JORDAN Pickford started and kept a clean sheet in England’s Euro 2020 win over Croatia on Sunday afternoon, with the Everton man having spent the 2014-15 season on loan at City.

Back then, even the most optimistic Bantams fans could never have imagined he would go on to establish himself as England’s number one, a role he has largely held for the last three years.

He is the not the first former City player to make his mark at a major tournament, so here are another five ex-Bantams who made memorable appearances on the Euros stage.

1) STUART MCCALL (Scotland)

No surprise to see the City legend on the list. He made his City debut in 1982 as a teenager and sparkled throughout his six years there.

A move to top-flight Everton beckoned in 1988, with his first cap coming in 1990.

He played at that year’s World Cup in Italy, netting in Scotland’s group stage victory over Sweden.

The midfielder went on to play at two more major tournaments for the Scots, both Euro 92 and Euro 96.

He started all three games at the former, playing the opening two games in the centre of the park, defeats to the Netherlands and Germany, before starring out on the left in a 3-0 win over CIS.

The Bantams legend was still a mainstay in the first XI four years later, with the Scots drawing 0-0 with the Dutch and losing 2-0 to the auld enemy in England.

They edged out Switzerland in their final group game 1-0, but it proved not to be enough, as they missed out on qualification on goals scored.

McCall’s final international appearance came in 1998, the same year he rejoined City.

2) FRANK STAPLETON (Republic of Ireland)

Stapleton was coming towards the back end of his long Ireland career by the time they qualified for Euro 88, but it was a memorable occasion for the veteran striker.

The Irish had never qualified for a major tournament before, and it was Stapleton who had the honour of captaining Jack Charlton’s side on their finals bow.

Stapleton led his side to a famous 1-0 victory over England in their opening game, which saw Ray Houghton grab the winner with a looping header.

They drew their second game 1-1 with the Soviet Union, and only needed a draw from their final game with the Netherlands to sneak through.

But a late winner from the eventual champions floored them, with Ireland only finishing third in Group 2.

Stapleton retired from international duty in 1990, and took over as player-manager of City a year later, where he lasted for three seasons.

3) CHRIS WADDLE (England)

The exciting winger is more well known for his World Cup exploits at both Mexico 86 and Italia 90, with the latter of course seeing him blaze THAT penalty over the crossbar in the heartbreaking semi-final shootout defeat to West Germany.

But at least England made it that far, just two years after a thoroughly miserable Euro 88.

Waddle started the aforementioned tournament opener against the Irish, but the shock defeat saw him dropped to the bench for game two against the Netherlands.

He came on with 20 minutes left, but could only watch on as Marco Van Basten completed a hat-trick in a 3-1 Dutch win.

With England already out, he played no part in the final game, a defeat to the Soviets.

Waddle joined the Bantams in 1996, where he became a firm fans’ favourite despite only playing a handful of games.

He scored one of the goals of the season, a long-range beauty against Everton in the FA Cup, and helped the Bantams secure Division One survival.

4) JORGE CADETE (Portugal)

Cadete is most famous in Britain for a sensational spell at Celtic, where he scored 38 goals in just 47 appearances in the 1996-97 season.

Just after joining the Bhoys, he was selected by his national side for Euro 96, where he made two appearances off the bench.

One came in the 1-0 group stage win over Turkey, as Portugal finished top, while the other saw him play the 10 minutes or so in the 1-0 quarter-final defeat to the Czech Republic, a game famous for Karel Poborsky’s legendary chipped goal.

Cadete only had a brief stay at City, making seven appearances, but can always claim to have played his part in the club’s great escape in the 1999-2000 campaign.

5) DAN PETRESCU (Romania)

The full-back made 95 appearances for his national side, playing at four major tournaments.

Two of those were Euro 96 and Euro 2000. The former was a nightmare tournament for the Romanians, as they lost all their games and finished bottom of their group.

But the 2000 edition, hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands, was a far more successful venture for Petrescu and his team-mates.

He started all three group games as Romania netted a last minute winner against England to sneak into the quarter-finals.

But he was suspended for the quarter-final, as his country bowed out with a 2-0 defeat to Italy.

The full-back joined City straight after Euro 2000, in what looked to be a real coup for the Bantams.

But he only made 17 league appearances for the side, before joining Southampton for a nominal fee in January 2001.