List of Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. seasons
This is a list of Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. seasons in English football, from 1907 when the club joined the Southern League to the 2019–20 season. It details the club's achievements in senior league and cup competitions.
Bradford (Park Avenue) were formed in 1863 originally as a rugby union team, in 1895 they joined the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union and played what would become known as rugby league until 1907 when they turned to football and joined the Southern League. The following season they successfully applied to join the English Football League, becoming the second team from Bradford to join the league after Bradford City five years previously. The club won just one title during its 51 years in the Football League, when it topped Division Three (North) in 1927–28, and also spent three seasons in the top flight of English football. In each of the four seasons from 1966–67 to 1969–70 the club had to apply for re-election and was eventually voted out of the league to be replaced by Cambridge United in 1970. For four seasons they competed in the Northern Premier League before the club folded in 1974.
A new club was reformed in 1977 originally playing Sunday league football before it joined the Central Midlands Football League in 1989–90 and has won two league titles since. In 2004–05 Park Avenue were playing in the Conference North just two divisions below the Football League, but two successive relegations followed. However, the club managed to regain their position in this league and in 2013–14 in English football Park Avenue play in the Conference North.
League history
Seasons
Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup[a] | Other | Top scorer[b] | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | |||||||
1907–08 | South 1[c] | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 54 | 36 | 13th | ||||||
1908–09 | Div 2[d] | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 51 | 59 | 32 | 16th | 5Q | Joe McClarence | 14 | |||
1909–10 | Div 2 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 10th | R2 | Frank Newton | 13 | |||
1910–11 | Div 2 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 55 | 37 | 12th | R2 | Tommy Little | 21 | |||
1911–12 | Div 2 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 45 | 35 | 11th | R3 | Jimmy Turnbull | 9 | |||
1912–13 | Div 2 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 13th | QF | Jimmy Smith | 21 | |||
1913–14 | Div 2 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 47 | 49 | 2nd | R2 | Jimmy Smith | 27 | |||
1914–15 | Div 1 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 69 | 65 | 41 | 9th | R3 | Jimmy Bauchop | 29 | |||
1915–19 | No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War. | ||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 63 | 42 | 11th | QF | David McLean | 23 | |||
1920–21 | Div 1 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 43 | 76 | 24 | 22nd | R2 | David McLean | 22 | |||
1921–22 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 46 | 62 | 33 | 21st | R2 | Jimmy Bauchop | 15 | |||
1922–23 | Div 3N | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 38 | 47 | 2nd | R2 | George McLean | 21 | |||
1923–24 | Div 3N | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 43 | 52 | 5th | R1 | Ken McDonald | 17 | |||
1924–25 | Div 3N | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 84 | 42 | 50 | 5th | R2 | Bob Wilson | 25 | |||
1925–26 | Div 3N | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 101 | 43 | 60 | 2nd | R2 | Ken McDonald | 46 | |||
1926–27 | Div 3N | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 101 | 59 | 55 | 3rd | R1 | Ken McDonald | 39 | |||
1927–28 | Div 3N | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 101 | 45 | 63 | 1st | R2 | Ken McDonald | 29 | |||
1928–29 | Div 2 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 88 | 70 | 48 | 3rd | R5 | George McLean | 29 | |||
1929–30 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 91 | 70 | 50 | 4th | R5 | George McLean | 21 | |||
1930–31 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 97 | 66 | 46 | 6th | R5 | Trevor Rhodes | 20 | |||
1931–32 | Div 2 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 63 | 49 | 6th | R5 | Eddie Parris | 13 | |||
1932–33 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 77 | 71 | 42 | 8th | R4 | Ernie Suggett | 22 | |||
1933–34 | Div 2 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 86 | 67 | 49 | 5th | R3 | Harold Blackmore | 27 | |||
1934–35 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 63 | 38 | 15th | R3 | Tommy Lewis Jimmy Robertson Ernie Suggett |
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1935–36 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 84 | 37 | 16th | R5 | Tom Nolan | 17 | |||
1936–37 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 88 | 33 | 20th | R3 | Tony MacPhee | 18 | |||
