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5 CONTENTS

5 Boss’s Notes 7 From the Skipper 8 From the Board 10 Action Replay: Bolton Wanderers / Leyton Orient 14 Special Interview: Jon Stead A tribute to Jordan Sinnott 20 This Week in Town’s History 23 Today’s Opposition: Bradford City 30 The Ex-Files 32 Community Foundation 34 Town Ladies and Youth 36 Stats Zone 38 League Two Round-up 40 Results and Fixtures 42 Squad & Management Team 46 Up Next for Town 48 Today’s Teams

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THE BOSS’S NOTES

T HE M A N AG ER

SIMON WEAVER GOOD AFTERNOON ahead of today’s game against Bradford City, and thank you for your continued support from home. I would like to extend a warm welcome to Mark Trueman and Conor Sellars and the staff and players of Bradford City who have made the short trip up to North Yorkshire today. We had Conor here as a winger in 2013/14, so I’m sure the game will have that extra significance for him. On Tuesday against Leyton Orient, we continued to move the ball around like we had done in the first half at Bolton, but we also added a physical edge. The lads did everything we want of them and there was a grit and determination not to lose and it actually never felt like we were going to, despite falling behind twice. That was really pleasing to see, as it’s something we’ve struggled with, getting back into games after falling behind. We were busy and relentless and showed an abundance of character all over the park. Today’s game is hugely significant for our club and further demonstrates how far we have come. It will be a fantastic challenge and one we’re relishing against one of League Two’s biggest clubs, and they’ll be coming here to continue their great run, optimistic that they can still push for a

shot at promotion. It’s a Yorkshire derby and an early kick-off, so naturally gets the juices flowing and gives us that extra incentive and motivation to make sure we come out on top. In the televised fixture at Valley Parade earlier in the season, we produced one of our better performances of the campaign, playing with great intensity and passing the ball around well and we’ll be looking to replicate that again today. Our pitch is playing much better now which allows us to play more of our preferred brand of football and is true testament to the hard work of our ground staff. It will be good for us next season. Lastly, I’d just like to mention the exciting launch of our Category 4 Academy which was announced earlier this week. Under the guidance of Paul Stansfield, Ross McKay and Dave Riley, the Academy is a key component to driving the club forward and will provide young footballers with the opportunity to train with the club and develop and progress into the first team set up. Enjoy the game!

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T HE C A P TA I N

JOSH FALKINGHAM WE COME INTO TODAY’S GAME with Bradford City on the back of a really spirited fight back against Leyton Orient on Tuesday night.

In terms of mentality, it’s a huge boost for us to take this result into the final few games and for our trip to Wembley.

It’s been tough recently and again we found ourselves not once, but twice behind. Leyton Orient are a good side and we’ve had difficult games against them in the past so we were really happy with the night’s work and it felt like we finished stronger than them and were the team that were most likely to win it.

It’s especially important to take confidence into the Yorkshire derby on Saturday. Bradford are a massive club and we’re really looking forward to that game. A change of manager has seen them do really well and they brought in top quality signings in January.

It was pleasing that we didn’t let our heads drop and that we kept going after going behind for the second time particularly. When you go 2-1 up, it’s much easier to manage rather than fighting to get back into the contest, and coming back after falling behind is something that we’ve found difficult to do but it’s part and parcel of the level that we’re at now - it’s not going to be easy.

The kick-off has of course been brought forward and that can always add a little extra to it. We’ll be right up for it and looking forward to hopefully doing the double over our closest rivals. It’s a big game for the fans and a win would again show how far we’ve come as a club.

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FROM THE BOARD

M A N AG IN G D I R EC TOR

GARRY PLANT

ONE OF MY FIRST TOWN MATCHES was against Bradford Park Avenue which took me back to my childhood listening to my dad and grandad talking about the rivalry between City and Park Avenue. My first match at Valley Parade was in March 1976 against Southampton in the FA Cup quarter final, the ground was packed and the atmosphere was absolutely electric.

Hospitality Team are working hard on events to allow supporters the chance to watch the match, in their permitted bubble and to celebrate the day with a drink. We have to meet all the demands of Public Health England as well the Harrogate Safety Advisory Group.

I never imagined we would be welcoming the Bantams to The EnviroVent Stadium, perhaps we are all still pinching ourselves at being in the EFL and without doubt everyone is working hard on and off the pitch to ensure the club continues travelling forward.

We will keep you posted on the progress we make and at the same time please rest assured that we are working closely with the EFL on a return to crowds for the 2021/22 campaign.

On 3 May we return to Wembley for The Trophy Final and whilst it will be behind closed doors, our

The most important responsibility we have is to make sure everyone is safe.

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ACTION REPLAY

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BOLTON WANDERERS SATURDAY 10 APRIL 2021 UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM KICK OFF 3PM

2 Isgrove 53, Doyle 78

1 G. Jones (OG) 13 Bolton Gilks, Jones, Williams ■, Almeida Santos, Doyle, Maddison (Thomason 46), Isgrove (Elbouzedi 76), Baptiste, John, Lee, Afolayan (Delfouenso 74). Unused subs: Tutte, Miller, Brockbank, Gnahoua Town Belshaw, Burrell (Fallowfield 83), Jones, Smith, Hall, Falkingham, Kerry ■ (Francis 67 ■), Thomson, Beck (Stead 62), Muldoon, McPake (Kiernan 67) Unused subs: Williams, Cracknell

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ACTION REPLAY MATCH STATS ■ BOLTON ■ TOWN POSSESSION %

42 TOTAL SHOTS

15 SHOTS ON TARGET

4 PASSES

412

301 FOULS

16 CORNERS

3 OFFSIDES

0 YELLOW CARDS

2 RED CARDS

ACTION REPLAY

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LEYTON ORIENT TUESDAY 13 APRIL 2021 THE ENVIROVENT STADIUM KICK OFF 7PM

2 Jones 58, McPake 74

2 Wilkinson 46, Johnson 63 Town Belshaw, Burrell, Jones, Smith ■, Hall, Falkingham, Kerry Thomson, Stead, Muldoon, McPake Unused subs: Fallowfield, Francis, Williams, Andrews, Cracknell Leyton Orient Vigoroux, Ling, Happe, McAnuff (Freeman 72), Clay, Wilkinson ■ (Dennis 78), Kemp, Brophy, Akinola, Kyprianou (Abrahams 86), Johnson ■ Unused subs: Widdowson, Coulson, Turley, Sargeant

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ACTION REPLAY MATCH STATS ■ TOWN ■ ORIENT POSSESSION %

51 TOTAL SHOTS

11 SHOTS ON TARGET

4 PASSES

406

416 FOULS

11 CORNERS

4 OFFSIDES

1 YELLOW CARDS

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A TRIBUTE TO JORDAN SINNOTT

JON STEAD

A TRIBUTE TO JORDAN SINNOTT On 25 January 2020, Matlock Town were set to play Mickleover Sports at the Don Amott Arena in a crucial Northern Premier League Derbyshire derby. Sadly, this match never took place. News had come through in the early hours of that Saturday morning that Matlock Town midfielder Jordan Sinnott had been found unconscious with a suspected fractured skull following an altercation in which he was brutally attacked. Jordan was rushed to Northern General Hospital in Sheffield in a critical condition and despite the best efforts by doctors, Sinnott passed at 7pm on 25 January at the age of just 25 years old. The tragic news shocked Jordan’s family, his friends, his football club and the footballing world. In this interview, we sit down with Town striker and extremely close friend of Jordan, Jon Stead, as we pay tribute to the life of Jordan Sinnott. By Henry Whitaker JORDAN WAS BORN IN BRADFORD and was a gifted footballer. As a youngster, he played for Shipley Juniors, Guiseley JFC and St Marys Menston before signing a scholarship with Huddersfield Town at 16 years old. Jordan went on to captain the U18 team and was then offered a professional contract with the Terriers in 2012. The Bradford born lad made his first-team debut under a year later in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Leicester City on 26 January 2013 and he would spend eight years at Huddersfield Town.

