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Having lost O'Rourke as manager in 1921, after he had struggled to cope with the death of his son two years earlier, [30] Bradford's results suffered back in Division Two. Both Bradford City and Bradford (Park Avenue) had been relegated in 1922, and with the rise of fellow West Yorkshire side Huddersfield Town, attendances in Bradford dropped.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and immediately elected into the Football League Second Division.
Born in Maghera, [1] McCusker joined Bradford City as an amateur in December 1956. [2] He joined the first team in February 1957. [1] He made 7 league appearances for the club. [1] [3] [4] He left the club to join Stockport County in August 1959, [2] for whom he made a further 2 league appearances. [5] He later played for Scarborough. [6]
Stafford Heginbotham (12 September 1933 – 21 April 1995) was a British businessman who was chairman of Bradford City football club at the time when 56 people died in the Bradford City stadium fire. The fire occurred immediately after the club won league promotion, which mandated a costly upgrading of spectator facilities.
Richmond gave Jewell the biggest transfer budget in the club's history. Jewell signed the club's first three £1million players to mastermind Bradford's return to the top flight in his first full season. He then defied the critics by keeping the club in the Premiership with a 1–0 victory over the club where he had begun his career Liverpool.
First league match: Grimsby Town 2–0 Bradford City, Division Two at Blundell Park, 1 September 1903. [47] First FA Cup match: Bradford City 6–1 Rockingham Colliery, first round qualifying at Valley Parade, 3 October 1903. [48] First League Cup match: Bradford City 2–1 Manchester United, second round at Valley Parade, 2 November 1960. [49]
In 2014, the theatre company Funny You Should Ask (FYSA) premiered their heartfelt tribute to the 56 people who died at the fire. Called 'The 56' the play dramatises actual accounts of the Bradford City Fire with the purpose of the play showing how in times of adversity, the Football Club and the local community came together. [45]
Bradford City A.F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Bradford City been a member of the Football League since its formation in 1903. The following contains two lists; a list of all current players who have made at least one appearance in the Football League, and a list of former players who have made 50 or more appearances in the Football ...