List of Bradford City A.F.C. records and statistics
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These are a list of player and club records for Bradford City Association Football Club.
Honours
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League[edit]
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Cup[edit]
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Player records
[edit]Youngest and oldest
[edit]- Youngest player: 15 years 332 days – Reece Staunton v Rotherham United, 7 November 2017.[1]
- Oldest player: 41 years 178 days – Neville Southall v Leeds United, 12 March 2000.[1]
Most appearances
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The following players have played more than 300 league appearances for Bradford City.
| Name | Nation | Apps | Career | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ces Podd |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
502 | 1970–1984 | [5] |
| 2 | Ian Cooper |  England |
443 | 1965–1977 | [6] |
| 3 | John Hall | England |
430 | 1962–1974 | [7] |
| 4 | Bruce Stowell | England |
401 | 1960–1972 | [8] |
| 5 | Stuart McCall |  Scotland |
395 | 1982–1988, 1998–2002 | [9] |
| 6 | George Robinson | England |
343 | 1903–1915 | [10] |
| 7 | Charlie Moore | England |
339 | 1926–1939 | [11] |
| 8 | Peter Jackson | England |
336 | 1979–1986, 1988–1990 | [12] |
| 9 | Billy Watson | Scotland |
330 | 1921–1930 | [13] |
| 10 | Wayne Jacobs | England |
318 | 1994–2005 | [14] |
| 11 | Gavin Oliver | England |
313 | 1985–1994 | [15] |
| 12 | David Wetherall | England |
304 | 1999–2008 | [16] |
| 13 | Dicky Bond | England |
301 | 1909–1922 | [17] |
Goalscorers
[edit]- Most goals in a season: 36 – David Layne, 1961–62.[1]
- Most league goals in a season: 34 – David Layne, 1961–62.[18]
- Most goals scored in a match: 7 – Albert Whitehurst v Tranmere Rovers, Division Three (North), 6 March 1929.[1]
- Most goals scored : 143 – Bobby Campbell.[1]
Top goalscorers
[edit]The following players have scored more than 60 league goals for Bradford City.
| Name | Nation | Goals | Apps | Avge[19] | Career | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Campbell |  Northern Ireland |
121 | 274 | 0.44 | 1979–1983, 1983–1986 | [20] |
| 2 | Frank O'Rourke | Scotland |
88 | 192 | 0.46 | 1907–1914 | [21] |
| 3 | Dean Windass | England |
76 | 216 | 0.35 | 1999–2001, 2003–2007 | [22] |
| 3 | James Hanson | England |
76 | 274 | 0.28 | 2009–2017 | [17] |
| 5 | John Hallows | England |
74 | 164 | 0.45 | 1930–1936 | [23] |
| 5 | Andy Cook | England |
74 | 170 | 0.44 | 2021–present | [24] |
| 6 | Joe Cooke |  Dominica |
68 | 271 | 0.25 | 1971–1979, 1981–1984 | [25] |
| 7 | Gerry Ingram | England |
64 | 174 | 0.37 | 1971–1977 | [26] |
| 7 | Bobby Ham | England |
64 | 188 | 0.34 | 1967–1971, 1973–1975 | [27] |
| 7 | David McNiven | Scotland |
64 | 212 | 0.30 | 1978–1983 | [28] |
| 10 | Sean McCarthy |  Wales |
63 | 131 | 0.48 | 1990–1994 | [29] |
| 10 | John Hall | England |
63 | 430 | 0.15 | 1962–1974 | [7] |
| 12 | David Jackson | England |
61 | 250 | 0.24 | 1955–1961 | [30] |
| 13 | Bruce Bannister | England |
60 | 208 | 0.29 | 1965–1971 | [31] |
| 13 | Dicky Bond | England |
60 | 301 | 0.20 | 1909–1922 | [17] |
Transfers
[edit]Record transfer fees paid
[edit]The following players are all the players for whom Bradford City have paid at least £1 million.