1937–38 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 7th | R5 | George Henson | 32 | |||
1938–39 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 35 | 17th | R3 | Fred Smith | 21 | |||
1939–40[e] | Div 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 22nd | Tommy McGarry Edwin Watson |
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1939–45 | No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War. | ||||||||||||||
1945–46 | There was no league football in 1945–46 | QF[f] | Jackie Gibbons | 8 | |||||||||||
1946–47 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 77 | 39 | 16th | R3 | Jackie Gibbons | 21 | |||
1947–48 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 72 | 40 | 14th | R4 | John Downie | 19 | |||
1948–49 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 78 | 37 | 17th | R4 | George Ainsley | 16 | |||
1949–50 | Div 2 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 77 | 31 | 22nd | R3 | Gerry Henry | 11 | |||
1950–51 | Div 3N | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 90 | 72 | 54 | 6th | R2 | Bob Crosbie | 28 | |||
1951–52 | Div 3N | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 74 | 64 | 50 | 8th | R4 | Phil Turner | 27 | |||
1952–53 | Div 3N | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 75 | 61 | 50 | 7th | R2 | Bob Crosbie | 16 | |||
1953–54 | Div 3N | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 77 | 68 | 50 | 9th | R3 | Len Pickard | 23 | |||
1954–55 | Div 3N | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 56 | 70 | 41 | 16th | R2 | Andy McLaren Len Pickard |
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1955–56 | Div 3N | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 61 | 122 | 33 | 23rd[g] | R3 | Whelan Ward | 15 | |||
1956–57 | Div 3N | 46 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 35 | 20th | R2 | Barry Smith | 29 | |||
1957–58 | Div 3N | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 68 | 95 | 37 | 22nd | R1 | Alvan Williams | 17 | |||
1958–59 | Div 4[h] | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 75 | 77 | 43 | 14th | R2 | John Buchanan | 23 | |||
1959–60 | Div 4 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 11th | R3 | John Allan | 31 | |||
1960–61 | Div 4 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 74 | 60 | 4th | R1 | R2 | John Buchanan | 21 | ||
1961–62 | Div 3 | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 80 | 78 | 47 | 11th | R1 | R1 | Tommy Spratt | 22 | ||
1962–63 | Div 3 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 79 | 97 | 40 | 21st | R1 | R3 | Kevin Hector | 19 | ||
1963–64 | Div 4 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 75 | 81 | 45 | 13th | R2 | R3 | Kevin Hector | 21 | ||
1964–65 | Div 4 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 86 | 62 | 57 | 7th | R1 | R1 | Kevin Hector | 30 | ||
1965–66 | Div 4 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 102 | 92 | 47 | 11th | R1 | R2 | Kevin Hector | 45 | ||
1966–67 | Div 4 | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 79 | 35 | 23rd[g] | R3 | R2 | Bobby Ham | 17 | ||
1967–68 | Div 4 | 46 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 30 | 82 | 23 | 24th[g] | R2 | R1 | Geoff Lloyd | 12 | ||
1968–69 | Div 4 | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 106 | 20 | 24th[g] | R1 | R1 | Derek Draper | 7 | ||
1969–70 | Div 4 | 46 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 96 | 23 | 24th[i] | R1 | R1 | Ray Charnley | 12 | ||
1970–71 | NPL | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 73 | 38 | 14th | R1 | FA Trophy | R1 | |||
1971–72 | NPL | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 71 | 39 | 18th | 4Q | FA Trophy | R1 | |||
1972–73 | NPL | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 63 | 50 | 55 | 5th | 3Q | FA Trophy | R2 | |||
1973–74 | NPL | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 84 | 33 | 21st[j] | 3Q | FA Trophy | R1 | |||
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1987–88 | |||||||||||||||
1988–89 | |||||||||||||||
1989–90 | CML | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 83 | 41 | 16th | ||||||
1990–91 | NWC 2 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 41 | 69 | 3rd | ||||||
1991–92 | NWC 1 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 57 | 68 | 35 | 17th | FA Vase | EP | ||||
1992–93 | NWC 1 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 43 | 65 | 6th | 2Q | FA Vase | R1 | |||
1993–94 | NWC 1 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 79 | 48 | 15th | PR | FA Vase | PR | |||
1994–95 | NWC 1 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 96 | 43 | 94 | 1st | PR | FA Vase | R2 | |||
1995–96 | NPL 1 | 40 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 72 | 41 | 17th | 4Q | FA Trophy | 1Q | |||
1996–97 | NPL 1 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 50 | 68 | 7th | 2Q | FA Trophy | R2 | |||
