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

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[lower-alpha 1]CB Neill Byrne Stockport CountyUndisclosed[1]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 2]CB Aden Baldwin Notts CountyFree[2]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 3]RB Callum Johnson Mansfield TownFree[3]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 4]CM Antoni Sarcevic Stockport CountyFree[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
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[lower-alpha 1]CB Timi Odusina WokingUndisclosed[5]
  1. The transfer was announced on 28 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened

Loaned in
Date Pos Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out
Date Pos Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract
Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
16 May 2024CB Ash Taylor[6]
30 June 2024CB Matthew Platt Notts County1 July 2024[7]
30 June 2024GK Heath Richardson Cleethorpes Town1 July 2024[8][9]
30 June 2024CB Sam Bentley[8]
30 June 2024AM Harry Chapman[8]
30 June 2024CB Finn Cousin-Dawson[8]
30 June 2024CF Matt Derbyshire[8]
30 June 2024RB Luke Hendrie[8]
30 June 2024LB Liam Ridehalgh[8]
30 June 2024CF Isaac Robinson[8]
30 June 2024RB Harvey Rowe Farsley Celtic 1 July 2024[8][10]
30 June 2024LB Noah Wadsworth[8]
30 June 2024CF Dylan Youmbi[8]

Pre-season and friendlies

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.[11]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 July 2024 Friendly Chorley v Bradford City Chorley
15:00 BST Stadium: Victory Park
13 July 2024 Friendly Scunthorpe United v Bradford City Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Stadium: Glanford 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

League Two
Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table
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[12]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[13]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Milton Keynes Dons v Bradford City Denbigh
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium MK

FA Cup
Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup
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.[14]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

EFL Trophy
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.[15][16]

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

Appearances and goals
As of pre-season

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
— GK  ENG Sam Walker 000+000+000+000+00
Defenders
— DF  ENG Aden Baldwin 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  IRL Neill Byrne 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Brad Halliday 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Callum Johnson 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  IRL Ciaran Kelly 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  KEN Clarke Oduor 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  IRL Lewis Richards 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Sam Stubbs 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  WAL Ash Taylor 000+000+000+000+00
Midfielders
— MF  SCO Kevin McDonald 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Alex Pattison 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Antoni Sarcevic 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Richard Smallwood 000+000+000+000+00
Forwards
— FW  ENG Andy Cook 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Alex Gilliead 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  IRL Calum Kavanagh 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Vadaine Oliver 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Bobby Pointon 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Tyler Smith 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  SCO Jamie Walker 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Adam Wilson 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Jake Young 000+000+000+000+00

References
  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. "Signing: Matty Platt". Notts County FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  8. "Retained List: 2023/24". Bradford City AFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  9. "Bradford goalkeeper makes permanent Owls move". Northern Premier League. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. "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.
  11. "Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". Bradford City AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  12. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  13. "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  14. "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  15. "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.
  16. "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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