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Bradford City
2019–20 season
ChairmanStefan Rupp
ManagerGary Bowyer
(until 3 February)[1]
Stuart McCall
(from 4 February)[2]
StadiumValley Parade
League Two9th
FA CupFirst Round
EFL CupFirst Round
EFL TrophyGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
James Vaughan (11)
All:
James Vaughan (11)
Highest home attendance17,668 vs. Grimsby Town FC (League Two)
Lowest home attendance868 vs. Manchester City U21s (EFL Trophy)

The 2019–20 season is Bradford City's 117th season in their history and the first season back in EFL League Two following the club's relegation the season before.[3] Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Pre-season

On 23 May 2019 it was announced that the Bantams would face local city rivals Bradford Park Avenue.[4] Following this announcement, Bradford City arranged a further two friendlies to played against Rochdale A.F.C. and Brighouse Town F.C..[5] A home game was added to the pre-season schedule on 20 July where City would face Wigan Athletic.[6] Another local friendly was announce as Eccleshill United F.C. would host the Bantams.[7] Bolton Wanderers had three of their friendlies cancelled[8] leading Bradford to agree to play a Behind closed doors friendly against them.[9]

6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) Friendly Guiseley 0–2 Bradford City Guiseley
15:00 BST 2–0 Donaldson 33'
Fawns 55'		 Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 1,799
Referee: Darren England
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly Brighouse Town 0–2 Bradford City Brighouse
19:30 BST Report Hippolyte 20' (pen.), 70' Stadium: St Giles Road
Referee: Mark Powell[10]
14 July 2019 (2019-07-14) Friendly Bradford City 1–3 Liverpool Bradford
15:00 BST Doyle 81' (pen.) Report Milner 13', 15' (pen.),
Brewster 41'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 24,343
Referee: Andrew Madley[11]
16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly Eccleshill United 1–2 Bradford City Wrose
19:30 BST Sugden 66' Report Mooney 55',
Okafor 81'		 Stadium: Plumpton Park
Attendance: 650[12]
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Bradford City 1–1 Wigan Athletic Bradford
15:00 BST Vaughan 36' (pen.) Report Anthony Pilkington 47' Stadium: Valley Parade
Referee: Graham Salisbury
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Bradford City Bolton
Politic
Murphy 		Report Vaughan (pen.) Attendance: Behind closed doors
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Tom Banks Memorial Trophy Bradford Park Avenue 0–0
(2–3 p)		 Bradford City Bradford
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Horsfall Stadium
Attendance: 1171[13]
Referee: Michael Brownsett
Penalties
soccer ball with check mark Thompson
soccer ball with red X Clarke
soccer ball with check mark Hurst
soccer ball with red X Croft
soccer ball with check mark Holmes		 soccer ball with red X Ismail
soccer ball with red X Shanks
soccer ball with check mark Goldthorp
soccer ball with check mark Morris
soccer ball with check mark Staunton
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Rochdale 0–1a Bradford City Rochdale
15:00 BST Report
Match abandoned at half-time due to a waterlogged pitch.		 Doyle 38' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Darren Handley

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 +10 65 1.76 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 +15 58 1.57
7 Northampton Town (O, P) 37 17 7 13 54 40 +14 58 1.57
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 +6 57 1.54
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 +4 54 1.46
10 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 +3 49 1.36
11 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 +3 50 1.35
12 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 −9 47 1.31
13 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 +4 48 1.30
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[14]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
37 14 12 11 44 40  +4 54 11 5 2 30 16  +14 3 7 9 14 24  −10

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Statto.com

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAAHA
ResultDDWWLLWWLWDWWWLWLDWDDDWWDLDDLDLDWLLWL
Position14177291210796863242776555444655778889999
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[15]

