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 2006–07 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, until 1907 when they turned to football and joined the Southern League. The following season they successfully applied to join the 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. In 2007–08 Park Avenue play in Northern Premier League Division One North.

easons

Key

*P = Played
*W = Games won
*D = Games drawn
*L = Games lost
*F = Goals for
*A = Goals against
*Pts = Points
*Pos = Final position
*Div 1 = Football League First Division
*Div 2 = Football League Second Division
*Div 3 = Football League Third Division
*Div 3N = Football League Third Division North
*Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division
*South 1 = Southern League Division One
*Conf N = Conference North
*NPL P = Northern Premier League Premier Division
*NPL 1 = Northern Premier League Division One
*NPL 1N = Northern Premier League Division One North
*CML = Central Midlands League Supreme Division
*NWC 1 = North West Counties Football League Division One
*NWC 2 = North West Counties Football League Division Two
*n/a = Not applicable
*EP = Extra Preliminary Round
*PR = Preliminary Round
*1Q = First Qualifying Round
*2Q = Second Qualifying Round
*3Q = Third Qualifying Round
*4Q = Fourth Qualifying Round
*5Q = Fifth Qualifying Round
*R1 = Round 1
*R2 = Round 2
*R3 = Round 3
*R4 = Round 4
*R5 = Round 5
*QF = Quarter-finals
*SF = Semi-finals
*RU = Runners-up
*W = WinnersDivision shown in bold when it changes due to promotion or relegation.Top scorer shown in bold when he set or equalled a club record.

References and footnotes

ources

* [http://www.fchd.info/BRADFOPA.HTM Football Club History Database]
* [http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/ClubbyClub/ClubHistories/BradfordPA.htm Football Website]