A TRIBUTE TO JORDAN SINNOTT

It was at the West Yorkshire club where Jordan and Stead first met. Stead had begun his second spell with Huddersfield at the start of the 2013/14 season but immediately found himself out of favour with manager Mark Robins. Being left out of the pre-season tour to Portugal turned out to be the beginning of a true friendship between Stead and Sinnott. “For the pre-season, everybody had to give their passports for the tour and I handed my passport in and a couple of days later it was put back on my kit so I knew I wasn’t going to be travelling to Portugal with the first team,” Stead laughs. “I stayed back and trained with the under 23s for a week and Jordan was part of that group and we struck up a good friendship”. Stead continues, “he was always smiling and would crack a joke while still being fully focused on making it as a footballer. He was a really good character to have in the dressing room, he would light up a room and his smile was infectious.” On the pitch, Stead says Jordan was a “natural talent who made it look easy” and he became part of a tight-knit group that included Stead, Duane

Holmes, Matt Crooks, Lloyd Allinson, Danny Ward and Alex Smithies. Whether that be spending countless hours at each other’s houses or taking trips away to Magaluf or Las Vegas, Sinnott would be part of the group, bringing that energy and smile. “I always called him ‘Sin’ but we also nicknamed him the Duracell bunny,” Stead chuckles. “You’d set him off and he’d just go. At 4am, we’d all be stumbling out of a club looking for food and then bed but Jordan would be wanting to know where was still open. The following morning, if we were away on holiday he’d be the one up at 8am, wideeyed asking for a pint with his breakfast. It was incredible, he just seemed to carry on forever.” Jordan also had some dance moves in his locker and was a “lover” of the 80s dance classics and true dancefloor fillers. Whether he had a drink in his hand or not, Jordan would be first on the dancefloor, no shame in sight. The midfielder’s stint at Huddersfield came to an end in 2015 and he went on to play for Altrincham, Halifax Town, Chesterfield, Alfreton Town and

JON STEAD then Matlock Town before the gut-wrenching and unthinkable happened.

about what was happening. I pulled up outside the hospital with my two stepbrothers and as we got there we saw Kelly and Jordan’s mum, Mel, at the door. I knew it wasn’t going to be a good ending. They took me straight in to see him and he was just there on his own in a room. It just looked like he was asleep. He was still all wired up and breathing with the machines so it was a really surreal way to see him. There were no marks on him, not battered and bruised, just laid there.”

After leaving The Vine pub in Retford, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours of 25 January, Jordan was the victim of a violent and drunken attack following a misinterpreted joke. The punches thrown by the attackers put Jordan in a critical condition and he was rushed to Northern General Hospital in Sheffield. It was a matchday and Stead was gearing up to play for Harrogate against Wrexham in the National League when he got the call from his stepbrother, Al Lee, who told him that Jordan was in the hospital. “I remember exactly where I was when Al rang,” Stead explains. “I was driving to the game and just as I’m getting to Wetherby Road, past the Kestrel pub, I get the call that Jordan was in the hospital. At that point, we didn’t really know how serious it actually was and there was the ‘he’ll be alright’ thought about it. Al did say he was in a bad way though and then everything was going through my mind, I’m filling up in the car thinking ‘what I do now?’.” Stead told his stepbrother that he was starting against Wrexham and that it would be “very late to let everybody down”. Jordan was stable and Stead could do nothing at the time so decided to play the match but would check his phone at every opportunity in case there was an update.

Jordan very sadly passed at 7pm that night, leaving Mel and Ian without their son, Stead and his mates without their best pal and Kelly without her fiancée and soon-to-be father to their daughter, Maisie. It was a heartbreaking period for everyone who knew Jordan, as Stead describes him as a “humble, lovely, happy and really kind lad you would just gravitate towards”. The humble lad from Bradford was also a caring one and a registered organ donor. After his death, Jordan helped save at least seven lives, while soldiers and other burn victims benefitted from Jordan’s decision after receiving skin grafts.

The Town striker admits that the game was simply a blur. “I played the game, and can’t remember anything of it. My mind was completely elsewhere. I spoke to Thirs [Paul Thirlwell] and he told me straight away I could go and be with him. I knew Jordan would want me to play though and there was nothing I could do at the hospital as they weren’t too sure what was going to happen. After the game, I went into the changing rooms and checked my phone straight away. I had a couple of missed calls from Kelly (Jordan’s fiancé) and I rang back straight away. She told me to come down to Sheffield Hospital quickly.” Stead now felt like he was now in a race against time to see his mate and he travelled from Harrogate to Sheffield in less than an hour. “I drove extremely illegally and all the way there I was in and out of being in tears thinking

Stead after scoring the first of his two goals against Chesterfield in a Man of the Match performance on what was a emotional night for the striker.

A TRIBUTE TO JORDAN SINNOTT

The days and weeks that followed were unimaginably tough for Jordan’s family and friends, Stead being no exception. Although he admits he’s never been a crier or an emotional person, the passing of such a close mate at such a young age brought out a different side in him. “I’ve never had to experience something like that before. To have a really close mate die so suddenly and so young, it was new to me. I had a very tough first week back in training, I think the Gaffer mentioned to me how quiet I was. It was almost like I was on autopilot and a zombie, not really thinking about anything. My thoughts were with Kelly, Ian and Mel, thinking they’ve got it bad. How does Kelly move on now? Jordan was her life moving forward and now she’s on her own. It was just a horrible thing to happen and definitely the toughest period of my life by far.”

Jordan’s funeral was held at Bradford City’s stadium, Valley Parade on 4 March 2020. Hundreds of people attend and all the shirts that had been donated were hanging from the ceiling, creating a truly remarkable spectacle. “Seeing all the shirts at the funeral in Bradford’s stadium, it was incredible,” Stead says with a smile. “They had them all strung up which needed about a kilometre of wire. It really was stunning, they had done a fantastic job. High profile players had got involved and then for me it was great to see the village and kid teams’ shirts being sent in, that was brilliant.”

Following Jordan’s death, his brother, Tom, appealed for football clubs to donate shirts to appear at the funeral.

The majority of the shirts were then donated to Comic Relief and sent to children across the world who could then wear them.

The campaign ‘Shirts for Jordan’ gained support from all over the world as clubs donated shirts with ‘Sinnott 25’ on the back. Rangers, Atletico Madrid, and Leeds United were just three of 862 shirts to be received.

For Stead, emotions would then be ramped up again just a couple of months later as he and his Town teammates made it to Wembley to compete in the National League Promotion final.

Other sports, including cricket, American football and basketball, were also represented in the

collection and some were sent from locations such as Bahrain, Qatar, Thailand, the Philippines and even the Chagos Archipelago, a string of islands in the Indian Ocean.

Stead had taken down a cut out of Jordan, who was in the stand behind the goal, watching his mate help make history for the football club.

JON STEAD The striker came on with 30 minutes to go with Town winning 2-1 and he admits that his mate was on his mind, especially when he had a great chance to score at the end Sinnott was sat in. “When I came on I was thinking about Jordan.” I had a real chance to score and as soon as it left my foot I thought it was in but as it bounced off the turf it just stayed and didn’t turn. I would have been straight into the stand to Jordan’s cutout if it had gone in.” At the full-time whistle, an emotional Stead made his way up to Jordan’s cut out and sat with him to show off his winners’ medal. It had been a tough six months for Stead and the win at Wembley brought out a range of feelings for the 38-year-old. “I was still grieving at this point but I was jubilant with the promotion,” he admits. “Half of me was thinking ‘why am I happy?’. It was a really weird mix of emotions. There was everything in one and it’s mad how you can feel so many things. From one morning feeling like crap and then suddenly feeling like I’m top of the world, it was so up and down.” The Jordan Sinnott Foundation Trust was set up in honour of Jordan soon after he passed and it’s there to keep his name going and create a real legacy. The foundation provides financial assistance to vulnerable and underprivileged children and young adults to help them access sports, leisure and exercise.