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Bradford City 0–0 Cambridge United Bradford
15:00 BST Vaughan Yellow card 74'
Mellor Yellow card 80'
Donaldson Yellow card 89'		 Report O'Neil Red card 61' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 14,810
Referee: Ollie Yates[16]
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Grimsby Town 1–1 Bradford City Grimsby
15:00 BST Hanson 66'
Öhman Yellow card 3'
Clifton Yellow card 77'		 Report Vaughan 53'
Anderson Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,882
Referee: Ben Toner[17]
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Bradford City 3–0 Oldham Athletic Bradford
15:00 BST Vaughan 4'
Donaldson 32'
Scannell 72'
Akpan Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Smith-Brown Yellow card 42' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 14,447
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Stevenage 0–1 Bradford City Stevenage
19:45 BST Report Soares 42' (o.g.)
Vaughan Yellow card 48'
Akpan Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Referee: Christopher Pollard
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Bradford City 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Bradford
15:00 BST Devine Yellow card 22'
Donaldson Yellow card 36'
Vaughan Yellow card 80'
Akpan Yellow card 85'
Richards-Everton Yellow card 90+11'		 Report Adams Yellow card 40'
Kitching Yellow card 58'
Winchester Yellow card 77'
M. Mills Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card 90+8'
Grubb Yellow card 89'
J. Mills 90+3'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,504
Referee: Andy Haines
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Bradford City Crewe
15:00 BST Pickering Yellow card 7'
Kirk 42'
Lowery 60' Yellow card 74'
Ng Yellow card 77'
Dale Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Vaughan 32' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Referee: Darren Handley
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7 Bradford City 2–1 Northampton Town Bradford
15:00 BST Donaldson 77'
P.O'Connor Yellow card 79' 88'
Ismail Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Report Goode 20'
Martin Yellow card 33'
Oliver Yellow card 79'
Hoskins Yellow card 85'
Turnbull Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,678
Referee: Leigh Doughty
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8 Walsall 0–1 Bradford City Bescot
15:00 BST Jules Yellow card 10' Report Mellor Yellow card 29'
Vaughan soccer ball with red X 76'
Kinsella 83' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,649
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9 Cheltenham Town 3–2 Bradford City Cheltenham
19:45 BST Reilly 59'
Doyle-Hayes 69'
Tozer 80'
Addai Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Anderson Yellow card 19' 51'
Vaughan Yellow card 45+1'
Richards-Everton 76' Yellow card 85'
Mellor Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,702
Referee: Sam Purkiss
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10 Bradford City 3–1 Carlisle United Bradford
15:00 BST Pritchard 30'
Mellor 40'
Richards-Everton Red card 62'
Connolly Yellow card 78'
Cooke Yellow card 90+3'
Ismail 90+5'		 Report Bridge Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 33'
Olomola 14'
Knight-Percival Yellow card 39'
Iredale Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 14,217
Referee: John Busby
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Bradford City Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Ward 13' (pen.) Yellow card 68'
Lund Red card 19'
Songo'o Yellow card 90+4'		 Report O'Connor 56' Yellow card 72'
Akpan Yellow card 90+2'
Vaughan Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 4,554
Referee: Rob Lewis
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12 Bradford City 2–1 Swindon Town Bradford
15:00 BST Akpan 69'
McCartan 79'
Mellor Yellow card 90'		 Report Lyden Yellow card 21'
Anderson Yellow card 26'
Iandolo Yellow card 43'
Yates 74'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 14,136
Referee: Tom Nield
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 13 Morecambe 1–2 Bradford City Morecambe
15:00 BST Brewitt 90+4' Report Akpan 47'
Oteh 78'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 3,899
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 14 Bradford City 2–1 Crawley Town Bradford
15:00 BST Pritchard 18'
Cooke Yellow card 45+3'
Oteh Yellow card 45+5'
Devine 49'
Vaughan Yellow card 69'		 Report Young Yellow card 26'
Dallison Yellow card 37'
Grego-Cox 81'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,813
Referee: Will Finnie
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 15 Bradford City 1–2 Port Vale Bradford
