Unreliable History

To be written.

 

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Club Records
Formed 1907
Turned Professional –
Became a Limited Company 1907
Previous names Bradford Football Club = – 1907
Previous grounds Park Avenue = 1908-1973
Nickname “THE GREEN ARMY” or “PARK AVENUE” or “BRADFORD” or “BPA”
Motto “LABOR OMNIA VINICIT” = “LABOUR OVERCOMES ALL THINGS”
Club Colours HOME :   White shirts with Green neck; White shorts; White socks

AWAY :  Gold shirts with black neck; Black shorts; Black socks
Record Football League Win ??
Record Football League Defeat ??
Record Cup Win ??
Record Fee Paid ??
Record Fee Received ??
Record Appearances (includes non-league appearances) ??
Record League Appearances ??
Record League goal-scorer ??
Record all-time goal-scorer ??
Record goal-scorer in a League season ??
Most goals scored in a match ??
Record Home Attendance () ??
Record total of goals in a League season 122  –  Division 3 North  (1955-1956)
Record total of goals in a season 45  –  Kevin HECTOR   (1965-1966)
Record League points total 2 points for a win  :  63  –  Division 3 North  (1927-1928)  (42 games)
Most Capped Player while at club ??  –  ??  (??)
Youngest Player ??
Oldest Player ??

 

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Stadium details 

Address :   Horsfall Stadium, Cemetery Road, Bradford BD6 2NG

Telephone :  01274 674584

Capacity :    3,500
Away Allocation :   ??
Pitch size :  100.5m x 64m  (110 yards  x 70 yards)
Official website :   bpafc.com

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Directions

There are good directions to the Horsfall Stadium on Bradford Park Avenue website and more details can be found on the Football Ground Guide website.

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Honours
Northern Premier League First Division Champions  (Eighth Tier) 2000-2001

 

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Managers
Jimmy CRINGAN 1934 – 1935
Willie VAUGHTON 1935 – 1936
Arthur GREAVES 1936 – 1937
Fred TUNSTALL 1937 – 1939
Fred TUNSTALL 1945 – 1947
Jimmy McGRAHAM 1948 – 1949
Jimmy ITHELL 1950 – 1952
Fred TUNSTALL 1952 – 1954
Ray MIDDLETON  1954 – 1957
Ray KING 1957 – 1960
Ray MIDDLETON  1960 – 1961
Paul TODD 1961 – 1964
Fred TUNSTALL 1964 – 1965
Don DONOVAN 1965 – 1969
Jim SMITH 1969 – 1972
Keith JOBLING 1972 – 1975
Howard WILKINSON 1975 – 1976
Freddie TAYLOR/Gordon BOLLAND (Joint Managers) 1976 – 1977
Mickey WALKER 1977 – 1979
Albert PHELAN 1979 – 1981
John FROGGATT 1981 – 1984
Arthur MANN 1984 – 1986
Ray O’BRIEN 1986 – 1987
George KERR 1987 – 1990
Dave KUSACK 1990 – 1992
Peter MORRIS 1992 – 1994
Mel STERLAND 1994 – 1996
Greg FEE 1996 – 1998
Steve EVANS 1998 – 2002
Neil THOMPSON 2002 – 2004
James RODWELL (Caretaker) 2004
Steve EVANS 2004 – 2007
Tommy TAYLOR 2007 – 2008
Steve WELSH 2008 – 2009
Rob SCOTT/Paul HIRST (Joint Managers) 2009 – 2011
Jason LEE/Paul CANNOVILLE (Joint Managers) 2011 – 2012
Jason LEE 2012
Graham DRURY 2012 – 2013
Dennis GREENE 2013 – 2016
Adam MURRAY 2016 – 2017
Craig ELLIOTT 2017 – 

 

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League Record

The Football League structure has historically been as follows …

1888-1892 1892-1920 1920-1921 1921-1958 1958-1992 1992-2004 2004 to date
First tier Football League Division One Division One Division One Division One Premiership Premier League
Second tier Division Two Division Two Division Two Division Two Division One Championship
Third tier Division Three Division Three
(North) and (South)		 Division Three Division Two  League One
Fourth tier Division Four Division Three League Two
Promoted to Division Two  (Second Tier) 1908
Division Two  (Second Tier) 1908-1914
Division One  (Top Tier) 1914-1921
Division Two  (Second Tier) 1921-1922
Division Three North (Third Tier) 1922-1928
Division Two  (Second Tier) 1928-1950
Division Three North (Third Tier) 1950-1958
Division Four  (Fourth Tier) 1958-1961
Division Three (Third Tier) 1961-1963
Division Four  (Fourth Tier) 1963-1970
Demoted to Conference North  (Sixth Tier)  (Financial reasons) 2007-2008
Northern Premier League  (Seventh Tier) 2008-2010
Conference North (Sixth Tier) 2010-2015
National League North (Sixth Tier) 2015-

 

