2024–25 Bradford City A.F.C. season

Bradford City
2024–25 season
ChairmanStefan Rupp
ManagerGraham Alexander
StadiumValley Parade
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The 2024–25 season is the 122nd season in the history of Bradford City Association Football Club and their sixth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CB Republic of Ireland Neill Byrne England Stockport County Undisclosed [1]
1 July 2024[b] CB England Aden Baldwin England Notts County Free [2]
1 July 2024[c] RB England Callum Johnson England Mansfield Town Free [3]
1 July 2024[d] CM England Antoni Sarcevic England Stockport County Free [4]
4 July 2024 RW Republic of Ireland Tyreik Wright England Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [5]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on 1 July once his Notts County contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 29 May, and would become official on 1 July once his Mansfield Town contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 May, and would become official on 1 July once his Stockport County contract expired

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CB England Timi Odusina England Woking Undisclosed [6]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened

Loaned in[edit]

Date Pos Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out[edit]

Date Pos Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract[edit]

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
16 May 2024 CB Wales Ash Taylor Gibraltar Bruno's Magpies 1 July 2024 [7][8]
30 June 2024 CB Northern Ireland Finn Cousin-Dawson England Yeovil Town 1 July 2024 [9][10]
30 June 2024 CB England Matthew Platt England Notts County 1 July 2024 [11]
30 June 2024 GK England Heath Richardson England Cleethorpes Town 1 July 2024 [9][12]
30 June 2024 RB England Harvey Rowe England Farsley Celtic 1 July 2024 [9][13]
30 June 2024 CF England Dylan Youmbi England Farsley Celtic 2 July 2024 [9][14]
30 June 2024 LB England Noah Wadsworth England Hull City 3 July 2024 [9][15]
30 June 2024 CB England Sam Bentley [9]
30 June 2024 AM England Harry Chapman [9]
30 June 2024 CF England Matt Derbyshire [9]
30 June 2024 RB England Luke Hendrie [9]
30 June 2024 LB England Liam Ridehalgh [9]
30 June 2024 CF England Isaac Robinson [9]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 17 May, Bradford announced their pre-season plans, with friendlies against Chorley, Scunthorpe United, Sunderland and Altincham along with a overseas tour of Austria. A month later, it was confirmed that the Bantams would face SV Ried II during their Austria tour.[16] On 3 July, the club confirmed they would also face Guiseley, as a replacement for the cancelled Scunthorpe United visit.[17]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 July 2024 Friendly Chorley v Bradford City Chorley
14:00 BST Stadium: Victory Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved to allow supporters to also watch England in the UEFA Euro 2024.[18]
13 July 2024 Friendly Scunthorpe United Cancelled Bradford City Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Stadium: Glanford Park
Note: Fixture was cancelled on request from Scunthorpe citing the playing surface wouldn't be ready in time.[19]
13 July 2024 Friendly Guiseley v Bradford City Guiseley
15:00 BST Stadium: Nethermoor Park
24 July 2024 Friendly SV Ried II v Bradford City Obertraun, Austria
17:00 CEST
(16:00 BST)
Stadium: Obertraun resort
30 July 2024 Friendly Bradford City v Sunderland Bradford
19:30 BST Stadium: Valley Parade
3 August 2024 Friendly Altrincham v Bradford City Altrincham
15:00 BST Stadium: Moss Lane

Competitions[edit]

League Two[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to EFL League One
2 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Bromley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. 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[20]

Results summary[edit]

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: Soccerway

Matches[edit]

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Milton Keynes Dons v Bradford City Denbigh
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium MK
17 August 2024 2 Bradford City v Salford City Bradford
15:00 BST Stadium: Valley Parade
24 August 2024 3 Bradford City v Bromley Bradford
15:00 BST Stadium: Valley Parade
31 August 2024 4 Grimsby Town v Bradford City Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Stadium: Blundell Park
7 September 2024 5 Bradford City v Carlisle United Bradford
15:00 BST Stadium: Valley Parade
14 September 2024 6 Walsall v Bradford City Bescot
15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
21 September 2024 7 Bradford City v AFC Wimbledon Bradford
15:00 BST Stadium: Valley Parade
28 September 2024 8 Harrogate Town v Bradford City Harrogate
12:30 BST Stadium: Wetherby Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[22]

FA Cup[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup[edit]

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bradford being drawn away against Grimsby Town.[23]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Grimsby Town v Bradford City Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Stadium: Blundell Park

EFL Trophy[edit]

In the group stage, Bradford were drawn into Northern Group H alongside Mansfield Town, Rotherham United and Newcastle United U21.[24][25]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ACA Newcastle United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L1 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Sam Walker 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Brad Halliday 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Lewis Richards 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF England ENG Sam Stubbs 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Neill Byrne 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF England ENG Richard Smallwood 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Walker 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Calum Kavanagh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Andy Cook 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF England ENG Antoni Sarcevic 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW England ENG Alex Gilliead 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Kenya KEN Clarke Oduor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK England ENG Colin Doyle 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW England ENG Tyler Smith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Aden Baldwin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF England ENG Alex Pattison 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tyreik Wright 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ciaran Kelly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW England ENG Vadaine Oliver 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW England ENG Jake Young 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF England ENG Callum Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW England ENG Bobby Pointon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McDonald 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW England ENG Harry Ibbitson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK England ENG Zachariah Hadi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW England ENG Adam Wilson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 MF England ENG Gabriel Wadsworth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References[edit]

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  4. ^ "Sarcevic Spells Start of Summer Recruitment". Bradford City AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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  6. ^ "Odusina Departs Permanently". Bradford City AFC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Taylor Departs". Bradford City AFC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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