2009–10 Bradford City A.F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was the 107th season in Bradford City A.F.C.'s history, their 95th in The Football League and 97th in the league system of English football. Their ninth-place finish in 2008–09 meant this season would be their third successive season in League Two.

Bradford City
2009–10 season
ChairmanMark Lawn
Julian Rhodes
ManagerStuart McCall (until 8 February 2010)[1]
Peter Taylor (from 17 February 2010)
League Two14th
FA Cup1st round
League Cup1st round
JPT TrophySemi-final (Northern Section)
Top goalscorerLeague:
James Hanson (12)

All:
James Hanson (13)
Highest home attendance12,403 vs Northampton Town (1 May 2010)
Lowest home attendance3,701 vs Notts County (6 October 2009)

This article covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

League data

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 12 17 55 54 +1 63
13 Burton Albion 46 17 11 18 71 71 0 62
14 Bradford City 46 16 14 16 59 62 −3 62
15 Accrington Stanley 46 18 7 21 62 74 −12 61
16 Hereford United 46 17 8 21 54 65 −11 59
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 16 14 16 59 62  −3 62 8 8 7 28 27  +1 8 6 9 31 35  −4

Last updated: 13 June 2010.
Source: Bradford City F.C.

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHHAAAHHAAHAAAHAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultLDLWWWDDWDDLLWDDDWLWLLDLLWLDLWWLWLWLDDLLDWWDWW
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2010. Source: Season Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Season results

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League Two

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8 August 2009 Notts County 5–0 Bradford City Meadow Lane
15:00 Davies   17'
Hughes   39'
Hughes   43'
Hughes   55' (pen.)
Maloney   86'
Attendance: 9,396
15 August 2009 Bradford City 0–0 Port Vale Valley Parade
15:00 Attendance: 11,333
18 August 2009 Bradford City 0–2 Lincoln City Valley Parade
19:45 Howe   62' (pen.)
Fagan   63'
Attendance: 11,242
22 August 2009 Cheltenham Town 4–5 Bradford City Whaddon Road
15:00 Hammond   4'
Townsend   12'
Richards   43'
Richards   89'
J.O'Brien   2'
Evans   7'
Hanson   20'
Williams   50'
Ramsden   71'
Attendance: 3,073
29 August 2009 Bradford City 2–0 Torquay United Valley Parade
15:00 Hanson   45+1'
Brandon   90+1'
Attendance: 11,123
5 September 2009 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Bradford City Greenhous Meadow
15:00 Hibbert   70' Evans   16'
Flynn   35'
Attendance: 5,525
12 September 2009 Bradford City 1–1 Burton Albion Valley Parade
15:00 Evans   24' Boertien   74' Attendance: 11,439
19 September 2009 Barnet 2–2 Bradford City Underhill
15:00 O'Flynn   56'
Hughes   81'
Hanson   14'
Rehman   70'
Attendance: 2,282
26 September 2009 Bradford City 3–0 Chesterfield Valley Parade
15:00 Flynn   23'
Neilson   55'
Brandon   86'
Attendance: 11,664
29 September 2009 Morecambe 0–0 Bradford City Christie Park
19:45 Attendance: 3,116
3 October 2009 Northampton Town 2–2 Bradford City Sixfields
15:00 Dyer   77'
Johnson   90'
Ramsden   54'
M.Boulding   54'
Attendance: 4,391
10 October 2009 Bradford City 2–3 Crewe Valley Parade
15:00 M.Boulding   44'
Hanson   69'
Zola   8'
Zola   23'
Schumacher   65'
Attendance: 11,757
17 October 2009 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 Bradford City Victoria Road
15:00 Benson   8'
Ogogo   72'
Flynn   18' Attendance: 2,446
24 October 2009 Bradford City 1–0 Hereford United Valley Parade
15:00 Evans   41' Attendance: 11,107
31 October 2009 Macclesfield Town 2–2 Bradford City Moss Rose
15:00 Daniel   4'
Bencherif   41'
Hanson   58'
Williams   66'
Attendance: 1,578
14 November 2009 Bradford City 1–1 AFC Bournemouth Valley Parade
15:00 Evans   42' Pitman   33' Attendance: 11,732
21 November 2009 Bradford City 1–1 Accrington Stanley Valley Parade
15:00 Edwards   21' (o.g.) Symes   56' Attendance: 11,176
24 November 2009 Grimsby Town 0–3 Bradford City Blundell Park
19:45 Whaley   24'
Williams   60'
Hanson   83'
Attendance: 3,646
1 December 2009 Bradford City 0–3 Rochdale Valley Parade
19:45 Dagnall   12'
Dagnall   28'
O'Grady   58'
Attendance: 11,472
5 December 2009 Darlington 0–1 Bradford City Darlington Arena
15:00 Williams   23' Attendance: 2,744
12 December 2009 Bradford City 2–4 Rotherham United Valley Parade
15:00 Bullock   19'
Flynn   46'
Ellison   30'
Ellison   37'
Roberts   78'
Broughton   88'
Attendance: 11,578
28 December 2009 Bradford City 1–3 Shrewsbury Town Valley Parade
15:00 Hanson   20' Dunfield   11'
McIntyre   45' (pen.)
Hibbert   79'
Attendance: 11,522
2 January 2010 Bradford City 1–1 Cheltenham Town Valley Parade
15:00 J.O'Brien   35' Richards   45' (pen.) Attendance: 11,522
19 January 2010 Bury 1–2 Bradford City Gigg Lane
19:45 Jones   17'
Lowe   32' (pen.)
Boulding   23' Attendance: 2,930
23 January 2010 Lincoln City 2–1 Bradford City Sincil Bank
15:00 Herd   31' (pen.)
Gilmour   37'
Boulding   62' Attendance: 3,803
23 January 2010 Torquay United 1–2 Bradford City Plainmoor
15:00 Robertson   15' Evans   82'
Evans   90+3'
Attendance: 2,592
6 February 2010 Bradford City 0–1 Bury Valley Parade
15:00 Morrell   52' Attendance: 11,965
13 February 2010 Bradford City 0–0 Grimsby Town Valley Parade
15:00 Attendance: 11,321
20 February 2010 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Bradford City Crown Ground
15:00 Miles   54'
Miles   86'
Attendance: 3,396
23 February 2010 Rochdale 1–3 Bradford City Spotland
19:45 Dagnall   45' Clarke   10'
Threlfall   80'
Evans   87'
27 February 2010 Bradford City 1–0 Darlington Valley Parade
15:00 Hanson   26' Attendance: 11,532
2 March 2010 Aldershot Town 1–0 Bradford City The EBB Stadium
19:45 Charles   54' Attendance: 2,311
6 March 2010 Rotherham United 1–2 Bradford City Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Le Fondre   90+2' (pen.) Flynn   60'
Hanson   90+5'
Attendance: 4,185
9 March 2010 Port Vale 2–1 Bradford City Vale Park
19:45 Richards   50'
Taylor   78'
Threlfall   12' Attendance: 3,728
13 March 2010 Bradford City 2–1 Aldershot Town Valley Parade
15:00 Hanson   14'
Daley   22'
Straker   12' Attendance: 11,272
20 March 2010 Hereford United 2–0 Bradford City Edgar Street
15:00 Mansett   33'
Jervis   81'
Attendance: 1,926
23 March 2010 Bradford City 0–0 Notts County Valley Parade
19:45 Attendance: 11,630
27 March 2010 Bradford City 3–3 Dagenham & Redbridge Valley Parade
19:45 Hanson   2'
Hanson   67'
Kendall   82'
Nurse   69'
Williams   75' (o.g.)
Oliver   90+1' (o.g.)
Attendance: 11,064
3 April 2010 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Bradford City Dean Court
15:00 Pitman   41' Attendance: 6,239
5 April 2010 Bradford City 1–2 Macclesfield Town Valley Parade
15:00 Oliver   47' Sinclair   40'
Wright   61'
Attendance: 11,395
10 April 2010 Burton Albion 1–1 Bradford City Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Harrad   82' Oliver   59' Attendance: 2,648
13 April 2010 Bradford City 2–0 Morecambe Valley Parade
19:45 Rehman   69'
Bolder   90+2'
Attendance: 11,027
17 April 2010 Bradford City 2–1 Barnet Valley Parade
15:00 O'Brien   79'
Flynn   90+3'
Adomah   28' Attendance: 11,138
24 April 2010 Chesterfield 1–1 Bradford City Saltergate
15:00 Demontagnac   79' Evans   75' Attendance: 4,109
1 May 2010 Bradford City 2–0 Northampton Town Valley Parade
15:00 Evans   12'
Evans   81'
Attendance: 12,403
8 May 2010 Crewe 0–1 Bradford City Alexandra Stadium
15:00 Kendall   67' Attendance: 5,172

