List of Bradford Bulls records and statistics

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This is a list of all the records and statistics of rugby league side the Bradford Bulls. It concentrates on the records of the team and the performances of the players who have played for this team. Since the re-brand in 1996 the Bulls have gone on to win many honours and awards. Under the re-brand the Bulls played their first game against Batley Bulldogs in the 1996 Challenge Cup on 4 February 1996, Bradford won the match 60–18. As of 2 October 2017 the Bulls have played 697 games.

Team records

Team wins, losses, ties and draws

Matches played

Team 1st Game Matches Won Lost Drawn Points For Points Against % Won
Bradford Bulls 4 February 1996 701 422 258 20 20685 15249 00.00
Source:[1]. Last updated: 25 March 2018.

Results summary

Opposition Span Matches Won Lost Drawn Points For Points Against % Won
Batley Bulldogs 1996– 8 5 2 1 239 182 00.00
Castleford Tigers 1996– 42 28 12 2 1346 861 00.00
Catalans Dragons 2006– 23 11 11 1 647 522 00.00
Cronulla Sharks 1997 2 0 2 0 22 70 00.00
Crusaders RL 2009–2011 7 4 3 0 176 171 00.00
Dewsbury Rams 2010– 11 8 3 0 354 209 00.00
Doncaster R.L.F.C. 2012– 3 3 0 0 200 50 100.00
Featherstone Rovers 2005– 8 3 5 0 203 188 00.00
Gateshead Thunder 1999 2 2 0 0 52 26 100.00
Halifax R.L.F.C. 1996– 29 19 9 1 938 586 00.00
Huddersfield Giants 1998– 40 28 12 0 1327 845 00.00
Hull F.C. 1998– 46 27 17 2 1240 953 00.00
Hull Kingston Rovers 2007– 22 8 13 1 520 632 00.00
Hunslet R.L.F.C. 1997– 5 5 0 0 298 34 100.00
Keighley Cougars 2018– 1 1 0 0 54 6 100.00
Leeds Rhinos 1996– 64 33 28 3 1862 1394 00.00
Leigh Centurions 1996– 10 5 3 2 370 212 00.00
London Broncos 1996– 52 37 14 1 1580 1025 00.00
Newcastle Knights 2002 1 1 0 0 41 22 100.00
New Zealand Warriors 1997 3 0 3 0 44 146 00.00
Oldham R.L.F.C. 1996– 12 11 1 0 519 144 00.00
Paris St Germain 1996–1997 4 4 0 0 185 64 100.00
Penrith Panthers 1997–2004 3 1 2 0 52 78 00.00
Rochdale Hornets 1998– 5 3 2 0 218 86 00.00
Salford Red Devils 1997– 35 25 9 1 1234 608 00.00
Sheffield Eagles 1996– 19 14 5 0 699 354 00.00
St Helens R.F.C. 1996– 57 21 35 1 1273 1661 00.00
Swinton Lions 2016– 6 5 1 0 219 112 00.00
Toulouse Olympique 2008– 4 2 2 0 141 114 100.00
Wakefield Trinity 1996– 41 32 9 0 1242 728 00.00
Warrington Wolves 1996– 49 27 21 1 1467 1253 00.00
West Wales Raiders 2018– 1 1 0 0 82 6 100.00
Wests Tigers 2006 1 1 0 0 30 10 100.00
Whitehaven R.L.F.C. 2015– 5 5 0 0 222 66 100.00
Widnes Vikings 2001– 18 11 5 2 581 410 00.00
Wigan Warriors 1996– 52 22 29 1 1057 1333 00.00
Workington Town 1996– 9 8 1 0 427 114 00.00
York City Knights 2018– 1 1 0 0 22 20 100.00
Source:[2]. Last updated: 25 March 2018.

