Career
He was posthumously inducted into the in May 2015. Brentford A right half, Bristow joined Brentford at a young age and came through the youth ranks, making his debut at the age of 17 in a 4–0 Division Two defeat to Manchester City on 14 October 1950. During his National Service, Bristow turned down a move to follow former teammate Peter Broadbent to Division One side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
After completing his National Service, it wasn"t until the 1953-1954 season that Bristow was able to hold down a regular first team place, making 27 appearances in a campaign which saw the Bees relegated to the Division Three South.
In February 1956, Bristow was awarded a testimonial versus an International Managers XI, the club"s youngest player to be granted the honour. Bristow"s best years at Brentford came in the 1957-1958 and 1958-1959 seasons, making over 40 appearances in each.
Injuries took their toll on Bristow and he departed the club at the end of the 1960-1961 season, after making 264 appearances for the club and scoring eight goals. He was posthumously inducted into the in May 2015.
= Blandford United (loan) While undertaking his National Service, Bristow turned out for Dorset League side Blandford United.
Queens Park Rangers He suffered an achilles injury during a pre-season match, which ended his professional career. Bristow failed to appear for the first team and left the club at the end of the 1961-1962 Division Three season. Yiewsley After his release from Queens Park Rangers, Bristow dropped into non-league football and joined Southern League Division One side Yiewsley in 1962.