Bradford Park Avenue
Heartbreak#2747.7Bradford, Leeds-Bradford · England · League Two
Against expectation
Every English top-flight match this club has played, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 3 seasons from 1914-15 to 1920-21 it has fallen short of them by −3.6 match points.
Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1981-82 and three after; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.
Greatest games
Bradford Park Avenue's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.
| # | Date | Stage | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1915-04-14 | First Division | HL 1-2 v Everton | game score 77.0 |
| 2 | 1920-02-21 | FA Cup · Round 3 | AW 4-3 v Notts County | game score 62.3 |
| 3 | 1938-01-26 | FA Cup · Round 4 | AW 2-1 v Stoke City | game score 61.4 |
| 4 | 1948-01-10 | FA Cup · Round 3 | AW 1-0 v Arsenal | game score 59.6 |
| 5 | 1921-05-02 | First Division | AW 1-0 v West Bromwich Albion | game score 59.5 |
| 6 | 1938-02-12 | FA Cup · Round 5 | AL 0-1 v Sunderland | game score 56.2 |
| 7 | 1950-01-07 | FA Cup · Round 3 | HL 0-1 v AFC Bournemouth | game score 56.2 |
| 8 | 1915-04-03 | First Division | AL 2-3 v Sheffield United | game score 56.0 |
| 9 | 1920-04-02 | First Division | AW 1-0 v Manchester United | game score 55.1 |
| 10 | 1920-03-22 | First Division | HW 2-1 v Manchester City | game score 54.2 |
Footprint
The Heartbreak Index7.7 · #274
The Numb · Never won it, waiting since 1909
The Heartbreak Index7.7 · #274
The Numb · Never won it, waiting since 1909
- First major trophy since 19091.9
relegated from the top flight, 1921 · relegated from the second tier, 1940 · relegated from the second tier, 1950 · relegated from the second tier, 1922
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Season-by-season
Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.