 Weighing 11 st (70 kg) and standing at 6 ft (1.83 m) Bradley played at wing half and oozed class.The Sentinel described him as having an old head on young shoulders with "a fine turn of speed who tackles with excellent judgement".As a consequence of Alex Raisbeck's transfer to Liverpool, Bradley found himself part of a youthful, hard working half-back line featuring 23-year-old Alf Wood and fellow teenager Edward Parsons and in the first season of this trio Stoke reached their first FA Cup semi-final losing out 3–1 to Derby County.