2017–18 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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Bradford City A.F.C.
2017–18 season
ChairmanEdic Rahic
Stefan Rupp
ManagerStuart McCall
(until 5 February)
Simon Grayson
(Between 11 February–8 May)
Michael Collins
(from 18 June)
StadiumValley Parade
League One11th
FA CupRound 3 (vs. Yeovil Town)
EFL CupRound 1 (vs. Doncaster Rovers)
EFL TrophyRound 2 (vs. Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Wyke (14)
All: Charlie Wyke (15)
Highest home attendance21,403 vs. Blackburn Rovers (League One)
Lowest home attendance931 vs. Rotherham United (EFL Trophy)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2017–18 season will be Bradford City's 115th season in their history, in the Football League and in the English football league system.[1] Along with League One, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Pre-season[]

As of 13 July 2017, Bradford City have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Guiseley, Sunderland, Newcastle United, FC Halifax Town,[2] Bradford Park Avenue,[3] TV Echterdingen [4] and Eccleshill United.[5]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
8 July 2017 Bradford Park Avenue A 0–3 2,020
15 July 2017 TV Echterdingen A 4–1 Dieng 39', McCartan 78', Patrick 84', Pybus 86' N/A
18 July 2017 Guiseley A 2–1 Trialist 64', McMahon 76' N/A
19 July 2017 Eccleshill United A 3–0 Robinson 68', Pybus (2) 75', 84' N/A
22 July 2017 Sunderland H 2–3 McMahon 65' (pen.), Trialist 90' 3,902
26 July 2017 Newcastle United H 0–4 7,601
29 July 2017 FC Halifax Town A 3–0 Patrick 47', Hudson (2) 80', 83' N/A
15 August 2017 Wigan Athletic A 3–2 Devine, McCartan (2) 0

League One[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Peterborough United 46 17 13 16 68 60 +8 64
10 Southend United 46 17 12 17 58 62 −4 63
11 Bradford City 46 18 9 19 57 67 −10 63
12 Blackpool 46 15 15 16 60 55 +5 60
13 Bristol Rovers 46 16 11 19 60 66 −6 59
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 15 3 9 43 36  +7 48 6 1 7 19 21  −2 9 2 2 24 15  +9

Last updated: 9 December 2017.
Source: Statto.com

Matches[]

