Bradford derby

{{Short description|Association football rivalry}}

{{more citations needed|date=July 2014}}

{{Infobox sports rivalry

| name = Bradford derby

| other names = Wool City derby

| image =

| caption =

| city or region = Bradford

| first contested = {{nowrap|Bradford (Park Avenue) 0–1 Bradford City}}
1911–12 FA Cup
(24 February 1912)

| teams involved = Bradford City
Bradford (Park Avenue)

| most wins = Bradford Park Avenue (23)

| most player appearances =

| mostrecent = {{nowrap|Bradford (Park Avenue) 0–0 Bradford City}}
1968–69 Fourth Division
(25 January 1969)

| nextmeeting =

| total = 56

| league =

| series = Bradford PA: 23
Draw: 11
Bradford City: 22

| regularseason =

| postseason =

| largestvictory = {{nowrap|Bradford (Park Avenue) 5–0 Bradford City}}
1927–28 Third Division (North)
(28 January 1928)
{{nowrap|Bradford City 5–0 Bradford (Park Avenue)}}
1955–56 Third Division (North)
(16 April 1956)

| smallestvictory =

| broadcasters =

| stadiums =

| map_location = United Kingdom West Yorkshire

| coordinates1 = {{coord|53.804167|-1.758889|display=inline}}

| map_mark1 = Brown pog.svg

| map_label1 = Bradford City

| map_label1_position = right

| coordinates2 = {{coord|53.758856|-1.776203|display=inline}}

| map_mark2 = Green pog.svg

| map_label2 = Bradford (Park Avenue)

| map_label2_position = left

}}

The Bradford derby is a football derby match played between Bradford City and Bradford (Park Avenue).

The derby has also been called the Wool City derby,{{cite book | last = Frost | first = Terry | title = Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 | publisher = Breedon Books Sport | year = 1988 | pages = 159–167 | isbn = 0-907969-38-0}} referring to Bradford's history with the wool trade. The two clubs are the only two from Bradford to have played professional league football.

The rivalry was first played in 1912 in the FA Cup, and there were 56 competitive matches between the teams, ending in 1969.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/19019126.day-avenue-supreme-bradford-city-visit/|title=When 30,000 fans regularly witnessed the two Bradford clubs going toe-to-toe|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus}}

The fixture is now played as a regular friendly, and the Tom Banks Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winner of this match.{{cite web |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~2105640,00.html |title=Next up...Bradford (Park Avenue) |date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Bradford City A.F.C. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802001516/http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10266~2105640%2C00.html |archive-date=2 August 2010 }}

History

Bradford City had been elected to the Football League ready for the 1903–04 season. Their cross-city rivals Bradford (Park Avenue) joined the league five years later, for the same season as City's first in Division One.

The first game between the two teams was on 19 November 1907, a 2–1 win for City.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/18494465.bantams-nostalgia-city-park-avenue-rivals/|title=BANTAMS NOSTALGIA: Remembering days of the Bradford derby|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|access-date=4 June 2020}}

The first all-Bradford league match took place at Valley Parade on 23 October 1914 in Division One in front of a crowd of 29,802, when City won 3–2. Park Avenue won the reverse fixture 3–0.

The clubs met in the top flight just four more times before Park Avenue were relegated in 1920–21. City were themselves relegated to Division Two but a second successive relegation for Park Avenue meant the clubs did not meet again until 1927 in Division Three (North). That season's derby saw Park Avenue record a record 5–0 for a Bradford derby on their way to the title and promotion. City kept the title in Bradford the following season.

Between the 1929–30 and 1936–37 seasons the clubs continued their rivalries until City were relegated, one place below Park Avenue. The derby was resumed from 1950–51 to 1957–58 in Division Three (North), a period which included an FA Cup tie in December 1951 and a record 5–0 win for City at home on 16 April 1956. A league restructure meant the clubs did not meet again in the league again until the 1963–64 season in Division Four, although the teams did meet again in the FA Cup in December 1958 and the League Cup in September 1963, when Park Avenue were 7–3 winners.

The teams met on six successive seasons until 1968–69 when City were promoted to Division Three in fourth spot and Park Avenue had to seek re-election when they came bottom of the league.

The final derby was on 25 January 1969, a goalless draw. There were a total of 56 derby games - 52 in the league and 4 in the Cup.

The following season Park Avenue failed a fourth successive re-election and were replaced by Cambridge United, before they went into liquidation in 1974 and the teams have never met in competitive football since.

In modern times, the teams have sometimes participated in a pre-season friendly.

Results

=Statistics=

Statistics are correct as of 25 January 1969.

