Following the recent heavy snow and freezing temperatures in Bradford, today’s Vanarama National League North fixture against Chester FC has been postponed.
The fixture will hopefully take place on Tuesday 19th January, with kick-off at 7.45pm, at the Horsfall Stadium.
We are happy to announce that we have agreed with Brackley and the National League to play our recently postponed game with them to Tuesday the 23rd of February, 7.45pm.
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We are happy to announce the live streaming details for this Saturday’s National League North fixture vs Chester FC
Follow the link below to access the game, we go live from 14:30 on the day, where you can expect;
And one or two new features!
All this will cost you just £5.00. If you are a first-time user of the system, you will need to set up a free account.
Season ticket holders will of course get the game free of charge!
Follow the link – https://streaming.insightfour.com/stream/d0hud2hQ
Regrettably, Saturday’s game against Brackley has had to be postponed. This is due to Brackley having returned positive Covid-19 tests amongst their players and staff.
It goes without saying that everyone here at Bradford (Park Avenue) wish those concerned a speedy recovery
We have moved quickly to replace the fixture, and are delighted to announce that we will now play Chester FC THIS SATURDAY 16th January (not Tuesday as previously announced) at the Horsfall with a 3pm KO.
Once again, a big thank you to all at Chester and the National League for their help in facilitating the fixture.
Streaming details will be announced in due course
Our re-arranged game with Chester, originally scheduled for the 9th January, will now take place on Tuesday 19th January with a 19:45 KO.
We would like to thank both Chester FC and the National League for their respective efforts to get the game re-arranged quickly.
We will be live streaming the game again, and you can follow the updates on our social media on the night. The link for the game will be announced on Friday Morning.
We are delighted to let you know that after being stretchered off during the Boston United game on Monday evening, Ryan, who received incredible treatment from Tally, attended hospital where his foot was x-Rayed. It has been confirmed that despite being sore and having minor lacerations Ryan did not have any fractures.
This is great news as Ryan’s fantastic performances this season have epitomised that of the team and we look forward to seeing him back soon in the green and white!!
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We are aware of an issue with our website over the last 2 home games against York and Boston, where the site is crashing just before KO with people trying to access the link to our games.
We do try to nullify this by also posting out the link on our social media platforms, although there is an understanding that not everybody uses these sites and as such prefer to use the website.
So as a further measure to try and make sure that you, the Green Army, can access our games, rather than use the website on game day, if you would like us to email you the link direct on the day we generate it we can do that!
Simply email our operations manager on calum.cullen@bpafc.com and use the subject ‘Streaming Link Request’ and we will add you to the list to make sure you don’t miss out! The link for the re-arranged Chester game will be set up this Friday am, so if you want the email, we need it in by close of play on Thursday.
Once again, thank you for your unwavering support!
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The Avenue took the lead after an hour thanks to a Will Longbottom header before Jordan Thewlis equalised with his own header.
The Pilgrims enjoyed plenty of possession in the opening 45 minutes, forcing Avenue goalkeeper Dan Atkinson into a few decent saves.
Joe Leesley, on loan from Harrogate Town, caused problems down the Avenue’s right edge and it was his attempts on target that nearly broke the deadlock.
Firstly, a well-taken free-kick was pushed wide by Atkinson before the winger rose above Jordan Windass to nod a cross towards goal, which was expertly tipped wide by the Avenue’s goalkeeper.
With the Avenue struggling to win the battle in the middle of the park, and despite an optimistic handball appeal from Lewis Knight, Craig Elliott’s men continued to push forward.
Jay Rollins used his pace to beat Ryan Toulson before pulling the ball back to Thewlis. The striker hit a first time effort that was well saved by Atkinson, and from the rebound, Jordan Burrows tried to place his shot but the ball was cleared off the line by the returning captain Luca Havern.
The Avenue offered more of an attacking threat in the second half but were dealt a huge blow when Toulson appeared to suffer a serious looking injury to his leg. The defender was stretched off and replaced by the returning Isaac Marriott, seeing Nicky Clee drop into the left-back position.
And then, Bradford took the lead. After watching Adam Nowakowski’s shot blocked by Scott Duxbury for a corner, Clee swung in a delivery which was nodded home by Longbottom from close range.
From the restart, the Pilgrims equalised, ending any celebrations from the home side. The Avenue failed to clear the danger in the corner and Leesley delivered a cross to Thewlis. The striker directed his header past Atkinson into the top corner.
Confident from levelling the score, the away side could’ve scored a vital second goal, but were denied by the sensational shot-stopping of Atkinson.
After watching Luke Shiels’ close range effort, somehow, trickle wide of the post, the Avenue number one denied Thewlis from 14 yards with a stunning save with his feet.
Both managers made attacking substitutions to try and win the game and it was Bradford who finished strongly.
Longbottom, after scoring his first goal in Avenue colours, received a pass from Knight, who sprinted 30 yards down the right wing. After taking a touch, 20 yards from goal, he struck a low right-footed shot towards the bottom corner, but Ross Fitzsimons made a fine save to tip the ball wide.
Into added time, Mark Bower’s side continued to push forward and came close to snatching a dramatic winner. Following some excellent football, involving Clee, Regan Booty and substitute Oli Johnson, Marriott had the opportunity to win the game. But, the midfielder’s effort from 14 yards was saved by the Pilgrims number one. Seconds later, the referee blew his whistle to end an entertaining game in difficult conditions.
Bradford (Park Avenue): Atkinson, Ross, Toulson (Marriott 59), Booty, Havern, Windass, Longbottom, Nowakowski, Dockerty (Johnson 75), Knight, Clee
Subs not used: Sanyang, Fawcett, Hussain.
Goal: Longbottom (66)
Boston United: Fitzsimons, Tootle, Duxbury, Platt (Green 17), Bird, Shiels, Thanoj, Leesley (Dimaio 86), Burrow, Thewlis, Rollins (Preston 76)
Subs not used: Garner, Hawkridge
Goal: Thewlis (67)
Yellow: Tootle
Referee: Mike Barlow
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
We are happy to announce the live streaming details for this Monday’s National League North fixture vs Boston United.
Follow the link below to access the game, we go live from 19:15 on the day, where you can expect;
And one or two new features!
All this will cost you just £5.00. If you are a first-time user of the system, you will need to set up a free account.
Season ticket holders will of course get the game free of charge!
Follow the link – https://streaming.insightfour.com/stream/SzNBdzl0
The heavy snow and cold weather conditions have put pay to the game tomorrow with Chester City. Manager Mark Bower has been down to the ground this afternoon and after consultation with Chester City and the National League it has been decided to postpone tomorrow’s match on safety grounds. We are working with Chester and the league to try and re-arrange the fixture for later in January.
It would’ve been the first game that new loanee Alex Wollerton would have been available for, after we secured him on a 30 day loan from York City. We can also confirm that Harry Boyes loan spell with the club has come to an end with it highly unlikely that he will return to the Horsfall. We would like to thank Harry for his performances and total commitment in games he played for the Avenue.
