John Brayford

Date of birth29 December 1987
Place of birthStoke
NationalityEnglish
Weight71 kg
Height1.73 m
PositionDefender

John Brayford, who played for Manchester City and Stoke City during his youth career, joined Crewe Alexandra in September 2008 with a three-year contract.

He joined Derby County in May 2010 with a three-year contract that was extended to June 2014 in August 2011.

John joined Cardiff City in July 2013 with a four-year contract.

He joined Sheffield United in January 2015 with a contract to June 2018 that was cancelled in August 2017.

After a loan spell, John re-joined Burton Albion in August 2017 with a two-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Burton Albion 01 Jul 2005 01 Sep 2008
Crewe Alexandra 01 Sep 2008 19 May 2009
Derby County 19 May 2010 26 Jul 2013
Cardiff City 26 Jul 2013 24 Jan 2015
Sheffield United 24 Jan 2014 31 May 2014 L
Sheffield United 24 Jan 2015 30 Aug 2017
Burton Albion 19 Aug 2016 31 May 2017 L
Burton Albion 31 Aug 2017

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2007-08 Burton Albion FA Cup 3
2008-09 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 4
1
2008-09 Crewe Alexandra League One 34
2
2
2
2009-10 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 1
2009-10 Crewe Alexandra Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2009-10 Crewe Alexandra League Cup 1
2009-10 Crewe Alexandra League Two 45
2010-11 Derby County FA Cup 1
2010-11 Derby County League Championship 46
1
4
2010-11 Derby County League Cup 1
2011-12 Derby County FA Cup 2
2011-12 Derby County League Championship 22
1
1
2011-12 Derby County League Cup 1
2012-13 Derby County FA Cup 2
1
2012-13 Derby County League Championship 40
2
6
2012-13 Derby County League Cup 1
2013-14 Cardiff City League Cup 2
2013-14 Sheffield United FA Cup 5
1
2013-14 Sheffield United League One 15
1
2014-15 Cardiff City FA Cup 1
2014-15 Cardiff City League Championship 26
2
2014-15 Cardiff City League Cup 1
2014-15 Sheffield United League One 22
1
2
2014-15 Sheffield United League One Play-Offs 1
2015-16 Sheffield United FA Cup 2
2015-16 Sheffield United League One 19
1
1
2016-17 Burton Albion FA Cup 1
1
2016-17 Burton Albion League Championship 33
5
2016-17 Sheffield United League Cup 1
2016-17 Sheffield United League One 3
2017-18 Burton Albion FA Cup 1
1
2017-18 Burton Albion League Championship 27
1
2
2017-18 Sheffield United League Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
28 Aug 2013 Accrington Stanley v Cardiff City W 0-2 League Cup 2nd round
24 Sep 2013 West Ham United v Cardiff City L 3-2 League Cup 3rd round
08 Aug 2014 Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Championship
16 Aug 2014 Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town W 3-1 League Championship
19 Aug 2014 Cardiff City v Wigan Athletic W 1-0 League Championship
30 Aug 2014 Fulham v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Championship
13 Sep 2014 Cardiff City v Norwich City L 2-4 League Championship
16 Sep 2014 Cardiff City v Middlesbrough L 0-1 League Championship
20 Sep 2014 Derby County v Cardiff City D 2-2 League Championship
23 Sep 2014 Cardiff City v AFC Bournemouth L 0-3 League Cup 3rd round
27 Sep 2014 Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 League Championship
30 Sep 2014 Brighton and Hove Albion v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Championship
03 Oct 2014 Blackpool v Cardiff City L 1-0 League Championship
18 Oct 2014 Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest W 2-1 League Championship
21 Oct 2014 Cardiff City v Ipswich Town W 3-1 League Championship
25 Oct 2014 Millwall v Cardiff City L 1-0 League Championship
01 Nov 2014 Cardiff City v Leeds United W 3-1 League Championship
04 Nov 2014 Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City L 3-0 League Championship
08 Nov 2014 Birmingham City v Cardiff City D 0-0 League Championship
21 Nov 2014 Cardiff City v Reading W 2-1 League Championship
29 Nov 2014 Watford v Cardiff City W 0-1 League Championship
06 Dec 2014 Cardiff City v Rotherham United D 0-0 League Championship
13 Dec 2014 AFC Bournemouth v Cardiff City L 5-3 League Championship
20 Dec 2014 Cardiff City v Brentford L 2-3 League Championship
26 Dec 2014 Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Championship
28 Dec 2014 Cardiff City v Watford L 2-4 League Championship
02 Jan 2015 Cardiff City v Colchester United W 3-1 FA Cup 3rd round
10 Jan 2015 Cardiff City v Fulham W 1-0 League Championship
17 Jan 2015 Norwich City v Cardiff City L 3-2 League Championship
20 Jan 2015 Middlesbrough v Cardiff City L 2-1 League Championship


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.