Bradford City
Full name	Bradford City Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Bantams The Paraders The Citizens
Founded	1903
Ground	Valley Parade Bradford (Capacity 25,136)
Chairman	Julian Rhodes Mark Lawn
Manager	Stuart McCall
League	League Two
2007–08	League Two, 10th
Home colours 　 Away colours
Current season

Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders or The Citizens) are an English football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. For the garage punk band see Bantam Rooster. A bantam is a small variety of Poultry, especially Chickens Etymologically The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1903 throughout the world Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Julian Rhodes (born in Bradford, England) is the Chairman of English League Two football side Bradford City. Mark Lawn is Bradford City chairman along with Julian Rhodes. Andrew Stuart Murray McCall (born 10 June 1964 usually known as Stuart McCall, is a former Scottish footballer who played in central midfield. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of The club plays home games at Valley Parade, named the Coral Windows stadium under sponsorship naming rights. Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford The ground was the site of a vicious fire on May 11, 1985, which took the lives of 56 supporters. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

The club was founded in 1903. It was instantly elected into Division Two of the Football League despite not having played a previous game. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Promotion to the top tier followed in 1908 and the club won the FA Cup in 1911, its only major honour. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The 1911 FA Cup Final was the 40th FA Cup final It was contested by Bradford City and Newcastle United. After relegation in 1922 from Division One, the club spent 77 years outside the top flight until promotion to the Premiership in 1999. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs City stayed up, with a then record low of 36 points, in the first season in the Premiership.

Relegation followed the following season, since then a series of financial crises have pushed the club to the brink of closure. The financial pressures have resulted in two more relegations to its current position in League Two. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of

The club colours are claret and amber. Bradford & Bingley are the club's official shirt sponsors. Bradford & Bingley plc is a British Bank with headquarters in the West Yorkshire town of Bingley.

The current manager is Stuart McCall, who enjoyed two playing spells at the club. Andrew Stuart Murray McCall (born 10 June 1964 usually known as Stuart McCall, is a former Scottish footballer who played in central midfield. Current club captain is David Wetherall. David Wetherall (born 14 March 1971 in Sheffield) is a former English central defender who finished his playing career with Bradford The club has two chairmen, Julian Rhodes and Mark Lawn, who are also Bantams fans. Julian Rhodes (born in Bradford, England) is the Chairman of English League Two football side Bradford City. Mark Lawn is Bradford City chairman along with Julian Rhodes.

City enjoys rivalries with Leeds United and Huddersfield Town. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They also used to have a strong rivalry with cross-town club Bradford A.F.C. Bradford Association Football Club (almost always referred to as Bradford (Park Avenue) are a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire

Contents 1 History 2 Colours and club crest 3 Stadium 4 Supporters 5 Rivalry 6 Players 6.1 Current squad 6.2 Former players 7 Staff 7.1 Current staff 7.2 Former managers 8 Statistics 8.1 Honours 8.1.1 League 8.1.2 Cup 8.2 Records 9 Sponsors 9.1 Team 9.2 Kit 9.3 Stadium 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

History

Main article: History of Bradford City A.F.C.

See also: Bradford City A.F.C. seasons

Bradford City were formed in 1908 as a result of a series of meetings called by James Whyte, a sub-editor of the Bradford Observer, with Football Association representatives and officials at Manningham Football Club, a rugby league side. Bradford City Association Football Club —also known informally as Bradford City, or just "City"—are an English football club founded in Bradford This is a list of Bradford City AFC seasons in English and European football, from 1903&mdashwhen the club were formed&mdashto the 2007&ndash08 season The 1911 FA Cup Final was the 40th FA Cup final It was contested by Bradford City and Newcastle United. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games ^[1] The Football League saw the invitation as a chance to promote football in the rugby league-dominated county of West Yorkshire. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs It duly elected the new club into Division Two of the league, in place of Doncaster Rovers. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Doncaster Rovers Football Club (or informally Donny) are an English football club based at the Keepmoat Stadium in the town of Doncaster Four days later, at the 23rd annual meeting of Manningham FC, the committee decided to change code from rugby league to association football. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Bradford City Association Football Club were formed without having played a game, taking over Manningham's colours of claret and amber, and their Valley Parade ground. Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford ^[2]

