▁to ▁London ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁May ▁for ▁a ▁league ▁management ▁committee ▁meeting , ▁when ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁elected ▁into ▁the ▁Second ▁Division . ▁M oney ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁club , ▁including ▁at ▁least ▁£ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁spons ors , ▁a ▁balance ▁of ▁£ 5 0 0 ▁from ▁Mann ingham ▁FC ▁and ▁proceed s ▁from ▁a ▁summer ▁arch ery ▁tournament . ▁Brad ford ▁City ▁also ▁took ▁over ▁Mann ingham ' s ▁Valley ▁Par ade ▁ground ▁for ▁their ▁home ▁fi xt ures . ▁ ▁The ▁four - strong ▁party ▁which ▁visited ▁London , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁newly ▁elected ▁Alfred ▁A yr ton ▁made ▁up ▁five ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 3 - man ▁sub - comm ittee ▁which ▁controlled ▁club ▁affairs . ▁The ▁first ▁five , ▁who ▁also ▁included ▁J .   Br unt , ▁J . E .   F att or ini , ▁A . J .   F ox cro ft ▁and ▁J . T .   Why te , ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁first ▁team ▁matters . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁June , ▁the ▁club ▁direct ors ▁appointed ▁former ▁S under land ▁secretary - manager ▁Robert ▁Campbell ▁as ▁Brad ford ▁City ' s ▁first ▁manager ▁from ▁a ▁short list ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁applic ants . ▁Campbell ' s ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁coach ▁the ▁players , ▁helped ▁by ▁tra iner ▁George ▁C ut ts . ▁A yr ton , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁president ▁of ▁Mann ingham ▁FC , ▁became ▁the ▁club ' s ▁first ▁chairman