19:45 BST Vaughan 45+1' (pen.)
Oteh Yellow card 56'
Richards-Everton Yellow card 77'		 Report Worrall 18' Yellow card 65'
Taylor Yellow card 45'
Atkinson 90+3'
Pope Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Attendance: 14,345
Referee: Graham Salisbury
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Macclesfield Town v Bradford City Macclesfield
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Moss Rose Ground
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[18]
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 16 Bradford City 2–0 Exeter City Bradford
15:00 GMT Cooke Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 62'
Oteh 31'
Vaughan 45+1'
Connolly Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Taylor Red card 60'
Parkes Red card 82'		 Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Attendance: 14,002
Referee: Michael Salisbury
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Colchester United v Bradford City Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Note: On 6 November, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.[19]
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Bradford City Plymouth
15:00 GMT Moore 5'
Edwards 25'
McFadzean Yellow card 55'
Mayor Yellow card 85'
Palmer Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Cooke Yellow card 23'
Canavan 51' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,645
Referee: Ollie Yates
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 18 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Bradford City Macclesfield
15:00 GMT O'Keeffe Yellow card 14'
McCourt 32' (pen.)
Kirby Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 89'
Horsfall Yellow card 85'
Harris Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Vaughan 73' Yellow card 90+5' Stadium: Moss Rose Ground
Attendance: 2,751
Referee: Scott Oldham
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 19 Bradford City 1–0 Newport County Bradford
15:00 GMT Oteh Yellow card 52'
Vaughan 58' (pen.)
O'Connor Yellow card 61'
Taylor Yellow card 62'
Reeves Yellow card 89'		 Report Sheehan Yellow card 35'
Townsend Yellow card 57'
Nurse Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Attendance: 14,016
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 20 Leyton Orient 0–0 Bradford City Leyton
15:00 GMT Wright Yellow card 87' Report O'Connor Yellow card 20' Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 6,015
Referee: Christopher Pollard
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 21 Bradford City 1–1 Salford City Bradford
15:00 GMT Pritchard 53' Report Rooney 79' Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Attendance: 14,642
Referee: Carl Boyeson
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 22 Carlisle United 0–0 Bradford City Carlisle
15:00 GMT Hayden Yellow card 55'
Webster Yellow card 65'		 Report Cooke Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,039
Referee: Leigh Doughty
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 23 Bradford City 2–0 Mansfield Town Bradford
15:00 GMT Henley Yellow card 11'
Vaughan 13' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Yellow card 70'
Connolly Yellow card 63'		 Report Sweeney Yellow card 28'
Rose Yellow card 40'
Pearce Yellow card 48'
Tomlinson Yellow card 61'
Clarke Yellow card 79'
Preston Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Attendance: 15,197
Referee: Ross Joyce
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 24 Bradford City 1–0 Morecambe Bradford
15:00 GMT O'Connor Yellow card 68'
Vaughan Yellow card 72'
Oteh 80'		 Report Conlan Yellow card 45+2' Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Attendance: 14,111
Referee: Andy Haines
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) 25 Swindon Town 1–1 Bradford City Swindon
15:00 GMT Yates 11' (pen.)
Rose Yellow card 42'
Jaiyesimi Yellow card 61'
Hunt Yellow card 73'
Lyden Red card 90+3'
Woolery Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Reeves Yellow card 13'
McCartan 89' Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,407
Referee: Darren Drysdale
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 26 Crawley Town 2–1 Bradford City Crawley
15:00 GMT Palmer 21', 40'
German Yellow card 90'		 Report Vaughan 84' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,361
Referee: Neil Hair
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 27 Bradford City 2–2 Scunthorpe United Bradford
15:00 GMT Akpan 17'
Vaughan 19' Yellow card 27'
O'Connor Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Ntlhe Yellow card 24'
Gilliead 33'
McAtee 74'
Lund Yellow card 81'
Perch Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Attendance: 14,176