Robert Campbell was appointed the club's first manager and with the help of the new committee, he assembled a playing squad at the cost of £917 10s 0d. Robert Campbell (born in Renton, Scotland) was a football manager who was the first club manager of Bradford City when the club was The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency The shilling is a unit of Currency used in current and former Commonwealth countries and was continued to be used in countries that left the commonwealth A penny (pl pence or pennies) is a Coin or a unit of Currency used in several English -speaking countries ^[3][4] City's first game was a 2–0 defeat at Grimsby Town on 1 September 1903,^[5] six days before their first home game attracted 11,000 fans. Grimsby Town are an English Football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting ^[6] The club finished 10th in their first season. ^[4] Peter O'Rourke took over as manager in November 1905, and he led City to the Division Two title in 1907–08 and with it promotion to the Division One. Peter O'Rourke (June 1873 &ndash 10 January 1956) was a Scottish footballer and manager. In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between ^[7] Having narrowly avoided relegation in their first season in the top flight, City recorded their highest finish of 5th in 1910–11. ^[8] The same season they won the FA Cup, when a goal from captain Jimmy Speirs won the final replay against Newcastle United. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after James Hamilton Speirs (22 March 1886 &mdash 20 August 1917 commonly known as Jimmy Speirs, was a Scottish footballer who represented his country The 1911 FA Cup Final was the 40th FA Cup final It was contested by Bradford City and Newcastle United. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon ^[9] City's defence of the cup, which included the first Bradford derby against Bradford Park Avenue was stopped by Barnsley after a run of 12 consecutive clean sheets. The Bradford derby is a football derby match played between Bradford City and Bradford Park Avenue. Bradford Association Football Club (almost always referred to as Bradford (Park Avenue) are a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire Barnsley Football Club is an English football club based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and nicknamed the Tykes, with Toby Tyke ^[10][11]

City remained in the top flight in the period up to the First World War and for three seasons afterwards, but were relegated in 1921–22 along with Manchester United. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All ^[12][13] Back in Division Two, attendances dropped and City struggled for form,^[14] with five consecutive finishes in the bottom half of the table. They suffered a second relegation to Division Three (North) in 1926–27. The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from ^[12] Two seasons later, O'Rourke, who had initially retired in 1921 following the death of his son, returned and guided City to promotion with a record haul of 128 goals. ^[7][15] O'Rourke left for a second time after one more season, and although City spent a total of eight seasons back in Division Two, they rarely looked like promotion back to the top flight. Instead in 1936–37, the club were relegated back to Division Three (North). ^[16] City won their third piece of silverware two seasons later, when they lifted the Third Division North Challenge Cup but they were unable to defend the trophy because competitive football was suspended for the Second World War. The Football League Third Division North Cup was a knockout competition open to teams competing in Division 3 (North of The Football League. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ^[17]

After the war, City went through two managers in the first two seasons,^[18] and were consistently in the bottom half of the Division Three (North) table until 1955–56. After three successive top half finishes,^[19] City were placed in the new Division Three in 1958–59. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest Bradford spent just three seasons in Division Three, but during their relegation season in 1960–61,^[20] they upset Division One side Manchester United in the inaugural season of the League Cup. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition ^[21] With 34 goals from David Layne, City nearly earned an instant promotion the following season, but it did also include a record 9–1 defeat to Colchester United. David 'Bronco' Layne (born Sheffield, 29 July 1939) is a former English footballer most famous for playing for Sheffield Wednesday Colchester United Football Club is an English football team who play in League One for the 2008-09 season following confirmation of their relegation on ^[20] Layne left for Sheffield Wednesday,^[22] and without him City finished second from bottom of the league and had to apply for re-election. ^[20] They suffered the same fate three seasons later, but after another three difficult seasons during which time manager Grenville Hair died following a heart attack in training, City returned to Division Three. Grenville Hair (born 16 November 1931 in Burton-upon-Trent, England; died 7 March 1968 in Bradford, England City's stay in Division Three lasted just three years, when they finished bottom in 1971–72. ^[23] Promotion via fourth spot was won again in 1976–77 but it was instantly followed by a relegation season. ^[24]