Stead admits that the foundation has been an “eye-opener” for everyone as a lot of work goes into making everything run smoothly. “It’s been a full-time commitment” but something everyone is really enjoying being a part of,” Stead says. “We’re all happy with the pace at which it’s going at, we’re raising funds, we’re making a difference but if anything, we could probably do with some more applications. We’ve got a little bit of money set aside now and we need people to start coming and asking for it.” The Coronavirus pandemic has put a halt on some events and fundraisers that were planned but a charity football match is set to take place in August against a West Yorkshire Police team and then there’s a golf day and annual ball to come as well. The charity has also had support from some big names including Arsenal legend Ian Wright, who is a patron for the Trust. He invited Mel onto his podcast ‘Everyday People’ and it was a chance for Mel to tell her story and get the word out about the Foundation Trust. Wright has since donated a signed shirt to be auctioned and Stead is thankful that big names like Wright are wanting to support the work they’re doing. “It’s a big thing to get him on as a patron. He was really interested and supportive of the story and everything that has happened. It gives us that awareness but we’re not going to go mad with it though and try to run before we can walk. With grassroots sports reopening, clubs will need some help. Even if it’s a Sunday League team that needs a kit and 15 shirts, we can provide that. It’s what the charity is there for.” Anyone wanting to find out more about the Jordan Sinnott Foundation Trust can do so by visiting www.js25.co.uk/ and by following @JSFTrust on Twitter and Instagram. Jordan’s memory will live on, not only through the charity but through the gift he gave to Kelly, their beautiful daughter Maisie Jordan Sinnott. Rest in Peace, Jordan ‘Sin’ Sinnott.

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THIS WEEK IN TOWN’S HISTORY

KEY MOMENTS FROM THIS WEEK OVER THE YEARS...

In 2004 a NPL Premier Division game saw Town win 5-0 at home to Wakefield & Emley with goals from Marc Smith (2), Mick McNaughton, James Turley and Mark Atkins. When the final whistle blew, 17 years of NPL football ended at Wetherby Road as they then joined the new Conference North. APRIL

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In 1992 Town beat Knowsley United (the previous season’s NWCL champions) 3-2 in NPL Division One with goals from Chris Annan and Rob Turnbull (2). This was Town’s final away fixture of the campaign with only 75 watching the match.

In 2016 Town played Bradford Park Avenue in the West Riding County Cup Final at Bradford City’s Valley Parade and lost 3-2 in front of a crowd of 560. With three of the goals coming from the spot, Simon Weaver fielded a young side which included Under 21 players Lewis Riley, Marcus Day and Rob Worrall. Town’s scorers were Marcus Day and Joe Colbeck but that couldn’t prevent Bradford (PA) from winning the trophy for the second consecutive season. APRIL

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In 1962 APRIL Town hosted Scarborough Reserves in a Yorkshire League Cup semi-final and won 2-1 thanks to goals from Peter Gunby and an own goal. They met double winners Stocksbridge Works Peter Gunby in the Final but lost 3-1, Gunby scoring again for Town. He made 291 appearances for Town and also went on to manage the team. He also played for Bradford City and had two brief spells as temporary manager of Leeds United.

In 2014 in what was Town’s last home game of the season, they beat Barrow 3-1 in the Conference North thanks to goals from Anton Brown, Dan Clayton and top scorer Ashley Worsfold.

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BRADFORD CITY

Bradford City’s roots are deeply set in Rugby League. With the Football League keen to encourage Association Football in the county, they elected Bradford City into Division Two in place of Doncaster Rovers, and a few days later Manningham FC’s committee decided to switch their club code from Rugby League to Association Football. Thus in 1903, Bradford City AFC was born, inheriting both Manningham’s colours and Valley Parade.

After winning the Division Two title in 1907-08 and with it promotion, Bradford recorded their highest ever finish of 5th in 1910-11, but the highlight of that season was their FA Cup success against Newcastle United. Bradford were relegated in 1921-22 and again to Division Three (North) in 1926-27. After promotion two seasons later, Bradford then spent the next eight seasons in Division Two before dropping back to Division Three (North) in 1936-37. Bradford were placed into the newly created Division Three in 1958-59 and spent the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s yo-yoing between the third and fourth tiers. They returned to Division Two in 1984-85 under Trevor Cherry, although the season’s celebrations were overshadowed by the Valley Parade Fire in the final game of the season. Bradford reached the play-offs in 1987-88 before relegation two years later which became Division Two with the creation of the Premier League. Chris Kamara took

Bradford back up to the second tier via the play-offs before Paul Jewel took over in January 1998 and guided Bradford into the Premier League and a first spell in the top flight for 77 years. After securing their Premier League status on the last day of 1999-2000, they were relegated the following season.

The next season they were placed into administration, and two years later suffered another relegation before a third relegation in seven seasons came in 2006-07. Since then Bradford have had lengthy spells in League Two and back up in League One after Phil Parkinson took them up via the 2012-13 play-offs. That season they also became the first fourth tier club since Rochdale in 1962 to reach the League Cup Final, although they lost 5-0 to Swansea. Their latest stay in League One finished with relegation in 2018-19 and after being one of the pre-season favourites for promotion last season, Bradford started well but results tailed off and after replacing Gary Bowyer with Stuart McCall they finished ninth on points per game. After a poor first half to this season and a run of six defeats on the bounce, Stuart McCall was replaced by the duo of Mark Trueman and Conor Sellars in December and that has seen a huge turnaround in form, with Bradford winning 13 out of 24 games and losing just five and putting themselves in play-off contention.

FOUNDED 1903

NICKNAME The Bantams

VALLEY PARADE Capacity 25,136

RECORD SCORER Bobby Campbell 143 (1979-86)

RECORD APPEARANCES Cecil Podd 574 (1970-84)

RECORD TRANSFERS Paid £2.5m David Hopkin To Leeds United July 2000 Received £2m Des Hamilton March 1997 Andy O’Brien March 2001 both from Newcastle United

TODAY’S OPPOSITION

THE BANTAMS PLAYING SQUAD BETWEEN THE STICKS

Richard O’Donnell

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Joining City in July 2018 from Northampton Town, the 32-yearold was made club captain in September. Starting his career at Sheffield Wednesday, he made 20 senior appearances and had loan spells with York City, Buxton, Rotherham United, Oldham Athletic, Grimsby Town, Alfreton Town and Macclesfield Town before signing for Chesterfield in 2012. After a year with the Spirites, which included a loan at Stockport County, he spent two years at Walsall and had a spell at Wigan Athletic before stints at Bristol City, Rotherham United and Northampton. He has just passed 100 appearances for the Bantams.

13. Sam Hornby

Signing in the summer of 2019 from Port Vale, the 24-year-old is no stranger to life in the EFL, having represented both Vale and Burton Albion in his career thus far plus spending last season on loan at AFC Fylde.

AT THE BACK 2. Bryce Hosannah

Joining City in September 2020, on a season-long loan from Premier League side Leeds United, the 22-year-old came through the youth ranks at Crystal Palace before making the move to The Whites - where he captained their Under-23s on numerous occasions. He returned to Leeds earlier this month for rehab, following surgery on an injury sustained in December.

4. Paudie O’Connor

Signing for Bradford in June 2019 from Leeds United having spent the latter half of last season on loan at Valley Parade, the 24

Scunthorpe who he signed pro with in April 2009. Over the next seven seasons he played just short of 175 times for the Iron as well as having loan spells at Shrewsbury Town and Rochdale who he joined permanently in the Summer of 2016 from where he joined Plymouth in 2018.

6. Anthony O’Connor

22-year-old began his career in his native country with Limerick before joining Leeds’ U23’s in March 2017 who he captained for the 2017-18 season. He made his debut for the first team in the Championship in April 2018 and went on to play four games for the Whites. He started the 201819 season on loan at Blackpool before switching to Bradford in January, prior to signing permanently for the Bantams.

5. Niall Canavan

Signing for City from Plymouth Argyle in January 2021, the 29-year-old was part of the Bantams’ academy until the age of 12 before moving to Paudie O’Connor

Joining Bradford in June 2018, the 28-year-old Irishman started at Blackburn Rovers from where he had loan spells at Burton Albion and Torquay United before signing for Plymouth Argyle permanently in February 2015 after a loan spell at the Devon club. At the end of the season he joined Burton before moving North of the border in June 2016 to join Premiership Aberdeen where he made 90 appearances in two seasons before heading to Valley Parade.

