SCHOOLBOY footballers Thomas Allmark and Ryan Cox have been snapped up by Bradford City.

They were both members of Oakworth Juniors and will be training - and playing - with the City development scheme teams.

Both boys are also pupils at Nessfield School where a number of boys are playing with professional clubs.

Ten-year-old Thomas is a goalkeeper who had been with Oakworth from 2000 and together with his team mates in the Under-10s A team had won the league for four consecutive seasons. they also won the Shipley, Bolton Woods, and Tyersal tournaments and were runners-up in the Yorkshire Cup.

He has also trained with the Leeds United Development Scheme at Thorpe Arch and was approached by scouts from Huddersfield Town before opting to join Bradford.

His other interests include boxing and he is a member of Keighley Boxing club. He has also been sponsored by Conveyor Belt Technology of Bradford, who are paying for his goalkeeping gloves.

Ryan is eight-years-old and is playing with City's Under-9s he previously trained with Leeds United and Manchester United. He played with Oakworth Under-8s A last season and was the team's top scorer.