first team. He was restricted to six league matches before leaving in 1931 to move into non-league football with the Bloxwich Strollers. Bedford went on to play amateur football until the age of 40, eventually retiring in June 1940 following a spell with Walsall Wood. After football, he worked as a foreman for a mineral water company. References 1899 births 1966 deaths Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English footballers Association football forwards West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Nelson F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players English Football League players People from Castle Bromwich