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Spurs v Bradford Park Avenue full results history
Date Venue Competition Score Spurs Scorers Boston United Scorers Attendance Notes
07.01.1955 H FA Cup R3 4 – 0 Duquemin, R. Smith, R. Smith, Robb – 46,185

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Spurs v Bradford Park Avenue match reports

 
18.02.1950 Division Two    Away    Won    3-1.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs –   Ditchburn, Ramsey, Withers, Clarke, Burgess, Ludford, Medley, Duquemin, Walters, Bennett, Rees.
Attendance : –  20,287
 
01.10.1949 Division Two    Home    Won    5-0.

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Teams :
Spurs –  Ditchburn, Ramsey, Withers, Clarke, Burgess, Nicholson, Medley, Duquemin, Walters, Bennett, Baily.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   54,905
 
26.03.1949 Division Two    Away    Drew    1-1.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs –  Ditchburn, Tickridge, Clarke, Burgess, Nicholson, Duquemin, Cox, Ernie Jones, Bennett, Rees.
Attendance : –   13,304
 
30.10.1948 Division Two    Home    Won    5-1.

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Teams :
Spurs –  Ditchburn, Tickridge, Willis, Buckingham, Burgess, Nicholson, Duquemin, Cox, Ernie Jones, Bennett, Baily.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   47,995
 
31.01.1948 Division Two    Away    Won    2-0.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs –  Ditchburn, Tickridge, Buckingham, Horace Woodward, Burgess, Nicholson, Duquemin, Cox, Ernie Jones, Jordan, Baily.
Attendance : –   20,807
 
13.09.1947 Division Two    Home    Won    3-1.

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Teams :
Spurs –  Ditchburn, Tickridge, Buckingham, Horace Woodward, Burgess, Nicholson, Les Stevens, Duquemin, Ernie Jones, Jordan.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   44,004
 
26.04.1947 Division Two    Away    Lost    1-2.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs –  Ditchburn, Willis, Buckingham, Burgess, Ludford, Nicholson, Les Stevens, Foreman, Cox, Bennett, Rundle.
Attendance : –   11,371
 
21.12.1946 A Division Two game between the sides was played out no an icy surface at White Hart Lane.  

In the first season of football league action after the War, Spurs scored through two George Foreman goals and a Ronnie Dix penalty, but slack play let Bradford in for a late equaliser to make the final score 3-3.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ditchburn, Willis, Buckingham, Burgess, Ludford, Nicholson, Les Stevens, Foreman, Cox, Bennett, Dix.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   24,779
 
18.03.1939 Division Two    Away    Drew    0-0.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs –  Hooper, Ward, Buckingham, Whatley, Hitchins, Burgess, Les Miller, Sargent, Morrison, Willie Hall, Andy Duncan.
Attendance : –   8,202
 
12.11.1938 Division Two    Home    Drew    2-2.

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Teams :
Spurs – Hooper, Ward, Buckingham, Page, Ludford, Nicholson, Spelman, Lyman, Sargent, Morrison, Willie Hall.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   24,132
 
09.04.1938 Division Two    Home    Won    2-1.

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Teams :
Spurs –  Hooper, Ward, Buckingham, Whatley, Howe, Meek, Rowe, Les Miller, Sargent, Gibbons, Morrison.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   17,967
 
27.11.1937 Division Two    Away    Lost    1-3.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs –  Hooper, Ward, Whatley, Howe, Page, Grice, Lyman, Sargent, Gibbons, Morrison, Willie Hall.
Attendance : –   10,794
 
23.01.1937 Division Two    Away    Lost    2-3.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs –  Jack Hall, Ward, Buckingham, Whatley, Meek, Page, Grice, Les Miller, McCormick, Morrison, Andy Duncan.
Attendance : –   7,481
 
19.09.1936 Division Two    Home    Won    5-1.

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Teams :
Spurs –  Jack Hall, Ward, Fullwood, Howe, Blyth, Jimmy Brown, Willie Evans, Morrison, Alexander, Willie Hall, Andy Duncan.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   33,177
 
22.02.1936 Division Two    Away    Won    5-2.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs –  Allan Taylor, Channell, Buckingham, Howe, Rowe, Alsford, Willie Evans, Sargent, George Hunt, Morrison, Willie Hall.
Attendance : –   6,987
 
17.02.1936 FA Cup Fifth Round replay    Home    Won    2-1.

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Teams :
Spurs –  Allan Taylor, Channell, Fullwood, Howe, Rowe, Alsford, Willie Evans, Sargent, George Hunt, Morrison, Willie Hall.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   35,492
 
15.02.1936 FA Cup Fifth Round    Away    Drew    0-0.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs – Allan Taylor, Channell, Whatley, Howe, Rowe, Alsford, Willie Evans, Sargent, George Hunt, Morrison, Willie Hall.
Attendance : –   24,053
 
19.10.1935 Division Two    Home    Won    4-0.

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Teams :
Spurs –  Hooper, Channell, Fullwood, Howe, Charlie Jones, Phypers, Willie Evans, McCormick, Morrison, Willie Hall, Andy Duncan.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   37,796
 
27.12.1932 Division Two    Home    Won    2-0

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Teams :
Spurs –   Nicholls, Poynton, Colquhoun, Rowe, Meads, Alsford, Willie Evans, Willie Davies, George Hunt, O’Callaghan.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   48,478
 
26.12.1932 Division Two    Away    Drew    3-3.

A visit to Yorkshire would have needed a win for Spurs to get back on the road to promotion, but Bradford Park Avenue provided tough opposition and the result saw the points shared.