14. Matthew Foulds

Signing a permanent deal with the Bantams in January 2021, the 23-year-old started in Bury’s academy making one appearance for the Shakers before spending four years in Everton’s youth setup. After his release by Everton, he joined Italian side Como in October 2020 before joining Bradford on a deal till the end of the season.

21. Reece Staunton

A product of City’s academy, the 19-year-old signed a professional contract with the Bantams in December 2019, having made his debut back in 2017 in the EFL Trophy becoming the youngest player ever to feature in claret and amber - aged 15 years and 332 days. Whilst at Valley Parade he has had loan spells at Ossett United and at Bradford Park Avenue last season.

BRADFORD CITY Another product of the Bantams academy, the 18-year-old signed his first pro contract with them in July 2020 having spent time on loan at Brighouse Town from November 2019 to January 2020. This season he has broken into the first team squad making 17 league appearances so far.

THE ENGINE ROOM 7. Harry Pritchard

Signing for City in August 2019 from Blackpool, the 28-year-old began his career at Flackwell Heath, before moving onto Burnham in November 2011. After two months, he joined Maidenhead United where he spent six-and-a-half seasons, during which time he scored 41 league goals in 217 matches. This earned him a move to Blackpool in May 2018 where he scored six in 50 appearances.

8. Callum Cooke

Joining Bradford permanently from Peterborough United in the Summer having spent last season on loan at Valley Parade, the 24-year-old former Middlesbrough youngster enjoyed loan spells at Crewe Alexandra in 2016-17 with four goals in 18 and Blackpool in 201718 with two goals in 30 League One appearances before signing for the Posh in July 2018.

11. Zeli Ismail

Signing for City in the summer, the 27-year-old is a product of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ academy, signing pro in 2012. Various loan spells followed at Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion (twice), Notts County, Oxford United and Cambridge United before he moved to Bury in 2016. After 31 League One appearances for the Shakers, he joined Walsall permanently in June 2018 having been on loan with the Saddlers for the second half of the 2018-19 season.

Mark Trueman and Conor Sellars

Appointed: February 2021

Mark Trueman has been in the City dugout since December 2020, when he took over from Stuart McCall as caretaker manager, before being made joint-interim manager alongside Conor Sellars in February. Later that month, after seven wins in 11 games and just one loss, the duo were announced as Bradford’s joint permanent managers until the end of 2021–22. The youngest managers in the EFL have now guided City to 12th in the division and just five points off the play-offs. Trueman, 34, a former nonleague midfielder, whose clubs included Harrogate Railway Athletic, has spent several years within City’s academy, and has most recently taken charge of the club’s U18s side whilst Sellars, 29, also worked as a youth coach at Valley Parade. Sellars played in Portugal and Iceland and in non-league football including a spell at Town in 2013-14 when he made 15 appearances for the club.

12. Jordan Stevens

Joining City on loan in January from Leeds United until the end of this season, the 20-year-old started off his pro career with Forest Green Rovers, after coming through their academy, before joining Leeds in 2018. He was sent out on loan to Swindon Town for the first half of 2020/21.

IN THE DUGOUT

24. Finn Cousin-Dawson

United in June 2011 before switching to Fleetwood Town in January 2013 where he racked up over 100 appearances He joined Portsmouth in July 2015 and spent five years at there, scoring 38 goals in 215 appearances and captaining the club. Gareth Evans

17. Gareth Evans

Signing for City from Portsmouth in September 2020 for a second time having previously spent two seasons at Valley Parade between 2009-11 netting 14 goals in 83 matches, the 32-yearold came through the youth ranks of Manchester United and Crew Alexandra before signing for Macclesfield Town in 2007. Following his first spell at Bradford, he joined Rotherham 25

TODAY’S OPPOSITION (Park Avenue) in March 2020. He made his senior debut for City in the EFL Trophy in September and has featured regularly in the first team squad since.

31. Ollie Crankshaw

Elliot Watt

18. Elliot Watt

Joining Bradford in the summer from Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Scotland Under-21 international began his career in the youth setups of Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End and Wolves, before signing pro with the latter in November 2017. He made one senior appearance for Wolves in the EFL Cup in August 2018 before joining Carlisle United on loan in January 2020 until the end of the season, playing 14 games for the Cumbrians before joining Bradford City last July.

22. Levi Sutton

Signing for City in July 2020, the 24-year-old came through Scunthorpe United’s academy and signed his first pro contract with them in June 2015. During his time with the Iron, he had loan spells at North Ferriby United in November 2016 and then at Harrogate Town in August 2018 for a three months making three appearances from the bench. After 68 League One appearances for Scunthorpe over a six year spell, he made the switch to Bradford at the beginning of this season.

26. Kian Scales

A product of Bradford City’s academy, the 19-year-old turned pro in July 2020 having spent a brief time on loan at Bradford 26

Signing for the Bantams in January from Wigan Athletic, the 22-year-old started his career at Preston North End but unable to make the grade at Deepdale, worked his way up through non-league football at Ramsbottom United, Clitheroe, Colne, Morecambe and Curzon Ashton before joining thenChampionship side Wigan Athletic in January 2019. The Latics loaned him back to Curzon Ashton and then Dundee in the Scottish Championship. He made 17 League One appearances for the Latics this season.

UP TOP 9. Lee Novak

Signing for City from Scunthorpe United in January 2020, the 32-year-old began his senior career with Scottish club Gretna, before returning to his hometown with non-league side Newcastle Blue Star. He joined Gateshead in 2008 and after scoring 17 goals in 21 games was signed by Huddersfield Town in January 2009, who loaned him back to Gateshead for the rest of the season. After 42 goals in 172 appearances for the Terriers in four years, he signed for Championship club Birmingham City in May 2013. After spending the 2015–16 season on loan at League One Chesterfield, he was released by the Blues in 2016 and joined Charlton Athletic before switching to League One club, Scunthorpe United a year later.

10. Clayton Donaldson

Signing for City in June 2019 having been released by the Bantams as a 16-year-old, the 37-year-old had a youth career with Hull City from 2002-05

during which time he went out on loan to Harrogate Town twice during the 2002-03 and 2004-05 campaigns scoring six goals in 17 total appearances. He joined York City in June 2005 and went on to make 93 appearances for the Minstermen scoring 44 goals before spells at Hibernian, Crewe Alexandra, Brentford, Birmingham City, Sheffield United and then Bolton Wanderers. In a career spanning 20 years, he has amassed over 660 appearances and scored over 200 goals as well as represented Jamaica 10 times.

15. Charles Vernam

Signing for City during the January transfer window, the 24-year-old came through the Derby County academy before signing a permanent deal with Grimsby Town - after a successful loan spell with the club in January 2018. After 12 goals in 72 games for the Mariners, and a spell out of the first team, he joined National League club Chorley on a one-month loan in November 2019 before joining League One Burton Albion in July 2020 where he made 16 appearances before linking up with Bradford.

16. Billy Clarke

Signing in July 2020 for his third spell at Bradford after a disjointed 2019-20 campaign Clayton Donaldson

BRADFORD CITY spent between Plymouth Argyle and Grimsby Town. A graduate of the Ipswich Town academy, he signed pro with the Tractor Boys in May 2005 and as well as making 49 Championship appearances had loan spells at Colchester United, Falkirk, Darlington, Northampton Town and Brentford before joining Blackpool in June 2009 winning promotion to the Premier League in 2010. He joined Crawley Town in 2012 before moving to Bradford for the first time in June 2014, scoring 25 times in 122 games. Charlton Athletic was next in June 2017 before he returned to Valley Parade in January 2019 before leaving in the June after City’s relegation to League Two and eventually linking up with Plymouth in October 2019.

19. Rumarn Burrell

Joining the Bantams on loan from Middlesbrough in January, the 20-year old came through the Grimsby Town academy

and represented the Mariners four times before putting pen to paper on a three-year deal at the Riverside in the summer of 2019.

28. Danny Rowe

Signing in January 2021 from Oldham Athletic, the 32-yearold is a familiar face to Town fans after his time at AFC Fylde where he spent six seasons netting 189 goals in 290 appearances. He played youth football at Preston North End before joining Manchester United as a 12-year-old in 2001, however, after his release aged sixteen, his senior career began in nonleague with Blackpool Wren Rovers where he scored 63 goals in 68 games. He then joined Conference Premier Fleetwood Town and had loan spells at Droylsden, Stockport County and Barrow before joining Lincoln City in 2013. His next stop was AFC Fylde in August 2014 before moving into the EFL for the first time with Oldham Athletic in January 2020.

