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Park Avenue |
Park Avenue
Horton Park Avenue Little Horton
Bradford
West Riding of Yorkshire
P 1
W 1
D 0
L 0
F 4:
A 0
100%
successful
1909 |
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opened
1880 |
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Home club |
Bradford FC. The club was formed as a rugby club in
1863, occupying the ground from 1880, and playing association football
from 1895. In 1907, the club abandoned rugby to become a football
club. |
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Capacity |
37,000 |
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First match |
6 September 1899, Portsmouth FC 2 Southampton FC 0, a
friendly match. |
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Notes |
The football pitch shared the grounds with a cricket pitch,
only separated by a double-sided £10,000 grandstand, designed by Archibald
Leitch. Demolished in 1980 |
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England Career |
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Venue number |
Forty-six |
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Only match |
No. 99, 13
February 1909, England 4 Ireland 0, a British Championship match |
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Distinctions |
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1880 |
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1889 |
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1905 |
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1915 |
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1932 |
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1941 |
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2025 |
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