John Bramley (1898 – after 1927), also known as Jack Bramley, was an English professional

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who played as a

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. He made 29 appearances in

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without scoring.

Career

Born in

East Kirkby East Kirkby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south-east from Horncastle, Lincolnshire, Horncastle, and on the A155 road. East Kirkby 13th century Listed building#Categories of ...

, Bramley played for

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

, Welbeck Colliery Welfare,

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

, Rotherham County and Sutton Town. For Bradford City, he made six appearances in

.Frost, p. 380 He played 24 matches in senior competition for Rotherham County, including appearing in their last Football League match before the club amalgamated with Rotherham Town to form

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...

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1898 births Year of death missing People from East Lindsey District English men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Men's association football defenders Mansfield Town F.C. players Welbeck Welfare F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Rotherham County F.C. players Sutton Town A.F.C. players English Football League players Date of birth missing Place of death missing Footballers from Lincolnshire {{England-footy-midfielder-1890s-stub