The club are delighted to announce our latest Pre-Season friendly as recently relegated Oldham Athletic! Oldham drop from League 2 down into the National League, becoming the first former Premier League team to play non-league Football.

John Sheridan brings his side to the Horsfall looking to bounce back up into the EFL at the first attempt

The match will take place on Tuesday 19^th July for a 7:45pm KO, and entry is priced at just £6 Adults, £3 Concessions.

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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.

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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.

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.”

The club would like to thank every supporter that has purchased an #AAAW Season Ticket so far, and we are happy to announce that this week we will be available at the Horsfall Stadium in the BPA Club Shop for cash, card and cheque payments for those who would prefer to purchase in person.

Opening hours will be 2pm – 7pm.

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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 30^th 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

30^th July 2022

3:00pm KO

Stay tuned on our social medias to stay up to date with each Pre-Season announcement!

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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.’