City failed to win promotion for three successive seasons, until the board appointed former England centre back Roy McFarland as manager in May 1981. Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Roy Leslie McFarland (born 5 April 1948 in Liverpool England) is an English football manager who was also a McFarland won promotion in his first season, but was poached by his former club Derby County just six months later. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. ^[24] City won compensation from Derby and instead installed another England international Trevor Cherry as McFarland's replacement. Trevor John Cherry (born 23 February 1948 in Huddersfield, England) is a former England and Leeds United footballer who also captained ^[25] Cherry, with former teammate Terry Yorath as his assistant manager, failed to win for two months, but eventually the pair guided City safe from relegation. Terence Charles Yorath (born 27 March 1950 in Cardiff Wales) is a former footballer and manager ^[26] But during the summer, the club chairman Bob Martin had to call in the official receivers. The Official Receiver (usually abbreviated OR) is the name of a statutory office holder in England and Wales The club was saved by former chairman Stafford Heginbotham and former board member Jack Tordoff, but to ensure the club could start the new season, prize asset, striker Bobby Campbell was sold to Derby. Bobby Campbell (born September 13, 1956 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a former Professional footballer who played for City struggled but so did Campbell, and when he returned, the club went on a record run of ten successive victories. And although they missed out on promotion, the following season, City won the league to return to the second tier of The Football League. However, City's triumph was overshadowed by the fire disaster, which killed 56 people when Valley Parade caught fire in the final game of the season. ^[27]

City played games away from Valley Parade for 19 months. ^[28] But just ten days after the new £2. 6m ground was opened, Cherry was sacked. ^[29] His replacement, Terry Dolan steered City away from possible relegation,^[30] before he mounted a promotion challenge the following season. Terence Peter "Terry" Dolan (born June 11 1950 in Bradford, England) is an English former footballer and City went top of the table in September 1987, but fell away during Christmas and missed out on promotion on the final day of the season. Instead they entered the play-offs, but were defeated in the semi-finals by Middlesbrough. The Football League Championship play-offs are a series of Playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Football League Championship table Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. ^[31] Two years later City were relegated back to Division Three. For three seasons, City finished mid-table in the third tier, which was now renamed Division Two, following the advent of the Premier League. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs

In January 1994, Geoffrey Richmond came from Scarborough to take over as chairman,^[32] and promised to guide City to the Premier League within five years. Geoffrey Richmond was chairman of Bradford City from 1994 to 2002 and previously chairman of Scarborough. Scarborough Football Club was an English football team based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. He cleared the debts and after four months sacked manager Frank Stapleton to appoint his own manager, Lennie Lawrence. Frank Anthony Stapleton (born July 10, 1956 in Dublin) is a Irish former football player and manager. Robin Michael "Lennie" Lawrence (born December 12 1947 in Brighton, England) is a British football manager ^[32] Lawrence left after little more than a year to join Luton Town but his successor, Chris Kamara took City to the play-offs and their first game at Wembley Stadium. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. Chris Kamara (born 25 December 1957 in Middlesbrough) is a former professional footballer in England. The Football League One Playoffs are a series of Playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Coca Cola Football League One original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the They defeated Notts County 2–0 to earn promotion to Division One. Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional ^[32] City avoided relegation back on the final day of the following season, but Kamara was sacked in January 1998. ^[33][34] Paul Jewell took over, initially on a temporary basis, before he was given a permanent contract. Paul Steven Jewell (born 28 September 1964) is a football manager, having previously had a career as a player He bought the club's first £1 million signings and guided the club to the Premiership—the first time they had been in the top flight for 77 years—with a second place finish. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs ^[35][36] The following season, Jewell continued to defy the critics, who labelled his team Dad's Army, by avoiding relegation again on the last day with a 1–0 victory over Liverpool. Dad’s Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard in the Second World War. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. ^[37]

