L2 W1-0 (A) Southend Friday Dec. 16, 2011. K.O. 7:45PM.

NPower League Two
Southend U (0) 0
Bradford C (0) 1 Oliver 88.
Att: 5,411

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Signings & Loans

ALLISON AND DIXON LEAVE CITY (see article below)

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Match stats
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Stats: Southend - Bradford C
Possession: 49 - 51%
Shots on target: 8 - 2
Shots off target: 4 - 6
Fouls: 8 - 12
Corners: 6 - 5

Ref: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire).
Yellow cards:
Southend: Gilbert (32 min).
Bradford C: Oliver (74 min), Reid (75).

SOUTHEND: 31. Luke Daniels, 2. Sean Clohessy, 15. Mark Phillips, 16. Luke
Prosser, 3. Peter Gilbert, 4. Ryan Hall, 12. Kane Ferdinand (65), 8. Michael
Timlin, 18. Ryan Leonard (68), 9. Neil Harris, 22. Liam Dickinson.
SUBS: 1. Glenn Morris (GK)
5. Graham Coughlan, 7. Anthony Grant (65), 11. Lee Sawyer (68), 21. Blair
Sturrock.

BRADFORD C: 1. Jon McLaughlin, 2. Simon Ramsden, 38. Andrew Davies, 6. Luke
Oliver, 36. Marcel Seip, 39. Craig Fagan, 4. Michael Flynn, 14. Richard
Ravenhill, 32. Kyel Reid (85), 9. James Hanson, 21. Nahki Wells (83).
SUBS: 34. Matt Duke (GK), 3. Luke O'Brien (85), 7. Mark Stewart (83), 8.
Ritchie Jones, 11. Jack Compton.

Position: 20th.


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Friday evening match report

By Simon Parker (T&A)

Impressive Bradford City broke their away duck with a notable scalp as Luke
Oliver sunk Southend tonight.

The big centre half struck late but it was no more than Phil Parkinson's men
deserved against a team who would have gone top with a win.

City began smartly and enjoyed plenty of the early play.

Michael Flynn forced an alert save from Luke Daniels, Ricky Ravenhill blazed
over from Craig Fagan's cross and Fagan saw his well-struck volley blocked
by defender Peter Gilbert.

Southend, considering their lofty position, carried little first-half threat
as the Bantams did all the running. But once again they could not turn their
control into a goal.

Nahki Wells headed wide straight from the restart before Andrew Davies threw
himself in the way of Ryan Hall's strike.

City were asking the questions without being able to deliver that killer
blow and James Hanson, who had a good game, whipped in an inviting cross
which should have been converted.

Southend took an age to get going but started to up the tempo in the final
half hour.

But City struck with two minutes left as Oliver forced the ball home after
Davies had hoisted it into the danger zone.

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Statos corner

BTW I know I asked whether we had ever won before. No response was received.

Thanks to The Sun, we now know this is the first ever win at Roots Hall despite 14 previous attempts.
In January 1984, City were aiming to win their record TENTH game on the trot and that tenth game was at Roots hall, but that was called off. The

record tenth game was down at Exeter and we duly won 2-0 to create the record which of course still stands. The Southend game was eventually

played in April and although Southend were relegated that season, they stilll beat us 2-1.


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ALLISON AND DIXON LEAVE CITY

By Simon Parker (T&A)

Wayne Allison has left City to take up a position at the Football
Association.

Allison spent five months with the club as a coach for the development
squad. He will start his new job next month as a research manager (coaching)
looking at ways to improving coaching at grassroots level.

Meanwhile, City have confirmed that striker Terry Dixon has joined
non-league Dover.

The Republic of Ireland under-21 international signed for the club in the
summer but did not feature. He went out on loan to Halifax earlier in the
season.


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Oliver named in FL Team of the Week
Posted on: Mon 19 Dec 2011

Last Friday's match-winner Luke Oliver has been rewarded for his efforts at Roots Hall by being named in the latest Football League Team of the

Week for npower League 2.

As well as stooping to net City's vital winning strike against the Shrimpers, Oliver put in another fine individual performance in the Bantams'

central defence to help Phil Parkinson's men to their third successive away league clean sheet.

Each week the Official Football League website release a "Team of the Week" for each of the three divisions - Championship, League 1 and League

2.

Produced by the Press Association, the eleven players in the selected team are chosen for their sparkling performances and have been judged to

have made the biggest impact over the previous weekend.

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Independant SUFC
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BANTAMS TRIP TO BARNET RESCEDULED
By Simon Parker (T&A)

Bradford City have rearranged their trip to Barnet for Tuesday, February 28.

The Bantams were scheduled to face them on January 7 but the fixture clashes
with their FA Cup tie at Watford.

It could be a potentially crucial week for Phil Parkinson's men, who play
Hereford and Dagenham either side of their visit to Underhill.

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