In 1908, Bradford City gained First Division status.
In 1922, the Bingley cricket pavilion was opened.
In 1983, Britain introduced £1 coins to replace the £1 note.
From the Telegraph & Argus of April 22nd, 1977...
Coun Jim McKenna is disgusted by Bradford Metropolitan Council's apparent apathy over dumping in the Barkerend Improvement Area of Bradford. He points out an example of this in the way a car has been left for the past week at the junction of Amberley Street and Harewood Street, partly across the road and pavement.
From the Telegraph & Argus of April 22nd, 1952...
Len Shackleton, ex-Carlton Grammar School football team captain and now Sunderland's international inside forward, gave his fellow Bradfordians who visited Valley Parade last night an exhibition of the type of football which has taken him to the top and classed him in the eyes of many as the most accomplished inside forward of the day (writes Bantam).The occasion was the joint benefit match for City's Dick Conroy and Bill Murphy.
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