However, Jewell left shortly afterwards. His assistant Chris Hutchings was promoted to the manager's position,^[38] and despite a series of new expensive signings,^[39][40] he was sacked by November 2000, with City second from bottom of the league. Christopher "Chris" Hutchings (born 5 July 1957 in Winchester, England) is an English former footballer and a ^[41] Jim Jefferies took over but could not save the club from relegation. Jim Jefferies (born November 22, 1950 in Musselburgh, East Lothian) is the Scottish football manager of Kilmarnock ^[42][43] At the end of the first season back in Division One, City were placed in administration with debts of nearly £13million. Administration is a procedure under the Insolvency laws of a number of Common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies ^[44] Two years later, the club suffered a second spell in administration and a second relegation. ^[45] In both 2004–05 and 2005–06, Bradford came 11th—the first time they had finished in the top half of a league since promotion to the Premier League. ^[46][47] But the following season, key assets Jermaine Johnson and Dean Windass were sold,^[48][49] and the club were relegated for a third time in seven seasons meaning the 2007–08 season would be their first in the bottom tier for 26 seasons. Jermaine Johnson (born 25 June, 1980 in Kingston) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday Dean Windass (born 1 April 1969 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English footballer who plays as a Striker ^[50] Former player Stuart McCall was appointed the new manager,^[51] and although he said anything less than promotion would be a failure,^[52] he later changed his mind after a poor start and finally led the team to a 10th place finish. Andrew Stuart Murray McCall (born 10 June 1964 usually known as Stuart McCall, is a former Scottish footballer who played in central midfield. ^[53][54]

Colours and club crest

Bradford City is the only professional football club in England to wear claret and amber. The colours were inherited from Manningham RFC, when the club converted to football upon Bradford City’s founding in 1903. However, Manningham’s traditional colours were claret and amber hoops, whereas City have worn stripes. Manningham RFC adopted the colours in 1884 before the move to Valley Parade in 1886. Having originally worn black shirts with white shorts, the club’s first game in claret and amber was against Hull on 20 September 1884, at Carlisle Road. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

The reason Manningham chose claret and amber is not documented but it was the same colours of the West Yorkshire Regiment, which was based at Belle Vue Barracks on nearby Manningham Lane. The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own (14th Foot was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army. Both Manningham, from 1886, and Bradford City, from 1903-08, used the barracks as changing and club rooms.

Bradford City has worn claret and amber, with either white or black, since it was founded. The traditional style has been for stripes. Since the fire in 1985, the club has used black on the kit as a memory to the 56 supporters who died. ^[55] The club's away shirt has traditionally been white and to a lesser extent also blue, but there has been a profusion of other colours and designs particularly in more recent years. The away kit for the 2008-2009 season will be all white. ^[55]

City scarves have also sold in large numbers in recent years to fans of Harry Potter, because the colours are the same as Harry’s house scarf at Hogwarts School. Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a setting in J K ^[56]

A number of other clubs across the world wear claret and amber. They include Scottish club, Motherwell, who originally wore blue until they wore claret and amber for the first time on 23 August 1913, against Celtic. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Motherwell chose the colours because they were the racing colours of Lord Hamilton. ^[57]

