Bantams & Whites

Last updated : 27 January 2014 By @pnemad

Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Bradford City

 

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574) Gerry Ingram

PNE 109 apps; 40 goals

Bantams 174 apps; 60 goals

PNE debut 07/09/1968 v Bury (A) – Won 1-0

 

425) Jack Jennings

PNE 19 apps; 1 goal

Bantams 28 apps; 0 goals

PNE debut 26/09/1936 v Man.United (H) – Won 3-1

 

917) Robbie Kozluk

PNE 1 apps; 0 goal

Bantams 17 apps; 0 goals

PNE debut 08/01/2005 v West Brom (H) – Lost 0-2

 

764) Mark Leonard

PNE 22 apps; 1 goal

Bantams 157 apps; 29 goals

PNE debut 15/08/1992 v Bournemouth (H) – Drawn 1-1

 

640) Peter Litchfield

PNE 107 apps 0 goals

Bantams 88 apps; 0 goals

PNE debut 28/02/1981 v Chelsea (H) – Won 1-0

 

910) Guylan N’Dumbu-Nsungu

PNE 6 apps; 0 goals

Bantams 18 apps; 6 goals

PNE debut 28/09/2004 v Plymouth (H) – Drawn 1-1

 

565) John Ritchie

PNE 94 apps; 5 goals

Bantams 20 apps; 0 goals

PNE debut 29/04/1967 v Bristol City (H) – Drawn 2-2

 

345) Norman Robson

PNE 41 apps; 30 goals

Bantams 20 apps; 9 goals

PNE debut 28/03/1927 v Port Vale (A) – Lost 0-2

 

576) Alex Spark

PNE 225 apps; 6 goals

Bantams 34 apps; 0 goals

PNE debut 14/12/1968 v Derby (H) – Drawn 0-0

 

839) Mark Stallard

PNE 4 apps 1 goal

Bantams 43 apps; 10 goals

PNE debut 15/02/1997 v Wycombe (H) – Won 2-1

 

273) George Waddell

PNE 51 apps; 2 goals

Bantams 23 apps; 0 goals

PNE debut 18/09/1920 v Newcastle (H) – Won 3-2

 

911) Gavin Ward

PNE 7 apps; 0 goals

Bantams 36 app; 0 goals

PNE debut 19/10/2004 v Q.P.R. (H) – Won 2-1

 

432) Dickie Watmough

PNE 20 apps 4 goals

Bantams 94 apps; 25 goals

PNE debut 25/12/1937 v Portsmouth (A) – Lost 2-3

 

931) Simon Whaley

PNE 120 apps 14 goals

Bantams 6 apps; 1 goal

PNE debut 14/01/2006 v Millwall (H) – Won 2-0

 

535) Dave Wilson

PNE 280 apps; 39 goals

Bantams 5 apps; 0 goals

PNE debut 26/12/1960 v Nottm.Forest (H) – Lost 0-1

 

Player Profile – Norman Robson

Norman Robson was born in 1908 in Ryton-on-Wyre. The centre-forward started his career at Preston and made his debut for the Second Division club in a 2-0 defeat at Port Vale on 28 March 1927. In his second match he scored a brace in his home debut in a 4-0 win over Swansea on 2 April. He scored a total of 5 goals in 9 appearances during the 1926/27 campaign.

The 1927/28 season saw Robson have his most successful season with 19 goals from just 22 league appearances. He started with a brace in a 3-2 victory at Wolves on 10 September. His next goals came in the return fixture with a hat-trick in a 5-4 victory on 21 January. Robson then scored a brace in his next match as PNE beat South Shields 7-2 on 4 February. A week later a further brace was scored in a 4-2 victory at Leeds. Robson then scored three braces in consecutive matches in victories over West Brom, Bristol City and Reading as PNE scored 14 goals in these matches.

Robson was limited to just 9 matches in 1928/29 and netted 5 goals, including a hat-trick in the 7-0 demolition of Reading on 27 August. His last Preston match was a 2-0 FA Cup Third Round defeat at Portsmouth on 11 January 1930. He has scored 30 goals in just 41 league appearances for the Lilywhites.

For the 1930/31 season Robson joined First Division Derby, his debut was a 1-1 draw at home against Blackburn on Boxing Day. His first goal came on his third appearance and his next home match with a 4-1 win over Bolton on 7 March. His other goal that season came in a 6-1 win over Manchester United.

The following season he scored a brace on his second appearance with a 5-1 home win over Bolton on 28 November. His last match was a 4-4 draw against Wolves on 10 December 1932.  He had scored 6 goals in 35 league matches for the Rams.

Robson joined Second Division Bradford City and scored on debut in a 3-0 home win over Charlton on 18 March 1933. His next goal came in his third match and his next home game with a 2-2 draw against Grimsby on 1 April. His third and final goal came in a 1-1 home draw against Lincoln on 18 April. He made 10 league appearances during the season and a further 10 league matches in 1933/34. Robson scored a brace in a 2-1 home win over Brentford on 24 March. Robson scored on his last league appearance with a 1-1 home draw against Manchester United on 7 April 1934. Robson had scored 9 goals in 20 appearances for Bradford.