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We can confirm the signing of Defender Leon Johnson on a deal until the end of the season.

He is a product of the Queens Park Rangers academy set-up and has represented Witton Albion, Ramsbottom United, Prescot Cables and Colne in the past couple of years.

Johnson is available for selection immediately in todays game vs Hyde United.

Stay tuned to our socials for the latest updates.

We can confirm that tonights game against Marine AFC is scheduled to go ahead as planned.

There is no pitch inspection planned, so we will see you all at the Horsfall tonight!

Bradford (Park Avenue) are looking for local volunteers who have previously commentated, or who are looking to gain valuable experience in commentary, to cover our First Team games at the Horsfall Community Stadium and at select away games.

Interested? Email Thomas.Ogden@bpafc.com, or DM us on Twitter or Instagram to get involved!

Bradford (Park Avenue) are pleased to announce the two signings of experienced Defender Jamie Sharman, who joins the Club on a deal until the end of the season, and Midfielder Bradley Williams, who joins on an initial 28-day loan from Harrogate Town.

Sharman started his career with Chesterfield, and was named as Academy Player of the Year in 2018/19, graduating that season to the First Team. 

He enjoyed loan spells with Dover Athletic, Kidderminster Harriers and Blyth Spartans, while also making 12 National League appearances for Chesterfields First Team. 

Jamie was released by Chesterfield in the Summer of 2021, joining Matlock Town.

While with the Gladiators, he became one of their most popular players, and was recognised twice at their awards night, winning Young Player of the Year & the Matlock Fans Forum Player of the Season. 

All in all, Sharman made 82 appearances for Matlock, before being released last week. 

Midfielder Brad Williams developed in Harrogate Town’s Academy, and made his first team debut in October 2021 in an EFL Trophy game vs Newcastle United u21s.

He made his league debut for the club in December 2022, in a 4-1 win at Rochdale. 

Brad also enjoyed regular game time in Harrogate’s Academy, and was voted their Players’ Player of the Year award after he and his team won their league last season.

He also spent time out this season on loan with Darlington, where he made 4 appearances. 

We’d like to put on record our thanks to Harrogate Town for their help in getting the deal done.

Jamie Sharman and Brad Williams are both available for selection immediately, and could feature in tomorrow’s opening game of the Big Avey Weekend, where we face FC United of Manchester, followed quickly by Marines’ visit to the Horsfall on Monday. Be there #Bradford!

Unfortunately due to technical difficulties, we are not streaming tonights Q&A.

We are filming the event, and for those who cannot attend, it will be on our YouTube in the coming days.

We are looking forward to inviting you all to the Horsfall on Friday, where we will be hosting an open Q&A with First Team Head Coach Danny Whitaker & Sporting Director Thomas McStravick.

It will be held in the Clubhouse and starts at 6pm. See you there. 

We can today confirm that Goalkeeper Tom Scott & Midfielder Ted Lavelle have both agreed to extend their loans til the end of the 2023/24 season.

We’d like to thank FC Halifax Town for their help in getting this deal over the line.

We can also confirm the departure of Oli Johnson, after a mutual agreement late last week.

Oli has been a stalwart at the Club over the last 7 seasons, and we’d like to put on record our thanks for his incredible effort in Green & White.