Contrary to any suggestion the City colours were certainly not derived from the civic identity of Bradford given that the primary colours of the Bradford coat of arms were red and blue with gold. Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Manningham was a township within Bradford and its identity was defined more by sporting rivalry with the township of Horton where the Park Avenue ground was situated. The fact that red, amber and black (with white) has been worn by three of the city's senior football clubs (namely Bradford AFC, Bradford RFC / Bradford & Bingley RUFC and Bradford Northern RLFC / Bradford Bulls who were all descended from the original Bradford FC which was based at Park Avenue) has made many people assume that these were the de facto sporting colours of Bradford. Bradford Association Football Club (almost always referred to as Bradford (Park Avenue) are a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Indeed the colours have also been used by other sports organisations in Bradford such as cycling, hockey and athletics principally in the style of a red, amber and black band on a white shirt (as typically worn by Bradford Northern and as an away kit by Bradford). Red, amber and black are also the historic colours of Bradford Cricket Club formed in 1836. Bradford FC had been formed in 1863 by former pupils of Bramham College and in 1880 joined Bradford CC at Park Avenue. However it is not known whether one club took the colours of the other at this time. Bradford did not achieve city status until 1897 and to that extent red, amber and black could well have been associated with Bradford prior to the granting of the arms and certainly well before Bradford's city status. Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.

The club’s crest combines a series of logos from over the years. In 1974, City adopted a contemporary style crest incorporating the club’s initials, with a B-C logo. At the time, the new logo maintained the previous nickname of the Paraders. By December 1981, the club relaunched the Bantams as the official identity with a bantam on the new crest. The crest maintains the club colours and also includes the words The Bantams.

Stadium

Main article: Valley Parade

See also: Bradford fire

Valley Parade was the site of a quarry on the hillside below Manningham, Bradford, owned by Midland Railway Company, in 1886, when Manningham RFC bought one-third of the land and leased the remainder, because they had been forced to find a new home. Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or Minerals are extracted Manningham is an area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, approximately a mile north of the city centre and is seen as the centre of the city's south The spent £1,400 erecting a ground with a capacity of 20,000, club facilities and levelling the land. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency ^[58] When Bradford City were formed in 1903, they took over the ground, playing their first home game on 5 September 1903 against Gainsborough Trinity, drawing a crowd of 11,000. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough Lincolnshire. ^[6][59] Five years later, the club won promotion to Division One, and so commissioned football architect Archibald Leitch to redevelop the ground. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Archibald "Archie" Leitch ( April 27, 1865 &ndash April 25, 1939) was a Scottish Architect, most famous for his The capacity was increased to 40,000 by December 1908 with a 5,300-seater main stand, a terraced paddock in front, a Spion Kop, and an 8,000-capacity Midland Road stand. A terrace or terracing in sporting terms refers to the traditional standing area of a sports stadium particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Spion Kop (or Kop for short is the name for a number of terraces and stands at sports Stadia; so named due to their steep nature resembling ^[60] Its first game against Bristol City on Christmas Day attracted a crowd of 36,000. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) ^[61] On 11 March 1911, Valley Parade attracted its highest attendance, for an FA Cup game between Bradford City and Burnley during Bradford's FA Cup winning run. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire The 1911 FA Cup Final was the 40th FA Cup final It was contested by Bradford City and Newcastle United. ^[62]

Until 1952, by which time Bradford City had bought the remaining two-thirds of the ground to own it outright,^[63] the ground remained virtually unchanged. ^[64][61] However, twice during the next decade, the club's Midland Road stand had to be demolished. The first investigation was in 1952, following the 1946 Burnden Park disaster, which resulted in the closure of the stand. Its frame was sold to Berwick Rangers and a replacement stand built in 1954. Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, who play in the Scottish Football League ^[63] Six years later, the new stand was itself demolished, and Valley Parade remained a three-sided ground until 1966, when the pitch was moved, and a new stand built. ^[65]

On 11 May 1985, Valley Parade was the scene of a fatal fire, during which 56 supporters were killed and at least 265 were injured. Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The game was the final match of the 1984–85 season, before which City were presented with the Division Three championship trophy. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest The fire destroyed the main stand in just nine minutes. ^[58][66] The club played its home games at Odsal Stadium, a rugby league ground in Bradford, Elland Road, Leeds, and Leeds Road, the former home of Huddersfield Town, until December 1986, while Valley Parade was redeveloped. Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. Elland Road is an all-seater football Stadium situated in the Beeston area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, Leeds Road was a football stadium in Huddersfield, England. It operated from its construction in 1908 until the Alfred McAlpine Stadium ^[67] The club spent £2. 6million building a new main stand and improving the Kop, and reopened the new ground on 14 December 1986 for an exhibition match against an England international XI. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) ^[68]

