Unreliable History
To be written.

 

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

AWAY :  Gold shirts with black neck; Black shorts; Black socks
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Record Football League Win ??
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Record Football League Defeat ??
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Record Cup Win ??
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Record Fee Paid ??
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Record Fee Received ??
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Record Appearances (includes non-league appearances) ??
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Record League Appearances ??
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Record League goal-scorer ??
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Record all-time goal-scorer ??
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Record goal-scorer in a League season ??
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Most goals scored in a match ??
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Record Home Attendance () ??
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Record total of goals in a League season 122  –  Division 3 North  (1955-1956)
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Record total of goals in a season 45  –  Kevin HECTOR   (1965-1966)
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Record League points total 2 points for a win  :  63  –  Division 3 North  (1927-1928)  (42 games)
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Most Capped Player while at club ??  –  ??  (??)
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Youngest Player ??
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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
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Northern Premier League First Division Champions  (Eighth Tier) 2000-2001
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    Managers
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Fred HALLIDAY 1907 – 1908
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George GILLIES 1908 – 1911
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Tom MALEY 1911 – 1924
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Charlie PARKER 1924
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Peter O’ROURKE 1924 – 1925
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David HOWIE 1925
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Claude INGRAM 1925 – 1934
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Billy HARDY 1934 – 1936
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David STEELE 1936 – 1943
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Fred EMERY 1943 – 1951
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Vic BUCKINGHAM  1951 – 1953
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Norman KIRKHAM 1953 – 1955
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Jack BREEDON 1955
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Bill CORKHILL 1955 – 1957
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Alf YOUNG 1957 – 1959
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Walter GALBRAITH 1959 – 1961
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Jimmy SCOULAR 1961 – 1964
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Jock BUCHANAN 1964 – 1967
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Jack ROWLEY 1967 – 1968
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Don McCALMAN 1968
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Laurie BROWN 1968 – 1969
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Don McCALMAN 1969 – 1970
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Frank TOMLINSON 1970
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Tony LEIGHTON 1970 – 1973
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Roy AMBLER 1973 – 1974
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Bob WOOD 1988
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Mick HALL 1988 – 1989
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Jim MACKAY 1989 – 1993
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Gordon RAYNER 1993 – 1996
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Trevor STORTON 1996 – 2004
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Carl SHUTT 2004 – 2005
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Gary BROOK 2005 – 2006
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Phil SHARPE 2006 – 2007
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Benny PHILLIPS 2007 – 2008
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Dave CAMERON 2008
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Mike MARSH (Caretaker) 2008
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John DEACEY 2008 – 2009
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Lee SINNOTT 2009
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John DEACEY 2009 – 2010
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Simon COLLINS 2010
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John DEACEY 2010 – 2015
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Martin DRURY 2015 – 2016
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Darren EDMONDSON (Caretaker) 2016
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Alex MEECHAN 2016
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Mark BOWER 2016 – 2019
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Garry THOMPSON 2019
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Marcus LAW (Interim Manager) 2019
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Mark BOWER 2019 – 2023
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Danny WHITAKER 2023 – 
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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
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Promoted to Division Two  (Second Tier) 1908
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Division Two  (Second Tier) 1908-1914
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Division One  (Top Tier) 1914-1921
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Division Two  (Second Tier) 1921-1922
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Division Three North (Third Tier) 1922-1928
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Division Two  (Second Tier) 1928-1950
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Division Three North (Third Tier) 1950-1958
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Division Four  (Fourth Tier) 1958-1961
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Division Three (Third Tier) 1961-1963
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Division Four  (Fourth Tier) 1963-1970
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Demoted to Conference North  (Sixth Tier)  (Financial reasons) 2007-2008
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Northern Premier League  (Seventh Tier) 2008-2010
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Conference North (Sixth Tier) 2010-2015
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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 Notes

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They are linked with both

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Laurie Brown -.
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Graham Carr -.
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Jimmy Bauchop -.
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Ivor Broadis -.
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Vic Buckingham -.
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Chris Carrick -.
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Arthur Dixon -.
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Frank Drabble -.
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James Freeborough -.
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Jack Gibbons -.
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Mel Hopkins -.
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Joe Meek -.
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Charlie Morgan -.
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Les Stevens -.
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Ralph Ward -.
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Roy White -.
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Alex Wright -.
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Debuts against Bradford Park Avenue

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John Curtis 24.04.1909
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Last game for the club – played against Bradford Park Avenue

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John Eadon 13.03.1915
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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
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Alex Wright August 1951 ??
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Transfers from Bradford Park Avenue to Tottenham

Name Date Fee
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