John Robert Brayford was born on 29 December 1987 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Burton Albion.
16 Facts About John Brayford
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John Brayford spent time on loan at Sheffield United prior to joining permanently, and returned to Burton on a permanent basis in 2017.
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John Brayford has made seven appearances for the England C team.
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John Brayford instead joined non-League side Burton Albion, becoming the first graduate of the club's revamped youth academy.
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John Brayford made almost 80 league appearances, before signing for League One side Crewe Alexandra on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 1 September 2008.
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John Brayford formally completed his move to Derby County on 19 May 2010 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.
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John Brayford appeared in Derby's first ten games of the season, as Derby had their best start to a season for over 106 years, picking up 19 points from the first 10 games to sit third in the table.
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John Brayford returned to the first team squad in April 2012, but was unable to reclaim a regular spot in Derby's starting eleven.
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John Brayford did return for the final five games of the season, but having only a year left on his contract, manager Nigel Clough expected John Brayford to move to a Premier League club during the summer of 2013.
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On 26 July 2013 John Brayford signed a four-year contract with Cardiff City, becoming their second signing of the summer.
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John Brayford failed to even make the substitutes' bench in any other match, and did not even make the Cardiff bench for their league games.
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John Brayford finished his loan having played 20 times, scoring twice.
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John Brayford later revealed that he took a pay cut to rejoin Sheffield United.
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John Brayford was released by Sheffield United after two-and-a-half years and returned to Burton on 31 August 2017 for a third spell.
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John Brayford signed a two-year deal and would be playing under Nigel Clough's management for a fourth time.
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John Brayford signed a new one-year contract in June 2019.