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope=col|Competition

!scope=col|Played

!style="color:#009900; background-color:#fff;" |Avenue

!scope=col|Draw

!style="color:#FFCC00; background-color:#800000;" |City

!style="color:#009900; background-color:#fff;" |Avenue goals

!style="color:#FFCC00; background-color:#800000;" |City goals

scope=row|Football League First Division

|6

|1

|2

|3

|7

|7

scope=row|Football League Second Division

|16

|8

|2

|6

|22

|20

scope=row|Football League Third Division North

|18

|7

|5

|6

|24

|30

scope=row|Football League Fourth Division

|12

|5

|2

|5

|19

|17

scope=row|FA Cup

|3

|1

|0

|2

|3

|4

scope=row|League Cup

|1

|1

|0

|0

|7

|3

class="sortbottom"

!scope=row|Total

!56

!23

!11

!22

!82

!81

=League=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 12px"

!rowspan=2|Season

!rowspan=2|Division

!colspan=4 style="color:#009900;background:#FFFFFF"| Bradford (Park Avenue) at Home

!colspan=4 style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000"| Bradford City at Home

width="140" | Date

! width="52" | Score

! width="120" | Venue

! width="40" | Atten.

! width="140" | Date

! width="52" | Score

! width="120" | Venue

! width="40" | Atten.

