The club are pleased to announce our second fixture for Pre-Season as our neighbours Guiseley AFC! The Lions make the short trip to the Horsfall on the 30th July for a 3:00pm KO!
Guiseley will be pushing for promotion in the NPL after their relegation from the National League North, so a good game is expected for the Saturday afternoon.
DETAILS:
BPAFC v Guiseley AFC
30th July 2022
3:00pm KO
Stay tuned on our social medias to stay up to date with each Pre-Season announcement!
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We are delighted to announce that the James Mae Group will be sticking with us for the upcoming 22/23 season and will continue to sponsor the front of both our Home and Away kits. This includes the Academy kit and Ladies kit.
This will be the third season running sponsored by the James Mae Group and everyone at the club is thrilled to have them backing Avenue on the pitch.
Ed Caffrey, MD of the James Mae Group had this to say regarding the sponsorship deal.
“The James Mae Group is pleased to support and sponsor the upcoming 22-23 season at Bradford (Park Avenue) Football Club.
This will now be our third year of sponsorship hopefully showing our commitment to this great club and it’s brilliant players across every level. Long May this partnership continue.
Good luck and We wish all the teams every success.”
Football Operations Manager and Club Secretary Calum Cullen also added;
“Myself and everybody here at Bradford (Park Avenue) are delighted that James Mae will be continuing into a third season being our main kit sponsor. It’s a real show of faith from Ed Caffrey and his company and we are very grateful. We look forward to having them down at the Horsfall this season again.”
You can find more information on the James Mae Group by clicking here
Brad Dockerty has today joined Alfreton Town FC.
Brad, who scored 10 goals last season, originally joined the Avenue in the 2019/20 season. In his first season Brad made 13 appearances, scoring twice, a feat he matched in the 2020/21 null and void season, scoring 2 in 12.
All in all Brad made 64 appearances, scoring 14 goals.
It was his form in the 2021/22 season that prompted the club to make Brad an offer, bringing him in line with he clubs highest earners, as we looked to build a strong squad for the 2022/23 season.
Unfortunately, Brad has decided his future lies elsewhere. We thank him for his efforts at Bradford.
Mark Bower had this to say; ‘We are obviously disappointed that Brad has decided to move on, but we are grateful for his efforts and commitment to the club for the past three years.
He has improved enormously over that period and I know he has enjoyed his time with us. We all wish him the best of luck for the future.’
UKRAINE DONATIONS UPDATE
We’d like to thank each and every person who has made a donation to our collections for Ukraine. The support we’ve seen has been incredible and we are sure the Ukrainian people are extremely thankful for your efforts.
Unfortunately due to the amount of donations and limited storage space, we are stopping collections for now while we catch up on deliveries. Stay tuned for updates by following us across our social medias. @BPAFCOfficial
If you’d like to make a cash donation to the Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal, you can click below.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpukraine
#WeStandWithUkraine
The club are thrilled to give fans a first glimpse of our Pre-Season schedule! New National League member Scunthorpe United will be making the 65 mile trip from North Lincolnshire on the 26th July for a 7:30pm KO.
Scunthorpe United will be hoping for a big season in the National League, as their 72 year membership in the Football League comes to an end and will provide Mark and the boys a real test!
DETAILS;
BPAFC v Scunthorpe United
26th July 2022
7:30pm KO
£6.00 Adults, £3.00 Concessions
Stay tuned Avenue! More fixtures to be announced in the coming weeks.
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We are excited to announce the details of our season ticket prices for the upcoming 2022/23 season.
#AAAW 2022/23 Season Tickets are on sale from MIDDAY TODAY! Coming off our first season post-Covid, we are looking forward to welcoming you all back to the Horsfall after what looks to be an exciting season.
Once again, we have frozen the prices, which means an adult now pays just £6.09 per league game and Concessions pay an incredible £5.43, this is owing to there being an extra 2 games next season.
Students can now come to the Horsfall for the equivalent of £1.95 per game, Juniors are in at just £1.30 and under 12’s can now see the Avenue for just 43p per game!
Our hospitality upgrade package is still available for this year, which is priced at just £230.00. This includes catered food, tea and coffee and snacks
Parking this year will also be FREE!
Our Associate Director season ticket gives you entry into all of our Home AND Away League games for the full season, with Hospitality!!
Your away travel is also included in the price!
Football Operations Manager Calum Cullen said: “We are delighted to finally announce the 22/23 Season Tickets, and especially happy that we’ve managed to freeze the prices again.
“At just £6.08 per game for Adults and £5.43 for Concessions, per-game pricing is cheaper for the new season. The support we’ve had this past season has been incredible and we cannot wait to have the fans back in.”
To purchase your #AAAW 2022/23 Season Ticket, you can visit the Club Shop at the Horsfall, or click HERE to purchase online.
For any fans wishing to enquire about season tickets, feel free to email info@bpafc.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
The club would like to issue the below update regarding the playing squad.
Bradford (Park Avenue) would like to provide supporters with an update on our squad following the end of the season.
Having announced earlier this week the departures of Mark Ross and Nicky Clee, we can also confirm that Jordan Windass, Akeem Hinds and Luke Rawson will not be offered contracts for next season and will therefore be leaving the club. We would like to wish all the players the best of luck for the future and thank them for their efforts whilst representing The Avenue.
Following the end of their loan spells Lewis Knight and Taylor Ragan have returned to their parent clubs. Again we would like to thank them for their efforts whilst with us.
Mitch Lund, Dylan Mottley-Henry, Harrison Hopper and Sam Fielding are all contracted for next season.
Discussions are taking place with the remaining members of the squad and we hope to be in a position to make further announcements in the coming days and weeks.
Mark Ross will leave the club this summer at the expiry of his contract. He has been an integral part of our team for several seasons and a firm favourite amongst supporters.
Mark has a thriving business which is taking up more of his time and he has decided to step away from football for the time being to focus more on his work.
Assistant manager Danny Boshell said ” Rossy has been a model pro for us in his time at the club and a real Mr reliable.
He’s a tremendous athlete and his level of fitness would put many full time pro’s to shame and has consistently performed for us week in, week out at right back and in the centre of our defence. He will be a big loss.”
Everyone at the club thanks Rossy for his loyalty and service to the Avenue and wishes him the best of luck. He will be welcome back to the Horsfall at any time in the future.
Following the end of the 2021/22 season, the club can announce that popular player Nicky Clee will be leaving the club at the expiry of his contract.
The 38 year old joined the club in 2017 and was a key member of the squad that reached the National League North play offs in 2018 and 2019. After a short spell away, Nicky returned to the club and has continued to be a firm fans favourite with his technical ability and wand of a left foot.
Manager Mark Bower said, “Nicky has been a fantastic servant to BPA. Not only has he produced for us on the pitch, he has been a great influence in our dressing room amongst his teammates and in particular our younger players. To still be playing at this level, in his late thirties is a testament to how well he has looked after himself.”
Everyone at the Avenue wishes Nicky all the best and thank him for his commitment to the club and we look forward to seeing him at a game at The Horsfall in the future.
We are delighted to show off our new matchday programme ‘PARK LIFE’. Originally scheduled to come into play for pre-season and beyond, we have decidied to bring it in early!
This weekends programme is a bit of a hybrid effort, with next years design, with this years content.
We have added in one or two new features to this programme, although you will have to wait until next season for the full blown product – we had to keep a couple of surprises back!
PARK LIFE will be available on matchday from both the programme shop and the club shop!