In 1991, the Bradford end of the ground was the next to be redeveloped, and was converted into a two-tier stand with a scoreboard. In 1996, following City's promotion to Division One, club chairman Geoffrey Richmond announced the construction of a 4,500 seater stand on the Midland Road side. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Geoffrey Richmond was chairman of Bradford City from 1994 to 2002 and previously chairman of Scarborough. Ahead of promotion to the Premiership in 1999, Richmond spent another £6. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs 5million to convert the Kop into a two-tier 7,500-seat capacity stand. ^[69] A corner stand between the Kop and main stand was opened in December 2000, taking the capacity to 20,000 for the first time since 1970. ^[70] The following summer, the main stand was also converted into a two-tier stand, taking the capacity to 25,136. Further projects were planned until the club went into administration in May 2002 so none have taken place. Administration is a procedure under the Insolvency laws of a number of Common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies ^[69] The following year, Valley Parade was sold to Gibb's pension fund for £5m, with the club's offices, shop and car park sold to London-based Development Securities for an additional £2. 5m. ^[71] Valley Parade has had several other names under sponsorship naming deals and is now called the Coral Windows Stadium. ^[72] The club's bantamspast museum is also based above the ground's shop. ^[73]

Supporters

The club spearheaded an initiative in 2007 to slash the price of watching professional football 2007–08 season. ^[74] As a result season tickets to watch Bradford City were the cheapest in England at £138, the equivalent of £6 per match. ^[75] When the offer finished at 7pm on Tuesday, 31 July 2007, the club confirmed the amount of season tickets sold was 12,019. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[76] The scheme enabled the club to top the average league attendances for Football League Two during the 2007–08 season, attracting more than three times more than any other club. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of The club won the Perform Best Fan Marketing campaign category in The Football League Awards for the scheme. The Football League Awards is an annual Awards ceremony commemorating football -related people involved in the three divisions of the Football League. ^[77] The club have also announced its intention to attempt to top the 20,000 mark for the 2008–09 in its latest season ticket offer by offering a free season ticket to anyone buying a season ticket for the campaign as long as 9,000 adults sign up. ^[78]

Bradford City has two official mascots – City Gent and Billy Bantam. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common

Rivalry

See also: Bradford derby

Although their original neighbours and fierce rivals Bradford (Park Avenue) are now a non-league club, they still engage in a very fierce competition with local rivals Leeds United: they are considered to be the club's most hated rivals in modern times, although it could be said that this is a one-way rivalry: Leeds fans are unlikely to raise the same level of emotion talking about Bradford City that a City fan would in talking of Leeds. The Bradford derby is a football derby match played between Bradford City and Bradford Park Avenue. Bradford Association Football Club (almost always referred to as Bradford (Park Avenue) are a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football This rivalry is mainly due to the two cities' proximity to one another, which has exacerbated in later years because there has been a large following within Bradford choosing to travel the short distance to support Leeds rather than the home town's City. There may be other reasons, including the setting alight of a chip van by Leeds fans during a game between the two sides at Odsal perceived by some as a mockery of the Bradford City disaster. Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds United's relegation to League One in 2007 may reignite this rivalry, although Bradford's relegation to League Two has removed the possibility that the three major West Yorkshire football teams (Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield) might be in the same division for the first time since the 1980s in the 2007–08 season.

