The 2018–19 season is Bradford City's 116th season in their history, their 104th in the English Football League and 106th in the English football league system.[5]

Quick Facts Chairman, Head Coach ...
Bradford City
2018–19 season
ChairmanEdic Rahic
Stefan Rupp
Head CoachMichael Collins
(Until 3 September)[1]
David Hopkin
(Between 4 September–25 February)[2][3]
Gary Bowyer
(from 4 March)[4]
StadiumValley Parade
League One24th (relegated)
FA CupRound 2 Replay (vs. Peterborough United)
EFL CupRound 1 (vs. Macclesfield Town)
EFL TrophyGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Eoin Doyle (11)

All:
Eoin Doyle (11)
Highest home attendance19,487 vs. Sunderland (League One)
Lowest home attendance902 vs. Everton U21's (EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance16,130
Biggest win4–0 vs. Walsall
(15 December 2018)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs. Gillingham
(27 October 2018)
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Pre-season

On 18 May 2018, Bradford City announced two friendly games against Farsley Celtic and Sheffield United.[6] Three days later, they revealed further matches with Guiseley and local derby against Bradford Park Avenue.[7] On 23 May 2018, a further date away at York City was added to the preseason schedule[8] followed by an away date against Harrogate Town announced on 11 June.[9] On 22 June 2018, a further away date against Carlisle United was announced.[10]

More information Date, Opponents ...
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
7 July 2018 Farsley Celtic A A–A Match cancelled due to safety concerns
10 July 2018 Guiseley A 1–2 Powell 46'
14 July 2018 York City A 0–1
17 July 2017 Sheffield United H 2–3 Payne 53', Brünker 80'
18 July 2018 Bradford Park Avenue A 2–1 Colville 71', Clare 90+1'
21 July 2018 Harrogate Town A 2–7 Clare (2) 59', 66' 1,082
28 July 2018 Carlisle United A 0–1
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Competitions

League One

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 11 22 42 63 21 50
21 Plymouth Argyle (R) 46 13 11 22 56 80 24 50 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Walsall (R) 46 12 11 23 49 71 22 47
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 12 10 24 53 83 30 46
24 Bradford City (R) 46 11 8 27 49 77 28 41
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Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[11]
(R) Relegated

Result summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 11 8 27 49 77  −28 41 7 4 12 25 31  −6 4 4 15 24 46  −22
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Last updated: 27 April 2019.
Source: Statto.com

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[12][13]

