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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Football player infobox
{{BLP sources|date=October 2012}}
| playername = Bradley Orr
{{EngvarB|date=February 2024}}
| image =
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
| fullname = Bradley Orr
{{Infobox football biography
| nickname =
| name = Bradley Orr
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1982|11|1}}
| image = Bradley Orr -upperbody.jpg
| cityofbirth = [[Liverpool]]
| upright = 1.1
| countryofbirth = [[England]]
| currentclub = {{fc|Bristol City}}
| caption = Orr playing for [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] in 2010
| full_name = Bradley James Orr
| position = Right-Midfielder
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1982|11|1}}
| clubnumber = 2
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England
| youthyears =
| height = 1.83 m
| youthclubs =
| position = [[Right-back]]
| years = 2002&ndash;04<br />2004<br />2004&ndash;present
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1998
| clubs = {{fc|Newcastle United}}<br />→ {{fc|Burnley}} ''(loan)''<br />{{fc|Bristol City}}
| youthclubs1 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| caps(goals) = {{0}}0 (0)<br />{{0}}4 (0)<br />80 (1)
| youthyears2 = 1998–2002
| nationalyears =
| youthclubs2 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| nationalteam =
| years1 = 2002–2004
| nationalcaps(goals) =
| clubs1 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| pcupdate = 12:00, 03 September 2006
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2004
| clubs2 = → [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (loan)
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2004–2010
| clubs3 = [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
| caps3 = 229
| goals3 = 12
| years4 = 2010–2012
| clubs4 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| caps4 = 39
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2012–2015
| clubs5 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
| caps5 = 31
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2012–2013
| clubs6 = → [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] (loan)
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2013–2014
| clubs7 = → [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] (loan)
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2014
| clubs8 = → [[Toronto FC]] (loan)
| caps8 = 19
| goals8 = 1
| totalcaps = 339
| totalgoals = 14
}}
}}
'''Bradley James Orr''' (born 1 November 1982) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[right-back]].


==Career==
'''Bradley Orr''' (born [[November 1]], [[1982]] in [[Liverpool]]) is an [[England|English]] [[Defender (football)|defender]] currently playing for [[Bristol City F.C.]] He has played for the club since July 2004, joining on a free transfer from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].


===Newcastle United & loans===
Orr has also played for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] on loan from Newcastle.
Born in [[Liverpool]], Merseyside, Orr started his senior career with [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] when [[Kenny Dalglish]] was manager, having started out at [[Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy|Everton]] and progressed through [[Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy|the club's ranks]].<ref name="Orr Everton">{{cite news|title=Magpies warned off move|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7047173.magpies-warned-off-move/|website=The Northern Echo|date=8 January 2003|access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Junior Football; Newcastle United's Under 19s|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7111904.junior-football-newcastle-uniteds-19s/|website=The Northern Echo|date=20 April 2001|access-date=11 March 2024}}<br>{{cite news|title=Sir Bobby loses power battle|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7060884.sir-bobby-loses-power-battle/|website=The Northern Echo|date=4 September 2002|access-date=11 March 2024}}<br>{{cite news|title=Bernard aims to rise above hate|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7033309.bernard-aims-rise-hate/|website=The Northern Echo|date=25 April 2003|access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref>


On 8 January 2003, Orr signed a contract with Newcastle United, keeping him until the end of the 2003–04 season.<ref name="Orr Everton"/> Throughout the 2003–04 season, Orr appeared as an unused substitute bench as Newcastle United's cover without making an appearance for the Magpies.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bright future predicted as JJ signs five-year deal|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7008691.bright-future-predicted-jj-signs-five-year-deal/|website=The Northern Echo|date=22 November 2003|access-date=11 March 2024}}<br>{{cite news|title=Ameobi strikes to save jittery United|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/6998544.ameobi-strikes-save-jittery-united/|website=The Northern Echo|date=4 March 2004|access-date=11 March 2024}}<br>{{cite news|title=Advantage Marseille after St James' draw|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/6993478.advantage-marseille-st-james-draw/|website=The Northern Echo|date=23 April 2004|access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref>
Bradley scored his first [[Bristol City F.C.|City]] goal against [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]]. Although Bradley was signed as a central midfielder he was converted to right-back in 2005/2006 and has played most of his recent games in that position.