Also, Huddersfield Town have had roughly the same league status as City for the last couple of decades and so it could be argued that they are City's closest rivals. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

Matches against these sides have produced both amazing spectacles and some terrible moments—the 1996–97 season providing examples of both. On 1 February 1997, Huddersfield Town defender Kevin Gray broke the leg of Bradford City striker Gordon Watson in two places with a horrific sliding tackle. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Kevin John Gray (born January 7 1972 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, playing as a defender for Chesterfield Gordon William George Watson (born March 20 1971) is a retired English football player whose career was almost ended when he suffered a double A sliding tackle or slide tackle is a Skill in football in which a player attempts to take the ball away from an opposing player by deliberately leaving Watson was, at that time, the most expensive player in Bradford City's history having cost them £575,000, and was playing in only his third match for the club. He required a six-inch plate and seven screws in his leg. It took Gordon almost two years of recovery and five further operations before he was able to return to football, after which he made just a handful of appearances for City before leaving the club. At Leeds High Court in October 1998 he succeeded in becoming only the second player in the history of football to prove negligence by another player and was later awarded in excess of £900,000 in damages,^[79][80] making it "the most expensive tackle in British football and legal history". Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England For the Cameroonian court by this name see High Court of Justice (Cameroon, for the Israeli court of this name see Supreme Court of Israel.

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There are also lesser rivalries with Halifax Town, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Oldham Athletic, Hull City and Burnley. Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Barnsley Football Club is an English football club based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and nicknamed the Tykes, with Toby Tyke Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004 Ltd, more commonly Oldham Athletic Football Club or informally Oldham Athletic, is an English football club Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire

Players

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Current squad

No. Position Player 3 DF Paul Heckingbottom 6 DF Mark Bower 7 MF Omar Daley 9 FW Barry Conlon 10 FW Peter Thorne 12 DF Matthew Clarke 15 MF Joe Colbeck 16 DF Simon Ainge 19 DF Luke O'Brien

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Former players

Main article: List of Bradford City A.F.C. players

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Bobby Ham Joe Hargreaves Derek Hawksworth John Hendrie George Hinsley Don Hutchins Gerry Ingram David Jackson Peter Jackson Peter Jackson Wayne Jacobs Paul Jewell Rod Johnson Chris Kamara Jimmy Lawlor Jamie Lawrence David Layne Ken Leek Peter Logan Stuart McCall Sean McCarthy John McCole Jimmy McDonald Roy McFarland Andy McGill Jimmy McLaren David McNiven John Middleton Brian Mitchell Charlie Moore George Mulholland George Murphy

Graham Oates Andy O'Brien Gavin Oliver Ian Ormondroyd Frank O'Rourke Peter O'Rourke Harold Peel Ces Podd Ivor Powell John Reid Dean Richards Arthur Rigby George Robinson Abe Rosenthal Lee Sinnott Geoff Smith Jimmy Speirs Derek Stokes Charlie Storer Bruce Stowell Paul Tomlinson Bob Torrance Whelan Ward Dickie Watmough Billy Watson Garry Watson Bobby Webb David Wetherall Jock Whyte George Williamson Dean Windass

Staff

Current staff

Correct as of 20 February 2008^[82]

• Manager – Stuart McCall
• Assistant Manager – Wayne Jacobs
• Youth Coach – Dean Richards
• Goalkeeping Coach – Nigel Martyn
• Football in the Community Officer – Ian Ormondroyd

Former managers

Main article: List of Bradford City A.F.C. managers

Robert Campbell (1903–1905) Peter O'Rourke (1905–1921) David Menzies (1921–1926) Colin Veitch (1926–1928) Jack Foster (Caretaker manager) (Jan–May 1928) Peter O'Rourke (1928–1930) Jack Peart (1930–1935) Dick Ray (1935–1937) Fred Westgarth (1938–1943) Bob Sharp (1943–1946) Jack Barker (1946–1947) Jack Milburn (1947–1948) David Steele (1948–1952) Albert Harris (Feb–May 1952) Ivor Powell (1952–1955) Peter Jackson (1955–1961) Bob Brocklebank (1961–1964) Bill Harris (1965–1966) Willie Watson (1966–1967) Grenville Hair (1967–1968) Jim McAnearney & Tom Hallett (Joint caretaker managers) (Mar–May 1968) Jimmy Wheeler (1968–1971) Ray Wilson (Player/caretaker manager) (Sep–Nov 1971)

