There used to be two League clubs in Bradford, but since 1970 there's only been one. And it gets far more complicated than that, the further back you go.
Thanks for a very informative piece. I was one of the 698 at Valley Parade on 2 May 1974 who saw Park Avenue going out of existence. The programme (3p) for the game is devoted mostly to the club's various fund-raising schemes and there's a resigned, we-did-our-best, almost matter-of-fact air to the contributions with the only real nod to the future being that the social committee would be continuing with its team in the local Sunday League. I think it was from this that the new club formed a few years later. There really wasn't much love for the club beyond its immediate support at the time which is very sad. There was also a "Farewell to Park Avenue Evening" planned for the following Wednesday at the Edwardian Club featuring "cabaret, dancing and buffet" all for 40p (including supper). I wonder how that went.
Thanks for a very informative piece. I was one of the 698 at Valley Parade on 2 May 1974 who saw Park Avenue going out of existence. The programme (3p) for the game is devoted mostly to the club's various fund-raising schemes and there's a resigned, we-did-our-best, almost matter-of-fact air to the contributions with the only real nod to the future being that the social committee would be continuing with its team in the local Sunday League. I think it was from this that the new club formed a few years later. There really wasn't much love for the club beyond its immediate support at the time which is very sad. There was also a "Farewell to Park Avenue Evening" planned for the following Wednesday at the Edwardian Club featuring "cabaret, dancing and buffet" all for 40p (including supper). I wonder how that went.