. 13 August 1928. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "27 Aug 1920 – SOCCER FOOTBALL. – Trove". Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser. Trove.nla.gov.au. 27 August 1920. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "03 Aug 1921 – SOCCER NOTES. – Trove". Daily Mail. Trove.nla.gov.au. 3 August 1921. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "16 Mar 1923 – Soccer. – Trove". Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser. Trove.nla.gov.au. 16 March 1923. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "07 Sep 1928 – Soccer. – Trove". Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser. Trove.nla.gov.au. 7 September 1928. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "SOCCER TEST". Evening News. No. 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.
- ^ "List of every Socceroo in order of first appearance".
- ^ "LATE SPORTING". The Telegraph. No. 15468. Queensland, Australia. 26 June 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 21 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
