. ▁ ▁Brad ford ▁played ▁no ▁recorded ▁pre - season ▁friend lies . ▁Instead , ▁Campbell ▁and ▁C ut ts , ▁decided ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁selection ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁Gr ims by ▁Town ▁by ▁playing ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Wh ites ▁v ▁St ri pes ▁games ▁between ▁profession als ▁already ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁amateur ▁players . ▁The ▁first ▁squad ▁was ▁signed ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 9 1 7 ▁ 1 0 s ▁ 0 d , ▁with ▁the ▁players ▁choosing ▁Johnny ▁Mc Mill an ▁as ▁their ▁own ▁captain . ▁Mill ar , ▁a ▁def ender ▁signed ▁from ▁M idd les br ough , ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁vice - capt ain . ▁ ▁September ▁Brad ford ▁City ' s ▁first ▁league ▁game ▁was ▁at ▁Bl und ell ▁Park ▁against ▁Gr ims by ▁Town ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁on ▁a ▁sun ny ▁T ues day ▁evening ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fans . ▁The ▁pione ering ▁team ▁consisted ▁of ▁Arthur ▁Se ym our ▁in ▁goal , ▁def enders ▁Will ie ▁Wilson , ▁Fred ▁Hall iday , ▁George ▁Robinson , ▁Jimmy ▁Mill ar ▁and ▁Thomas ▁F arn all ▁with ▁Richard ▁Guy , ▁John ▁Beck ram , ▁Jack ▁For rest , ▁Johnny ▁Mc Mill an ▁and ▁John ▁Graham ▁in ▁attack . ▁Graham , ▁Beck ram ▁and ▁Guy ▁all ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁giving ▁City ▁an ▁opening ▁day ▁lead , ▁but ▁Gr ims by ▁scored ▁through ▁Arch ie ▁D unn .