CREATE TABLE table_204_516 (id NUMBER, "date" CLOB, "opponents" CLOB, "h / a" CLOB, "result\ f - a" CLOB, "scorers" CLOB, "attendance" NUMBER)

who did manchester tie with before they tied bradford city ?
SELECT "opponents" FROM table_204_516 WHERE "result\nf - a" = "result\nf - a" AND "date" < (SELECT "date" FROM table_204_516 WHERE "opponents" = 'bradford city')
SELECT "opponents" FROM "table_204_516" WHERE "date" < (SELECT "date" FROM "table_204_516" WHERE "opponents" = 'bradford city') AND "result\nf - a" = "result\nf - a"