More information Date, Opponents ...
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Position
4 August 2018 Shrewsbury Town A 1–0 Payne 19' 7,625 10th
11 August 2018 Barnsley H 0–2 18,986 13th
18 August 2018 Southend United A 0–2 6,295 18th
21 August 2018 Burton Albion H 1–0 Payne 32' 15,302 9th
25 August 2018 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–2 Colville 90+1' 15,563 13th
1 September 2018 Fleetwood Town A 1–2 Doyle 23' (pen.) 3,347 17th
8 September 2018 Blackpool A 2–3 Doyle 59' (pen.), Payne 64' 4,393 19th
15 September 2018 Charlton Athletic H 0–2 15,709 21st
22 September 2018 Doncaster Rovers A 1–2 Miller 81' 8,481 22nd
29 September 2018 Bristol Rovers H 0–0 15,916 22nd
2 October 2018 AFC Wimbledon A 1–0 Payne 45+1' (pen.) 3,630 19th
6 October 2018 Sunderland H 1–2 A. O'Connor 52' 19,487 22nd
13 October 2018 Accrington Stanley A 1–3 Doyle 62' 3,346 22nd
20 October 2018 Rochdale H 0–2 15,875 23rd
23 October 2018 Coventry City H 2–4 A. O'Connor (2) 62', 78' 11,075 24th
27 October 2018 Gillingham A 0–4 4,399 24th
3 November 2018 Portsmouth H 0–1 16,393 24th
17 November 2018 Peterborough United A 1–1 A. O'Connor 10' 8,046 24th
24 November 2018 Oxford United H 2–0 Ball 25', Payne 28' 19,084 24th
27 November 2018 Luton Town A 0–4 8,568 24th
8 December 2018 Plymouth Argyle A 3–3 Payne (2) 4', 18', Miller 53' 9,092 24th
15 December 2018 Walsall H 4–0 Caddis 34', Ball (2) 52', 61', Doyle 83' 15,314 22nd
22 December 2018 Scunthorpe United H 2–0 Payne 10', Doyle 27' (pen.) 16,130 20th
26 December 2018 Sunderland A 0–1 46,039 21st
29 December 2018 Rochdale A 4–0 Knight-Percival 23', A. O'Connor 48', Doyle 60' (pen.), Miller 89' 5,673 21st
1 January 2019 Accrington Stanley H 3–0 L. O'Brien 21', Doyle 30', Wood 49' 16,318 20th
12 January 2019 Barnsley A 0–3 14,962 22nd
19 January 2019 Southend United H 0–4 15,517 23rd
26 January 2019 Burton Albion A 1–1 Akpan 68' 3,162 23rd
29 January 2019 Shrewsbury Town H 4–3 Grant 19' (o.g.), L. O'Brien 38', Doyle 60', Ball 90+6' 14,906 21st
2 February 2019 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–0 4,586 22nd
9 February 2019 Fleetwood Town H 0–1 15,365 23rd
16 February 2019 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 15,855 23rd
23 February 2019 Walsall A 2–3 Doyle 12', A. O'Connor 54' 5,503 23rd
2 March 2019 Portsmouth A 1–5 Akpan 65' 17,657 23rd
9 March 2019 Peterborough United H 3–1 Butterfield 70', Doyle 83', L. O'Brien 86' 15,890 23rd
12 March 2019 Luton Town H 0–1 15,992 23rd
16 March 2019 Oxford United A 0–1 6,681 24th
23 March 2019 Blackpool H 1–4 Ball 90+2' 16,307 24th
30 March 2019 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 11,630 24th
6 April 2019 Doncaster Rovers H 0–1 16,496 24th
13 April 2019 Bristol Rovers A 2–3 L. O'Brien 16', Knight-Percival 90' 8,418 24th
19 April 2019 Coventry City A 0–2 11,711 24th
22 April 2019 Gillingham H 1–1 Mellor 10' 15,686 24th
27 April 2019 Scunthorpe United A 3–2 Clarke 2', Anderson 12', Doyle 15' 4,528 24th
4 May 2019 AFC Wimbledon H 0–0 17,817 24th
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FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[14] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[15]

More information Date, Round ...
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
10 November 2018 Round 1 Aldershot Town A 1–1 Knight-Percival 71' 2,455
20 November 2018 Round 1 Replay Aldershot Town H 1–1 (4–1 p) Fowler 101' (o.g.) 2,248
1 December 2018 Round 2 Peterborough United A 2–2 Mellor 84', Colville 89' 3,750
11 December 2018 Round 2 Replay Peterborough United H 4–4 (2–3 p) Miller (2) 22', 72', Ball 53', Caddis 58' 3,486
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EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[16]

More information Date, Round ...
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
14 August 2018 Round 1 Macclesfield Town A 1–1
(2–4p)
Colville 62' 1,422
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EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[17]

More information Pos, Lge ...
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Barnsley 3 2 1 0 0 5 3 +2 8 Round 2
2 L2 Oldham Athletic 3 2 0 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3 ACA Everton U21 3 0 0 2 1 4 5 1 2
4 L1 Bradford City 3 0 1 0 2 3 7 4 2
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Source: EFL.com
More information Date, Round ...
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
25 September 2018 Group Stage Everton U21's H 1–1 (6–5 p) Miller 90+2' 902
9 October 2018 Group Stage Oldham Athletic H 1–4 Brünker 49' 1,015
13 November 2018 Group Stage Barnsley A 1–2 Ball 8' 2,925
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Squad statistics

