ONE down, 99 to go!

Town fanatic Michael Scott has come up with a novel way of marking the club’s centenary.

The lifelong supporter from Mirfield aims to attend 100 matches this season, taking in as many with Town connections as possible.

First up was the Intertoto Cup clash between Rhyl and Irish side Bohemians, who featured former Town defender Thomas Heary.

Next on the schedule is Saturday’s friendly between non-league duo Brodsworth, the first club of ex-Town midfielder Danny Schofield, and Garforth.

While Town’s home and away games will form the nucleus of Scott’s ton, the man who organised coach travel for the Supporters’ Club and will do the same for the new Supporters’ Association also has plans to visit some of Town’s earliest opponents.

He’ll make the short trek to Bradford Park Avenue, Town’s first-ever Football League opponents in 1910, as close as possible to the September 3 anniversary.

Then will come a trip to South Shields, the other team involved in Town’s first competitive game, in the North-Eastern League on September 5, 1908.

Also pencilled in are Mirfield United, Heckmondwike and South Kirkby Colliery, who were among the opposition in Town’s first FA Cup campaign in 1909-10.

The FA Cup is a competition much loved by Scott, who watched matches in eight successive rounds last season.

The list included a trip to watch Liversedge and Kendal clash in the second qualifying round the same day as Town’s 2-0 lunchtime win over Luton.

“There were a few Luton fans there as well, so it’s not just me who is mad!” quipped Scott, 52, who is backed in his century bid by wife Angela.

“The top and bottom of it is I just like watching football and going to different grounds and meeting different people.

“I have a little ritual whereby I walk around each ground, inside if possible, so I also get a bit of exercise!

“At the last count I’d been to 238 different grounds in this country and the rest of Europe, and I’m hoping to go past 250 this season.”

Given the number he’s been to, choosing a favourite away from Leeds Road and the Galpharm is tough, although Scott says he always had a soft spot for Darlington’s old home Feethams.

Meanwhile hitting the three-figure mark is nothing new for a man whose personal best is 117 matches in one season and has also totted up 102.

And he’s hoping for as much entertainment as last time around, when 72 games failed to yield a single goalless draw.

Scott, who will also take in a Halifax Town game in the UniBond North – “Angela has a soft spot for them and it’s been sad to see their descent,” he said – has yet to visit the new Wembley.

“Hitting the 100 by seeing Town win the League I play-off final there would be something special, but I’d rather we got an automatic promotion spot, preferably as champions,” he added.

“Hopefully that will happen and I can add Wembley to the list by going to the FA Trophy or Vase final.”