8 Jun 2022

Pre-Season Friendlies – Bradford City

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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.

#AAAW

7 Jun 2022

MOTTLEY-HENRY MOVES

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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.

6 Jun 2022

Bradford in Havern as Captain re-signs! 

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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.”

27 May 2022

Pre-Season Friendlies – Guiseley AFC

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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!

#AAAW

27 May 2022

James Mae stay!

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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

24 May 2022

Dockerty Departs

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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.’

24 May 2022

UKRAINE DONATIONS UPDATE

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UKRAINE DONATIONS UPDATE

We’d like to thank each and every person who has made a donation to our collections for Ukraine. The support we’ve seen has been incredible and we are sure the Ukrainian people are extremely thankful for your efforts.

Unfortunately due to the amount of donations and limited storage space, we are stopping collections for now while we catch up on deliveries. Stay tuned for updates by following us across our social medias. @BPAFCOfficial

If you’d like to make a cash donation to the Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal, you can click below.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpukraine

#WeStandWithUkraine

28 Mar 2022

#TNLFootballWeekends

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Bring a friend to watch Bradford (Park Avenue) vs Kidderminster for free thanks to the National Lottery

There’s some great news for Bradford (Park Avenue) supporters who play the National Lottery as they have just launched their Football Weekends campaign, which sees them giving away over 100,000 tickets to selected matches during March and April.

Thanks to National Lottery players, millions of pounds in emergency funding was gifted to community football clubs across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when restrictions saw us cancelling games or playing to empty stands.

As a thank you to local football fans up and down the country, the National Lottery are encouraging people to come out and support their local team by offering free tickets to a few select matches.

Bradford (Park Avenue) are pleased to announce that, as part of this campaign, season ticket holders and full-paying adults attending our home game against Kidderminster on Saturday 2nd April will be able to claim a free ticket for a friend (think of it like buy one, get one free!).

Who can claim a free ticket?

  • Bradford (Park Avenue) season ticket holders aged 18 or older who can produce a valid National Lottery ticket or scratchcard
  • Non-season ticket holders who purchase a full-price adult ticket for the Kidderminster game and who can produce a valid National Lottery ticket or scratchcard

How and when can I claim a free ticket?

  • Supporters who meet the criteria above can claim their ticket on the turnstiles using their season ticket / matchday ticket and proof of National Lottery purchase

Which National Lottery tickets are accepted as proof?

  • All National Lottery products apply; draw-based (i.e. Lotto, EuroMillions), scratchcard, or online instant win games
  • The product can be purchased in-store, on the National Lottery website, or via the app
  • Proof of purchase can be shown in physical or digital form – we will need to record the unique code from your product before you can be issued a free ticket

This offer is only valid for full-paying adults (adult ticket price – £14) or adult season ticket holders. Not valid for under 18s or concessions.

Please note: whilst there is no limit to the number of matchday tickets you can buy, each individual can only claim a total of two free tickets.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS