2020–21 Bradford City A.F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stefan Rupp | ||
| Manager | Stuart McCall | ||
| Stadium | Utilita Energy Stadium | ||
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The 2020–21 season is Bradford City's 118th season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two, 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 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2020 | RB |  |
Levi Sutton | Scunthorpe United |
Free transfer | [1] |
| 17 July 2020 | AM |  |
Billy Clarke | Grimsby Town |
Free transfer | [2] |
| 25 July 2020 | AM | |
Callum Cooke | Peterborough United |
Free transfer | [3] |
| 27 July 2020 | CM |  |
Elliot Watt | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Undisclosed | [4] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CM |  |
Hope Akpan |  Unattached |
Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Jermaine Anderson | Unattached |
Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Danny Devine | Carlisle United |
Released | [5][6] |
| 1 July 2020 | LW | |
Jordan Gibson | St Patrick's Athletic |
Released | [5][7] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB |  |
Adam Henley | Unattached |
Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | SS |  |
Shay McCartan | Unattached |
Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | |
Kelvin Mellor | Morecambe |
Released | [5][8] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Jake Reeves | Unattached |
Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | |
Joe Riley | Carlisle United |
Released | [5][9] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
George Sykes-Kenworthy | Unattached |
Released | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | LM | |
Chris Taylor | Unattached |
Released | [5] |
| 11 August 2020 | CF | |
James Vaughan | Tranmere Rovers |
Mutual consent | [10][11] |
Pre-season
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Competitions
EFL League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 61 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 61 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 60 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 59 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 58 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 57 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 81 | −9 | 54 |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 53 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[12]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
Squad Statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
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| - | MF | Billy Clarke
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Callum Cooke
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Finn Cousin-Dawson
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW |  Clayton Donaldson
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Tyler French
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW |  Kurtis Guthrie
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | GK | Sam Hornby
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Zeli Ismail
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Jackson Longridge
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Dylan Mottley-Henry
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | Lee Novak
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Anthony O'Connor
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Paudie O'Connor
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | GK | Richard O'Donnell
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Harry Pritchard
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Ben Richards-Everton
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Kian Scales
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Connor Shanks
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF |  Jorge Sikora
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Reece Staunton
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Levi Sutton
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | James Vaughan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Elliot Watt
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Connor Wood
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Sutton Becomes First Summer Signing". Bradford City A.F.C. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Clarke Returns For Third Stint". Bradford City A.F.C. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Cooke Pens Permanent Deal". Bradford City A.F.C. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "City Secure Sought-After Watt". Bradford City A.F.C. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Ten Bantams To Depart". Bradford City A.F.C. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "A seventh summer signing for the Blues". Carlisle United F.C. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "St Patrick's Athletic complete double swoop for Jordan Gibson and David Titov". Irish Mirror. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Signing | Kelvin Mellor". Morecambe F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Summer signing number five confirmed". Carlisle United F.C. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Vaughan Departs". Bradford City A.F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "James Vaughan signs for Tranmere Rovers". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.