Due to a lack of opportunities in the first team, Orr was loaned out to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] for an initial month's loan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ternent triple swoop|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5860293.ternent-triple-swoop/|website=The Lancashire Telegraph|date=29 January 2004|access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> He made his professional league debut, coming on as a late substitute, in a 0–0 draw against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] on 30 January 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=Take me higher|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5859992.take-higher/|website=The Lancashire Telegraph|date=31 January 2004|access-date=11 March 2024}}<br>{{cite news|title=Stan hails Clarets heroes|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5859815.stan-hails-clarets-heroes/|website=The Lancashire Telegraph|date=2 February 2004|access-date=11 March 2024}}<br>{{cite news|title=Form guide...|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5859833.form-guide/|website=The Lancashire Telegraph|date=2 February 2004|access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> In his fourth appearance for the club, Orr made his first start professionally, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 lost against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] on 28 February 2004, in what turns out to be his last appearance for Burnley.<ref>{{cite news|title=Keep your cool!|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5854793.keep-cool/|website=The Lancashire Telegraph|date=27 February 2004|access-date=11 March 2024}}<br>{{cite news|title=Millwall 2-0 Burnley|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3507617.stm|website=BBC Sport|date=28 February 2004|access-date=11 March 2024}}<br>{{cite news|title=Den leaves nasty taste in mouth|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5854442.den-leaves-nasty-taste-mouth/|website=The Lancashire Telegraph|date=1 March 2004|access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> Shortly after, he was recalled by his parent club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stan's player crisis|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5854276.stans-player-crisis/|website=The Lancashire Telegraph|date=2 March 2004|access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref>
On [[29 August]] [[2006]] Orr was sent off for attempting to head-butt his own team-mate, [[Louis Carey]], during a game against [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton]].


===Bristol City===
On [[1 September]] 2006 Orr was sentenced to 28 days in jail relating in an incident outside the popular Bristol nightclub 'Romeo Browns' the previous October. Also jailed in relation to the same incident were fellow City teammates [[Steve Brooker]] for 28 days, and [[David Partridge]] for 2 months. Orr and Brooker were released on September 14th 2006, serving only half of their original sentence.
Shortly after this loan period in July 2004, Orr signed for [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]. He scored his first goal for his new team against [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]].


Although he was signed as a [[central midfielder]], he was converted to [[right-back]] in 2005–06 and played most of his games in that position.
==External links==


On 29 August 2006, Orr was sent off for attempting to head-butt his own teammate, [[Louis Carey]], during a game against [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]. On 1 September 2006, Orr was sentenced to 28 days in jail relating to an incident outside a Bristol nightclub the previous October.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/4353348.stm|title=Fourth player quizzed after brawl |date=18 October 2005|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref> Also jailed in relation to the same incident were teammates [[Steve Brooker]] for 28 days, and [[David Partridge]] for two months. Orr and Brooker were released on 14 September 2006, serving only half of their original sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/5345494.stm|title=Jailed duo return to Bristol City |date=14 September 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref> He scored against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] second round.
*[http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=37822 Bradley Orr] at Soccerbase
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/5306506.stm BBC News article about prison sentence]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/5345494.stm BBC Sport on Orr and Brooker's early release]


He was named in the PFA's Championship team of the season 2007–08.
{{Bristol City F.C. Squad}}


According to media sources, he broke his cheekbone in the play-off final against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]].
[[Category:1982 births|Orr, Bradley]]

[[Category:Newcastle United F.C. players|Orr, Bradley]]
On 27 November 2008, Bristol City decided to place Orr on the transfer list, due to rejecting several contract offers.<ref>{{cite news
[[Category:Bristol City F.C. players|Orr, Bradley]]
|date=27 November 2008
[[Category:Burnley F.C. players|Orr, Bradley]]
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9689658.stm
[[Category:Living people|Orr, Bradley]]
|title=Transfer Deadline Day – Live
[[Category:Incarcerated celebrities|Orr, Bradley]]
|publisher=BBC
|accessdate=31 January 2012}}</ref> On 1 January 2009, Bristol City announced that Orr had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at the club.

===Queens Park Rangers===
On 26 July 2010, Orr signed for Queens Park Rangers. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Scunthorpe United on 21 August 2010. He became a regular in Rangers Championship winning season with a number of impressive performances at right back helping Rangers to a high number of clean sheets. Once promoted to the Premier League his first team opportunities at Loftus Road became increasingly limited following the signing of right back [[Luke Young (footballer born 1979)|Luke Young]].

