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 2007-08

Apps: 145 I Goals: 0 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.

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.

Jon Stead

2013-15 2019-date

Apps: 48 I Goals: 12 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 / 2016-17Apps: 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 2010-12

Apps: 22 (34) I Goals: 10 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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