By Malcolm Hartley and Tim Clapham
The
authors’ first book on the club, published in 1987, took the Bradford story up
to the demise of the ‘old club’ in 1974.
A new Bradford Park Avenue started in 1988/89 in the West Riding County
Amateur League Division 3 and has risen steadily to the ranks of the Conference
North.
The book tells the story of both
clubs. An illustrated “A to Z” of the
club includes interviews with former players, player profiles and many other
facts and figures. Section headings
include ‘Amateurs’, ‘Colours’, ‘Friendlies’ and ‘Transfers’. Detailed statistics pages give complete
results, scorers and line-ups for both clubs, including last season’s (2003/04)
exploits in the UniBond Premier League.
Avenue’s single season in the Southern League is included, plus war-time
line-ups and the final four years of the ‘old’ club in the Northern Premier
League. There is a full list of every
player to make a first team appearance in the Football League with their date
and place of birth, appearance and goal totals and their previous and next
clubs.
The book is an A4 sized
paperback book of 160 pages with some 150 b/w illustrations and a full colour
cover. The price is £14. Copies are available from the sports
bookshops, the club shop, Bradford booksellers and by post from Tony
Brown. If ordering by post, please send
a cheque or postal order for £16 (which includes postage and packing) payable
to Tony Brown, to 4 Adrian Close, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 6FL. Alternatively, please use paypal.
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Bradford in the Southern League