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) 28 Colchester United 0–0 Bradford City Colchester
19:45 GMT Harriott Yellow card 36'
Pell Yellow card 77'
Clampin Yellow card 86'
Comley Yellow card 90'		 Report McCartan Yellow card 45'
Mellor Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Trevor Kettle
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 29 Mansfield Town 3–0 Bradford City Mansfield
15:00 GMT Rose 7'
Maynard 43'
Cook 77'
Benning Yellow card 89'		 Report Reeves Yellow card 22'
McCartan Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 5,537
Referee: Will Finnie
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 30 Bradford City 1–1 Cheltenham Town Bradford
19:45 GMT Donaldson 11' (pen.)
Devitt Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 45'
Wood Yellow card 40'
Connolly Yellow card 82'		 Report May 84' Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Attendance: 12,731
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 31 Oldham Athletic 3–0 Bradford City Oldham
15:30 GMT Dearnley 11'
Smith 20'
Maouche 46'
Borthwick-Jackson Yellow card 50'
Piergianni Yellow card 78'		 Report O'Connor Yellow card 38'
McCartan Yellow card 52'
Richards-Everton Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,198
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Kick-off was delayed by 30 minutes due to an unsafe advertising hoarding.[20]
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 32 Bradford City 1–1 Grimsby Town Bradford
15:00 GMT Reeves Yellow card 77'
Novak 80'		 Report Clarke Yellow card 70'
Hendrie 90+1'		 Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,668
Referee: Steve Martin
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 33 Bradford City 3–1 Stevenage Bradford
19:45 GMT McCartan 49', 54'
Novak 90+3'		 Report Nugent Yellow card 7'
Kemp Yellow card 20'
Carter 26'		 Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium
Attendance: 12,845
Referee: Peter Wright
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 34 Cambridge United 2–1 Bradford City Cambridge
15:00 GMT Darling 84'
Knibbs 90+1'		 Report Reeves 17'
Pritchard Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,541
Referee: Nick Kinseley
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 35 Newport County 2–1 Bradford City Newport
15:00 GMT Inniss 28' Yellow card 38'
Bennett 33'
King Yellow card 87'		 Report Donaldson 26' Yellow card 38'
Reeves Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Josh Smith
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 36 Bradford City 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Bradford
15:00 GMT Richards-Everton 6'
Connolly 45+2'
McCartan Yellow card 50'		 Report Sawyer Red card 40'
Moore Yellow card 50'
Sarcevic Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 84'
Hardie 87'		 Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium
Referee: Carl Boyeson
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37 Salford City 2–0 Bradford City Kersal
15:00 GMT Hunter 10', 47'
Gibson Yellow card 52'		 Report Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 3,443
Referee: Martin Coy
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) Bradford City v Leyton Orient Bradford
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[21]
17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) Port Vale v Bradford City Burslem
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[21]
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) Bradford City v Macclesfield Town Bradford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Valley Parade
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[21]
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) Exeter City v Bradford City Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[21]
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) Bradford City v Colchester United Bradford
15:00 BST Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[22]
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) Forest Green Rovers v Bradford City Nailsworth
15:00 BST Stadium: The New Lawn
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[22]
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) Bradford City v Crewe Alexandra Bradford
13:00 BST Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[22]
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) Northampton Town v Bradford City Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[22]
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) Bradford City v Walsall Bradford
15:00 BST Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[22]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[23]

