****(My match reports from our Premiership days – 2000-2001)_ ##### – Match 05 – InterToto Cup Semi Final First Leg – July 26th 2000 – Zenit St. Petersburg 1 (Tarassov 16) – Bradford City 0 A well-finished 16th-minute Yevgeny Tarrasov effort was all that separated St. Petersburg and Bradford City in the first leg of the…
BANTAMS EARN EXTENDED VACATION
****(My match reports from our Premiership days – 2000-2001)_ ##### – Match 04 – InterToto Cup Third Round Second Leg – July 22nd 2000 – RKC Waalwijk 0 – Bradford City 1 (Mills 82 ) – (Agg 3-0) Buoyant Bradford City’s European travels continue after they comfortably booked a trip to Russia and place in the…
DEAN PUTS THE WINDASS UP THEM
****(My match reports from our Premiership days – 2000-2001)_ ##### – Match 03 – InterToto Cup Third Round First Leg – July 16th 2000 – Bradford City 2 (Windass 50, 73 pen) – RKC Waalwijk 0 A Dean Windass double earned Bradford a hard fought win at Valley Parade on Sunday afternoon to give them every…
MILLS SINKS MEN FROM ATLANTAS
****(My match reports from our Premiership days – 2000-2001) – Match 02 – InterToto Cup Second Round Second Leg – July 9th 2000 – Bradford City 4 (Mills 12, 36, Blake 70 pen, Grant 85) – FK Atlantas 1 (Karalius 90) – (Agg 7-2) Lee Mills returned from the Valley Parade squad periphery to notch…
WINDASS CEMENTS INTERTOTO TRIUMPH
****(My match reports from our Premiership days – 2000-2001) – Match 01 – InterToto Cup Second Round First Leg – July 2nd 2000 – FK Atlantas 1 (Lukosevicius 26 pen) – Bradford City 3 (Rankin 9, Windass 38, Blake 74 pen) Chris Hutchings was able to start his managerial reign with a win at a…
ARSENAL CRUISE TO EASY VICTORY
****(My match reports from our Premiership days – 1999-2000) – Match 04 – Premier League – August 25th 1999 – Arsenal 2 (Viera 8, Kanu 17 pen) – Bradford City 0 If this is what being in the big time is all about, then Paul Jewell could be forgiven for thinking the Nationwide isn’t so…
MOONEY MAGIC WORKS AGAIN
(My match reports from our Premiership days – 1999-2000) Match 03 – Premier League – August 21st 1999 Watford 1 (Mooney 71) Bradford 0 This was a revenge mission for Paul Jewell. The Bradford City boss was playing for the Bantams when they crashed 7-2 to Watford in December 1989; although the scoreline was not…
LATE BEAGRIE PENALTY RESCUES POINT FOR CITY
(My match reports from our Premiership days – 1999-2000) Match 02 – Premier League – August 14th 1999 Bradford 1 (Beagrie 89 pen) Sheffield Wednesday 1 (Dreyer 39 OG) A last minute Peter Beagrie penalty against Sheffield Wednesday gave Bradford a point in their first Premiership match at Valley Parade. City, still unbeaten, showed determination…
SAUNDERS IS LAST MINUTE HERO
(My match reports from our Premiership days – 1999-2000) Match 01 – Premier League – August 7th 1999 Middlesbrough 0 Bradford City 1 (Saunders 89) If Bradford City’s previous season was like a fairytale for their fans and management, then their first ever Premiership fixture – and first game in the top flight for 77 years…
#BCAFC fixtures 2016-2017
As has been my habit for the last three or four years, I have made my iCal with the football fixtures for Bradford City available to subscribe to. And, as usual, I will update it with the results and scorers as the games are played. Some fans find it rather useful and have asked me…
League 1 Fixtures: Chase for the Play-Offs
Chase For The Play-Offs & Promotion * The Bantams are closing in on a top 6 finish in League One. Can we secure a play-off place? Can we reach Wembley? Can we get promoted to the Championship? The teams around us will have something to say about it. *City, Burton Albion, Wigan Athletic, Walsall, Gillingham, Millwall and Barnsley It’s at…
LR#37: “Little Boy Blue” by MJ Arlidge
“Little Boy Blue” by M.J. Arlidge ***I received a free physical copy of this book from www.LoveReading.co.uk and a digital copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review** I reviewed the first DI Grace book, “Eeny Meeny”, just under two years ago and found it “a thoroughly enjoyable read” and “eagerly” awaited further instalments. However, this is the…
LR#36: “Blood Ties” by Julie Shaw
***I received a free physical copy of this book from www.LoveReading.co.uk in exchange for an honest review** “Blood Ties” by Julie Shaw This is Julie Shaw’s fourth book detailing the lives of her family in Bradford. I thoroughly enjoyed the very first one, “Our Vinnie”, when I reviewed it back in November 2014 and I had high…
NetGalley#03: “The Girl In The Ice” by Robert Bryndza
“The Girl In The Ice” by Robert Bryndza This was a review copy kindly provided by the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I found this to be thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable read. Robert Bryndza has created a plausible, likeable and feisty character in Detective Erika Foster and her team…
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