1914–15

|First Division

|align: center;|28 April 1915

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|3–0

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|

|align: center;|24 October 1914

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|3–2

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|

1919–20

|First Division

|align: center;|11 February 1920

|style="color:#ffffff;background:#808080|0–0

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|

|align: center;|3 January 1920

|style="color:#ffffff;background:#808080|0–0

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|

1920–21

|First Division

|align: center;|25 September 1920

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|1–2

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|

|align: center;|2 October 1920

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|2–1

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|

1927–28

|Third Division North

|align: center;|28 January 1928

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|5–0

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|21,876

|align: center;|17 September 1927

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|2–3

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|37,059

1929–30

|Second Division

|align: center;|14 September 1929

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|0–2

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|28,880

|align: center;|18 January 1930

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|1–2

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|34,172

1930–31

|Second Division

|align: center;|18 February 1931

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|1–2

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|17,012

|align: center;|25 October 1930

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|0–4

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|28,378

1931–32

|Second Division

|align: center;|7 November 1931

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|1–0

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|21,035

|align: center;|19 March 1932

|style="color:#ffffff;background:#808080|0–0

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|27,784

1932–33

|Second Division

|align: center;|21 January 1933

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|2–0

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|22,602

|align: center;|10 September 1932

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|1–0

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|28,110

1933–34

|Second Division

|align: center;|9 September 1933

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|2–1

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|22,120

|align: center;|20 January 1934

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|3–0

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|22,774

1934–35

|Second Division

|align: center;|9 March 1935

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|2–1

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|13,685

|align: center;|27 October 1934

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|3–1

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|14,234

1935–36

|Second Division

|align: center;|23 November 1935

|style="color:#ffffff;background:#808080|1–1

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|22,321

|align: center;|28 March 1936

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|2–1

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|16,066

1936–37

|Second Division

|align: center;|23 November 1935

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|2–1

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|19,005

|align: center;|28 March 1936

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|2–3

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|28,236

1950–51

|Third Division North

|align: center;|30 September 1950

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|3–1

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|25,655

|align: center;|17 February 1951

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|4–1

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|18,454

1951–52

|Third Division North

|align: center;|19 January 1952

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|2–1

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|21,730

|align: center;|15 September 1951

|style="color:#ffffff;background:#808080|2–2

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|23,135

1952–53

|Third Division North

|align: center;|20 September 1952

|style="color:#ffffff;background:#808080|2–2

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|15,702

|align: center;|7 February 1953

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|2–1

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|18,661

1953–54

|Third Division North

|align: center;|22 August 1953

|style="color:#009900;background:#FFFFFF|4–0

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|19,376

|align: center;|19 December 1953

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|3–0

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|17,526

1954–55

|Third Division North

|align: center;|18 December 1954

|style="color:#009900;background:#FFFFFF|2–0

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|13,975

|align: center;|21 August 1954

|style="color:#ffffff;background:#808080|1–1

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|17,838

1955–56

|Third Division North

|align: center;|15 October 1955

|style="color:#ffffff;background:#808080|1–1

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|19,396

|align: center;|16 April 1956

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|5–0

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|11,658

1956–57

|Third Division North

|align: center;|19 January 1957

|style="color:#009900;background:#FFFFFF|2–0

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|22,010

|align: center;|15 September 1956

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|2–0

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|20,523

1957–58

|Third Division North

|align: center;|12 October 1957

|style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#808080|0–0

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|22,899

|align: center;|22 March 1958

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|2–1

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|16,698

1963–64

|Fourth Division

|align: center;|12 October 1963

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|1–3

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|

|align: center;|22 February 1964

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|1–0

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|

1964–65

|Fourth Division

|align: center;|15 September 1964

|style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#808080|3–3

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|

|align: center;|9 September 1964

|style="color:#009900;background:#FFFFFF|0–2

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|

1965–66

|Fourth Division

|align: center;|23 April 1966

|style="color:#009900;background:#FFFFFF|5–1

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|10,202

|align: center;|16 February 1966

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|3–0

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|9,004

1966–67

|Fourth Division

|align: center;|5 November 1966

|style="color:#009900;background:#FFFFFF|2–0

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|9,870

|align: center;|3 September 1966

|style="color:#009900;background:#ffffff|2–3

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|9,856

1967–68

|Fourth Division

|align: center;|30 September 1967

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|1–2

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|9,552

|align: center;|10 February 1968

|style="color:#009900;background:#FFFFFF|1–2

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|11,513

1968–69

|Fourth Division

|align: center;|25 January 1969

|style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#808080|0–0

|align: center;|Park Avenue

|align: center;|

|align: center;|6 November 1968

|style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000|1–0

|align: center;|Valley Parade

|align: center;|

=Cup=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
width="52" | Season

| width="150" | Competition

| width="52" | Score

| width="150" | Venue

| width="40" | Atten.

style="text-align:left;"|1911–12

|FA Cup Third round

|style="background:#800000; color:#FFCC00;"| 0–1

|Park Avenue

|

style="text-align:left;"|1951–52

|FA Cup Second round

|style="background:#ffffff; color:#009900;"| 3–1

|Park Avenue

|

style="text-align:left;"|1958–59

|FA Cup Second round

|style="background:#800000; color:#FFCC00;"| 0–2

|Park Avenue

|

style="text-align:left;"|1963–64

|League Cup First round

|style="background:#ffffff; color:#009900;"| 7–3

|Park Avenue

|

Crossing the divide

{{see also|Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players|Category:Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players}}

{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}

The following is a list of players who have represented both clubs in at least one senior fixture.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

!rowspan=2|Name

!rowspan=2|Position

!colspan=3 style="color:#FFCC00;background:#800000"|Bradford City

!colspan=3 style="color:#009900;background:#FFFFFF"|Bradford (Park Avenue)

CareerAppsGoals

!Career

AppsGoals
Simon Ainge

|DF

|2006–2009

140

|2009
2015–2016

2
46
0
6
Wayne Benn

|MF

|1994–1996

100

|1996–2004

Joe Brown

|FW

|2005–2007

191

|

Chris Brandon

|MF

|2008–2010

272

|1995–1997
1999

David Brown

|FW

|2008

51

|2010–

Wayne Bullimore

|MF

|1995–1997

20

|

40
Dick Conroy

|DF

|1948–1953

1580

|1953–1956

570
Norman Corner

|FW

|1969–1972

11016

|1972–1973

Joe Colbeck

|MF

|2004–2009

1098

|

Terry Dolan

|MF

|1976–1981

19543

|1969–1970

480
Mitchell Downie

|GK

|1959–1963

1340

|1950–1954

1540
Donald Duckett

|

|1914–1924

1556

|1927–1929

Karl Goddard

|DF

|1986–1990

730

|

Neil Grayston

|DF

|1995–1996

70

|1996–1999
2004

Rodney Green

|FW

|1962–1964

6639

|1962

196
Bobby Ham

|FW

|1968–1970
1973–1975

115
73
40
24

|1961–1963

James Hanson

|

|

|
Geoff Hudson

|

|

|
Andy Lee

|MF

|2002–2003

20

|

Gerry Lightowler

|DF

|1968–1969

110

|1958–1968

2081
Harry Peel

|FW

|1929–1936

18626

|1920–1926

20737
Charlie Rackstraw

|FW

|1967–1969

10427

|1970–1971

Neil Redfearn

|MF

|1999–2000

171

|2006–2007

275
Kevin Sanasy

|FW

|2002–2005

91

|

Carl Shutt

|FW

|1994–1995

8916

|2004–2005

131
Whelan Ward

|FW

|1948–1954

14937

|1955–1959

10831

References

=General sources=

{{Reflist}}

=Bibliography=

  • {{cite book

| last = Frost

| first = Terry

| title = Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988

| publisher = Breedon Books Sport

| year = 1988

| pages = 159–167

| isbn = 0-907969-38-0}}

{{Bradford City A.F.C.}}

{{Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.}}

{{United Kingdom Football Derbies}}

{{Men's Football in West Yorkshire}}

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