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This Saturday we host @ilkestontown_fc at the Horsfall Community Stadium, followed by our visit to @GuiseleyAFC on Monday!

Both games Kick Off at 3pm, see you there #greenarmy

SATURDAY 26TH VS ILKESTON TOWN – HORSFALL COMMUNITY STADIUM

Bradford (Park Avenue) look forward to welcoming all supporters to the Horsfall Community Stadium and we hope everyone’s experience is an enjoyable one.

Where To Find Us

Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC
Horsfall Community Stadium
Cemetery Road
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD6 2NG

Stadium Manager Calum Cullen – 07458103516 or calum.cullen@bpafc.com

Turnstiles:

The turnstiles open around an hour and a half before kick off and are located at either end of the ground on Cemetery Road and Park Road. Matchday prices for league games are as follows:

Adult – £13

Concession – £10

Student – £5 (Student ID Required)

Youth (12-17) – £3

Junior (under 12, must be accompanied by an adult) – Free

The Horsfall Community Stadium is not segregated unless otherwise stated.

Refreshments: 

The Clubhouse will be open before and after the game which has a fully-licensed bar offering a range of beers, real ales and spirits. The Avenue Café is located next to the Clubhouse and serves a range of hot food and drinks.

The Tuck Shop is located to the right when standing in the main stand, and serves a range of hot drinks, confectionary, cold bottled/canned drinks, canned beer & cider, and a small range of hot food.

Club Shop:

The Club Shop is located next to the turnstiles at the Cemetery Road end of the ground. Matchday programmes and team sheets can also be purchased from the Club Shop.

Toilets:

Toilets can be found next to the Club Shop, next to the Pavilion (changing rooms) opposite the main stand or in the Clubhouse. Please note the only disabled toilets are in the Clubhouse.

Accessibility:

Bradford (Park Avenue) are committed to welcoming everybody to enjoy football at the Horsfall Community Stadium. To support with this we offer the following:

Access to the ground for supporters unable to navigate the usual turnstiles is via the main gate next to the turnstiles at the Cemetery Road end of the ground.

Free entry for carers/assistants.

A designated viewing area for wheelchair users

2 designated parking spaces for blue badge holders

Live audio commentary available at selected games

Ground Regulations:

Entry to the Ground is expressly subject to acceptance by the visitor of the rules and regulations of FIFA, UEFA, The Football Association and The National League in respect of the relevant competition. The Ground Regulations incorporate the Club’s Customer Charter and entry to the Ground shall constitute acceptance of theses Ground Regulations.

For full details of the ground regulations please click here

As a member Club participating in The National League we have been directed to take the strongest action available against anyone found in possession of a Flare, Smoke Bomb or any other such pyrotechnic items. Spectators are warned that we and The National League apply a zero tolerance approach to anyone attempting to bring such items into the Ground/Stadium.

Due to their chemical make-up, a Flare, Smoke Bomb and all such pyrotechnic items can be highly toxic for some people. This can lead to serious health consequences for those with pre-existing medical conditions and may in certain circumstances cause life threatening injury or concern. Some can explode and could endanger your players or club staff.

In order to protect all who enter and participate in matches, please note we reserve the right to search your person and/or effects and we further reserve the right to pursue legal action, civil or criminal, against any person who contravenes current legislation or our Ground/Stadium regulations.

To further safeguard all who attend any event at this Ground/Stadium, we welcome the receipt of any information which will assist us to deter, apprehend/detain and where appropriate prosecute, anyone in possession of; or found discharging or being a party to the discharge of, such an item.

MONDAY 28TH VS GUISELEY – NETHERMOOR PARK – CLICK HERE OR ON THE LINK BELOW TO FIND INFORMATION FOR SUPPORTERS TRAVELLING TO NETHERMOOR.

#UTA #BPAFC #Football #BankHolidayWeekend

Amongst our own squad we have important players aiming for match fitness after long or short term injuries and some new players aiming to nail down a place in the starting eleven through strong performances. These challenges are part of a player’s experience and are important aspects of a successful squad. It was, therefore, good to see our increased focus on fitness, health, strength and conditioning in the new hybrid plans, and a fitting role for OJ. Nice to see we are trailblazing, with Birmingham City following on with Tom Brady’s appointment!

Best wishes to Mark and Danny as we hope for a full squad to choose from as soon as possible and with making the new hybrid system work well, with extra training and conditioning for the younger lads moving to full time. Like other projects, it will take time to settle in and bring benefits, but it gives us more options for recruitment and retention.

Good to see our new residents Albion Sports get off to a winning start against a much-fancied Silsden team, and again against Goole. As the RL season draws to an end, congratulations go to our other ground-sharers, West Bowling, on their promotion to the Conference Premier League as champions.

We need to get our own season kick-started now.

There is, however, a never-ending list of repair jobs that Neil and Ben are working on around the stadium. Some help is coming from a Howden’s grant to improve the classroom’s kitchen facilities. The increased flexibility of our business units must be used to our financial advantage.

There are times when Tom wants the youngsters, students and their parents to have more comfort and a good space to enjoy and either work or relax in and work in the training room is due to complete by the end of August. It’s good that we will have more and more new people developing a strong connection and sense of belonging to the club.

Tom also had his team helping with a Community Fun Day for local kids last month and managed to get a sunny day for it. The stadium was full of kids having a great time and the local Sandale Trust was heavily involved in the event too. We need local folk having a positive feel for all our stadium activities and for the wider Bradford population to be more aware that this is home for Bradford (Park Avenue).

You will have seen that we now have a very positive connection with the Steven Gerrard Academy, delivering Sports education to our Academy students, along with continuing links to Bradford College. As well as broadening our educational options, it helps not to have all your eggs in one basket and the SGA link is likely to grow each year and to help us cover increasing Academy costs.