After internal and external discussions it has been decided than rather than potentially have no fixture this weekend, we have moved this Saturdays up coming friendly with Grantham to the The Mekes.

Although we are confident that there will be no issues with this weeks inspection of the new playing surface, should there be any unforeseen challenges it would’ve put in jeopardy this weeks match.

With the season only a few weeks away we need to ensure that we get all the right preparation done correctly.

Thank you very much for Grantham for being so amenable and switching the game to the Mekes at relatively short notice. The game will kick off at 1pm and tickets are available on line or on the day at the gate.

Adults/concessions £5

Children £2

https://www.granthamtownfc.com/payments

Details to follow on the covid protocols for the game.

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Its the moment we have been waiting for that means the season is nearly upon us. The National League has released our fixture list for 20/21 season and we start with a home game on Monday the 5^th of October against Gateshead. 

Our Christmas fixtures see us hosting and visiting York City with Curzon Ashton away squeezed in between. 

We end the season with a short trip to local rivals Farsley Celtic which is just a week after our final home game of the season which sees another derby game against Guiseley.

Here is the full fixture list below

BRADFORD PARK AVENUE – Vanarama National League North

Sat Oct 3 Emirates FA Cup 2Q

Mon Oct 5 Gateshead H

Sat Oct 10 Hereford A

Wed Oct 14 Emirates FA Cup 3Q

Sat Oct 17 Boston United H

Sat Oct 24 Darlington A Emirates FA Cup 4Q

Sat Oct 31 Chorley H

Sat Nov 7 Alfreton Town H Emirates FA Cup 1

Tue Nov 10 Kettering Town A

Sat Nov 14 Gloucester City A Buildbase FA Trophy 1

Mon Nov 16 Southport H

Sat Nov 21 AFC Telford United H

Sat Nov 28 Spennymoor Town A Emirates FA Cup 2

Tue Dec 1 AFC Fylde A

Sat Dec 5 Buildbase FA Trophy 2

Sat Dec 12 Leamington H

Sat Dec 19 Buildbase FA Trophy 3

Sat Dec 26 York City H

Mon Dec 28 Curzon Ashton A

Sat Jan 2 York City A

Sat Jan 9 Chester H Emirates FA Cup 3

Sat Jan 16 Brackley Town A Buildbase FA Trophy 4

Sat Jan 23 Kidderminster Harriers H Emirates FA Cup 4

Sat Jan 30 Guiseley A

Sat Feb 6 Farsley Celtic H Buildbase FA Trophy 5

Tue Feb 9 Blyth Spartans A

Wed Feb 10 Emirates FA Cup 5

Sat Feb 13 Hereford H

Sat Feb 20 Gateshead A

Sat Feb 27 Darlington H Buildbase FA Trophy Semi-Finals

Sat Mar 6 Boston United A

Sat Mar 13 Kettering Town H

Sat Mar 20 Alfreton Town A Emirates FA Cup 6

Tue Mar 23 Southport A

Sat Mar 27 Gloucester City H

Fri Apr 2 AFC Telford United A

Mon Apr 5 Spennymoor Town H

Sat Apr 10 Leamington A

Mon Apr 12 AFC Fylde H

Sat Apr 17 Chorley A Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final

Sat Apr 24 Blyth Spartans H

Sat May 1 Curzon Ashton H

Mon May 3 Chester A

Sat May 8 Brackley Town H Buildbase FA Trophy Final

Sat May 15 Kidderminster Harriers A Emirates FA Cup Final

Sat May 22 Guiseley H

Sat May 29 Farsley Celtic A

Remember we are currently restricted on stadium capacity and the only way to guarantee seeing all of these great home fixtures is by securing your season ticket at https://bpafc.com/product-category/season-tickets/

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Mark Bower’s men take another step towards the start of the new season tonight playing at local rivals Liversedge. It’s another opportunity for Bower and Boshell to run the rule over several trialists and get some additional game time into the legs of the rest of the squad, as we continue the build up to our October 3^rd season opener in the FA Cup.

Sadly tonight’s pre-season friendly is, understandably, being played behind closed doors as part of the local lock down. However you don’t have to miss out on following the Mighty Green and White army as our very own Mick Gledhill and Lewis Sale will be offering live commentary and updates from the ground.

You can listen to Mick’s dulcet tones and narrative on https://mixlr.com/bpafc and hopefully listen to him vividly describe another avalanche of goals.

If you are unable to listen to Mick then you can follow the game via our twitter feed @BPAFCOfficial 

 or on the BPAFC Facebook page where your own Lewis Sale will continue the fabulous job he has done so far this pre-season.

And if that wasn’t enough our official photographer John Rhodes will be at the game capturing the action in pictures for us.

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Bradford Park Avenue are delighted to announce that Bradford born Tabish Hussain has signed with the club for the upcoming 20/21 season. After a successful trail period Mark Bower has moved quickly to sign attacker Hussain. Tabish who heralds from Bradford started his career at Eccleshill United before moving to Guiseley. After making his debut for Guiseley aged just 17 he went on to make his international debut for Pakistan against Cambodia in a world cup qualifier in May 2019. 

