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2024–25 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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.

Bradford City
2024–25 season
ChairmanStefan Rupp
ManagerGraham Alexander
StadiumValley Parade
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CB   Neill Byrne   Stockport County Undisclosed [1]
1 July 2024[b] CB   Aden Baldwin   Notts County Free [2]
1 July 2024[c] RB   Callum Johnson   Mansfield Town Free [3]
1 July 2024[d] CM   Antoni Sarcevic   Stockport County Free [4]
  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

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CB   Timi Odusina   Woking Undisclosed [5]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
16 May 2024 CB   Ash Taylor   Bruno's Magpies 1 July 2024 [6][7]
30 June 2024 CB   Finn Cousin-Dawson   Yeovil Town 1 July 2024 [8][9]
30 June 2024 CB   Matthew Platt   Notts County 1 July 2024 [10]
30 June 2024 GK   Heath Richardson   Cleethorpes Town 1 July 2024 [8][11]
30 June 2024 RB   Harvey Rowe   Farsley Celtic 1 July 2024 [8][12]
30 June 2024 CF   Dylan Youmbi   Farsley Celtic 2 July 2024 [8][13]
30 June 2024 LB   Noah Wadsworth   Hull City 3 July 2024 [8][14]
30 June 2024 CB   Sam Bentley [8]
30 June 2024 AM   Harry Chapman [8]
30 June 2024 CF   Matt Derbyshire [8]
30 June 2024 RB   Luke Hendrie [8]
30 June 2024 LB   Liam Ridehalgh [8]
30 June 2024 CF   Isaac Robinson [8]

Pre-season and friendlies

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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.[15] On 3 July, the club confirmed they would also face Guiseley, as a replacement for the cancelled Scunthorpe United visit.[16]

  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.[17]
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.[18]
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

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League Two

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table

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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[19]

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
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

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[20]

  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.[21]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

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EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bradford being drawn away against Grimsby Town.[22]

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

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Bradford were drawn into Northern Group H alongside Mansfield Town, Rotherham United and Newcastle United U21.[23][24]

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

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Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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   ENG Sam Walker 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ENG Brad Halliday 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   IRL Lewis Richards 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   ENG Sam Stubbs 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   IRL Neill Byrne 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF   ENG Richard Smallwood 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW   SCO Jamie Walker 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW   IRL Calum Kavanagh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   ENG Andy Cook 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF   ENG Antoni Sarcevic 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW   ENG Alex Gilliead 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF   KEN Clarke Oduor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK   ENG Colin Doyle 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW   ENG Tyler Smith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   ENG Aden Baldwin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF   ENG Alex Pattison 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF   IRL Ciaran Kelly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   ENG Vadaine Oliver 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW   ENG Jake Young 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF   ENG Callum Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW   ENG Bobby Pointon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF   SCO Kevin McDonald 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW   ENG Harry Ibbitson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK   ENG Zachariah Hadi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW   ENG Adam Wilson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 MF   ENG Gabriel Wadsworth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Byrne Becomes Second Summer Signing". Bradford City AFC. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Baldwin Becomes A Bantam". Bradford City AFC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Johnson Joins The Bantams". Bradford City AFC. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Sarcevic Spells Start of Summer Recruitment". Bradford City AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Odusina Departs Permanently". Bradford City AFC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Taylor Departs". Bradford City AFC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ^ "FC Magpies are delighted to announce the signing of the highly experienced central defender Ashton Taylor". Twitter. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Retained List: 2023/24". Bradford City AFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Finn Cousin-Dawson Joins The Glovers". Yeovil Town FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Signing: Matty Platt". Notts County FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Bradford goalkeeper makes permanent Owls move". Northern Premier League. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ^ "National League North club snap up departed Bradford City and Accrington Stanley pair". The 72 Publishing Group LTD. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Celts announce signing of Dylan Youmbi". Farsley Celtic FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Wadsworth Joins Hull City Academy". Hull City AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". Bradford City AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Guiseley Friendly Confirmed". Bradford City AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Chorley Kick-Off Moved". Bradford City AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Scunthorpe United Cancel Pre-Season Fixture". Bradford City AFC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  19. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Harrogate Kick-Off Moved For Sky". Bradford City AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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