Harrogate put their struggling League Two form to one side to knock Bradford City out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory at Valley Parade.
Simon Weaver’s side, who had won their two previous visits to their Yorkshire neighbours but were winless in their past three matches, went in front after nine minutes and held on to book their place in the second round.
Jack Muldoon cut inside to set up Matthew Daly, whose shot went in off a post despite goalkeeper Harry Lewis getting a touch.
Tyreik Wright led Bradford’s response, heading wide from Matty Foulds’ cross and then twice going close.
But the visitors should have increased their lead after 35 minutes after a mistake from Romoney Crichlow allowed Danny Grant to go clear. The striker only had Lewis to beat but curled his shot well wide from the edge of the penalty area.
Lewis saved from Jaheim Headley and Crichlow blocked Muldoon’s goal-bound shot in front of the line as Harrogate threatened again on the break in the second half.
Dion Pereira and Scott Banks had chances for Bradford but Harrogate defended strongly and deserved their victory.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Bradford
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Lewis
- 2HallidayBooked at 53mins
- 5Platt
- 24Crichlow
- 14Foulds
- 6Smallwood
- 11GillieadSubstituted forOliverat 86′minutes
- 26PereiraSubstituted forBanksat 68′minutes
- 20ChapmanSubstituted forCookat 45′minutes
- 32WrightSubstituted forEisaat 69′minutes
- 7AngolSubstituted forEastat 69′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Songo’o
- 9Cook
- 12Banks
- 13Doyle
- 15Odusina
- 16East
- 18Sutton
- 19Oliver
- 30Eisa
Harrogate
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 21Jameson
- 20Ramsay
- 6Burrell
- 3MattockBooked at 33mins
- 15HeadleyBooked at 13mins
- 4Falkingham
- 16PattisonSubstituted forAusterfieldat 90+1′minutes
- 18MuldoonSubstituted forColeyat 90+1′minutes
- 28Daly
- 9Grant
- 29Armstrong
Substitutes
- 1Oxley
- 2Welch-Hayes
- 10Coley
- 12Folarin
- 17Austerfield
- 19Frost
- 24Ferguson
- 25Horbury
- Referee:
- Martin Coy
- Attendance:
- 6,837
Live Text
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Match ends, Bradford City 0, Harrogate Town 1.
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Second Half ends, Bradford City 0, Harrogate Town 1.
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Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Bradford City).
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Joe Mattock (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Kayne Ramsay.
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Andy Cook (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Warren Burrell (Harrogate Town).
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Substitution, Harrogate Town. Josh Austerfield replaces Alex Pattison.
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Substitution, Harrogate Town. Josh Coley replaces Jack Muldoon.
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Foul by Andy Cook (Bradford City).
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Joe Mattock (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Matthew Platt (Bradford City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
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Substitution, Bradford City. Vadaine Oliver replaces Alex Gilliead.
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Attempt missed. Scott Banks (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Joe Mattock.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Jack Muldoon.
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Abo Eisa (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Josh Falkingham (Harrogate Town).
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Jaheim Headley.
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Attempt blocked. Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
