Mark Lawn is Bradford City

Bradford City A.F.C.

Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....

 chairman along with Julian Rhodes

Julian Rhodes

Julian David Rhodes is the chairman of English League Two football side Bradford City. He has been chairman since December 2004, after taking the club out of administration. In 2007, he became joint-chairman with Mark Lawn....

. In June 2007, he loaned the club the money to pay off debts the banks, taking on the debt himself.

He has been a City fan for more than 40 years since he was a young child.

Lawn set up business Driver Hire, in Bingley

Bingley

Bingley is a market town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...

, in 1983. He expanded the business into a nationwide firm with more than 100 outlets before he sold his share in 1999.