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preferred, sometimes to the disquiet of managers and supporters alike, to play the ball out of defence even in the tightest of situations, he never lost the attacking instincts of the forward he had been in his younger days, and operated very much in the style of a modern wing-back. Bamford was an integral part of the Rovers' side which won promotion from
Division Three (South) to Division Two in 1953 under manager Bert Tann.
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seasons for which it had been in abeyance. A second junior trophy, also anonymously donated in 1967, was similarly revived. In 2019 it was decided to discontinue the junior trophy which had only been awarded originally on three occasions and that a new trophy should be made to replace it in memory of
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sustained serious fire damage. However, it resurfaced in 2014, having been found in a dusty box. In 2014, the trophy was revived and presentations were made at the
Memorial Ground and Ashton Gate to 40 ex-Bristol Rovers, Bristol City and amateur players nominated by the public, for each of the 40
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where he played at a high level for Army football and rugby teams in Burma and India, he had played for local
Bristol teams as a forward, including his school St. Silas, winning three caps for and captaining Bristol Boys, and also playing briefly for Bristol City Colts. He had also signed amateur
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for the club for thirteen years from 1945 until his death in 1958, making 486 league appearances and scoring five goals in the process. Never sent off, booked or even spoken to by a referee, he gained a reputation for sportmanship and gentlemanly conduct. An unflappable, cultured right back, who
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After his death the Harry
Bamford memorial trophy was created in his honour. This was to be awarded every year to the Bristol footballer, amateur or professional, who best emulated Bamford's sportsmanship and dedication. The awards ceased in 1973.The trophy was lost in 1980 when Rovers'
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on 28 October 1958 when he was involved in a collision with a delivery van in Apsley Road. He remained in
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