The League Paper

Persistence brings just reward for Alexander

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The LeaguePaper Team
16 August 2026

By Simon Parker

BRADFORD CITY 2
Gillesphey 54, Powell 75
BRADFORD: McCracken 7, Pennington 7, Baldwin 7, Gillesphey 9, Neufville 7, Sarcevic 6, Connolly 7 (Cartwright 86) Touray 7, Jackson 7 (Phillips 55, 6) Swan 7 (Pointon 46, 6) Beesley 6 (Powell 73, 6). Subs not used: Wright, Dawson, Lapslie.
PETERBORO’ U 0
Att: 19,871 Rating: ★★★★★ Ref: Tony Harrington 6/10
PETERBOROUGH: Bass 6, Dornelly 6, Okagbue 4, O’Connor 6 (Weir 61, 6), Mills 6, Johnston 6, Jones 6 (Kelly 61, 6), Williams 6 (Masara 61, 6), Khela 5 (Conn-Clarke 75, 6), Sho...

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