Can you name the Bradford City facts?

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  • A quiz about the mighty Bradford City Football Club. Mostly facts, stats and records. http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/ http://www.statto.com/
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Location (Based in):present FA Cup was made by Fattorini's of Bradford; City were the first holders of this cup
Established/Founded:elected to the Football League without having played a competitive match
Stadium/Ground:formerly the site of a quarry
Capacity:all-seater stadium; the largest ground in the division
Nickname:formerly the Paraders
Colours (two, on home kit):often alternating stripes
Official Club Mascots (Both):-
Currently playing in (Division/Tier/League):relegated to this division just 6 years after dropping out of the Premier League
FA Cup Winners (Year):Jimmy Speirs scored the only goal in the replay against Newcastle United
Number of Promotions:-
Current Manager:guided Colchester United to an unlikely promotion to the Championship in 05/06
Kit Manufacturer:signed a 4-year deal with the club, starting with the 2011/12 season
Kit Sponsor:since 2009/2010 season
Player With Most Appearances for City:574 appearances in all competitions from 1970 - 1984, scoring 4 goals
All-Time Top Scorer:143 (121 league) goals in 319 appearances during two spells at the club
Record Attendance (39,146) Against:FA Cup 4th Round tie (11/03/1911) - the country's longest surviving attendance record
Fastest goal scored at stadium (Seconds):FA Premier League record; scored by Spurs' Ledley King in a 3-3 draw (2000/01)
Consecutive penalty shoot-out wins:an English record
Player to score in 8 consecutive away games:during the 2002/03 season; he hit the post in what would have been the ninth game
Player to score the most goals in one season:36 (34 league) goals, 1961/62
Club's Top Scorer in PL:13 league goals
Highest League Finish:1910/1911 in the First Division
Last Season in the Top Tier:promotion 2 years previous ended a 77 year wait to return to the top-flight
Scorer of City's first Premier League goal:1-0 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside
City's first Wembley appearance (Year):Division Two (Third Tier) play-off final 2-0 win over Notts County; Des Hamilton and Mark Stallard scoring for the Bantams
Manager during that play-off campaign:Soccer Saturday reporter and SoccerAM regular
Highest Transfer Fee Received (Millions):for Des Hamilton (March 1997) and Andy O'Brien (March 2001) both to Newcastle United
Highest Transfer Fee Paid For:bought for £2.5m from Leeds United in July 2000
Team that knocked City out in the semi-finals of the 2000 Intertoto Cup:after disposing of Lithuania's FK Atlantas and the Netherlands' RKC Waalwijk; Andrei Arshavin made his debut for the Russian opposition
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Club Quiz: Bradford City

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  • Created Jun 7, 2011 in Sports
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