On 21 June 2017, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[6]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Position
5 August 2017 Blackpool H 2–1 Knight-Percival 41', Patrick 59' 20,804 4th
12 August 2017 Gillingham A 1–0 Poleon 19' 5,267 4th
19 August 2017 Blackburn Rovers H 0–1 21,403 7th
26 August 2017 Walsall A 3–3 McCartan 30', Poleon 38', Leahy 49' (o.g.) 4,817 9th
2 September 2017 Bristol Rovers H 3–1 Wyke (3) 13', 62', 73' 19,284 6th
9 September 2017 Peterborough United A 3–1 Poleon 7', Vincelot 36', Kilgallon 40' 7,061 4th
12 September 2017 Oxford United A 2–2 Patrick 30', Vincelot 90+4' 6,558 4th
16 September 2017 Rotherham United H 1–0 Vincelot 21' 20,881 3rd
23 September 2017 Northampton Town A 1–0 McMahon 34' 6,355 3rd
26 September 2017 Fleetwood Town H 0–3 18,799 4th
30 September 2017 Doncaster Rovers H 2–0 Wyke 18', Knight-Percival 42' 20,430 3rd
7 October 2017 Milton Keynes Dons A 4–1 Vincelot 11', Wyke (2) 18', 71', Taylor 82' 9,106 3rd
14 October 2017 Bury A 1–3 Wyke 9' 5,514 3rd
17 October 2017 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 Taylor 3' 19,840 3rd
21 October 2017 Charlton Athletic H 0–1 20,066 3rd
28 October 2017 Portsmouth A 1–0 Kilgallon 80' 18,067 3rd
11 November 2017 Plymouth Argyle H 0–1 20,227 4th
18 November 2017 Wigan Athletic A 2–1 Wyke 14', Robinson 90+2' 10,649 3rd
21 November 2017 Scunthorpe United H 1–2 Taylor 44' 19,163 5th
25 November 2017 Shrewsbury Town A 1–0 Nsiala 55' (o.g.) 7,165 4th
9 December 2017 Rochdale H 4–3 Kilgallon 8', Wyke 40', Poleon 42', Robinson 78' 19,621 4th
16 December 2017 Southend United A 2–1 Poleon 9', Wyke 90' (pen.) 6,097 4th
23 December 2017 AFC Wimbledon A 1–2 Taylor 47' 4,215 5th
26 December 2017 Peterbourgh United H 1–3 Taylor 83' 21,220 5th
30 December 2017 Oxford United H 3–2 Wyke 2', McCartan 54', Dieng 59' 19,691 5th
1 January 2018 Fleetwood Town A 2–1 Gilliead 56', McCartan 63' 3,089 5th
13 January 2018 Northampton Town H 1–2 Taylor 90+2' 19,343 5th
20 January 2018 Bristol Rovers A 1–3 Wyke 38' (pen.) 9,064 5th
23 January 2018 Rotherham United A 0–2 8,904 5th
27 January 2018 AFC Wimbledon H 0–4 19,103 5th
3 February 2018 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 Gibson 88' 5,526 6th
10 February 2018 Bury H 2–2 Dieng 58', McCartan 89' 19,476 6th
13 February 2018 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 Robinson 80' 10,650 6th
24 February 2018 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 11,113 8th
14 March 2018 Wigan Athletic H 0–1 19,413 10th
19 March 2018 Doncaster Rovers A 0–2 7,369 11th
24 March 2018 Gillingham H 1–0 Poleon 48' 19,654 9th
29 March 2018 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 13,443 10th
7 April 2018 Blackpool A 0–5 5,337 12th
12 April 2018 Shrewsbury Town H 0–0 18,997 12th
17 April 2018 Portsmouth H 3–1 Knight-Percival 14', Lund 71', Wyke 90+5' 19,554 10th
21 April 2018 Rochdale A 1–1 Wyke 90+1' 4,365 11th
24 April 2018 Milton Keynes Dons H 2–0 Dieng 12', Knight-Percival 80' 19,192 10th
28 April 2018 Southend United H 0–2 19,960 11th
1 May 2018 Walsall H 1–1 Lund 45+1' 18,976 11th
5 May 2018 Scunthorpe United A 1–1 Kilgallon 56' 5,452 11th

FA Cup[]

In the FA Cup, Bradford City were drawn at home to Chesterfield for the first round,[7] Plymouth Argyle also at home in the second round[8] and either Port Vale or Yeovil Town away in the third round.[9] The latter won their replayed match 3–2 (a.e.t.) to host the Bantams.[10]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
4 November 2017 Round 1 Chesterfield H 2–0 Gilliead 4', Jones 44' 4,747
2 December 2017 Round 2 Plymouth Argyle H 3–1 Vincelot 38', Knight-Percival 50', Wyke 64' 4,957
6 January 2018 Round 3 Yeovil Town A 0–2 3,040

EFL Cup[]

On 16 June 2017, Bradford City were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers in the first round.[11]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
8 August 2017 Round 1 Doncaster Rovers H 2–3 Poleon 35', Jones 84' 3,175

EFL Trophy[]

On 12 July 2017 the group stage draw was completed with Bradford City facing Chesterfield, Manchester City U23 and Rotherham United.[12] After winning their group, Bradford City were drawn at home to either Oldham Athletic or Fleetwood Town.[13]

Pos Lge Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bradford City (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 6 6 0 6 Round 2
2 L2 Chesterfield (Q) 3 1 1 0 1 6 7 −1 5
3 L1 Rotherham United (E) 3 1 0 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4 ACA Manchester City EDS (E) 3 0 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
29 August 2017 Group Stage Chesterfield A 4–2 Patrick 45+4', Jones (2) 57', 62', Hanson 80' 1,099
24 October 2017 Group Stage Manchester City U21s H 2–1 Thompson 18', Jones 35' 1,260
7 November 2017 Group Stage Rotherham United H 0–3 931
5 December 2017 Round 2 Oldham Athletic H 0–1 1,036