RECENT LINE-UP v Crawley Town (H) L0-2

29. Andy Cook

Joining City in January on loan from Mansfield Town, the 30-year-old’s pro career started at Carlisle United in 2009, where he found himself on the fringes of the first team. He had loan spells with Workington and Barrow before making the move to the latter permanent in January 2010. He then joined Grimsby Town in June 2012 and then returning to Barrow in June 2014 where he had a fruitful two seasons scoring 47 in 87 league games. He then had two years at Tranmere Rovers in the National League scoring 49 in 85 league games, before moving into the EFL with League One Walsall in May 2018. After 13 league goals in 43 games for the Saddlers, he moved to Mansfield in June 2019 and despite scoring seven goals in his first 10 games was loaned out to former club Tranmere Rovers in January 2020.

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THE EX-FILES

THERE HAVE BEEN 34 PLAYERS WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE BOOKS OF BOTH TOWN AND CITY OVER THE YEARS Club Historian, Phil Harrison profiles four

Jon McLaughlin 2008-14 Apps: 145 I Goals: 0

2007-08 Apps: 21 I Goals: 0

The Edinburgh born keeper progressed through the Harrogate Railway Athletic youth set up before playing 67 senior games between 2005-08. He then joined Town and made his debut in January 2008 in a 3-1 defeat at Kettering Town. He stayed for one season at Wetherby Road playing 21 games whilst also training with Bradford City whilst at Town. He joined the Bantams in May 2008, but due to injury had to wait till the final game of the 2008-09 season to make his debut against Chesterfield. He stayed at Valley Parade for six seasons and made 145 appearances for the club before moving to Burton Albion in July 2014 and made another 138 appearances in three seasons there before joining Hearts in August 2017. He moved back to England with Sunderland in June 2018 for two season, playing 90 games for the Black Cats before joining Rangers in 2020/21 playing 11 times for the Premiership champions.

Ben Parker 2006-07 (on loan) 2016-18 Apps: 41 I Goals: 0 Apps: 59 (7) I Goals: 2 Defender Ben Parker started out as a youth team player at Leeds United and played 55 senior games for the Whites between 2005-12. During his time with the Elland Road club, he was loaned out to Bradford City during the 2006-07 season, making his debut in the August in a 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest and went on to play 41 times for the Bantams. He then had loan spells at Darlington and Carlisle United, before joining Guiseley in the summer of 2013 where he played 76 games over three seasons before signing for Town prior to the 2016-17 season. After making his debut in the opening day 2-2 draw at Worcester City he went on to played 66 times in his two seasons with the club helping Town win promotion to National League before taking charge of the club’s Player Development Centre. 30

Terry Dolan 1976-81 Apps: 195 I Goals: 43 1983-85 Player/Coach Apps: 22 (5) I Goals: 3 Midfielder Dolan began his career with Bradford (PA) and played 48 games until they dropped out of the Football League in 1970 when he moved to Huddersfield Town After making 162 appearances for the Terriers over a six year spell, he moved to Bradford City in 1976 making his debut in the August in a 4-1 win at home to Swansea City. He went on to make 195 appearances for City before joining Rochdale in 1981 and then Brackley Town a year later. He started his managerial career in a player-coach position at Town and made a scoring debut in January 1984 in a 4-0 home win over York RI. After playing 27 games for Town, he moved to Bradford City as youth coach and then first team coach before getting the manager’s role in January 1987. He then went on to manage Rochdale, Hull City, York City and Guiseley.

THE EX-FILES Jon Stead 2013-15 Apps: 48 I Goals: 12

2019-date Apps: 23 (30) I Goals: 9

The Huddersfield-born striker came through his hometown club’s academy before signing his first pro contract with the Terriers in 2002. He went on to find the net 22 times in 68 games before signing for Premier League Blackburn Rovers in February 2004 where he scored eight goals in 42 matches before joining Sunderland in June 2005. After just two goals in 30 games for the Black Cats, he joined Derby County on loan in October 2006 before signing for Sheffield United in January 2007. Stead chipped in with eight goals in 39 games for the Blades before moving on loan to Ipswich Town, a move which was made permanent in September 2008. He then moved on to Bristol City in August 2010 after a loan spell at Coventry City and contributed 20 goals in 70 matches for the Robins before returning to Huddersfield Town in June 2013. He briefly joined Oldham on loan in January 2014 before switching to Bradford City on loan in late March making his debut in a 1–0 away win at Leyton Orient soon after. He rejoined Bradford on loan in October 2014 for the rest of the season bagging 11 goals in 40 games including scoring one and setting up two in the Bantams memorable 4-2 away at Chelsea in the FA Cup in January 2015. He joined Notts County in July 2015 and scored 52 goals in 182 games before joining Town in July 2019 making his debut in the opening day 2–2 draw with Solihull Moors and helping Town win promotion to the EFL through the playoffs during his first season at the club, beating his former club Notts County in the final last August. The 37-year-old has 165 goals in just short of 700 appearances in his 19 year career.

Ex-File Roll Call

Jack Smith

1920-23 / 26-28 Apps: 87 I Goals: 64 1923-26 Apps: 38 I Goals: 6

Peter Gunby

1959-64 / 71-77 Apps: 279 (12) I Goals: 30 1956-57 Apps: 3 I Goals: 0

Gary Watson

1986-88 Apps: 36 (4) I Goals: 1 1972-84 Apps: 263 I Goals: 28

Nicky Mohan

2002-03 Apps: 8 (2) I Goals: 2 1995-97 Apps: 101 I Goals: 4

Lee Duxbury

2004-05 Apps: 0 (3) I Goals: 0 1988-94 Apps: 209 I Goals: 25

David Syers

2008-10 Apps: 12 (1) I Goals: 6 2010-12 Apps: 59 I Goals: 12

Ben Muirhead

2009-10 Apps: 9 I Goals: 1 2003-07 Apps: 125 I Goals: 4

Paul Heckingbottom

2011-12 Apps: 19 (5) I Goals: 0 2003-04 / 07-09 Apps: 104 I Goals: 0

Paul Bolland

2011-13 on loan Apps: 51 (7) I Goals: 3 1997-99 Apps: 12 I Goals: 0

Chib Chilaka

2011-13 / 2016-17 Apps: 65 (28) I Goals: 30 2010-11 Apps: 4 I Goals: 0

Danny Forrest

2012-13 Apps: 21 (8) I Goals: 3 2002-05 Apps: 52 I Goals: 5

Adam Bolder

2012-14 Apps: 68 (9) I Goals: 5 2009-10 on loan Apps: 14 I Goals: 1

Dominic Rowe

2013-15 Apps: 22 (34) I Goals: 10 2010-12 Apps: 2 I Goals: 0

Joe Colbeck

2015-17 Apps: 76 (17) I Goals: 8 2004-10 Apps: 116 I Goals: 8

Simon Ainge

2016-18 Apps: 59 (7) I Goals: 35 2006-09 Apps: 18 I Goals: 0

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

EFL Day of Action The EFL’s Day of Action is where all Clubs come together to showcase their contributions to their local communities. Over the last week, in the heart of the community we have showcased and raised awareness of our programmes. Including Walking Football, Running Groups, School Sports, NCS and Sporting Memories to name but a few! We were fortunate to welcome Town favourite Jack Emmett and also Harry Gator to our shop on Wednesday, meeting fans and members of the public.

Community ‘Pop up’ Shop in full swing Our pop up shop in the centre of Harrogate has enjoyed huge success, celebrating the work undertaken in the local community. We have a fantastic community corner, where you can see what programmes we are delivering and how we are helping local people. Along with the Foundation, the Club have utilised the space to sell a brilliant range of replica shirts and merchandise.