Highest scores

Rank Score Opposition Competition Venue Date
1 98-6 vs. Toulouse Olympique 2008 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 19 April 2008
2 96-16 vs. Salford City Reds Super League V England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 June 2000
3 92-0 vs. Workington Town 1999 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 14 February 1999
4 84-12 vs. Warrington Wolves Super League VI England Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, Cheshire 9 September 2001
5 82-0 vs. Hunslet Hawks 2003 Challenge Cup England South Leeds Stadium, Leeds, West Yorkshire 2 March 2003
6 82-0 vs. Oldham R.L.F.C. 2016 Championship England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 21 August 2016
7 82-6 vs. West Wales Raiders 2018 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 February 2018
8 80-0 vs. Sheffield Eagles 2016 Championship England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 18 September 2016
9 80-14 vs. Featherstone Rovers 2005 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 3 April 2005
10 78-18 vs. Huddersfield Giants Super League VI England Valley Parade, Bradford, West Yorkshire 10 June 2001
Source:[3]. Last updated: 25 March 2018.

Lowest scores

Rank Score Opposition Competition Venue Date
1 0-54 vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League XVII England Langtree Park, St Helens, Merseyside 8 June 2012
2 0-50 vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League XIX England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 11 May 2014
3 0-35 vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League VIII England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 27 June 2003
4 0-30 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League XI England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 26 May 2006
5 0-20 vs. Featherstone Rovers 2016 Championship England Post Office Road, Featherstone, West Yorkshire 24 July 2016
6 0-19 vs. Crusaders RL Super League XV Scotland Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland 1 May 2010
7 0-16 vs. Hull Kingston Rovers Super League XIX England Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 23 March 2014
8 0-14 vs. Wigan Warriors Super League IV England JJB Stadium, Wigan, Greater Manchester 13 August 1999
9 2-44 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League XIII England Headingley Stadium, Leeds, West Yorkshire 20 March 2008
Source:[3]. Last updated: 25 March 2018.

Biggest wins

Rank Margin Opposition Competition Venue Date
1 92 points vs. Toulouse Olympique 2008 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 19 April 2008
2 92 points vs. Workington Town 1999 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 14 February 1999
3 82 points vs. Hunslet Hawks 2003 Challenge Cup England South Leeds Stadium, Leeds, West Yorkshire 2 March 2003
4 82 points vs. Oldham R.L.F.C. 2016 Championship England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 21 August 2016
5 80 points vs. Salford City Reds Super League V England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 June 2000
6 80 points vs. Sheffield Eagles 2016 Championship England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 18 September 2016
7 76 points vs. West Wales Raiders 2018 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 February 2018
8 72 points vs. Warrington Wolves Super League VI England Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, Cheshire 9 September 2001
9 71 points vs. Hull F.C. Super League X England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 1 October 2005
10 68 points vs. Paris St Germain Super League II England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 22 August 1997
11 68 points vs. Workington Town 2015 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 22 March 2015
Source:[3]. Last updated: 25 March 2018.

Biggest losses

Rank Margin Opposition Competition Venue Date
1 78 points vs. Wigan Warriors Super League XIX England DW Stadium, Wigan, Greater Manchester 21 April 2014
2 64 points vs. Hull F.C. Super League XVII England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 1 September 2012
3 62 points vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League X England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 5 June 2005
4 58 points vs. Warrington Wolves Super League XVI England Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, Cheshire 21 July 2011
5 56 points vs. Toulouse Olympique 2017 Championship France Stade Ernest-Argelès, Toulouse, France 29 April 2017
6 54 points vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League XVII England Langtree Park, St Helens, Merseyside 8 June 2012
7 50 points vs. New Zealand Warriors 1997 World Club Challenge New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 20 July 1997
8 50 points vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League XIX England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 11 May 2014
9 48 points vs. New Zealand Warriors 1997 World Club Challenge New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 3 October 1997
10 48 points vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League XV England Knowsley Road, St Helens, Merseyside 13 August 2010
11 48 points vs. Wigan Warriors Super League XVI England DW Stadium, Wigan, Greater Manchester 19 August 2011
12 48 points vs. Huddersfield Giants Super League XIX England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 16 March 2014
Source:[3]. Last updated: 25 March 2018.

Individual records

Most matches as captain

Name Years As Captain Total Won Lost Drawn
New Zealand Robbie Paul 1996–2004 294 216 72 6
England Jamie Peacock 2005 34 23 10 1
Wales Iestyn Harris 2006, 2008 35 20 13 2
England Paul Deacon 2006–2009 70 41 27 2
Australia Glenn Morrison 2007–2008 8 3 5 0
England Jamie Langley 2008, 2010 9 3 6 0
England Andy Lynch 2009–2011 60 22 35 3
Australia Heath L'Estrange 2010, 2012–2013 15 9 6 0
England Matt Diskin & Australia Heath L'Estrange 2012–2013 40 15 22 3
England Matt Diskin 2012–2014 22 7 15 0
England Luke Gale 2014 13 5 8 0
England Chev Walker 2015 11 5 5 1
Australia Adrian Purtell 2015–2016 29 23 5 1
England Lee Gaskell 2015–2016 8 4 3 1
England Adam Sidlow 2016 18 11 7 0
England Leon Pryce 2017 11 4 7 0
England Scott Moore 2017 17 6 11 0
England Sam Hallas 2017 3 1 2 0
England Lee Smith 2018–present 3 3 0 0
England Elliot Minchella 2018–present 1 1 0 0
Source:[4] Last updated: 25 March 2018.

Most career appearances

Rank Apps Player Span
1 326 England Paul Deacon 1998–2009
2 258 England Jamie Langley 2002–2013
3 247 England Stuart Fielden 1998–2006
4 242 New Zealand Joe Vagana 2001–2008
5 222 New Zealand Robbie Paul 1996–2005
6 217 England Leon Pryce 1998–2005
2017
7 207 England Jamie Peacock 1998–2005
8 204 England Andy Lynch 2005–2011
9 184 Australia Michael Withers 1999–2006
10 183 England James Lowes 1996–2003
Source:.[5] Last updated: 18 February 2018.

Most career points

Rank Points Player Span
1 2,610 England Paul Deacon 1998–2009
2 967 New Zealand Henry Paul 1999–2001
3 860 England Steve McNamara 1996–1999
4 590 New Zealand Lesley Vainikolo 2002–2007
5 578 New Zealand Robbie Paul 1996–2005
6 508 Australia Michael Withers 1999–2006
7 412 Tonga Tevita Vaikona 1998–2004
8 406 England James Lowes 1996–2003
9 401 England Danny Addy 2010–2016
10 376 Wales Iestyn Harris 2004–2008
Source:.[6] Last updated: 18 February 2018.

Most career tries

Rank Tries Player Span
1 147 New Zealand Lesley Vainikolo 2002–2007
2 143 New Zealand Robbie Paul 1996–2005
3 117 Australia Michael Withers 1999–2006
4 103 Tonga Tevita Vaikona 1998–2004
5 98 England James Lowes 1996–2003
6 92 England Leon Pryce 1998–2005
2017
7 86 New Zealand Shontayne Hape 2003–2008
8 76 England Paul Deacon 1998–2009
9 68 England Stuart Spruce 1996–2001
10 62 England Scott Naylor 1998–2003
Source:.[7] Last updated: 18 February 2018.

Most career goals

Rank Goals Player Span
1 1,133 England Paul Deacon 1998–2009
2 416 New Zealand Henry Paul 1999–2001
3 392 England Steve McNamara 1996–1999
4 139 England Danny Addy 2010–2016
5 119 England Luke Gale 2012–2014
6 119 England Jamie Foster 2013–2014
7 111 Wales Iestyn Harris 2004–2008
8 111 England Ryan Shaw 2015
9 97 New Zealand Patrick Ah Van 2011
10 74 England Paul Sykes 1999–2002
2008–2012
Source:.[8] Last updated: 18 February 2018.

Most career drop goals

Rank DG's Player Span
1 24 England Paul Deacon 1998–2009
2 8 England Steve McNamara 1996–1999
3 7 New Zealand Henry Paul 1999–2001
4 5 England Luke Gale 2012–2014
5 4 Australia Michael Withers 1999–2006
Source:.[9] Last updated: 18 February 2018.

