Bradford City’s finest hour came in 1911 when we became the first winners of the current trophy. On display in the museum is the FA Cup Final ball and Jimmy Speirs winners’ medal.
The club’s ‘crown jewels’ recently travelled with the U-13 team for their tournament in Arizona. Mark Lawn and David Baldwin accompanied City’s youngsters. Apparently, David kept the 1911 ball on his lap all the way across the Atlantic!
The trip was a success on and off the field. City won the competition and the Americans were delighted to be able to see the ball and medal. Even the former England coach Steve McLaren, who was coaching at the tournament, joined the clamour to hold Speirs’ medal.
The forthcoming women’s football exhibition is on track for its 1 March opening. Last week Bradford City WFC chairperson Sally Chaplin and myself had a very positive meeting with David Baldwin. One of the aims of the exhibition is to bring the men’s and women’s clubs closer together, so it is pleasing to see that happening before the exhibition has even opened.
A roof-mounted projector will shortly be installed in the museum. In conjunction with a radio microphone and built in speakers, it will transform our pre-match presentations. The equipment comes courtesy of Leeds Metropolitan University. They are currently refurbishing a block of classrooms and the projector has become surplus to requirements. We would like to thank City fan John Lynch for sourcing the projector.
We have had the Telegraph & Argus that reported the fire disaster in 1985 reframed. The paper had been put in a second hand frame back in 2003 and to be honest it was a bit of a rough job. The new frame contains the entire paper. In effect it is a mini-time capsule and when it needs to be reframed in years to come someone will have a pleasant surprise.