The exciting winger should enjoy our new playing surface and the football style that Mark and Danny like the team to play. He meets perfectly the talented younger player profile we are hoping to develop and give the opportunity to take the next steps in their footballing careers. 

Tabish Hussain – 

‘Firstly, I am delighted to be given the opportunity and looking forward to the season ahead. I feel as though the 4g pitch at the Horsfall suits me perfectly and the gaffa wants the team to get the ball down and play as much as possible, which I have really bought into as it gives me the chance to showcase my ability on the ball. All the lads have been very welcoming and they’ve given me the confidence to do well in the two trail games I’ve played in. I’m Bradford born so the club feels like a comfortable environment and hopefully I can push on and do well’

Mark Bower – 

‘We’ve been very impressed with Tabish through pre-season. He has shown plenty of natural ability, a great attitude and a willingness to learn. We feel his attributes are well suited to our new surface and we look forward to helping Tabish realise his potential.’

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After reviewing the National League guidance, the SGSA regulations and consulting with local authorities we can confirm that our ground capacity for the new season will be set at 522.

This is very close to our average attendance from last season of 484 and this year, as well as the minimum 10% of the capacity we are obliged to give to away fans, we have our youth fan initiative for the academy, which will take up some of the available space. 

This is of course challenging and disappointing after so long away from the Horsfall, and we will be doing our best to accommodate everyone who wants to come down and enjoy the re-vamped stadium (many thanks to the Avenue and West Bowling volunteers ably encouraged by Neil Fawcett and Martin Tordorff and guided by our groundsman Sean Bourke). 

Season ticket holders will be getting preference for attendance on match days, so if you haven’t already bought one, now’s the perfect time to ensure you are not one of the ones who are disappointed come kick off. 

https://bpafc.com/product-category/season-tickets/

Remember your season ticket will also act as your virtual season ticket if we play behind closed doors and give you free access to the Pay Per View live streaming of our matches that will commented on by our very own Mick Gledhill. In the event that the season is curtailed we will refund pro rata for any home league matches that are cancelled, making it completely risk free. 

We look forward to seeing you all very soon where we can get behind the mighty Mark Bower Green and White Army

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As has been announced by Ossett, the capacity for the upcoming friendly for this Saturday will be 200 fans and Ossett have decided to allocate 30 tickets to Bradford (Park Avenue). This is a small number and after some thought and deliberation it has been decided to offer this limited number of tickets initially to our season ticket holders.

If you are a 20/21 season ticket holder and would like to apply for a ticket for the game at Ossett this Saturday please can you register your interest for a ticket with Calum Cullen via his email calum.cullen@bpafc.com

Note that registration will close at 5.30pm on Thursday the 27^th of August to allow us time to process.

Please be advised that it is one ticket per season ticket holder and if we are over subscribed we will be randomly selecting 30 lucky fans who will then be invited to purchase their ticket via our website. For the reasons of administration and track and trace tickets will only be available via the website. In the unlikely event that the season ticket holders do not take up the full allocation any surplus will be offered for general release on Friday 28^th of August at 9.00 am.

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Unfortunately, due to the persistent rainfall over the last 24 hours, and the forecast for this to continue, the friendly versus Campion tonight has been called off

The Avenue travel to Campion this evening as the preparations for the new season gathers pace

Tonight see’s Mark Bower’s fledgling squad take on another local opponent in Campion. The game is being held at their Scotchman Road ground with a 7.30pm  kick off. The stadium capacity for todays game will be 150 and that will be on a first come first served basis, so get there early if you want to avoid disappointment. Campion have also announced they will be running the evePASS app for track and trace. You can download the app from this link ( https://evepass.app/ ) and pre-register your basic details to save time at the gate or do it at the ground.

After last weekends steady winning start from the squad, we look to be back at full strength with both Luca Havern and, the goal scoring Jamie Lyons, recovering in time from small knocks.

We also welcome back, for all of those who cant make it to the ground or prefer the comfort and safety of your own armchair, our very own Mick Gledhill, who will be lighting up the airwaves in his own inimical style on the BPAFC Mixlr radio station. https://mixlr.com/bpafc

Team news for tonight’s game, sees another game of two halves. Getting valuable playing time for all and also another chance for Mark and Danny to run their discerning eye over the trialists.

1^st half team

1 Dan Atkinson

22 A Trialist

2 Mark Ross

5 Luca Havern

3 Matty Downing

8 Jake Hibbs

11 Nicky Clee

20 A Trialist

9 Ollie Johnson

18 Jamie Lyons

21 A Trialist

2^nd half team

13 Jacob/Atkinson

6 Mitch Lund

15 A Trialist

17 Adam (£1) Nowakowski

12 Ryan Toulson

4 Isaac Marriott

14 A Trialist

19 A Trialist

7 Lewis Knight

16 A Trialist

10 Brad Dockerty

Enjoy the game whether you go in person or listen to Mick on the radio #UTA