All Aboard the Bradford Train
Andrew Rishworth
Paperback
A fast-paced account of the Bradford City football club during the 2015–16 season.
- ISBN 9781781326961
- Published Jan 2018
- Paperback
246 x 189mm (480 pages)
Football is all about space and movement, so climb on board and travel with us on this journey of discovery.
From the very first moment that the train pulls away from the platform edge the narrative careers through every unpredictable twist, every turn and every sway of the carriage as we enjoy the thrills and spills of following Bradford City.
Relive the action and adventure. Experience the passion and pride, the history and mystery, the wonder and drama, the joy and the pain as the train races through the unfurling events of the football season. Hear the beat of the drum, listen to the voice of the crowd and feel the constant rhythm of the locomotive. Taste the excitement and see the magic blend with the romance of railways and the FA Cup.
This mixture of motion and emotion might just be the best trip you’ve ever been on. Enjoy the ride!
Andrew Rishworth was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the midst of a Bradford City seven-game losing streak while the Beeching Axe was in full swing. Things could only get better.
Like most football fans, Andrew’s choice of team was an accident of geography and history. A loan spell at Leicester City led to a temporary transfer to London during the 1980s. Despite living in the Home Counties for more than thirty years, this loan move has yet to become permanent. Throughout this time the railway has provided an umbilical link back to the Motherland. Andrew is now more homing pigeon than Bantam.
Every young boy dreams about becoming either a professional footballer or a train driver. In following the fortunes of Bradford City it’s about as close as Andrew came to the former occupation, but at least he is able to ride the dream every other week. After over forty years of following the Bantams he has made in the order of 700 appearances at Bradford City fixtures at over 120 league grounds. Although yet to "do the ninety-two”, he does have European experience with the Bantams.
Andrew has two children and, despite their disadvantage of geography, it is not enough to compensate for the accident of history and so they too follow the fortunes of Bradford City.
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