Community Auction Watch out for our Community Auction that will conclude today. Plenty of amazing prizes, with all funds contributing directly to the Community Foundation. Lots include; • Matchworn Harrogate Town shirts • Signed merchandise • Goodies and raffle items

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Commercial Street – Charity partner We are absolutely delighted to announce that we will be working with retailers on Commercial Street (in the centre of town), becoming their charity of the year. Commercial Street is filled with over 20 independent retailers, who meet yearly and determine a local cause to fundraise for. Each retailer will be engaged with the Foundation and help to raise awareness of the work that we undertake in the local area. Some of the action planned are as follows;

Wembley shop window displays

Each retailer will be given a goody bag with bunting, encouraging them to decorate their shop in the build up to Wembley.

On a Matchday (this season and next)Retailers will be

encouraged to be “Proud to be Town” and decorate shops in the yellow/black colours whenever there is a HTAFC home game, further adding to the buzz on a matchday. Watch this space for plenty of other events that will maximise this amazing opportunity!

Harry Gator Sponsor required Harry can’t wait to see the fans back at The EnviroVent Stadium when Covid restrictions are eased and is looking for a new sponsor. The sponsor’s name and logo will feature prominently on Harry’s body and will be seen by thousands. Not only will he be at every Town home match once the fans return, but will be involved in a host of Harrogate Town and Community Foundation events around the district. Harry is also available to attend the sponsor’s own events such as product launches and sales conferences. Harry Gator loves the limelight. Adding colour and interest to websites and adverts. Enjoying a party too and attending special personal and corporate occasions. To find out more about how Harry Gator could help your business email community@harrogatetownafc.com

For more details about Harrogate Town AFC Community Foundation, or to get involved as a participant or volunteer, please email community@harrogatetownafc.com 33

TOWN LADIES

Town U16 Girls restart season with a thumping win Town U16 Girls 7 v 0 Horsforth SM

Town Girls U16s returned to league action for the first time in 2021 with a home game against Horsforth St Margarets. Town exploded out of the blocks as Liv Johnson scored after just 54 seconds. Horsforth SM came back strongly into the game but the Harrogate defence stood strong and doubled their lead on 20 minutes, Niamh Tyssen’s through ball finished with aplomb by Eva Jenkins. It was soon 3v0 as Ciara Streatfield hooked in a cross from the byline which was volleyed home at close range by Jenkins. Jenkins completed her hattrick from an assist by Maddie Ashby and then Tyssen made it 5v0 running on to a beautiful ball from the back from Robyn McKendrick. Having been foiled a few times by Horsforth’s

excellent goalkeeper, Lydia Corner got her reward with a fine strike nestling in the top corner. Liv Johnson finished what she started with a powerful low strike from outside the area to wrap up a 7v0 victory. Much credit goes to a Horsforth SM side who, without any substitutes, never gave up throughout and forced Town goalkeeper Taia Port into some important saves. TOWN: Taia Port (GK), Maddie Ashby, Lily Pritchard , Natasha Abbott, Olivia Delaney , Millie Watson, Lydia Corner , Bella Devereux , Liv Johnson, Eva Jenkins (C), Niamh Tyssen Subs: Ciara Streatfield, Gabi Hall, Hannah McHugh, Robyn McKendrick, Maddie Dennis, Lucy Taylor

Girls U16s

West Riding Girls Football League Division One Sep 19 Sep 26 Oct 3 Oct 3 Oct 25 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 Jun 5 Jun 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ilkley Town (A) Wigton Moor (H) Wigton Moor (A) Bradford City FITC (A) Silsden Dragons (A) Cup Horsforth SM (H) Guiseley Girls (A) Ilkley Town (H) Cup Horsforth SM (A) Brighouse Juniors (H) Ilkley Town (H) Guiseley Girls (H) Bradford City FITC (H) Brighouse Juniors (A)

Brighouse Juniors TOWN Wigton Moor Bradford City FITC Ilkley Town Guiseley Girls Horsforth SM

W 5-0 W 2-1 L 1-3 W 6-0 W 4-0 W 7-0 10:00 10:00 10:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 10:00

PWD 4 4 0 5 4 0 6 2 2 4 2 0 5 2 0 4 0 1 4 0 1

L 0 1 2 2 3 3 3

Pts 12 12 8 6 6 1 1

With non-elite and grassroots football able to restart at the end of March, the Garforth Junior Football League and the West Riding Girls Football League voted to conclude their league seasons, however, the leagues involving Town’s other grassroots teams and Town Ladies have voided the 2020/21 season.

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STATS ZONE STATS ZONE

STATS ZONE

US V. THEM HOW WE COMPARE IN THE LEAGUE

LEAGUE POSITION

GOAL TIMINGS

Minute For Against

16-30 9 10 31-45 11 5

POINTS

50 GOALS SCORED

YELLOW CARDS

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

HOME 21 AWAY 27

TOP SCORER

MOST ASSISTS

Jack Muldoon

76-90+ 7

GOALS SCORED

YELLOW CARDS

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

45 HOME 17 AWAY 28

George Thomson

Walsall

D0-0 2 Apr (A)

Port Vale

Bolton Wanderers

5 Apr (A)

10 Apr (A)

L0-2

L1-2

TOP SCORER

MOST ASSISTS

Andy Cook

Callum Cooke

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

Leyton Orient

Colchester Forest Green Stevenage United Rovers

D2-2

W2-1 W4-1

13 Apr (H)

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

27 Mar (H)

2 Apr (H)

D1-1

5 Apr (A)

Grimsby Town

Crawley Town

10 Apr (H)

13 Apr (H)

W1-0 L0-2

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

NLN#

NL#

2 3

NLN

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NLN

11 12

FAILED TO SCORE

61-75 8 5

HOME 33 AWAY 25

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

27 Mar (H)

46-60 7 4

GOALS CONCEDED

48 L0-1

31-45 9 10

HOME 22 AWAY 24

GOALS CONCEDED

Southend United

16-30 6 8

HOME 17 AWAY 26

CLEAN SHEETS

9 7

0-15

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61-75 9 7 76-90+ 6

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POINTS

46-60 4 14

HOME 23 AWAY 27

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4 4

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L1 = EFL League One; L2 = EFL League Two; NL = National League; NLN = National League North All statistics compiled prior to Good Friday Fixtures

16/17

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STATS ZONE SEASON PLAYER STATS 2020/21 # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 -

Player James Belshaw Ryan Fallowfield Dan Jones Josh Falkingham Will Smith Warren Burrell George Thomson Will Hondermarck Mark Beck Aaron Martin Jake Lawlor Joe Cracknell Brendan Kiernan Connor Kirby Jon Stead Lloyd Kerry Jack Muldoon Calvin Miller* Connor Hall Ed Francis Tom Walker* Josh March Melvin Minter Kevin Lokko Jay Williams Josh McPake Mitchell Roberts Simon Power Josh Andrews Jack Emmett**

League Two ■ A G 38 (0) 0 24 (3) 0 3 16 (3) 1 5 34 (5) 0 7 1 27 (0) 2 2 36 (2) 0 5 1 41 (0) 3 3 0 (1) 0 13 (9) 2 27 (9) 5 3 14 (3) 0 1 3 (0) 0 12 (14) 1 10 (6) 0 3 4 (11) 1 20 (7) 2 6 30 (8) 12 8 (2) 1 36 (1) 1 2 1 13 (4) 1 2 1 (6) 0 10 (4) 5 2 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 2 (2) 1 18 (1) 2 1 1 (0) 0 1 11 (2) 1 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 (0) 0 -

■ 1 1 -

TOWN TOP 3’s (in League Two) Cups A G 2 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 3 (1) 1 5 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 7 (0) 0 4 (3) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (3) 1 4 (3) 1 4 (0) 1 6 (0) 0 4 (2) 2 4 (3) 0 2 (4) 1 7 (0) 1 6 (0) 0 2 (1) 1 4 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 5 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 5 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0

Season Town Career A G A G 40 (0) 0 184 0 28 (3) 0 153 3 19 (4) 2 23 2 39 (5) 0 178 7 31 (0) 2 75 5 44 (2) 0 264 12 45 (3) 3 178 30 0 (1) 0 1 0 17 (12) 3 129 31 31 (10) 6 45 6 18 (3) 1 21 1 9 (0) 0 17 0 16 (16) 3 72 11 14 (9) 0 23 0 6 (15) 2 53 9 27 (7) 3 188 17 36 (8) 12 140 45 10 (3) 2 13 2 40 (1) 1 80 6 13 (4) 1 17 1 6 (6) 0 12 0 10 (4) 5 14 5 0 (0) 0 0 0 5 (1) 1 6 1 2 (2) 1 4 1 18 (1) 2 19 2 1 (0) 0 1 0 11 (2) 1 13 1 0 (2) 0 2 0 1 (0) 0 229 22

