Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.
 Bradford (Park Avenue) play in the Premier Division of the Unibond (Northern Premier) League after winning the championship of Division One by 10 clear points in season 2000-2001.
Having regained the status of the club when it ceased playing in the Northern Premier League in 1974, there are many attractive fixtures at the Horsfall Stadium:
- former league rivals Gateshead, Barrow, and Accrington Stanley...going further back Gainsborough Trinity also boast a Football League pedigree
- keen West Yorkshire derbies against Emley, Harrogate Town and Frickley
- renowned FA Cup fighters like Altrincham and Blyth Spartans
- the excitement of the FA Cup Sponsored by AXA and the FA Umbro Trophy
In the first season in the Unibond League Premier Division Bradford have achieved a final position in the top half of the table, and reached the final of the League's most prestigious cup competition, the Unibond Challenge Cup, only to lose on penalties.
UniBond League Premier Division
Final Table Season 2001-2002
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Burton Albion 44 31 11 2 106 30 76 104
2 Vauxhall Motors 44 27 8 9 86 55 31 89
3 Lancaster City 44 23 9 12 80 57 23 78
4 Worksop Town 44 23 9 12 74 51 23 78
5 Emley 44 22 9 13 69 54 15 75
6 Accrington Stanley 44 21 9 14 89 64 25 72
7 Runcorn FC Halton 44 21 8 15 76 53 23 71
8 Barrow 44 19 10 15 75 59 16 67
9 Altrincham 44 19 9 16 66 58 8 66
10 Bradford (Park Avenue) 44 18 5 21 77 76 1 59
11 Droylsden 44 17 8 19 65 78 -13 59
12 Blyth Spartans 44 14 16 14 59 62 -3 58
13 Frickley Athletic 44 16 11 17 63 69 -6 58
14 Gateshead 44 14 14 16 58 71 -13 56
15 Whitby Town 44 15 8 21 61 76 -15 53
16 Hucknall Town 44 14 9 21 49 68 -19 51
17 Marine 44 11 17 16 62 71 -9 50
18 Burscough 44 15 5 24 69 86 -17 50
19 Gainsborough Trinity 44 13 10 21 61 76 -15 49
20 Colwyn Bay 44 12 11 21 49 82 -33 47
21 Bishop Auckland 44 12 8 24 46 68 -22 44
22 Hyde United 44 10 10 24 61 87 -26 40
23 Bamber Bridge 44 7 10 27 38 88 -50 30
Avenue won the Team of the Month Award twice during season 2001-2002, a feat also achieved by Burton Albion, Altrincham, and Accrington Stanley, whilst the remaining award went to Lancaster City.
Next season promises to be one of further consolidation in the quest to reach the Football Conference, to which the champions of the Unibond League Premier Division are promoted, subject to meeting ground and financial requirements. The club's ultimate aim is to progress from there and reclaim the place in the Football League lost in 1970.
See the Supporters Club website (http://www.avenue-supporters.org.uk) for more details.
Come along to the Horsfall Stadium, share the ambition, and support Bradford (Park Avenue)!
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