BRADFORD (Park Avenue) have announced the return of Will Lancaster, on loan from Barnsley, until the end of the season.

Lancaster rejoins having played eight games for Avenue in his previous spell earlier this season and is available for selection straight away.

Lancaster and fellow loanee Thomas Angell left Horsfall at the start of 2023 to return to the Tykes and Sheffield United respectively, but the former's time away was fortunately only brief.

Avenue have also confirmed that defender Reece Staunton has picked up an injury, so the club have decided not to pursue their appeal against the three-game ban he was due to serve for his red card at Farsley Celtic on New Year's Day.