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKEngland Richard O'Donnell 42030003048030
2DFEngland Joe Riley 5(1)000100(1)06(2)000
3DFEngland Adam Chicksen 26(2)030101031(2)062
5DFRepublic of Ireland Paudie O'Connor 8(1)00000008(1)000
6DFRepublic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor 41(1)640102048(1)680
7MFRepublic of Ireland Sean Scannell 15(1)000101017(1)001
8MFEngland Jake Reeves 000000000000
9FWRepublic of Ireland Eoin Doyle 40(4)113(1)0000043(5)1150
10FWEngland Jack Payne 33(6)840102(1)040(7)830
11DFEngland Tyrell Robinson 0(2)00000000(2)000
12FWEngland George Miller 18(21)32(2)2101122(23)651
13GKEngland Ben Wilson 401010006000
15DFEngland Kelvin Mellor 17(3)121000019(3)210
16MFEngland Jacob Butterfield 11(4)100000011(4)110
17FWRepublic of Ireland Billy Clarke 6(8)10000006(8)110
18MFEngland Jermaine Anderson 9(4)10000009(4)110
20FWEngland Omari Patrick 0(1)00000000(1)000
21MFNigeria Hope Akpan 24(4)220100027(4)240
22DFEngland Nathaniel Knight-Percival 34(1)231003040(1)3122
23DFEngland Connor Wood 18(4)11(1)0001(1)020(6)140
24MFEngland Daniel Devine 2(1)01(1)000104(2)000
25DFEngland Calum Woods 5(1)00000005(1)000
27FWEngland Jordan Gibson 1(10)00000203(10)010
28MFEngland Cameron Hawkes 000000000000
32DFEngland Josef Hefele 000000000000
33FWEngland Tom Clare 000000000000
35DFEngland Reece Staunton 000000101000
36MFEngland Luca Colville 3(8)10(2)111004(10)310
37MFEngland Eliot Goldthorp 0(2)000001(1)01(3)020
38DFScotland Paul Caddis 25(2)121000027(2)280
39MFEngland Lewis O'Brien 38(2)440001(1)043(3)490
40FWEngland David Ball 30(5)541003137(5)790
44MFEngland Josh Wright 15(3)00(1)00(1)02017(5)040
47MFEngland Raecce Ellington 0000000(1)00(1)000
-Own goals 11002
Players out on loan for rest of the season
4DFAustralia Ryan McGowan 22(1)020100025(1)0100
14FWNorthern Ireland Shay McCartan 000000000000
16DFEngland Jacob Hanson 000000000000
19FWEngland Alex Jones 0(2)000000(1)00(3)000
29MFScotland Callum Gunner 000000000000
31GKEngland George Sykes-Kenworthy 000000000000
Players left during the season
5DFEngland Matthew Kilgallon 000000000000
5MFScotland Jim O'Brien 5(6)02(1)000209(7)020
17MFNetherlands Sherwin Seedorf 1(5)000102(1)04(6)000
18FWGermany Kai Bruenker 4(13)00(2)00(1)0216(16)140
25DFSweden Thomas Isherwood 1(2)00000203(2)010
26MFEngland Ellis Hudson 000000000000
30MFEngland Curtis Peters 000000000000
34FWEngland Reece Powell 000000000000
48MFEngland Karl Henry 3(1)01(1)000004(2)020
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Statistics accurate as of 4 May 2019

Transfers

Transfers in

More information Date from, Position ...
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018CFEnglandTom ClareBarnsleyFree transfer[18]
1 July 2018CBSwedenThomas IsherwoodGermany Bayern Munich IIFree transfer[19]
1 July 2018CBRepublic of IrelandAnthony O'ConnorScotland AberdeenFree transfer[20]
1 July 2018GKEnglandRichard O'DonnellNorthampton TownFree transfer[21]
1 July 2018RBEnglandJoe RileyManchester UnitedUndisclosed[22]
1 July 2018LBEnglandConnor WoodLeicester CityUndisclosed[23]
1 July 2018CMEnglandJosh WrightSouthend UnitedFree transfer[24]
4 July 2018CMNigeriaHope AkpanBurton AlbionFree transfer[25]
19 July 2018RWRepublic of IrelandSean ScannellHuddersfield TownUndisclosed[26]
28 July 2018GKEnglandBen WilsonWales Cardiff CityFree transfer[27]
31 July 2018RBEnglandKelvin MellorBlackpoolFree transfer[28]
1 August 2018CFRepublic of IrelandEoin DoylePreston North EndUndisclosed[29]
14 August 2018RMEnglandLuca ColvilleHuddersfield TownFree transfer[30]
13 September 2018CMScotlandJim O'BrienScotland Ross CountyFree transfer[31]
16 November 2018RBScotlandPaul CaddisBlackburn RoversFree transfer[32]
23 November 2018DMEnglandKarl HenryBolton WanderersFree transfer[33]
17 January 2019CMEnglandJermaine AndersonPeterborough UnitedUndisclosed[34]
23 January 2019RBEnglandCalum WoodsPreston North EndFree transfer[35]
31 January 2019AMRepublic of IrelandBilly ClarkeCharlton AthleticFree transfer[36]
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Transfers out

