▁the ▁Football ▁League . ▁The ▁club ▁also ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁signing ▁since ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁bringing ▁in ▁forward ▁Thomas ▁D rain ▁from ▁Scottish ▁side ▁May bo le . ▁ ▁November ▁and ▁December ▁City ▁went ▁another ▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁playing ▁again ▁when ▁their ▁FA ▁Cup ▁run ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁defeat ▁at ▁their ▁fellow ▁Second ▁Division ▁side ▁Ch ester field ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁qual ifying ▁round . ▁They ▁returned ▁to ▁league ▁action ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁against ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers , ▁nearly ▁a ▁month ▁since ▁their ▁win ▁against ▁Bar ns ley . ▁D rain , ▁who ▁had ▁scored ▁on ▁his ▁debut ▁against ▁Bar ns ley , ▁scored ▁Brad ford ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁hat - tr ick , ▁but ▁the ▁game ▁finished ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 3 ▁draw . ▁A ▁week ▁later , ▁D rain ▁scored ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁success ive ▁league ▁match ▁but ▁City ▁lost ▁ 3 – 2 ▁to ▁Burn ley . ▁ ▁Brad ford ▁played ▁six ▁games ▁during ▁December , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁ending ▁in ▁draw s ▁against ▁Pr eston ▁North ▁End ▁and ▁Stock port ▁County . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁December , ▁City ▁defeated ▁Le ic ester ▁F os se ▁ 4 – 0 ▁at ▁Valley ▁Par ade . ▁It ▁was ▁City ' s ▁highest ▁league ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁Mc Mill an ▁scoring ▁his ▁side ' s ▁second ▁hat - tr ick ▁of ▁the ▁campaign . ▁City ▁finished ▁the ▁month ▁with ▁three ▁games ▁in