Rollercoaster ride of the Bradford Bulls

1908-34: Club struggles for financial survival, finishing bottom of the league five times and second-bottom six times.

1933: Club signs 10-year lease with council for a former quarry being used as a waste dump at Odsal Top.

September 1, 1934: First game at Odsal Stadium.

April 1, 1939: New English attendance record of 64,453 set as Odsal hosts Challenge Cup semi-final between Halifax and Leeds.

1944: Northern win Challenge Cup, beating Wigan over two matches.

1949: Northern beat Halifax 12-0 in front of over 95,000 people at Wembley to win Challenge Cup for third time in five years.

1954: Challenge Cup final between Warrington and Halifax attracts a crowd given officially as 102,569, a world record for a rugby league match which stood until 1999, although the unofficial attendance at Odsal was thought to be around 120,000.

December 10, 1963: Club go out of business, having attracted a record low crowd of 324 for a game against Barrow on November 23.

1964: Northern reform and are accepted back into the league.

1973-74: Appearance record holder Keith Mumby makes debut aged 16. He made a total of 576 appearances for the club.

1980: Northern win RFL Championship for the first time, retaining the title the following year.

1985: Northern sell Ellery Hanley to Wigan for a then British record fee of £80,000 plus a player exchange.

1995-96: The club are renamed the Bradford Bulls, with the first Super League season beginning in March 1996.

1997: Bulls win Super League title.

2000: Bulls win Challenge Cup for first time in 51 years, beating Leeds 24-18.

2001: Beat Wigan 37-6 to win Super League Grand Final.

2002: Crowned world club champions.

2005: Bulls recover from slipping to 11th to claim their fourth Super League crown.

2006: Stuart Fielden links up with former Bradford coach Brian Noble at Wigan for a world record transfer fee.