Bradford came from a goal down to avoid a First Round giant killing at the hands of West Yorkshire rivals Halifax in the FA Cup.
The Bantams upset the odds on a number of occasions en route to the League Cup final two seasons back and they almost got a taste of their own medicine at the New Shay.
FC Halifax Town 1-2 Bradford City
FA Cup First Round Proper
Sunday 9 November
The Shay Stadium
Bradford receive £18,000 from FA Prize Fund
Lois Maynard put the hosts ahead within three minutes and they almost made it two but for a superb save from Bradford's Ben Williams later in the first half.
And they were made to pay after the interval when Bradford hit back with two goals in three minutes which turned the game on its head and ultimately sent Bradford into The Second Round Proper.
They did it the hard way after Maynard's early opener, gleefully blasting home from close range after Bradford failed to deal with a corner.
Halifax took the lead through Lois Maynard but were unable to hang on
Steve Williams almost made it 2-0 before the break but there was Williams to paw his firm header out from underneath the bar to keep Halifax's lead down to 1-0.
Bradford manager Phil Parkinson made a change at half-time, replacing Andy Halliday with Billy Clarke and it paid almost immediate dividends.
It was Clarke who threaded through Jon Stead, allowed by his parent club Huddersfield to play for Bradford in the FA Cup, who rounded Matt Glennon and finished neatly to make it 1-1 in the 50th minute.
Before the game both sides observed a minute's silence for Remembrance Sunday
And within three minutes, the visitors were ahead and it was that man Clarke again at the heart of the move.
It was the winger's lofted cross which fell kindly for Felipe Morais, who drilled a superb low finish inside the far post to make it 2-1.
The strike proved to be the difference and Parkinson paid tribute to the contribution of the substitute Clarke.
There was a record crowd of 8,041 at The New Shay Stadium to witness the West Yorkshire derby
He told Pulse 1 Sport: "When you're out of the team it's never easy and you've got respond, which he did. I thought he was excellent.
"All you can do as a player, every time you get on the pitch, is do your absolute utmost to make sure that next time we're picking the team you're one of the first names in it.
"In fairness to Billy he was excellent when he got on today."