Most points in a season

Rank Points Player Season
1 457 points New Zealand Henry Paul 2001
2 404 points New Zealand Henry Paul 2000
3 391 points England Paul Deacon 2005
4 389 points England Paul Deacon 2003
5 336 points England Paul Deacon 2002
6 299 points England Steve McNamara 1997
7 286 points England Ryan Shaw 2015
8 282 points England Paul Deacon 2004
9 277 points England Paul Deacon 2006
10 244 points England Paul Deacon 2007
Source:.[10] Last updated: 2 October 2017.

Most tries in a season

Rank Tries Player Season
1 39 New Zealand Lesley Vainikolo 2004
2 34 New Zealand Lesley Vainikolo 2005
3 31 Australia Michael Withers 2001
4 29 England Kris Welham 2016
5 26 New Zealand Lesley Vainikolo 2003
6 25 Tonga Tevita Vaikona 2001
7 25 Malta Jarrod Sammut 2013
8 25 England Danny Williams 2015
9 24 New Zealand Shontayne Hape 2004
10 23 New Zealand Robbie Paul 1996
11 23 New Zealand Robbie Paul 2001
12 23 Fiji Semi Tadulala 2008
Source:.[10] Last updated: 2 October 2017.

Most goals in a season

Rank Goals Player Season
1 208 goals New Zealand Henry Paul 2001
2 179 goals New Zealand Henry Paul 2000
3 173 goals England Paul Deacon 2003
4 169 goals England Paul Deacon 2005
5 155 goals England Paul Deacon 2002
6 133 goals England Steve McNamara 1997
7 124 goals England Paul Deacon 2004
8 124 goals England Paul Deacon 2006
9 112 goals England Paul Deacon 2007
10 111 goals England Ryan Shaw 2015
Source:.[10] Last updated: 2 October 2017.

Most drop goals in a season

Rank DG's Player Season
1 5 New Zealand Henry Paul 2001
2 5 England Paul Deacon 2005
3 4 England Steve McNamara 1998
4 4 England Paul Deacon 2001
5 3 England Paul Deacon 2000
6 3 England Paul Deacon 2003
7 3 England Paul Deacon 2009
8 3 England Luke Gale 2014
9 3 England Oscar Thomas 2017
Source:.[10] Last updated: 2 October 2017.

Most points in a match

Rank Points Player Opposition Competition Venue Date
1 32 points New Zealand Henry Paul vs. Salford City Reds Super League V England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 June 2000
2 30 points Wales Iestyn Harris vs. Toulouse Olympique 2008 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 19 April 2008
3 30 points England Ryan Shaw vs. Workington Town 2015 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 22 March 2015
4 28 points England Paul Deacon vs. Workington Town 1999 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 14 February 1999
5 28 points England Luke Gale vs. Oldham R.L.F.C. 2014 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 6 April 2014
6 28 points England Ryan Shaw vs. Hunslet Hawks 2015 Championship England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 8 March 2015
7 26 points New Zealand Henry Paul vs. Huddersfield Giants Super League VI England Valley Parade, Bradford, West Yorkshire 10 June 2001
8 26 points England Paul Deacon vs. Salford City Reds Super League X England The Willows, Salford, Greater Manchester 13 May 2005
9 26 points Malta Jarrod Sammut vs. Rochdale Hornets 2013 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 21 April 2013
Source:.[10] Last updated: 25 March 2018.

Most tries in a match

Rank Tries Player Opposition Competition Venue Date
1 6 tries New Zealand Lesley Vainikolo vs. Hull F.C. Super League X England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 2 September 2005
2 5 tries New Zealand Lesley Vainikolo vs. Wigan Warriors Super League IX England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 20 February 2004
3 5 tries England Kris Welham vs. Dewsbury Rams 2016 Championship England Rams Stadium, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 10 April 2016
4 5 tries Jamaica Omari Caro vs. Oldham R.L.F.C. 2016 Championship England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 17 July 2016
5 5 tries England Kris Welham vs. Oldham R.L.F.C. 2016 Championship England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 21 August 2016
6 5 tries England Elliot Minchella vs. West Wales Raiders 2018 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 February 2018
Source:.[10] Last updated: 25 March 2018.