FA Cup

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6 November 2009 Round 1 Notts County 2–1 Bradford City Meadow Lane
19:45 Hawley   45+2'
Jackson   46'
Boulding   81' Attendance: 4,213

League Cup

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12 August 2009 Round 1 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Bradford City City Ground
19:45 Anderson   46'
Blackstock   60'
McGugan   82'
Attendance: 4,639

JPT Trophy

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1 September 2009 Round 1 Rochdale 1–2 Bradford City Spotland
19:15 Dawson   59' Flynn   74'
Neilson   79'
Attendance: 1,800
6 October 2009 Round 2 Bradford City 2–2
(3–2 p)
Notts County Valley Parade
19:45 Boulding   20'
Brandon   90'
Westcarr   10'
Facey   85'
Attendance: 3,701
Penalties
Boulding  
Thorne  
Ramsden  
J.O'Brien  
Westcarr  
Ritchie  
Facey  
Bishop  
Schmeichel  
10 November 2009 Quarter-Final Bradford City 2–2
(5–4 p)
Port Vale Valley Parade
19:45 Flynn   49'
Hanson   70'
McCombe   27'
R.Taylor   75'
Attendance: 5,096
Penalties
Flynn  
J.O'Brien  
Brandon  
Hanson  
L.O'Brien  
Rehman  
Williams  
Richards  
Dodds  
K.Taylor  
Haldane  
Fraser  
R.Taylor  
Yates  
15 December 2009 Semi-Final Carlisle United 3–0 Bradford City Brunton Park
19:30 Keogh   44'
Dobie   68'
Robson   74'
Attendance: 3,176

Season summary

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Stuart McCall resigned as manager during the season, leaving Peter Taylor to take over the team. Taylor produced good results, notably wins away to Rochdale and Rotherham United.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Stuart McCall leaves Bradford City". Bradford City A.F.C. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-08.