 Having lost O 'Rourke as manager in 1921 , after he had struggled to cope with the death of his son two years earlier , Bradford 's results suffered back in Division Two . Both Bradford City and Bradford ( Park Avenue ) had been relegated in 1922 , and with the rise of fellow West Yorkshire side Huddersfield Town , attendances in Bradford dropped . City 's average attendance fell from a record high of 22 @,@ 585 in 1920 – 21 to between 12 @,@ 000 and 14 @,@ 000 in Division Two . Five consecutive bottom half finishes culminated in relegation to Division Three ( North ) in 1926 – 27 , when they finished bottom of the table following a then record 8 – 0 defeat to Manchester City on the final day of the season . New manager Colin Veitch missed out on guiding the club to an immediate promotion when they finished sixth , but at the end of the season the players had not been paid and the bank was unable to advance any more money because of the club 's overdraft . Had it not been for donations by fans , Bradford City would not have started the following campaign . A new board was appointed , and they reinstated Peter O 'Rourke as manager . Success was immediate , when the 1928 – 29 season started with a record 11 – 1 victory over Rotherham United , as the side scored a club record 128 goals to earn promotion by just one point . City 's successful team had also brought the fans back and the average attendance of 18 @,@ 551 is the highest average recorded by the club , since 1925 , when The Football League started to keep official records . 
 <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>Having</mark></a> lost O 'Rourke as manager in 1921 , after he <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> struggled to cope with the death of his son two years earlier , Bradford <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>results suffered back in Division Two . Both Bradford City and Bradford ( Park Avenue ) <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>had</mark></a> been relegated in 1922 , and with the rise of fellow West Yorkshire side Huddersfield Town , attendances in Bradford dropped . City <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>average attendance<a href='been_done' title='6'><mark></mark></a> fell from a record high of 22 @,@ 585 in 1920 – 21 to between 12 @,@ 000 and 14 @,@ 000 in Division Two . Five consecutive bottom half finishes culminated in relegation to Division Three ( North ) in 1926 – 27 , when they finished bottom of the table following a then record 8 – 0 defeat to Manchester City on the final day of the season . New manager Colin Veitch missed out on guiding the club to an immediate promotion when they finished sixth , but at the end of the season the players <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>had</mark></a> not been paid and the bank was unable to advance any more money because of the club <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>overdraft . Had it <a href='negative_concord' title='9'><mark>not</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='10'><mark>been</mark></a> for <a href='negative_concord' title='11'><mark>donations</mark></a> by <a href='negative_concord' title='12'><mark>fans</mark></a> , Bradford City would not <a href='been_done' title='13'><mark>have</mark></a> started the following campaign . A new board was appointed , and they reinstated Peter O 'Rourke as manager . Success was immediate , when the 1928 – 29 season started with a record 11 – 1 victory over Rotherham United , as the side scored a club record 128 goals to earn promotion by just one point . City <a href='null_genetive' title='14'><mark>'s</mark></a>successful team <a href='been_done' title='15'><mark>had</mark></a> also brought the fans back and the average attendance of 18 @,@ 551 <a href='drop_aux' title='16'><mark>is</mark></a>the highest average recorded by the club , since 1925 , when The Football League started to keep official records . 
Done lost O 'Rourke as manager in 1921 , after he done struggled to cope witt da death of his son two yrs earlier , Bradford  results suffered back in Division Two . Both Bradford City and Bradford ( Park Avenue ) done been relegated in 1922 , and with the rise of fellow West Yorkshire side Huddersfield Town , attendances in Bradford dropped . City  average attendance done fell from a record high of 22 @,@ 585 in 1920 – 21 to between 12 @,@ 000 and 14 @,@ 000 in Division 2 . Five consecutive bottom half finishes culminated in relegation to Division Three ( North ) in 1926 – 27 , when they finished bottom of the table following a then record 8 – 0 defeat to Manchester City on the final day of the season . New manager Colin Veitch missed outt on guiding tdaclub to an immediate promotion when they finished sixth , but at thdand of the season the players done not been paid and the bank was unable to advance any more money because of the club  overdraft . Had it ain't for no donations by no fans , Bradford City would not done started the following campaign . A new board was appointed , and they reinstated Peter O 'Rourke as manager . Success was immediate , when the 1928 – 29 season started witt a record 11 – 1 victory ova Rotherham United , as thedade scored a club record 128 goals to earn promotion by just one point . City  successful team done also brought the fans back and the darage attendance of 18 @,@ 551 the highest average recorded by the club , since 1925 , when The Football League started to keep official records .