===Blackburn Rovers===
His time at QPR was short-lived however, due to a lack of first team games. He made a move in the January 2012 transfer window to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee a move he said he badly needed.<ref>{{cite news
|date=31 January 2012
|url=http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~2595562,00.html
|title=Rovers sign Orr
|publisher=Blackburn Rovers
|accessdate=31 January 2012
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206184113/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~2595562%2C00.html
|archivedate= 6 February 2012
}}</ref>

Orr made his debut for Blackburn when he replaced [[Jason Lowe (footballer)|Jason Lowe]] in the 36th minute of the game in the 7–1 loss against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] at the [[Emirates Stadium]] on 4 February 2012. He made his full home debut against his former employers [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]] at [[Ewood Park]], exactly a week later on 11 February 2012, in a game Rovers went on to win 3–2 and he also completed the full 90 minutes in his right-back slot. On 2 April 2012, Orr started and played the full 90 minutes in the right-back berth against [[Manchester United]] at Ewood Park which ended in a 2–0 defeat on the night of his sixth appearance for Rovers in the Barclays Premier League. On 21 April 2012, he started and played the full 90 minutes in the right-back spot with Jason Lowe playing further forward in a 2–0 victory over [[Norwich City]] at Ewood Park, thanks to strikes from [[Mauro Formica]] and [[Junior Hoilett]]. On 7 May 2012, Orr started the 1–0 defeat against Lancashire rivals [[Wigan Athletic]] at Ewood Park, but was replaced on 80 minutes for [[David Goodwillie]], this loss meant that Rovers were relegated from the top flight.

===Ipswich Town (loan)===
[[File:Bradley Orr 1.png|thumb|175px|Orr playing for [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in 2013]]
On 14 November 2012, Orr signed for [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] on loan until 26 January 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/bradley-joins-town-485669.aspx |title=Town land Orr |work=itfc.co.uk |publisher=Ipswich Town FC |date=14 November 2012 |accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> His loan was extended to the end of the season in January 2013.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/transfer_news_bradley_orr_extends_his_stay_as_jason_scotland_ronan_murray_and_josh_carson_prepare_to_exit_1_1788677 | work = East Anglian Daily Times | date = 10 January 2013 | accessdate = 10 January 2013 | title = Bradley Orr extends his stay, as Jason Scotland, Ronan Murray and Josh Carson prepare to exit | first = Stuart | last = Watson|publisher = Archant}}</ref>

===Blackpool (loan)===
On 2 September 2013, Orr signed for [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] on loan until 2 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23934744|title=Blackpool bring in Blackburn Rovers full-back Bradley Orr|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 September 2013|accessdate=3 September 2013}}</ref>

===Toronto FC (loan)===
On 25 January 2014, it was announced that Orr would be placed out on loan to [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] side [[Toronto FC]].<ref name="Transfer window: Blackburn's Bradley Orr joins Toronto">{{cite news|title=Transfer window: Blackburn's Bradley Orr joins Toronto|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25896236|accessdate=25 January 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 January 2014}}</ref> The loan is set to run to December 2014 and would see Orr reunited with his former teammate at Blackburn, [[Ryan Nelsen]]. Nelsen was the head coach of Toronto FC having been sacked, along with his assistants, on 31 August 2014. Orr made his debut with Toronto in their season opener at [[Seattle Sounders FC]] on 15 March, the game ended in a 2–1 away victory with both goals coming from newly acquired [[Jermain Defoe]].<ref>{{cite news|last=McGran|first=Kevin|title=Jermain Defoe scores twice, Toronto FC upsets Seattle 2-1 in season opener|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2014/03/15/jermain_defoe_scores_twice_toronto_fc_upsets_seattle_21_in_season_opener.html|accessdate=16 March 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=15 March 2014}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Toronto on 23 May against [[Sporting Kansas City]].

