The club are delighted to announce our latest Pre-Season friendly as recently relegated Oldham Athletic! Oldham drop from League 2 down into the National League, becoming the first former Premier League team to play non-league Football.
John Sheridan brings his side to the Horsfall looking to bounce back up into the EFL at the first attempt
The match will take place on Tuesday 19th July for a 7:45pm KO, and entry is priced at just £6 Adults, £3 Concessions.
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The club are delighted to announce the Pre-Season Friendly against our neighbours Bradford City
As is customary, the two sides will play for the Tom Banks Memorial Trophy.
The Bantams finished 14th in League 2 last season and will be hosted by Avenue on the 1st July for a 7:30pm KO, New manager Mark Hughes has made some promising signings, so City will be looking for a big season in their division.
Our previous match v The Bantams ended in a 0-5 defeat at the Horsfall, on the 13th July 2021.
We look forward to seeing the fans fill the Horsfall again after our (almost) 2 month break from play. The match is ALL TICKET and these are available from 12pm today (08/06/22). Click HERE for tickets or visit the club shop at the Horsfall 9am – 7pm to buy in person this week, or 9am-5pm next week.
Tickets are priced at £8 for Adults and £5 for Concessions.
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The club can today announce that Dylan Mottley-Henry has left the football club to join South Shields FC for an undisclosed fee. We are disappointed to see Dylan leave, but he felt that the full time football was best for his career. All the money received from the transfer will be invested back into the playing budget
Mottley-Henry made 28 appearances with Avenue in the 21-22 season, including 4 played from the bench, and scoring 3 goals. Dylan had previously played for BPA while on loan from Bradford City in 2016, scoring 2 in 15 appearances.
Stay tuned for the latest updates.
We are delighted to announce the re-signing of our Captain, Gianluca Havern.
Luca has signed until the end of the 2022/23 season. Our own El Capitan, Luca played 40 times for the Avenue last season in all competitions scoring 3 goals and was an integral part of the team as we avoided relegation games to spare.
On the deal, Luca stated “I am pleased to have signed for my 5th season with BPA. There is a strong core of the team who have stayed and with a few more additions I think we will be really competitive again. See you all in July!”
Equally happy, Mark Bower added; “I’m delighted that Luca has extended his stay with the club. Having lost Nicky Clee and Mark Ross, it was vital for us to secure one of our most experienced players for the coming season.
Luca has been a key player for us for several years now and it is a real positive that he will be leading our team again for 2022/23.”
The club would like to thank every supporter that has purchased an #AAAW Season Ticket so far, and we are happy to announce that this week we will be available at the Horsfall Stadium in the BPA Club Shop for cash, card and cheque payments for those who would prefer to purchase in person.
Opening hours will be 2pm – 7pm.
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We are delighted to announce today that Midfielder Jamie Spencer has joined the club from Guiseley. Jamie will be well known to the Green Army, featuring over 80 times between 2016 and 2019, bagging 5 goals. A very popular player wherever he has played, we are excited to see him back at the Horsfall.
On the signing Jamie had this to say; ‘It feels good to be back, Mark and Danny have been instrumental in my decision with their plans and expectations for the forthcoming season.
With more games and the ever increasing number of full time and hybrid clubs in our league makes it even more challenging, but one that I am looking forward to.’
Equally happy, Mark Bower added; ‘I’m really pleased to have secured the signing of Jamie. We know he’s a talented player from his first spell with us but he’s now become more mature and experienced and I expect him to be one of our leaders both on the pitch and in our dressing room.
He is a player with the ability to play in a higher league and we have challenged him to realise that potential by doing consistently well for us.’
Welcome back to the club Jamie!
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Looking Forward To Seeing Jamie Play? Season Tickets Available Here https://bpafc.com/product-category/season-tickets/
We are delighted to announce that from the start of the 2022/23 season, Mr Scratchings will be sponsoring the back of our shirt!
The deal includes Mr Scratchings’ logo appearing on the back of the first team kits, as well as the ladies, and juniors
On the deal, Roger Gladman, who is the Managing Director, said this:
‘Mr Scratchings are delighted to be able to add to our support with this kit sponsorship for the 22/23 season at Bradford (Park Avenue) Football Club
This will be our first season as the back of shirt sponsor following the lifelong support of our company founder and Chairman, Roger Banks. We wish all the teams under the club’s banner the very best for the upcoming season.’
Club Secretary Calum Cullen added: ‘We are obviously extremely happy to get this deal over the line, given Mr Scratchings’ long association with our football club. Both sides are very much looking forward to this partnership flourishing in the years to come.
I would also like to place on record my thanks to Faz Ali and everybody at Regal Foods. Their support over the last couple of seasons in particular was very welcome.’
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.’
