Brad Abbott

Bradley Ian Abbott (born 24 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One East club Cleethorpes Town.

Brad Abbott

Abbott playing for Boston United in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Bradley Ian Abbott[1]
Date of birth	(1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Doncaster, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cleethorpes Town
Youth career
0000–2013	Barnsley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Barnsley	5	(0)
2013–2014	→ Harrogate Town (loan)	7	(0)
2015	→ Chester (loan)	16	(1)
2016	→ Barrow (loan)	5	(0)
2016–2017	Buxton	56	(8)
2017–2020	Boston United	92	(13)
2020–2021	Grantham Town	7	(0)
2021–2022	Spennymoor Town	15	(2)
2022	Boston United	27	(2)
2022–2023	Matlock Town	13	(1)
2023–2024	Ashton United	24	(0)
2024–	Cleethorpes Town	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Playing career

Abbott began his career at Barnsley, from where he was loaned out to Harrogate Town in November 2013. He played seven Conference North and cup game for the club before returning to Barnsley after picking up a back injury.^[2] He signed a new contract with the "Tykes" in May 2014.^[3] In March 2016 he signed for Barrow on loan until the end of the season.^[4]

On 12 May 2016, Abbott was released by Barnsley.^[5]

Statistics

As of 30 August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnsley	2013–14[6]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15[7]	League One	5	0	1	0	0	0	2[a]	0	8	0
	2015–16[8]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	9	0
Harrogate Town (loan)	2013–14[9]	Conference North	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Chester (loan)	2014–15[7]	Conference Premier	16	1	—		—		0	0	16	1
Barrow (loan)	2015–16[8]	National League	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Buxton	2016–17[10]	NPL Premier Division	41	6	1	0	4	0	4[b]	3	50	9
	2017–18[11]	NPL Premier Division	15	2	2	0	–		1[c]	0	18	2
	Total		56	8	3	0	4	0	5	3	68	11
Boston United	2017–18[9]	National League North	22	4	—		—		0	0	22	4
	2018–19[9][12][13]	National League North	40	5	1	0	—		2[c]	0	43	5
	2019–20[9][14][15]	National League North	30	4	5	0	—		2[d]	0	37	4
	Total		92	13	6	0	—		4	0	102	13
Grantham Town	2020–21[16]	NPL Premier Division	7	0	2	0	—		0	0	9	0
Spennymoor Town	2021–22[9][17][18][19][20]	National League North	15	2	4	2	—		2[c]	0	21	4
Boston United	2021–22[9]	National League North	20	2	—		—		0	0	20	2
	2022–23[9][21][22]	National League North	7	0	2	0	—		0	0	9	0
	Total		27	2	2	0	—		0	0	29	2
Matlock Town	2022–23[23]	NPL Premier Division	13	1	—		—		2[e]	1	15	2
Ashton United	2023–24[24]	NPL Premier Division	24	0	2	0	—		3[f]	1	29	1
Cleethorpes Town	2024–25[25]	NPL Division One East	5	0	2	1	—		0	0	7	1
Career total			272	27	22	3	4	0	19	5	308	35

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in Derbyshire Senior Cup
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in National League North play-offs
5. One appearance and one goal in NPL Premier Division play-offs, one appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
6. Appearance(s) in Manchester Premier Cup

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
2. "Profile". harrogatetownafc.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
3. "Brad Abbott signs new contract at Barnsley FC". barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
4. "Barrow Get Abbott". Barrow AFC. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
5. "Club Statement: Development Squad (Player Update)". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
6. "Games played by Brad Abbott in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
7. "Games played by Brad Abbott in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
8. "Games played by Brad Abbott in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
9. Brad Abbott at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
10. "Results - the Pitching in Northern Premier League".
11. "Results - the Pitching in Northern Premier League".
12. "Boston United 0-2 Peterborough Sports".
13. "Ashton United 0-5 Boston United".
14. "Stamford AFC 0-4 Boston United".
15. "Sutton Coldfield Town 0-1 Boston United".
16. "Grantham Town | Appearances | Brad Abbott | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages".
17. "Report: Spennymoor Town 1-0 AFC Fylde". 21 September 2021.
18. "Report: AFC Fylde 1-1 Spennymoor Town". 18 September 2021.
19. "Report: Spennymoor Town 0-0 Southport". 2 October 2021.
20. "Report: Southport 3-2 Spennymoor Town". 5 October 2021.
21. "Basford United 1-1 Boston United".
22. "Boston United 3-3 Basford United (2-4 pens)".
23. "Matlock Town | Appearances | Bradley Abbott | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages".
24. "Ashton United | Appearances | Brad Abbott | Football Web Pages".
25. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/cleethorpes-town/appearances/bradley-abbott/967670

External links

• Brad Abbott at Soccerbase