Bryan Edwards (1971–1975) Bobby Kennedy (1975–1978) John Napier (Feb–Oct 1978) George Mulhall (1978–1981) Roy McFarland (1981–1982) Trevor Cherry (1982–1987) Terry Dolan (1987–1989) Terry Yorath (1989–1990) John Docherty (1990–1991) Frank Stapleton (1991–1994) Lennie Lawrence (1994–1995) Chris Kamara (1995–1998) Paul Jewell (1998–2000) Chris Hutchings (May–Nov 2000) Stuart McCall (Player/caretaker manager) (Nov 2000) Jim Jefferies (2000–2001) Steve Smith (Caretaker manager) (Dec 2001) Nicky Law (2002–2003) Senior players[83] (Nov 2003) Bryan Robson (2003–2004) Colin Todd (2004–2007) David Wetherall (Player/caretaker manager) (Feb–May 2007) Stuart McCall (June 2007–present)

Statistics

Main article: Bradford City A.F.C. records

Honours

League Division One Runners-up (1): 1998–99[84] Division Two Winners (1): 1907–08 Play-off winners (1): 1995–96[85] Division Three Winners (1): 1984–85 Division Three (North) Winners (1): 1928–29 Division Four Runners-up (1): 1981–82

Cup FA Cup Winners (1): 1911 Third Division North Challenge Cup Winners (1): 1939 Runners-up (1): 1938

Records

• Record league victory: 11–1 v Rotherham United, Division Three (North), 25 August 1928
• Record FA Cup victory: 11–3 v Walker Celtic, First Round Replay, 1 December 1937
• Record League Cup victoy: 7–2 v Darlington, Second Round Second Leg, 25 September 2000
• Record league defeat: 0–8 v Manchester City, Division Two, 7 May 1927 / 1–9 v Colchester United, Division Four, 30 December 1961
• Record FA Cup defeat: 1–6 v Newcastle United, Third Round, 7 March 1963 / 0–5 v Burnley, Fifth Round Replay, 3 February 1960 / 0–5 v Tottenham Hotspur, Third Round, 7 January 1970
• Record attendance: 39,146 v Burnley, FA Cup Fourth Round, 11 March 1911
• Record gate receipts: £181,990 v Manchester United, Premiership, 13 January 2001
• Longest unbeaten run : 21 1968 to 1969
• Longest run of wins: 10 1983 to 1984
• Most appearances : 574 Ces Podd
• Most league appearances: 502 - Ces Podd
• Most goals scored : 143 - Bobby Campbell
• Most league goals: 121 - Bobby Campbell
• Most goals in a season: 36 - David Layne, 1961–62
• Most goals scored in a match: 7 - Albert Whitehurst v Tranmere Rovers, Division Three (North), 6 March 1929
• Highest transfer fee paid: £2. 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• Highest transfer fee received: £2 million - Des Hamilton, to Newcastle United, March 1997 / Andy O'Brien, to Newcastle United, March 2001
• Most team league goals in a season: 128 - Division Three (North), 1928–29
• Most points (three points for a win): 94 - Division Three, 1984–85
• Most points (two points for a win): 63 - Division Three (North), 1928–29

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Sponsors

Team

• 2006-pres Bradford & Bingley
• 1997-2005 JCT600
• 1994-1996 Diamond Seal
• 1992-1995 Freemans
• 1988-1991 Grattan
• 1987-1988 Bradford 'Great' City (Bradford City Council)
• 1985-1987 Bradford Mythbreakers (Bradford City Council)
• 1983-1984 Toy City
• 1982-1983 National Breakdown

Kit

• 2004-pres Surridge Sport
• 2003-2004 Diadora
• 2001-2003 BCFC Leisure
• 1999-2001 Asics
• 1994-1999 Beaver
• 1991-1994 Front Runner
• 1988-1991 Bukta
• 1985-1988 Admiral
• 1982-1985 Patrick

Stadium

• July 2007-Pres - Coral Windows
• Jan-July 2007 Intersonic
• 2005-2007 Bradford & Bingley
• 1995-1999 The Pulse

See also

• Football in Yorkshire

References

External links

• Official Site
• Site of Bradford City's bantamspast museum

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