When Renton-born Robert Campbell became the first manager of Bradford City back in 1903 and cobbled together his squad for £917, he was probably operating on a budget greater than the one Jim Jefferies was afforded some 97 years later.
When Renton-born Robert Campbell became the first manager of Bradford City back in 1903 and cobbled together his squad for £917, he was probably operating on a budget greater than the one Jim Jefferies was afforded some 97 years later.
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Nick Rodger
When another Scot, Peter O'Rourke, guided the club to FA Cup final success over Newcastle in 1911, the Newmilns native was at the helm during one of the most memorable chapters in the Bradford story. By the time Jefferies moved into the hot-seat at Valley Parade in November 2000, the Yorkshire outfit was on the bones of its backside.
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