Les Howe, Taffy O’Callaghan and a penalty from Willie Evans scored the Spurs goals in one of 15 draws that season.

Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue – 
Spurs –  Nicholls, Poynton, Whatley, Colquhoun, Howe, Rowe, Meads, Willie Evans, George Hunt, Willie Hall, O’Callaghan.
Attendance : –   46,185
 
16.01.1932 Division Two    Away    Lost    1-2.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs –  Spiers, Jack Moran, Poynton, Colquhoun, Rowe, Meads, Willie Evans, Willie Davies, George Hunt, Brain, O’Callaghan.
Attendance : –   12,596
 
05.09.1931 Division Two    Home    Drew    3-3.

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Teams :
Spurs –  Spiers, Jack Moran, Hodgkinson, Colquhoun, Messer, Meads, Willie Davies, George Hunt, Rowley, O’Callaghan, Bellamy.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   27,108
 
17.01.1931 Division Two    Away    Lost    1-4.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs –  Spiers, Hodgkinson, Poynton, Skitt, Messer, Meads, Dimmock, Willie Davies, Ted Harper, O’Callaghan, George Cook.
Attendance : –   15,229
 
13.09.1930 Division Two    Home    Won    3-2.

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Teams :
Spurs – .
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   ,
 
28.12.1929 Division Two    Home    Drew    1-1.

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Teams :
Spurs – .
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   ,
 
31.08.1928 Division Two    Away    Lost    1-2.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs – .
Attendance : –   ,
 
23.02.1929 Division Two    Home    Won    3-2.

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Teams :
Spurs – .
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   ,
 
13.10.1928 Division Two    Away    Lost    1-4.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs – .
Attendance : –   ,
 
05.02.1921 Division One    Away    Drew    1-1.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs – .
Attendance : –   ,
 
03.02.1921 Division One    Home    Won    2-0.

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Teams :
Spurs – .
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   ,
 
13.03.1915 Division One    Away    Lost    1-5.

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Teams :
Spurs –   Eadon, Clay, Morris, Weir, Robert Steel, Grimsdell, Walden, Cantrell, Sparrow, Minter, Bliss.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   9,000
 
07.11.1914 Division One    Home    Won    3-0.

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Teams :
Spurs –   Jacques, Clay, Collins, Robert Steel, Darnell, Lightfoot, Tattersall, Walden, Cantrell, Minter, Bliss.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –  14,000
 
24.04.1909 Division Two    Home    Won    3-0.

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Teams :
Spurs –  Boreham, Coquet, Wilkes, Bull, Daniel Steel, Robert Steel, Darnell, Curtis, Minter, Vivian Woodward, Middlemiss.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   20,000
 
19.12.1908 Division Two    Away    Won    2-0.

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Teams :
Bradford Park Avenue –
Spurs – Hewitson, Coquet, Burton, Morris, Daniel Steel, Robert Steel, Darnell, Walton, Minter, Middlemiss.
Attendance : –   5,000
 
29.02.1908 Southern League    Away    Won    2-1.

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Teams :
Spurs – Manning, Chaplin, Burton, Bull, Daniel Steel, Darnell, Whyman, Pickett, Seeburg, Vivian Woodward, Middlemiss, Pass.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   7,000
 
02.11.1907 Southern League    Home    Drew    0-0.

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Teams :
Spurs –  Manning, Chaplin, Burton, Bull, James Gray, Morris, Walton, Stansfield, Vivian Woodward, Seeburg, Pass.
Bradford Park Avenue –
Attendance : –   20,000
 

 

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Spurs v Bradford Park Avenue Notes
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They are linked with both
Laurie Brown -.
Graham Carr -.
Jimmy Bauchop -.
Ivor Broadis -.
Vic Buckingham -.
Chris Carrick -.
Arthur Dixon -.
Frank Drabble -.
James Freeborough -.
Jack Gibbons -.
Mel Hopkins -.
Joe Meek -.
Charlie Morgan -.
Les Stevens -.
Ralph Ward -.
Roy White -.
Alex Wright -.

 

Debuts against Bradford Park Avenue
John Curtis 24.04.1909

 

Last game for the club – played against Bradford Park Avenue
John Eadon 13.03.1915

 

First goal scored for the club – scored against Bradford Park Avenue
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Last goal scored for the club – scored against Bradford Park Avenue
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Milestones
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Transfers from Tottenham to Bradford Park Avenue
Name Date Fee
Alex Wright August 1951 ??

 

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Transfers from Bradford Park Avenue to Tottenham
Name Date Fee
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