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A peak into the week beginning 10th of September :-

70 years ago :-
Avenue played host to Southampton in a division 2 fixture on the 11th and ran out 2 nil winners in front of a crowd of 10,845. Martin and Henson were the goal scorers and it was henson who was to score again just two days later when Avenue traveled to Swansea and won by one goal to nil watched by 8,268

40 years ago :-
Avenue earned a point on their visit to Rochdale on the 14th, thanks to equalizer from Bobby Ham. Only 2,579 witnessed the game.

10 years ago :-
Buxton visited Avenue on the 13th and a rampant Avenue ran out victors by four goals to one. The goal scorers that day were Sharp(1) Daws(2) and substitute Regan(1) in front of just 152

A peak into the week beginning 17th September

80 years ago :-
17th September 1927 was derby day in the city of Bradford with Avenue making the short trip across the city. It turned out to be a 5 goal thriller with Avenue just edging the win by 3 goals to 2. McLean, McDonald and Quantrill were the hero's of the day by grabbing the goals in front of 37,059 at Valley Parade. It was to be the largest crowd Avenue were to play in front of during the season. McDonald went onto to score 29 goals during that 1927/1928 season as Avenue were to be crowned Division three (north) champions

50 years ago :-
Avenue played host to Hull City at Park Avenue on the 17th September 1957. Avenue had not won in six matches but you wouldn't have known as Avenue were to fire four past Hull that day in a 4-1 victory watched by 7,102. Amongst the goals that day were Smith 2, Kendall and Ward. Five days later Avenue were to inflict Darlington's heaviest defeat on them at Fetthams that season as the Avenue ran out 5-1 winners. Smith made it five goals in two games by grabbing a hat-trick, the other goals came from Ward and Anders.

10 years ago :-
The 17th September saw Avenue at home to Lincoln United. The game finished 1-1 in front of 192 with the Avenue goal coming from Regan. A trip to Gretna 3 days later was to end in a one nil defeat

i was talking to my old fella hes 84 now and he told me he went to see avenue at man city in the facup he said avenue won 8-2 ! can anybody remember the year the silly old bugger cant !

1945/46 season FA CUP 4TH Round

1ST Leg BPA 1-3 Man City
2ND Leg Man City 2-8 BPA


see link
http://www.markemtighter.co.uk/historical_stats.html

cheers horton ender not long after hed been demobbed then ! grat win .

cheers horton ender not long after hed been demobbed then ! grat win .

My Dad told me about this game, it was just after he had been demobbed. The second half was played in a howling gale to Avenues advantage. When the result came out everybody thought it was a mis-print.