==Personal life==
Orr is the uncle of former footballer [[Jon Flanagan]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 April 2014 |title=Toronto FC defender set to cheer on nephew in marquee EPL matchup |work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|location=Toronto |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/toronto-fc-defender-set-to-cheer-on-nephew-in-marquee-epl-matchup/article17947477/ |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[2003–04 Premier League|2003–04]]<ref name="sb0304">{{Soccerbase season|37822|2003|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (loan)
|[[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]]<ref name="sb0304"/>
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
|[[2004–05 Football League One|2004–05]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|37822|2004|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref>
|[[Football League One|League One]]
|37||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0||42||0
|-
|[[2005–06 Football League One|2005–06]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|37822|2005|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref>
|League One
|38||1||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||39||1
|-
|[[2006–07 Football League One|2006–07]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|37822|2006|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref>
|League One
|35||4||4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||4||0||43||4
|-
|[[2007–08 Football League Championship|2007–08]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|37822|2007|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref>
|Championship
|42||4||1||0||2||1||colspan="2"|–||3||0||48||5
|-
|[[2008–09 Football League Championship|2008–09]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|37822|2008|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref>
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|38||1||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||41||1
|-
|[[2009–10 Football League Championship|2009–10]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|37822|2009|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref>
|Championship
|39||2||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||42||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!229!!12!!12!!0!!6!!1!!0!!0!!8!!0!!255!!13
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|[[2010–11 Football League Championship|2010–11]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|37822|2010|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref>
|Championship
|33||1||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||1
|-
|[[2011–12 Premier League|2011–12]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Soccerbase season|37822|2011|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref>
|Premier League
|6||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!39!!1!!2!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!43!!1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|[[2011–12 Premier League|2011–12]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|Premier League
|12||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||0
|-
|[[2012–13 Football League Championship|2012–13]]<ref name="sb1213">{{Soccerbase season|37822|2012|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref>
|Championship
|19||0||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Football League Championship|2013–14]]<ref name="sb1314">{{Soccerbase season|37822|2013|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref>
|Championship
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!34!!0
|-
|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] (loan)
|[[2012–13 Football League Championship|2012–13]]<ref name="sb1213"/>
|Championship
|13||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||0
|-
|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] (loan)
|[[2013–14 Football League Championship|2013–14]]<ref name="sb1314"/>
|Championship
|4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0
|-
|[[Toronto FC]] (loan)
|[[2014 Major League Soccer season|2014]]<ref>{{Soccerway|47076}}</ref>
|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|19||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||21||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!339!!14!!18!!0!!9!!1!!0!!0!!8!!0!!374!!15
|}

==Honours==
'''Queens Park Rangers'''
*[[Football League Championship]]: [[2010–11 Football League Championship|2010–11]]

'''Individual'''
*Football League Championship PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Soccerbase}}


{{2007–08 Football League Championship PFA Team of the Year}}


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[[Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Blackpool F.C. players]]
[[Category:Toronto FC players]]
[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada]]
[[Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Canada]]
[[Category:21st-century English sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 30 October 2024

Bradley Orr
Orr playing for Bristol City in 2010
Personal information
Full name Bradley James Orr
Date of birth (1982-11-01) 1 November 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
0000–1998 Everton
1998–2002 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2004 → Burnley (loan) 4 (0)
2004–2010 Bristol City 229 (12)
2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers 39 (1)
2012–2015 Blackburn Rovers 31 (0)
2012–2013 → Ipswich Town (loan) 13 (0)
2013–2014 → Blackpool (loan) 4 (0)
2014 → Toronto FC (loan) 19 (1)
Total 339 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bradley James Orr (born 1 November 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Career

[edit]

Newcastle United & loans

[edit]

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Orr started his senior career with Newcastle United when Kenny Dalglish was manager, having started out at Everton and progressed through the club's ranks.[1][2]

On 8 January 2003, Orr signed a contract with Newcastle United, keeping him until the end of the 2003–04 season.[1] Throughout the 2003–04 season, Orr appeared as an unused substitute bench as Newcastle United's cover without making an appearance for the Magpies.[3]

Due to a lack of opportunities in the first team, Orr was loaned out to Burnley for an initial month's loan.[4] He made his professional league debut, coming on as a late substitute, in a 0–0 draw against Wigan Athletic on 30 January 2004.[5] In his fourth appearance for the club, Orr made his first start professionally, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 lost against Millwall on 28 February 2004, in what turns out to be his last appearance for Burnley.[6] Shortly after, he was recalled by his parent club.[7]

Bristol City

[edit]

Shortly after this loan period in July 2004, Orr signed for Bristol City. He scored his first goal for his new team against Yeovil Town.

Although he was signed as a central midfielder, he was converted to right-back in 2005–06 and played most of his games in that position.

On 29 August 2006, Orr was sent off for attempting to head-butt his own teammate, Louis Carey, during a game against Northampton Town. On 1 September 2006, Orr was sentenced to 28 days in jail relating to an incident outside a Bristol nightclub the previous October.[8] Also jailed in relation to the same incident were teammates Steve Brooker for 28 days, and David Partridge for two months. Orr and Brooker were released on 14 September 2006, serving only half of their original sentence.[9] He scored against Manchester City in the League Cup second round.

He was named in the PFA's Championship team of the season 2007–08.