1997–98 | NPL 1 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 62 | 46 | 65 | 9th | PR | FA Trophy | 3Q | |||
1998–99 | NPL 1 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 55 | 62 | 9th | 3Q | FA Trophy | R4 | |||
1999–2000 | NPL 1 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 77 | 48 | 78 | 4th | 2Q | FA Trophy | R1 | |||
2000–01 | NPL 1 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 83 | 40 | 89 | 1st | 1Q | FA Trophy | R1 | |||
2001–02 | NPL P | 44 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 77 | 76 | 59 | 10th | 3Q | FA Trophy | R1 | |||
2002–03 | NPL P | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 7th | 3Q | FA Trophy | R2 | |||
2003–04 | NPL P | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 48 | 62 | 50 | 17th | R1 | FA Trophy | R3 | |||
2004–05 | CONF N[k] | 42 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 70 | 24 | 22nd | 3Q | FA Trophy | R1 | |||
2005–06 | NPL P | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 64 | 86 | 39 | 21st | 2Q | FA Trophy | 1Q | |||
2006–07 | NPL 1 | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 47 | 82 | 4th | PR | FA Trophy | 3Q | |||
2007–08 | NPL 1N | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 91 | 43 | 82 | 1st | 4Q | FA Trophy | 1Q | |||
2008–09 | NPL P | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 74 | 52 | 72 | 7th | 2Q | FA Trophy | 1Q | |||
2009–10 | NPL P | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 94 | 51 | 78 | 2nd | 3Q | FA Trophy | 1Q | |||
2010–11 | NPL P | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 84 | 55 | 77 | 3rd | 1Q | FA Trophy | 1Q | |||
2011–12 | NPL P | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 77 | 49 | 78 | 4th | R1 | FA Trophy | 1Q | |||
2012–13 | CONF N | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 75 | 52 | 66 | 7th | R1 | FA Trophy | 3Q | |||
2013–14 | CONF N | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 66 | 70 | 57 | 10th | 4Q | FA Trophy | R2 | |||
2014–15 | CONF N | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 66 | 53 | 13th | 2Q | FA Trophy | R1 | |||
2015–16 | NL N | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 59 | 50 | 14th | 3Q | FA Trophy | R2 | |||
2016–17 | NL N | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 74 | 43 | 16th | 2Q | FA Trophy | 3Q | |||
2017–18 | NL N | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 66 | 56 | 63 | 7th[l] | 3Q | FA Trophy | 3Q | |||
2018–19 | NL N | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 61 | 65 | 7th[m] | 3Q | FA Trophy | 3Q | |||
2019–20 | NL N | 33 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 80 | 20 | 22nd[n] | 2Q | FA Trophy | R1 | Lewis Knight | 7 | |
2020–21 | NL N | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 15th[o] | 2Q | FA Trophy | R2 | Lewis Knight | 11 | |
2021–22 | NL N | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 46 | 70 | 18th | 2Q | FA Trophy | R3 | Brad Dockerty | 13 | |
2022–23 | NL N | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 43 | 65 | 23rd | 2Q | FA Trophy | R2 | Will Longbottom | 13 | |
2023–24 | NPL P | 40 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 50 | 85 | 30 | 19th | 2Q | FA Trophy | 3Q | Jordan Preston | 9 | |
2024–25 | NPL D1E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key
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Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion or relegation. Top scorer shown in bold when he set or equalled a club record.
Notes
- ^ The League Cup was founded in the 1960–61 season.
- ^ Figures include goals in the Football and Premier Leagues, FA Cup, League Cup, European competitions, playoffs/test matches, Full Members Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League Group Cup and the Football League Third Division (North) Challenge Cup.
- ^ Replaced Fulham in Southern League following unsuccessful application to the English Football League.
- ^ Elected to the Football League.
- ^ The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled, after only three matches had been played.
- ^ All FA Cup ties in 1945–46 were played on a two legged basis.
- ^ a b c d The club successfully applied for re-election to the Football League.
- ^ Bradford Park Avenue were placed in Division Four on league reorganisation.
- ^ Bradford Park Avenue failed in their re-election bid and were replaced in the league by Cambridge United.
- ^ Bradford Park Avenue folded in 1974 following the end of the season.
- ^ Bradford Park Avenue were placed in the Conference North on league reorganisation following play-off games with Spennymoor United, Ashton United and Burscough.
- ^ Bradford Park Avenue beat Kidderminster Harriers in the play-off qualifying round but lost to Brackley Town in the semi-final.
- ^ Lost in the play-off quarter-finals 1–0 to Spennymoor Town.
- ^ Due to COVID-19 The league was not completed this season.
- ^ Due to COVID-19 The league was declared null and void on 18 February 2021.