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Bradford City Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Laurent 28'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 51'		 Report Henley Yellow card 17'
Oteh 19'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 3,764
Referee: Sam Purkiss
 19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) First round replay Bradford City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Bradford
19:45 GMT Wood Yellow card 42' Report Edwards 66'
Love Yellow card 89'
Golbourne Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Referee: Paul Marsden

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[24]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) 1 Bradford City 0–4 Preston North End Bradford
19:45 BST report Green 13'
Barkhuizen 19', 53'
Harrop 71'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Matt Donohue

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[25]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Manchester City U21 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 0 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3 L1 Rochdale 3 1 1 0 1 3 4 −1 5
4 L2 Bradford City 3 0 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group Stage Game 1 Bolton Wanderers 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Bradford City Bolton
19:10 BST Politic 8' Yellow card 40'
Brockbank Yellow card 43'
Brown Yellow card 60'
Fitzmartin Yellow card 86'		 Report P.O'Connor Yellow card 26' 51'
Ismail Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 9,062
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
Weir soccer ball with check mark
Brockbank soccer ball with check mark
Darcy soccer ball with check mark
Boon soccer ball with red X
Senior soccer ball with red X		 Ismail soccer ball with check mark
Gibson soccer ball with check mark
Richards-Everton soccer ball with check mark
Wood soccer ball with check mark
P.O'Connor soccer ball with red X
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Group Stage Bradford City 1–2 Manchester City U21 Bradford
19:30 Devine Yellow card 9'
Akpan 21'
Longridge Yellow card 41'		 Report Rogers 27'
Doyle Yellow card 30' 63'
Braaf Yellow card 41'
Robinson Yellow card 52'
Grimshaw Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Attendance: 868
Referee: Ross Joyce
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group Stage Bradford City 1–2 Rochdale Bradford
19:45 French 15'
Oteh soccer ball with red X 22'
Reeves Yellow card 39'		 Report Gillam Yellow card 18'
Pyke 29'
Tavares 35'		 Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Attendance: 761
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Squad Statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Richard O'Donnell 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
2 DF England Kelvin Mellor 17(2) 1 0(2) 0 0 0 1 0 18(4) 1 4 0
3 DF Scotland Jackson Longridge 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4(1) 0 2 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland Paudie O'Connor 12(1) 2 0(1) 0 1 0 2 1 15(2) 3 4 0
5 DF England Ben Richards-Everton 18 1 2 0 0 0 2(1) 0 22(1) 1 3 1
6 DF Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor 20(2) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 23(2) 0 1 0
7 MF England Harry Pritchard 12(2) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 14(2) 3 0 0
8 MF England Jake Reeves 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 2 0
10 FW Jamaica Clayton Donaldson 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2 1 0
11 MF England Zeli Ismail 6(4) 1 1(1) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 9(6) 1 3 1
12 FW England James Vaughan 23(2) 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 25(2) 11 8 0
13 GK England Sam Hornby 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
14 FW Northern Ireland Shay McCartan 1(8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2(8) 1 0 0
15 DF England Tyler French 0(2) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 4(2) 1 0 0
16 MF England Matt Palmer 13(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13(1) 0 0 0
17 FW England Jordan Gibson 3(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4(2) 0 0 0
18 MF England Jermaine Anderson 3(2) 1 0(1) 0 1 0 2 0 6(3) 1 2 0
19 MF Republic of Ireland Dylan Connolly 12(2) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14(2) 0 3 0
20 FW England Omari Patrick 0(2) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 0 2(4) 0 0 0
21 MF Nigeria Hope Akpan 8(4) 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 12(4) 3 4 0
22 DF Wales Adam Henley 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 2 0
23 DF England Connor Wood 21 0 2 0 1 0 0(1) 0 24(1) 0 1 0
24 MF England Daniel Devine 6(7) 1 1(1) 0 1 0 2(1) 0 10(9) 1 1 0
25 FW England Aramide Oteh 8(6) 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 12(6) 2 3 0
26 MF England Callum Cooke 12(6) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14(6) 0 6 1
27 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie Devitt 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2(1) 0 0 0
28 DF England Joe Riley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF England Chris Taylor 4(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 4(3) 0 1 0
30 GK England George Sykes-Kenworthy 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
35 DF England Reece Staunton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
36 DF England Jorge Sikora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
37 FW England Connor Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
- MF England Eliot Goldthorp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- DF England Tyrell Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players out on loan for rest of the season
- FW Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Players left during the season
- MF England Luca Colville 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
- MF England Raecce Ellington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- MF Republic of Ireland Sean Scannell 2(3) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3(3) 1 0 0