More information Date from, Position ...
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018DMFranceTimothée DiengSouthend UnitedFree transfer[37]
1 July 2018GKRepublic of IrelandColin DoyleScotland Heart of MidlothianMutual consent[38][39]
1 July 2018CFGermanyJoel GrodowskiGermany Hammer SpVgReleased[40][41]
1 July 2018CBEnglandAlex LairdFree agentReleased[40]
1 July 2018CMEnglandNicky LawExeter CityReleased[18][42]
1 July 2018RBEnglandTony McMahonOxford UnitedReleased[18][43]
1 July 2018GKGermanyLukas RaederGermany Rot-Weiss EssenReleased[18][44]
1 July 2018GKGermanyRouven SattelmaierGermany SV Darmstadt 98Released[18][45]
1 July 2018LMEnglandReece Webb-FosterLancaster CityReleased[40][46]
5 July 2018CFEnglandDominic PoleonCrawley TownUndisclosed[47]
19 July 2018DMFranceRomain VincelotCrawley TownUndisclosed[48]
1 August 2018CFEnglandCharlie WykeSunderlandUndisclosed[49]
2 August 2018CFEnglandPaul TaylorDoncaster RoversFree transfer[50]
31 August 2018CBEnglandMatthew KilgallonScotland Hamilton AcademicalMutual consent[51][52]
18 December 2018RMEnglandEllis HudsonFree agentMutual consent[53]
24 December 2018DMEnglandKarl HenryFree agentMutual consent[54]
4 January 2019RBEnglandJacob HansonFC Halifax TownUndisclosed[55]
7 January 2019CFGermanyKai BrünkerGermany SG Sonnenhof GroßaspachMutual consent[56]
8 January 2019CMScotlandJim O'BrienNotts CountyReleased[57][58]
23 January 2019CBSwedenThomas IsherwoodFree agentMutual consent[35]
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Loans in

More information Start date, Position ...
Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
16 July 2018CFEnglandGeorge MillerMiddlesbrough31 January 2019[59][60]
16 July 2018AMEnglandJack PayneHuddlesfield Town31 May 2019[61]
31 August 2018MFEnglandLewis O'BrienHuddersfield Town31 May 2019[62]
3 September 2018CFEnglandDavid BallRotherham United31 May 2019[63]
8 January 2019CBRepublic of IrelandPaudie O'ConnorLeeds United31 May 2019[64]
31 January 2019CMEnglandJacob ButterfieldDerby County31 May 2019[65]
31 January 2019CFEnglandGeorge MillerBarnsley31 May 2019[60]
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Loans out

More information Start date, Position ...
Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
4 July 2018DFEnglandJacob HansonHalifax Town1 January 2019[66]
24 July 2018SSNorthern IrelandShay McCartanLincoln City31 May 2019[67]
28 August 2018CFEnglandOmari PatrickYeovil Town2 January 2019[68][69]
25 January 2019CFEnglandAlex JonesCambridge United31 May 2019[70]
31 January 2019LWEnglandJordan GibsonStevenage31 May 2019[71]
31 January 2019CBAustraliaRyan McGowanScotland Dundee31 May 2019[72]
13 March 2019FWEnglandTom ClareBoston United31 May 2019[73]
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