APPEARANCES

(including on as a sub)

41 George Thomson 39 J osh Falkingham 38 J ames Belshaw Warren Burrell Jack Muldoon

GOALS 12 Jack Muldoon 5J osh March Aaron Martin 3G eorge Thomson Mark Beck

ASSISTS 8G eorge Thomson 6A aron Martin 4 Jack Muldoon

PITCH MINUTES 3638 George Thomson 3420 James Belshaw 3253 Connor Hall

Top 3’s (League Two 2020/21 only) A = Appearances; () = Games on as sub; G = Goals; Second Yellow *Out on Loan; **Left Club

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LEAGUE TWO ROUND UP

A LOOK OVER TUESDAY NIGHT’S GAMES IN LEAGUE TWO

Bolton players celebrate Lloyd Isgrove’s winner at Salford

Bolton Wanderers closed the gap on the Sky Bet League Two leaders with a 1-0 win at Salford City. Lloyd Isgrove put the visitors ahead with a low strike in the 23rd minute after a well-worked free-kick picked out the midfielder. The Trotters moved to within a point of Cambridge and two behind leaders Cheltenham, who have a match in hand. Play-off hopefuls Tranmere Rovers lost 1-0 at Walsall, where they saw midfielder Jay Spearing dismissed during the second half. Emmanuel Osadebe made the breakthrough with 20 minutes left when he drilled in a 25-yard effort which came off the underside of the crossbar. In Tuesday night’s earlier kick-off, Morecambe thumped Scunthorpe United 4-1 at the Globe Arena. Cole Stockton fired the hosts in front in the 25th minute, with midfielder Carlos Mendes Gomes adding another shortly before half-time. Iron defender Jacob Bedeau saw the ball go into the net for an own goal from a corner just four minutes into the second half. Yann Songo’o added a fourth on the hour following a quick free-kick. Scunthorpe substitute Alfie Beestin scored a late consolation, slotting in a rebound after his initial shot was saved. Newport County were held to a goalless draw at home by Carlisle United, but that was enough to move them up to sixth above Forest Green Rovers. Barrow beat Exeter City 2-1 to pull further clear of the drop zone in the fight to stay up. Patrick Brough broke the deadlock just before the break and Scott Quigley made sure of victory when he knocked in from a free-kick during stoppage time. Exeter defender Pierce Sweeney grabbed a late consolation shortly before the final whistle.

Fixtures 17th April 2021

Carlisle United v Port Vale Colchester United v Walsall Crawley Town v Cheltenham Town Exeter City v Southend United

Crawley Town won 2-0 at Bradford City with goals in each half from defenders Jordan Tunnicliffe and Joe McNerney. Harrogate Town twice fought back to draw 2-2 against Leyton Orient at the EnviroVent Stadium. Conor Wilkinson broke the deadlock just a minute after the restart to give the O’s the lead with a low effort from 20 yards, but Dan Jones levelled just before the hour. Danny Johnson put Orient back in front in the 63rd minute, before Harrogate were awarded a penalty, which Jack Muldoon saw saved. Harrogate, though, did soon force an equaliser when winger Josh McPake cut in from the left with 15 minutes to go.

LEAGUE TWO TABLE 2020/21 TEAM P 1 Cheltenham Town 40 2 Cambridge United 41 3 Bolton Wanderers 41 4 Morecambe 41 5 Tranmere Rovers 41 6 Newport County 40 7 Forest Green Rovers 40 8 Exeter City 40 9 Carlisle United 40 10 Salford City 40 11 Leyton Orient 41 12 Bradford City 40 13 Crawley Town 41 14 Port Vale 41 15 Stevenage 41 16 Oldham Athletic 41 17 Harrogate Town 41 18 Walsall 41 19 Scunthorpe United 40 20 Barrow 40 21 Mansfield Town 41 22 Colchester United 41 23 Southend United 41 24 Grimsby Town 40

HOME W D 11 4 11 5 10 5 11 5 10 3 10 5 8 6 10 4 12 2 9 11 8 7 9 6 9 5 8 5 8 7 6 2 6 5 7 6 7 6 7 8 4 10 7 7 4 5 3 8

Forest Green Rovers v Scunthorpe United Grimsby Town v Bolton Wanderers Harrogate Town v Bradford City Leyton Orient v Barrow

L 5 5 6 4 7 4 5 5 6 1 5 5 6 8 5 13 9 8 8 6 7 6 12 9

F 31 27 25 32 29 20 26 34 37 31 26 22 28 25 23 30 17 20 22 31 26 27 13 14

A 19 19 21 23 22 16 22 17 24 15 18 17 23 21 15 37 21 23 25 28 30 25 27 26

AWAY W D L 10 5 5 10 3 7 10 5 5 8 4 9 8 8 5 7 6 8 9 5 7 6 8 7 5 6 9 6 2 11 8 3 10 7 4 9 6 6 9 7 3 10 4 10 7 8 7 5 8 3 10 3 13 4 6 2 11 5 2 12 5 9 6 1 10 10 4 8 8 4 5 11

F 23 34 26 26 23 29 25 31 18 15 20 24 23 28 13 34 26 22 17 18 20 12 11 16

A 16 22 24 31 26 24 24 29 22 18 25 28 30 31 21 31 27 24 26 23 22 34 26 32

GD 19 20 6 4 4 9 5 19 9 13 3 1 -2 1 0 -4 -5 -5 -12 -2 -6 -20 -29 -28

Pts 72 71 70 66 65 62 62 60 59 58 58 58 56 53 53 51 50 49 47 46 46 41 37 34

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FIXTURES & RESULTS 2020/21 DATE OPPOSITION SEPTEMBER

COMP

RES

ATT PTS POS STARTING XI

Sat 5

Tranmere Rovers (R1)

1-1

Town win 8-7 on pens

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 8

Grimsby Town

2-2

Grimsby earn bonus point by winning 5-4 on pens

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Lokko ● ■

Kirby

Sat 12

Southend United

4-0

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Wed 16

West Bromwich Albion (R2)

0-3

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith ■

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 19

Walsall

2-2

Cracknell

Fallowfield ■ Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 22

Notts County (Semi-Final)

1-0

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith ●

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 26

Port Vale

0-0

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

12 Belshaw

Falkingham ■

3 4

1 3

OCTOBER Sat 3

Bolton Wanderers

1-2

Tue 6

Leicester City U21’s

3-1

Mon 12

Bradford City

1-0

Sat 17

Barrow

1-0

Tue 20

Grimsby Town

2-1

Sat 24

Colchester United

1-2

Tue 27

Stevenage

0-0

Sat 31

Newport County

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Smith

Hall

Belshaw

Burrell

Jones ●

Lokko

Lawlor

Kirby

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Belshaw

Fallowfield ■ Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

1-2

12 Belshaw

Jones ■

Burrell

Smith ●

Hall

Falkingham ■

14 Belshaw

NOVEMBER Tue 3

Tranmere Rovers

0-1

Jones

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Kirby ■

Fri 6

Skelmersdale United (R1)

4-1

Cracknell

Jones ■

Burrell

Lokko

Lawlor ●

Falkingham

Tue 10

Hull City

0-2

Cracknell

Jones

Burrell

Lokko

Lawlor

Kirby

Sat 14

Crawley Town

1-1

12 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 21

Leyton Orient

0-3

14 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 24

Mansfield Town

1-0

12 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Burrell

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 28

Blackpool (R2)