Squad Statistics[]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK Republic of Ireland Colin Doyle 35 0 1 0 1 0 0(1) 0 37(1) 0 2 0
2 DF Australia Ryan McGowan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
3 DF England Adam Chicksen 16(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16(2) 0 4 1
4 MF England Jake Reeves 24(1) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26(1) 0 3 0
5 DF England Matthew Kilgallon 42 4 3 0 0(1) 0 0 0 45(1) 4 5 1
6 MF France Romain Vincelot 37(1) 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 42(1) 5 9 1
7 MF England Nicky Law 33(5) 0 2(1) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 35(8) 0 0 0
8 MF France Timothee Dieng 19(7) 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 23(7) 3 8 0
9 FW England Charlie Wyke 38(2) 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 41(2) 15 2 2
10 FW England Paul Taylor 18(9) 6 3 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 22(11) 6 2 0
11 FW England Dominic Poleon 16(16) 6 0(2) 0 1 1 1(1) 0 18(19) 7 2 0
12 GK Germany Rouven Sattelmaier 10(1) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13(1) 0 1 0
14 FW Northern Ireland Shay McCartan 13(11) 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 17(11) 4 3 0
15 DF England Stephen Warnock 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
16 DF England Jacob Hanson 1(2) 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 5(2) 1 0 0
17 MF England Alex Gilliead 36(6) 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 42(6) 2 3 0
18 MF England Callum Guy 15(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15(2) 0 3 0
19 FW England Alex Jones 4(3) 0 1 1 0(1) 1 2 3 7(4) 5 1 0
20 DF England Daniel Pybus 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5(1) 0 0 0
21 FW Germany Kai Bruenker 5(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5(4) 0 1 0
22 DF England Nathaniel Knight-Percival 40(1) 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 45(1) 5 7 0
23 GK Germany Lukas Raeder 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0
24 MF England Daniel Devine 0(3) 0 0(2) 0 0 0 4 0 4(5) 0 1 0
25 FW England Reece Webb-Foster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW England Jordan Gibson 1(4) 1 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 4(5) 1 0 0
28 MF England Cameron Hawkes 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
29 DF England Tony McMahon 38 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 40 1 10 0
30 DF England Matthew Lund 7(3) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7(3) 2 1 0
31 MF England Curtis Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England Ellis Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0(2) 0 0 0
33 FW England Alex Laird 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 1(1) 0 0 0
34 FW England Omari Patrick 8(11) 2 0 0 1 0 3(1) 1 12(12) 3 1 0
35 DF England Tyrell Robinson 13(8) 3 2(1) 0 0 0 2 0 17(9) 3 1 0
36 MF Scotland Callum Gunner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Germany Joel Grodowski 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
38 MF England Jake Maltby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
39 DF England Reece Staunton 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 0 0
- DF Northern Ireland Adam Thompson 4(5) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 3 1 8(6) 1 2 0
- DF Republic of Ireland Tom Field 7(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8(1) 0 1 0
- DF England Luke Hendrie 9(4) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 3 0 13(5) 0 1 0
- DF Australia Lachlan Barr 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 0 0
- – Own goals – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 2 – –

Statistics accurate as of 5 May 2018

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 LB England Adam Chicksen Charlton Athletic Free [14]
1 July 2017 CM Scotland Callum Gunner Swindon Town Free [15]
1 July 2017 ST Northern Ireland Shay McCartan Accrington Stanley Undisclosed [16]
1 July 2017 CF England Omari Patrick Barnsley Free [15]
1 July 2017 LB England Tyrell Robinson Free agent Free [15]
1 July 2017 CF England Dominic Poleon AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed [17]
1 July 2017 ST England Paul Taylor Peterborough United Free [18]
4 July 2017 CM England Jake Reeves AFC Wimbledon £150,000 [19]
7 July 2017 CB Australia Lachlan Barr FC Internationale Berlin Free [20]
7 July 2017 ST Germany Joel Grodowski PSV Bork Free [20]
15 August 2017 FW England Jordan Gibson Rangers Free [21]
31 August 2017 GK Germany Lukas Raeder Vitória de Setúbal Free [22]
25 January 2018 ST Germany Kai Bruenker SC Freiburg Free [23]
26 January 2018 DF Australia Ryan McGowan Al-Sharjah Free [24]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 SS Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [25]
1 July 2017 GK England Joe Cracknell Free agent Released [26]
1 July 2017 RB England Stephen Darby Bolton Wanderers Released [26][a]
1 July 2017 CB England James King Free agent Released [26]
1 July 2017 LW Jamaica Mark Marshall Charlton Athletic Free [28]
1 July 2017 CB England Rory McArdle Scunthorpe United Free [29]
1 July 2017 LB Australia James Meredith Millwall Free [30]
  1. ^ Stephen Darby joined Bolton Wanderers following his release.[27]

