Full name Herbert Osborne Badger Playing position Role Footballer | Date of death 1965 (aged 82–83) Name Bert Badger Position Wing half | |
Date of birth (1882-10-04)4 October 1882 Died 1965, Colchester, United Kingdom | ||
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Herbert Osborne Badger (4 October 1882 – 1965) was an English former footballer who played as a wing half.
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Career
Born in Islington, Badger started his career in Essex, playing for Clacton Town, Colchester Town and Ilford. He joined Tottenham Hotspur as an amateur in November 1903, and turned professional ten months later with Football League side Woolwich Arsenal. However, Badger was unable to break into the first team, and left to join Hertfordshire club Watford in August 1906 without playing a first team game. Badger made 54 Southern League appearances while at Cassio Road, scoring 5 times, and also played twice in the FA Cup. He left Watford to join Brentford in 1908 and Nottingham Forest the following year. At Forest, Badger finally played in the Football League.
Badger died in Colchester in 1965.