0-4

Burrell ■

Hall

Lawlor

Lokko ■

Falkingham ■

Belshaw

DECEMBER Tue 1

Scunthorpe United

2-5

15 Belshaw

Kirby

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall ●

Falkingham

Sat 5

Forest Green Rovers

0-1

410

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 12

Morecambe

0-1

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 15

Exeter City

2-1

1,559

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor ■

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 19

Salford City

0-1

495

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield ■ Burrell ■

Lawlor

Hall

Francis

Sat 26

Oldham Athletic

2-1

16 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Francis

JANUARY Sat 9

Cambridge United

1-2

18 Belshaw

Roberts ■

Burrell ■

Lawlor

Hall

Francis

Tue 19

Exeter City

0-0

18 Belshaw

Williams

Burrell ■

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Fri 22

Salford City

2-2

18 Belshaw

Williams

Francis ●

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 26

Tranmere Rovers

2-3

20 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall ■

Falkingham

Sat 30

Newport County

2-1

20 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell ■

Lawlor

Smith

Falkingham

FEBRUARY Sat 6

Crawley Town

3-1

14 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Smith ■

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 9

Cheltenham Town

0-1

15 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 16

Carlisle United

1-0

12 Belshaw

Francis ■

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 20

Scunthorpe United

1-3

15 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 23

Mansfield Town

1-0

13 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

Sat 27

Grimsby Town

1-0

12 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith

Hall

Kerry

Tue 2

Barrow

1-0

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith ■

Burrell

Kerry ■

Sat 6

Stevenage

0-1

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith

Burrell

Kerry

Tue 9

Colchester United

3-0

10 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith ●

Burrell

Falkingham ■

Sat 13

Forest Green Rovers

1-2

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith

Burrell

Falkingham

Sat 20

Morecambe

0-1

13 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 27

Southend United

0-1

15 Belshaw

Burrell

Jones

Smith

Hall ■

Falkingham

Fri 2

Walsall

0-0

15 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Mon 5

Port Vale

0-2

16 Belshaw

Burrell

Jones

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 10

Bolton Wanderers

1-2

17 Belshaw

Burrell

Jones

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 13

Leyton Orient

2-2

17 Belshaw

Burrell

Jones ●

Smith ■

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 17

Bradford City

W 12:30

Tue 20

Oldham Athletic

W 19:00

Sat 24

Carlisle United

W 15:00

Fri 30

Cambridge United

W 15:00

Mon 3

Concord Rangers (Final)

TBC

Sat 8

Cheltenham Town

W 15:00

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

KEY:

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OG SUBSTITUTES Kerry ●

Thomson

Walker

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (73), Beck (82), Emmett, Kiernan, Kirby, Lokko

Kerry

Kiernan ●

Walker

Stead

Muldoon

Martin (58), Beck (64), Thomson (75), Falkingham, Emmett, Hall

Kerry ●

Thomson

Beck

Martin ● ■

Muldoon ● ●

Stead (58), Walker (75), Jones, Kirby, Lokko, Minter

Kerry

Thomson

Beck

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (61), Jones (63), Kirby (79), Kiernan, Walker, Lokko, Minter

Kerry

Thomson

Beck

Martin ●

Muldoon ●

Stead (71), Jones, Kirby, Walker, Lokko, Minter

Kerry ■

Thomson

Kiernan ■

Martin

Muldoon

Beck (70), Kirby (80), Stead (90), Lawlor, Lokko, Walker, Minter

Kerry

Thomson

Beck

Martin

Kiernan

Stead (65), Kirby (76 ■), Walker (80), Jones, Lokko, Minter

Kirby

Thomson ● ■

Beck

Martin

Miller

Kiernan (56), Walker (69), Stead (75), Burrell, Kerry, Cracknell

Kerry

Emmett

Kiernan ●

Stead ●

Walker

Miller (79), Martin (87), Fallowfield, Falkingham, Beck, Hall, Cracknell

Kerry ●

Thomson

Miller

Stead

Muldoon

Martin (80), Kiernan (82), Jones, Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller

Stead

Muldoon ●

Kiernan (66), Martin (72), Jones, Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry ■

Thomson ■

Miller

Martin

Muldoon ● ●

Kirby (75), Kiernan (84), Stead (90), Jones, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (37 ●), Kiernan (57), Jones (82), Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Miller

Stead

Muldoon

Kiernan (63), Beck (70), Walker (78), Jones, Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry ■

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Kirby (40), Beck (85), Stead, Walker, Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Walker (70), Stead (75), Lokko (90), Emmett, Beck, Cracknell

Kirby

Walker

Miller ●

Beck ●

Muldoon

Thomson (64), Kiernan (64), Martin (69 ●), Jones, Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry

Kiernan

Beck

Martin

Walker

Thomson (59), Stead (78), Falkingham, Muldoon, Miller, Hall, Belshaw

Kerry ■

Thomson

Walker

Kiernan

Muldoon ●

Martin (45), Jones (76), Kirby (76), Stead, Beck, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Burrell (45 ■), Stead (60), Kirby (60), Walker (84), Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller ●

Beck

Muldoon

Kiernan (67), Martin (82), Lawlor (88), Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry ■

Thomson

Miller ■

Beck

Muldoon

Kiernan (63), Kirby (88), Fallowfield, Stead, Martin, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller

Beck

Muldoon ●

Kiernan (45), Martin (68), Stead, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Beck (90), Kerry, Stead, Miller, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (80), Beck, Kerry, Miller, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Kiernan ●

Martin

Muldoon ●

Francis (59), Miller (83), Stead, Kerry, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby ■

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Kerry (73), Miller (85), Stead, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson ● ●

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Falkingham (72), Kerry (90), Miller, Stead, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

March ■

McPake

Muldoon ●

Williams (54), Falkingham (65 ■), Kerry (65 ■ ■), Stead (82), Hondermarck (82), Minter

Francis

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Fallowfield (76), Kirby (79), March (83), McPake, Hondermarck, Minter

McPake

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon ●

Power (74), March (74), Hondermarck, Kirby, Lokko, Minter

McPake ● Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Power (60), March (60 ●), Hondermarck, Kirby, Williams, Minter

Power

Thomson

March ● ■

Martin ●

McPake

Muldoon (86), Hondermarck, Kiernan, Kerry, Williams, Minter

Power ●

Thomson

March 

Martin ●

McPake ■

Lawlor (70), Muldoon (73), Kerry (73), Andrews (89), Kiernan, Minter

Power

Thomson

March

Martin

McPake

Muldoon (75), Fallowfield (75), Andrews (89), Kerry, Kiernan, Minter

Power

Thomson

March 

Martin

McPake

Beck (72), Lawlor (76), Kerry (84), Muldoon, Kiernan, Minter

Power

Thomson

March 

Martin

McPake

Beck (70), Muldoon (88), Kerry, Lawlor, Kiernan, Minter

Power

Thomson

March

Martin ●

McPake

Kerry (63), Jones (71), Muldoon (76), Beck (76), Fallowfield, Minter

Power

Thomson

March

Martin

McPake

Burrell (68), Beck (68 ●), Muldoon (68), Falkingham (81), Francis, Minter

Power

Thomson

March

Beck

McPake

Muldoon (63 ●), Falkingham (63), Martin (63), Francis, Lawlor, Minter

Power

Thomson

Muldoon

Beck

McPake

Falkingham (63), March (72), Martin, Francis, Lawlor, Minter

Kerry

Thomson

March

Beck ●

McPake ●

Muldoon (23), Francis (68), Kiernan (68), Martin (63 ■), Lawlor, Minter

Francis

Thomson

Muldoon

Beck

McPake

Martin (56 ■), Kiernan (56), Hall (56), Williams (80 ●), Lawlor, Minter

Power

Thomson

Muldoon

Martin

McPake

Beck (75), Kiernan (87), Burrell, Francis, Williams, Minter

Power

Thomson

Muldoon

Martin

McPake

Kiernan (38), Beck (62), Francis (70), Fallowfield, Williams, Minter

Burrell

Thomson

Beck

Martin

Muldoon

Kerry (46), McPake (46), Kiernan, Francis, Williams, Minter

Kerry

Thomson ■

Beck

Muldoon

McPake

Kerry ■

Thomson

Beck

Muldoon

McPake

Kerry

Thomson

Stead

Muldoon

McPake ●

Martin (67), Kiernan (80), Francis, Williams, Minter ●

Stead (62), Kiernan (67), Francis (67 ■), Fallowfield (83), Williams, Cracknell Fallowfield, Kiernan, Francis, Williams, Andrews, Cracknell

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