Bradley Orr
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Full name | Bradley Orr | ||
Position(s) | Right-Midfielder | ||
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Current team | Bristol City |
Bradley Orr (born November 1, 1982 in Liverpool) is an English 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.
Orr has also played for Burnley on loan from Newcastle.
Bradley scored his first City goal against 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.
On 29 August 2006 Orr was sent off for attempting to head-butt his own team-mate, Louis Carey, during a game against Northampton.
On 1 September 2006 Orr was sentenced to 28 days in jail relating in an incident outside a popular Bristol nightclub 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.
External links
- Bradley Orr at Soccerbase
- BBC News article about prison sentence
- BBC Sport on Orr and Brooker's early release