Most goals in a match

Rank Goals Player Opposition Competition Venue Date
1 15 goals Wales Iestyn Harris vs. Toulouse Olympique 2008 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 19 April 2008
2 14 goals New Zealand Henry Paul vs. Salford City Reds Super League V England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 June 2000
3 12 goals England Paul Deacon vs. Workington Town 1999 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 14 February 1999
4 11 goals New Zealand Henry Paul vs. Huddersfield Giants Super League VI England Valley Parade, Bradford, West Yorkshire 10 June 2001
5 11 goals England Paul Deacon vs. Hunslet Hawks 2003 Challenge Cup England South Leeds Stadium, Leeds, West Yorkshire 2 March 2003
6 11 goals England Paul Deacon vs. Featherstone Rovers 2005 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 3 April 2005
7 11 goals England Paul Deacon vs. Widnes Vikings Super League X England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 7 August 2005
8 11 goals England Ryan Shaw vs. Workington Town 2015 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 22 March 2015
9 11 goals England Joe Keyes vs. West Wales Raiders 2018 Challenge Cup England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 February 2018
Source:.[10] Last updated: 25 March 2018.

Most drop goals in a match

Rank DG's Player Opposition Competition Venue Date
1 3 England Paul Deacon vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League VI England Valley Parade, Bradford, West Yorkshire 17 August 2001
2 2 England Paul Deacon vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League VIII England Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 7 September 2003
Source:.[10] Last updated: 25 March 2018.

Attendance records

Season average attendance

Rank Average Highest Opposition Season
1 15,284 21,784 vs. Leeds Rhinos 2003
2 14,327 18,387 vs. St Helens R.F.C. 1997
3 14,052 21,237 vs. Leeds Rhinos 2000
4 13,523 22,843 vs. Leeds Rhinos 2005
5 13,026 19,188 vs. Leeds Rhinos 1998
6 12,912 24,020 vs. Leeds Rhinos 1999
7 12,814 19,275 vs. Leeds Rhinos 2011
8 12,784 20,821 vs. Leeds Rhinos 2012
9 12,086 16,572 vs. St Helens R.F.C. 2001
10 11,542 14,271 vs. St Helens R.F.C. 2002
Source:.[11] Last updated: 2 October 2017.

Highest match attendance

Rank Att Opposition Competition Date
1 24,020 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League IV 3 September 1999
2 23,375 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League IX 5 June 2004
3 22,843 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League X 24 March 2005
4 21,784 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League VIII 23 May 2003
5 21,237 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League V 30 July 2000
6 21,102 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League VIII 7 September 2003
7 20,851 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League XVII 6 April 2012
8 20,283 vs. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Super League VII 9 March 2003
9 19,786 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League VIII 4 October 2003
10 19,623 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League V 8 September 2000
Source:.[12] Last updated: 2 October 2017.

Coaching

Coaching records

Name Years As Coach Total Won Lost Drawn
Australia Brian Smith 1996 28 21 7 0
Australia Matthew Elliott 1997–2000 132 91 37 4
England Brian Noble 2001–2006 180 136 40 4
England Steve McNamara 2006–2010 137 69 64 4
England Lee St Hilaire 2010 6 1 5 0
Australia Michael Potter 2011–2012 58 25 30 3
England Francis Cummins 2013–2014 48 17 29 2
England Matt Diskin 2014, 2016 3 1 2 0
England James Lowes 2014–2016 53 31 19 3
Australia Rohan Smith 2016 21 15 6 0
England Leigh Beattie 2017 18 5 13 0
Australia Geoff Toovey 2017 12 5 7 0
England John Kear 2018–present 4 4 0 0
Source:[4] Last updated: 25 March 2018.

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