We can confirm that we have recalled Rob Guilfoyle from his loan spell at Pontefract Collieries.

Welcome back Rob!

#UTA

We can confirm that the re-arranged FC Halifax Town tie will now take place on TUESDAY 21ST DECEMBER with a 7:45 KO.

Anyone who bought tickets to the original game has been refunded. A new link is below for those wanting to purchase again.

Thank you once again for your fantastic support and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-nalvrq

Our bonfire night sale is now live on the club shop from today until the 7th of November! You can save 10% storewide!*

https://bpafc.com/shop/

*Excluding Match Day Experiences, Programmes and Season Tickets.

So after a month off due to lockdown and only one training session under the belt we visited Altofts Ladies who were top of the league and already beaten us on our patch this season.

Altofts started strong keeping hold of the ball well with the Avenue Ladies staying disciplined and frustrating the higher opposition.

Altofts were getting frustrated and started making mistakes with no real threats at goal the Avenue Ladies nipped in stole the ball and counter attacked with purpose.

If it wasnt for the Altofts keeper it could have been 2 or 3 before have time with Kirsty Russell Nicole Chamberlain and Millie West carving out glorious oppotunities.

Avenue went into half time on the front foot and expecting Altofts pepper Avenues goal for the 1st 10 mins of the 2nd half, but that never came!

Avenue could have easily had two more great chances before Altofts broke the deadlock with at tap in at the back post when we failed to clear our lines.

10mins later it was 2-0 Altofts with the rain hammering down a long ball skidded off our defenders foot and left Altofts with a 1 on 1 with Annie Roberts.

The game was end to end in horrible conditions but as the 1st goal Altofts got the 3rd with a back post tap in from a corner.

By this point Avenue were playing 2-3-5 to try and finish the game on a high but it never came.

Full time 3-0 loss with a superb performance under the circumstance of the weather and lockdown but 1 very proud manager of the workrate and effort produced. All the players held their heads high and will feel it Monday at work.

Our next match is Farsley Celtic Juniors at Horsfall on Sunday 20th December.

We wanted to bid a sad, fond and belated farewell to Trevor Jowett who we have just learned was taken from us by the COVID virus in April of this year. 

Trevor was involved with non-league football for many years and he came to Bradford Park Avenue from Ossett Town. He initially took over as Secretary from Steve Burnett and remained in that role for many years. 

Trevor, along with his wife Joyce did the Match day hospitality, looking after the match officials as they arrived for the game, as well as visiting Directors and Sponsors before the game and at half time. 

His work during the game wasn’t done there, he also did many other things on match day, counting match day receipts, helping Joyce with the players food after the game in the Club House and paying the Referee and his Assistants. When Bradford Park Avenue were in the Northern Premier League he represented the club at Blackpool for the League’s AGM. 

In their retirement Trevor and Joyce were always welcome, as guests at the Horsfall Stadium and he will be sadly missed. 

Our Club thoughts are with his wife, Joyce. Many thanks, Trevor