Statistics accurate as of 29 December 2019

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CF Jamaica Clayton Donaldson England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [26]
1 July 2019 CB England Tyler French England AFC Sudbury Undisclosed [27]
1 July 2019 RB Wales Adam Henley United States Real Salt Lake Free transfer [28]
1 July 2019 GK England Sam Hornby England Port Vale Free transfer [29]
1 July 2019 RM England Zeli Ismail England Walsall Free transfer [30]
1 July 2019 LB Scotland Jackson Longridge Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed [31]
1 July 2019 CB Republic of Ireland Paudie O'Connor England Leeds United Undisclosed [32]
1 July 2019 CB England Ben Richards-Everton England Accrington Stanley Free transfer [33]
1 July 2019 CF England James Vaughan England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [34]
30 August 2019 RM England Harry Pritchard England Blackpool Free transfer [35]
11 November 2019 MF England Chris Taylor England Blackpool Free transfer [36]
30 January 2020 RM England Dylan Mottley-Henry England Barnsley Undisclosed [37]
31 January 2020 CF England Kurtis Guthrie England Stevenage Undisclosed [38]
31 January 2020 CF England Lee Novak England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [39]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
5 July 2019 CM England Matt Palmer England Rotherham United 31 January 2020 [40][41]
22 August 2019 AM England Callum Cooke England Peterborough United 30 June 2020 [42]
23 August 2019 AM Republic of Ireland Jamie Devitt England Blackpool 30 June 2020 [43]
2 September 2019 ST England Aramide Oteh England Queens Park Rangers 30 June 2020 [44]
2 September 2019 AM Republic of Ireland Dylan Connolly England AFC Wimbledon 30 June 2020 [45]
16 January 2020 GK England Luke McGee England Portsmouth 30 June 2020 [46]
1 February 2020 LW Scotland Glenn Middleton Scotland Rangers 30 June 2020 [47]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
26 July 2019 GK England George Sykes-Kenworthy England Guiseley 3 September 2019 [48]
16 August 2019 CF Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle England Swindon Town January 2020 [49]
3 October 2019 MF England Eliot Goldthorp England Mossley November 2019 [50]
7 October 2019 GK England Sam Hornby England AFC Fylde 30 June 2020 [51][52]
21 November 2019 CF England Omari Patrick Wales Wrexham January 2020 [53]
10 January 2020 LB Scotland Jackson Longridge England Torquay United 30 June 2020 [54][55]
29 January 2020 CF England James Vaughan England Tranmere Rovers 30 June 2020 [56]
21 February 2020 CB England Tyler French England AFC Fylde 30 June 2020 [57]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 RB Scotland Paul Caddis England Swindon Town Released [58][59]
1 July 2019 LB Zimbabwe Adam Chicksen England Bolton Wanderers Released [58][60]
1 July 2019 CF England Tom Clare England Boston United Released [58][61]
1 July 2019 AM Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke England Plymouth Argyle Released [58][62]
1 July 2019 CM Scotland Callum Gunner England Chippenham Town Released [58][63]
1 July 2019 MF England Cameron Hawkes Free agent Released [58]
1 July 2019 CF England Alex Jones Scotland Partick Thistle Released [58][64]
1 July 2019 CB England Nathaniel Knight-Percival England Carlisle United Released [58][65]
1 July 2019 CB Australia Ryan McGowan Australia Sydney Released [58][66]
1 July 2019 GK England Ben Wilson England Coventry City Released [58][67]
1 July 2019 RB England Calum Woods England Tranmere Rovers Released [58][68]
1 July 2019 CM England Josh Wright England Leyton Orient Free transfer [69]
30 July 2019 FW England Kielen Adams England Oldham Athletic Free transfer [70]
23 August 2019 RW England Luca Colville Scotland Greenock Morton Undisclosed [71]
30 August 2019 RW Republic of Ireland Sean Scannell England Blackpool Free transfer [72]
9 November 2019 CF England Raecce Ellington England Brighouse Town Free transfer [73]
15 November 2019 DF England Finn Cousin-Dawson England Brighouse Town Free transfer [74]
30 January 2020 CF Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle England Swindon Town Undisclosed [75]
31 January 2020 CF England Omari Patrick England Carlisle United Undisclosed [76]
24 February 2020 LB England Tyrell Robinson Free agent Sacked [77]

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