Loans in[]

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
7 July 2017 RW England Alex Gilliead Newcastle United January 2018 [31]
30 August 2017 CB Northern Ireland Adam Thompson Bury 30 June 2018 [32]
12 January 2018 MF England Callum Guy Derby County 30 June 2018 [33]
26 January 2018 DF England Matty Lund Burton Albion 30 June 2018 [24]
26 January 2018 DF England Stephen Warnock Burton Albion 30 June 2018 [24]

Loans out[]

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
23 November 2017 CB Australia Lachlan Barr Harrogate Town 24 December 2017 [34]
23 November 2017 RM England Ellis Hudson Harrogate Town 24 December 2017 [34]

References[]

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  3. ^ "Park Avenue Friendly Confirmed". Bradford City Official Site. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Germany Pre-Season Update". Bradford City Official Site. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Eccleshill United Friendly Details". Bradford City Official Site. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. ^ "CITY TO FACE BLACKPOOL AT HOME FIRST UP". Bradford City AFC. 21 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Bantams Draw Chesterfield In FA Cup First Round". Bradford City Official Site. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  8. ^ "The Bantams Drawn At Home To Plymouth In Emirates FA Cup Second Round". Bradford City Official Site. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Yeovil Or Port Vale Away For City In Emirates FA Cup Third Round". Bradford City Official Site. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Yeovil Tie Confirmed For City In Emirates FA Cup Third Round". Bradford City Official Site. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  11. ^ "City Drawn At Home To Doncaster In Carabao Cup First Round". Bradford City Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Man City Complete The Bantams' Checkatrade Trophy Group". Bradford City Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Oldham Or Fleetwood In Checkatrade Trophy Round Two". Bradford City Official Site. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  14. ^ "City Complete Chicksen Signing". Bradford City Official Site. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  15. ^ a b c "City Sign Talented Young Trio". Bradford City Official Site. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Bantams Sign Shay McCartan From Accrington Stanley". Bradford City Official Site. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  17. ^ "City Sign Poleon From AFC Wimbledon". Bradford City Official Site. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Bantams Sign Paul Taylor". Bradford City Official Site. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Jakle Reeves: Bradford City sign AFC Wimbledon Midfielder for Undisclosed Fee". BBC Sport. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
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  21. ^ "Gibson Completes City Move". Bradford City Official Site. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  22. ^ "City Agree Raeder Deal". Bradford City Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Striker Kai Bruenker joins the Bantams from SC Freiburg". Telegraph and Argus. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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  25. ^ "Clarke Departs City". Bradford City Official Site. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  26. ^ a b c "Trio To Depart The Club". Bradford City Official Site. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  27. ^ "Stephen Darby: Bolton Wanderers sign ex-Bradford City defender". BBC. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  28. ^ "Marshall To Depart The Bantams". Bradford City Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  29. ^ "Rory McArdle Signs For Scunthorpe". Bradford City Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  30. ^ "Meredith To Leave City". Bradford City Official Site. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  31. ^ "Gilliead Returns For Second Loan Spell". Bradford City Official Site. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  32. ^ "City Secure Loan Deal For International Centre Half". Bradford City Official Site. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  33. ^ "CITY SECURE LOAN DEAL FOR GUY". Bradford City Official Site. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  34. ^ a b "City Duo Make Harrogate Loan Move". Bradford City Official Site. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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