[10][11], City remained in the top flight in the period up to the First World War and for three seasons afterwards, but were relegated in 1921–22 along with Manchester United. Spectators at first XI matches are often required to pay for entry and a programme. Bradford City were formed in 1903 as a result of a series of meetings called by James Whyte, a sub-editor of the Bradford Observer, with Football Association representatives and officials at Manningham F.C., a rugby league side. Bradford City Association Football Club were formed in 1903 and were elected into the Second Division before they had even played a game. Bradford spent just three seasons in Division Three, but during their relegation season in 1960–61,[20] they upset Division One side Manchester United in the inaugural season of the League Cup. There are Divisions of 10 teams with a West & East section within each. [62] The club's away shirt has traditionally been white and to a lesser extent also blue, but there has been a profusion of other colours and designs particularly in more recent years. [7][15] O'Rourke left for a second time after one more season, and although City spent a total of eight seasons back in Division Two, they rarely looked like earning promotion back to the top flight. W 1958 roku został zdegradowany do czwartej dywizji. [82] As a result, season tickets to watch Bradford City were the cheapest in England at £138, the equivalent of £6 per match. [4] Peter O'Rourke took over as manager in November 1905, and he led City to the Division Two title in 1907–08 and with it promotion to the Division One. The first team competition is the Priestley Cup, which has been running since 1904, and the second team competition is the Priestley Shield, which has been running since 1911. One example being Morley’s Bangladeshi top-order batsman and off-spinner Pinak Ghosh from Chittagong who’s not able to come. Batley edge home in final thriller. © 2020 Cricket Yorkshire. W 1988 utworzono nowy klub ze starą nazwą Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.. W sezonie 1988–1989 klub dołączył do ligi amatorskiej West Riding County Amateur, a następnie do ligi Central Midlands w sezonie 1989/90. In addition to the 40-over league, there will be. Promotion to the top tier followed as they won the 1907–08 Second Division title and then they went on to win the 1911 FA Cup Final, which remains the club's only major honour. [65] When Bradford City were formed in 1903, they took over the ground Valley Parade, which was also at this time the headquarters of The 2nd West Riding Brigade Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force), playing their first home game on 5 September 1903 against Gainsborough Trinity, drawing a crowd of 11,000. Filed Under: Bradford Cricket League, Club cricket Tagged With: bradford cricket league. Teams play 8 matches and the top side from each section contests a final on 19 September. For information on Bradford City's current season, see, "Leader on the pitch and the battlefield", Chelsea F.C. In addition to the 40-over league, there will be T20 Cups on Sundays, split on geographic lines, i.e) Bradford & Bingley, Keighley & Cleckheaton in Group A Pool 2. All gate receipts are kept by the home club.[8]. [76] The following year, Valley Parade was sold to Gibb's pension fund for £5 million, with the club's offices, the shop and car park sold to London-based Development Securities for £2.5 million,[78] but these (club offices, shop and car park) were bought back by the club's joint chairmen in the summer of 2011. at home, in a game that ended in a goalless draw. In 2016, The Bradford Cricket League merged with the Central Yorkshire League to form the Bradford Premier League. The League management has, from 2008, capped the maximum charge at £3, with concessions at £1.50. They entered Europe and reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2000–01, but ended the campaign with relegation out of the Premier League. [20] Bradford City just failed to win promotion in 1963–64, winning more games than any other team in the division that season, twenty five, with Rodney Green top scoring with 29 league goals. There’s a start time of 1pm, except for September games which revert to 12.30pm. [25] Cherry, with former teammate Terry Yorath as his assistant manager, failed to win for two months, but eventually the pair guided City to safety from relegation. [9] City's defence of the cup, which included the first Bradford derby against Bradford Park Avenue, was stopped by Barnsley after a run of 12 consecutive clean sheets. [164], "BCAFC" redirects here. As a consequence, formats such as the conventional Bradford League cricket programme have gone out of the window. North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League, "Headingley gropes its way toward colour blindness", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bradford_Premier_League&oldid=984545764, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2011, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Bradford, Pudsey St Lawrence (10 titles each), This page was last edited on 20 October 2020, at 17:31. East: Batley, Hanging Heaton, Methley, Townville, Wrenthorpe, West: Bradford & Bingley, Cleckheaton, Morley, New Farnley, Pudsey St Lawrence