| # | Name | Fee | Paid to | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Hopkin |
£2.5m | Leeds United | 6 July 2000 | [32] |
| 2 | Ashley Ward |
£1.5m | Blackburn Rovers | 18 August 2000 | [33] |
| 3 | David Wetherall |
£1.4m | Leeds United | 1 July 1999 | [34] |
| 4 | Isaiah Rankin |
£1.3m | Arsenal | 14 August 1998 | [35] |
| 5 | Lee Mills |
£1m | Port Vale | 7 August 1998 | [35] |
| 5 | Dean Windass |
£1m | Oxford United | 4 March 1999 | [36] |
Record transfer fees received
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- Highest transfer fee received: £2 million – Des Hamilton, to Newcastle United, March 1997.[1]
- £2 million – Andy O'Brien, to Newcastle United, March 2001.[1]
Managerial records
[edit]- First manager: Robert Campbell (managed the club for 79 matches from June 1903 to October 1905).[37][38]
- Longest serving manager: Peter O'Rourke (managed the club for 497 matches from November 1905 to June 1921).[39][40][41]
Club records
[edit]Goals
[edit]- Most league goals scored in a season: 128 in 42 matches – Division Three (North), 1928–29.[1][42]
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 30 in 38 matches – Premiership, 2000–01.[43]
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 94 in 42 matches – Division Two, 1936–37.[43]
- 94 in 46 matches – Division Four, 1965–66.[43]
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 40 in 46 matches – League One, 2015 - 16.[43]
Points
[edit]- Most points in a season
- Two points for a win: 63 in 42 matches – Division Three (North), 1928–29.[1][42]
- Three points for a win: 94 in 46 matches – Division Three, 1984–85.[1][44]
- Fewest points in a season
- Two points for a win: 23 in 42 matches – Division Two, 1926–27.[45][46]
- Three points for a win: 26 in 38 matches – Premiership, 2000–01.[43]
Matches
[edit]Firsts
[edit]- First league match: Grimsby Town 2–0 Bradford City, Division Two at Blundell Park, 1 September 1903.[47]
- First FA Cup match: Bradford City 6–1 Rockingham Colliery, first round qualifying at Valley Parade, 3 October 1903.[48]
- First League Cup match: Bradford City 2–1 Manchester United, second round at Valley Parade, 2 November 1960.[49]
- First European match: FK Atlantas 1–3 Bradford City, Intertoto Cup second round at Žalgiris Stadium, 2 July 2000.[50]
Record victories
[edit]- Record league victory: 11–1 v Rotherham United, Division Three (North), 25 August 1928.[1]
- Record FA Cup victory: 11–3 v Walker Celtic, first round replay, 1 December 1937.[1]
- Record League Cup victory: 7–2 v Darlington, second round second leg, 25 September 2000.[1]
Record defeats
[edit]- Record league defeat: 0–8 v Manchester City, Division Two, 7 May 1927.[1]
- 1–9 v Colchester United, Division Four, 30 December 1961.[1]
- Record FA Cup defeat: 1–6 v Newcastle United, third round, 7 March 1963.[1]
- 0–5 v Burnley, fifth round replay, 3 February 1960.[1]
- 0–5 v Tottenham Hotspur, third round, 7 January 1970.[1]
Record consecutive results
[edit]- Record consecutive wins: 10 – (from 26 November 1983 to 3 February 1984.[1][51]
- Record consecutive defeats: 8 – (21 January 1933 to 11 March 1933.[45][52]
- Record consecutive games without a defeat: 21 – (from 11 January 1969 to 2 May 1969).[1][53]
- Record consecutive games without a win: 16 – (from 28 August 1948 to 20 November 1948).[45][54]
Attendances
[edit]- Highest attendance at home match (Valley Parade): 39,146 v Burnley, FA Cup fourth round, 11 March 1911.[1]
- Lowest attendance at home match (Valley Parade): 931 v Rotherham United, English Football League Trophy, 7 November 2017.[55][failed verification]
- Record gate receipts: £181,990 v Manchester United, Premiership, 13 January 2001.[1]
European record
[edit]Bradford City's record in European competitions is limited to the 2000 Intertoto Cup, for which they took England's second place.
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R |  Lithuania
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FK Atlantas | 4–1 | 3–1 | [56] |
| 3R |  Netherlands
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RKC Waalwijk | 2–0 | 1–0 | [57] | ||
| SF |  Russia
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FC Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–3 | 0–1 | [58] |
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