Following his retirement from Football, we’d like to put on record our thanks to ex-Avenue captain, player-coach, and interim manager Luca Havern for his time at the Club.
Luca left the Club in December 2023, after spending 6 years at the Horsfall, and making over 180 appearances for the Green Army.
Happy Retirement Luca! From all of us at Bradford (Park Avenue).
Following today’s result, we are disappointed to confirm the Club’s relegation to the Northern Premier League East Division.
To all our fans & volunteers, we’d like to put on record our thanks for your incredible support throughout a dreadful season.
It is not what any of us wanted, and preparations are already underway to build a strong & competitive (Park Avenue) team for the 2024/25 season.
Our final issue of our 23/24 programme is a sneak preview of next seasons, named “AVENUE” and now increased from the original 36 pages, to a 40 page programme.
As usual it is filled with exclusive content which you will not find anywhere else, and you can pick it up at Saturday’s game for just £3, in the Tuck Shop & Club Shop.
The programme includes notes from Director Paul Armitage, who writes on the new culture, change at the club, pre-season,& more…
Also included are Danny Whitaker notes, he writes on the Basford game, next seasons planning, a new generation of supporters, & more…
Scholars Lead Coach Owen Murphy also talks us through the u19s season.
Club Historian Tim Clapham has a deep dive into our history with todays visitors.
Secretary Sheridann Dickerson has his say, talking on rebuilding, volunteers, Avey-Fest, & more…
Thomas McStravick writes on this season, next seasons plans, & more…
View from the Media room is also included, giving a sneak peak on the future plans for our video & online content…
And there is plenty more too! Make sure you pick one up today, in the Club Shop or Tuck Shop for just £3.
Following yesterdays announcement from the FA regarding FA Cup Replays, the club would like to issue the following statement:
“Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC fully condemns the decision to scrap Emirates FA Cup replays from the 2024/25 season.
The Emirates FA Cup is the greatest cup competition in the world and in our view, to impose this decision devalues it and disrespects all teams that enter into the competition.
It is also illuminating that the FA and the Premier League imposed this decision without consulting any other relevant parties.
We hope that the FA and the Premier League hold meaningful discussions with all impacted clubs from below the Premier League, and we appeal to them to retract their decision.”
We have now closed the Cemetery Road entrance to our car park, due to the worsening road conditions behind the main stand.
This means that supporters using our car park on Saturday will need to enter through the Park Road entrance.
If you usually use the Cemetery Road entrance, enter from Halifax road, keep going past the Horsfall down towards Harold Park, turn left on Abb Scott Lane, then take the 1st exit off the roundabout onto Common Road, then left again onto Park Road. The entrance is towards the top of Park Road.
Please note that Park Road itself is a dead end road. When leaving the car park, please turn right and head back down towards Common Road.
Our car park is free to enter, and is on a first-come, first served basis.
We can today confirm the departure of loan keeper Kieren Flavell, who returns to Barnsley FC after being recalled earlier this week.
During his time at the Club, Kieren made 9 appearances for the First Team, and helped the team to add 3 wins & 3 draws in our fight for survival.
The Club would like to put on record our thanks to Kieren for his time between the sticks at the Horsfall. You can watch just a few of his saves on the link below.
NO EXCUSES #BRADFORD! GET TO THE HORSFALL!!!
Only 3 points will give us any chance of survival. Get behind the team, and No Surrender.
– Avenue vs Gainsborough Trinity
– Saturday 20th April 2024, 3PM KO
– Horsfall Community Stadium, BD6 2NG.
– Admission: ADULTS £13, CONC (65+) £10, STUDENT (ID) £5, 12-17S £3, U12S FREE
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Staff at Bradford (Park Avenue) met earlier this month with Lukman Miah at BEAP Community Partnership, based at 31 Cornwall Road, BD8 7JN.
Lukman gave us a tour of some of the brilliant new facilities that are being used at the centre, which looks to address high levels of deprivation and disadvantage in the local area.
Commercial Director Calum Cullen had this to say on the visit;
“I recently had the great pleasure of meeting Lukman down at BEAP. The work he and his team are doing in the local and wider community is truly incredible, and I learned an awful lot.
“We are looking at ways for the Club to engage more with the partnership, and I’m looking forward to working with Lukman in the future.
“It was also my pleasure to donate some BPA gear, with footballs & hats for the youngsters, and BPA pens for the staff.”
Visit the BEAP Community Partnership website by clicking here!
You can watch a video of our tour on the link below!
We are delighted to confirm that the Club has embarked on a new partnership with the recently opened Spirits & Sports bar, on 11-13 Little Horton Lane, BD5 0AB in Bradford’s City Centre.
The new deal will see some (Park Avenue) memorabilia displayed at the flashy new ‘mancave’ style bar, as well as tickets behind the bar, available for anyone interested in attending the Horsfall.
We also had a quick tour on our first visit, which you can watch on our YouTube channel below.
Enquire today for prices, email Calum on –
Calum.Cullen@bpafc.com
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