According to media sources, he broke his cheekbone in the play-off final against Hull City.

On 27 November 2008, Bristol City decided to place Orr on the transfer list, due to rejecting several contract offers.[10] On 1 January 2009, Bristol City announced that Orr had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at the club.

Queens Park Rangers

[edit]

On 26 July 2010, Orr signed for Queens Park Rangers. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Scunthorpe United on 21 August 2010. He became a regular in Rangers Championship winning season with a number of impressive performances at right back helping Rangers to a high number of clean sheets. Once promoted to the Premier League his first team opportunities at Loftus Road became increasingly limited following the signing of right back Luke Young.

Blackburn Rovers

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His time at QPR was short-lived however, due to a lack of first team games. He made a move in the January 2012 transfer window to Blackburn Rovers on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee a move he said he badly needed.[11]

Orr made his debut for Blackburn when he replaced Jason Lowe in the 36th minute of the game in the 7–1 loss against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 4 February 2012. He made his full home debut against his former employers QPR at Ewood Park, exactly a week later on 11 February 2012, in a game Rovers went on to win 3–2 and he also completed the full 90 minutes in his right-back slot. On 2 April 2012, Orr started and played the full 90 minutes in the right-back berth against Manchester United at Ewood Park which ended in a 2–0 defeat on the night of his sixth appearance for Rovers in the Barclays Premier League. On 21 April 2012, he started and played the full 90 minutes in the right-back spot with Jason Lowe playing further forward in a 2–0 victory over Norwich City at Ewood Park, thanks to strikes from Mauro Formica and Junior Hoilett. On 7 May 2012, Orr started the 1–0 defeat against Lancashire rivals Wigan Athletic at Ewood Park, but was replaced on 80 minutes for David Goodwillie, this loss meant that Rovers were relegated from the top flight.

Ipswich Town (loan)

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Orr playing for Ipswich Town in 2013

On 14 November 2012, Orr signed for Ipswich Town on loan until 26 January 2013.[12] His loan was extended to the end of the season in January 2013.[13]

Blackpool (loan)

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On 2 September 2013, Orr signed for Blackpool on loan until 2 January 2014.[14]

Toronto FC (loan)

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On 25 January 2014, it was announced that Orr would be placed out on loan to MLS side Toronto FC.[15] The loan is set to run to December 2014 and would see Orr reunited with his former teammate at Blackburn, Ryan Nelsen. Nelsen was the head coach of Toronto FC having been sacked, along with his assistants, on 31 August 2014. Orr made his debut with Toronto in their season opener at Seattle Sounders FC on 15 March, the game ended in a 2–1 away victory with both goals coming from newly acquired Jermain Defoe.[16] He scored his first goal for Toronto on 23 May against Sporting Kansas City.

Personal life

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Orr is the uncle of former footballer Jon Flanagan.[17]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 2003–04[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Burnley (loan) 2003–04[18] Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Bristol City 2004–05[19] League One 37 0 2 0 2 0 – 1 0 42 0
2005–06[20] League One 38 1 1 0 0 0 – – 39 1
2006–07[21] League One 35 4 4 0 0 0 – 4 0 43 4
2007–08[22] Championship 42 4 1 0 2 1 – 3 0 48 5
2008–09[23] Championship 38 1 2 0 1 0 – – 41 1
2009–10[24] Championship 39 2 2 0 1 0 – – 42 2
Total 229 12 12 0 6 1 0 0 8 0 255 13
Queens Park Rangers 2010–11[25] Championship 33 1 1 0 1 0 – – 35 1
2011–12[26] Premier League 6 0 1 0 1 0 – – 8 0
Total 39 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 43 1
Blackburn Rovers 2011–12[26] Premier League 12 0 0 0 0 0 – – 12 0
2012–13[27] Championship 19 0 2 0 1 0 – – 22 0
2013–14[28] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 31 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
Ipswich Town (loan) 2012–13[27] Championship 13 0 0 0 0 0 – – 13 0
Blackpool (loan) 2013–14[28] Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Toronto FC (loan) 2014[29] MLS 19 1 2 0 – – – 21 1
Career total 339 14 18 0 9 1 0 0 8 0 374 15

Honours

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Queens Park Rangers

Individual

  • Football League Championship PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08

References

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  21. ^ "Games played by Bradley Orr in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
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  23. ^ "Games played by Bradley Orr in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
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  25. ^ "Games played by Bradley Orr in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
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  29. ^ Bradley Orr at Soccerway
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