 March started with two more consecutive defeats . Dagenham & Redbridge defeated City 2 – 0 in their first game at Valley Parade , when Barry Conlon missed a penalty and then an open goal both when the score was 1 – 0 . In the following game , Peter Thorne scored a penalty to give City the lead against Stockport County , but County scored twice to win 2 – 1 . Four days later , Bradford recorded their third victory of the season against Chester City , when Conlon scored the only goal of the game in a 1 – 0 victory . Conlon scored another in the following game but City again were beaten , 2 – 1 by Mansfield Town . Following Wetherall 's announcement that he would retire , City 's supporters staged a special day to celebrate his career and contribution to the club , during the away fixture on 22 March 2008 at Rotherham United , where the team had lost 4 – 1 the previous season during Wetherall 's spell as player @-@ manager . The result of the game finished 1 – 1 , during which Omar Daley was sent off . City played a second game two days later , because of the Easter fixture list , when Peter Thorne scored the 150th league goal of his career to help City beat Chesterfield 1 – 0 . The month finished with a 3 – 1 victory over Darlington , when Tom Penford scored his first goal for the club , and both Barry Conlon and Joe Colbeck scored against their former club . The victory put City into the top half of the table for the first time since September . During March , City also won a Football League award for their season ticket deal at the start of the season . 
