2021–22 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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Bradford City
2021–22 season
ChairmanStefan Rupp
ManagerDerek Adams
StadiumUtilita Energy Stadium
League Two2nd
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Cook (4)
All:
Andy Cook (4)
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2021–22 season is Bradford City's 119th year in existence and third consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

During pre-season, Derek Adams was appointed as Bantams new manager.[1]

Pre-season friendlies[]

Bradford City revealed they would have pre-season friendlies against Bradford (Park Avenue),[2] Eccleshill United,[2] Doncaster Rovers,[2] Guiseley,[2] Brighouse Town,[2] Blackburn Rovers,[2] Chesterfield[2] and Accrington Stanley[3] as part of their preparations for the new season.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
13 July 2021 Bradford Park Avenue A 5–0 Kelleher 6', Cook 63', Scales 71', Crankshaw 78' (pen.), Eisa 87' 1,106
14 July 2021 Eccleshill United A P–P[4]
17 July 2021 Doncaster Rovers H 2–0 Eisa 10' (pen.), Cook 55' 1,000+
20 July 2021 Guiseley A 2–1 Angol (2) 35', 38' (pen.)
21 July 2021 Brighouse Town A 3–1 Crankshaw 20', Evans 34', Scales 36'
24 July 2021 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 Angol 19', Cooke 58'
27 July 2021 Chesterfield A 1–2 O'Connor 48'
31 July 2021 Accrington Stanley A 2–0 Cook (2) 4', 21’ 1,097

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Hartlepool United 8 4 1 3 8 6 +2 13 Qualification for League Two play-offs
7 Port Vale 8 3 3 2 9 6 +3 12
8 Rochdale 8 3 3 2 12 10 +2 12
9 Bradford City 8 3 3 2 11 9 +2 12
10 Swindon Town 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 12
11 Tranmere Rovers 8 3 2 3 4 3 +1 11
12 Newport County 8 3 2 3 9 11 −2 11
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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[5]


Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
7 3 2 2 10 8  +2 11 2 1 0 7 3  +4 1 1 2 3 5  −2

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567
GroundAHHAAHA
ResultDWWWLDL
Position12622336
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The Bantams' fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[6]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
7 August 2021 Exeter City A 0–0 — 5,609
14 August 2021 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 Angol (2) 32', 90+8' (pen.) 17,624
17 August 2021 Stevenage H 4–1 Cook (3) 1', 30', 38', Canavan 88' 14,257
21 August 2021 Mansfield Town A 3–2 O'Connor 19', Vernam 61', Cook 87' 6,058
28 August 2021 Leyton Orient A 0–2 — 4,901
4 September 2021 Walsall H 1–1 Watt 14' 15,822
11 September 2021 Salford City A 0–1 — —
18 September 2021 Barrow H Scorers Attendance
25 September 2021 Crawley Town A Scorers Attendance

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Bradford City were drawn away to Nottingham Forest in the first round.[7][8]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
11 August 2021 Round 1 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 Cooke 54' 9,514

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Group game fixture dates were announced on 22 July.[9]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Lincoln City (Q) 2 2 0 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ACA Manchester United U21 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
4 L2 Bradford City 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2021. Source: EFL.com
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Lincoln City H 0–3 — —
21 September 2021 Group game 2 Manchester United U21 H Score Goal Scorers Attendance
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Sunderland A Score Goal Scorers Attendance

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 England Richard O'Donnell 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
2 DF England Oscar Threlkeld 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
3 DF England Liam Ridehalgh 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland Paudie O'Connor 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 1 0 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland Niall Canavan 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 0 0
6 MF Cameroon Yann Songo'o 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 1 0
7 FW Sudan Abo Eisa 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
8 MF England Callum Cooke 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 8 1 3 0
9 FW England Andy Cook 6 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 4 0 0
11 MF England Alex Gilliead 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 0
13 GK England Sam Hornby 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
14 DF England Matty Foulds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
15 MF England Charles Vernam 4(2) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0 5(3) 1 0 0
16 DF Republic of Ireland Fiacre Kelleher 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 0 0
17 MF England Gareth Evans 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3(1) 0 0 0
18 MF Scotland Elliot Watt 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 1 1 0
19 FW England Lee Angol 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0
20 FW England Theo Robinson 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
21 DF Republic of Ireland Reece Staunton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England Levi Sutton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 0 0 0
23 MF England Ollie Crankshaw 0(5) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(6) 0 0 0
24 DF England Finn Cousin-Dawson 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 0
25 DF Poland Jorge Sikora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England Kian Scales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(4) 0 0 0
33 FW England Charlie Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Poland Olivier Sukiennicki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players out on loan for rest of the season
Players left during the season
- – Own goals – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – –

As of 4 September 2021.

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 CF England Lee Angol England Leyton Orient Free transfer [10]
1 July 2021 CF England Andy Cook England Mansfield Town Free transfer [11]
1 July 2021 LW England Abo Eisa England Scunthorpe United Free transfer [12]
1 July 2021 RW England Alex Gilliead England Scunthorpe United Free transfer [13]
1 July 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Fiacre Kelleher Wales Wrexham Free transfer [14]
1 July 2021 LB England Liam Ridehalgh England Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [15]
1 July 2021 DM Cameroon Yann Songo'o England Morecambe Free transfer [16]
1 July 2021 RB England Oscar Threlkeld England Salford City Free transfer [17]
2 August 2021 CF Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery England Walsall Free transfer [18]
31 August 2021 CF Jamaica Theo Robinson England Port Vale Free transfer [19]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
15 May 2021 GK England Tom Donaghy England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [20]
30 June 2021 SS Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke Retired N/A [21]
30 June 2021 CF Jamaica Clayton Donaldson England York City Released [22][23]
30 June 2021 GK England Will Huffer Released [22]
30 June 2021 RM England Zeli Ismail England Hereford Released [22][24]
30 June 2021 CF England Lee Novak Released [22]
30 June 2021 RB Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor England Morecambe Released [22][25]
30 June 2021 LM England Harry Pritchard England Eastleigh Released [22][26]
30 June 2021 AM England Connor Shanks Released [22]
30 June 2021 LB England Connor Wood England Leyton Orient Released [22][27]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Supporters To Return As Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Accrington Pre-Season Friendly Confirmed". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Eccleshill Friendly Cancelled". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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  7. ^ "First-Round Opponents Confirmed". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Nottingham Forest Carabao Cup Date Confirmed". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Papa John's Trophy Dates Confirmed". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Lee Right Angol For Bantams". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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  12. ^ "City Beat Off Competition For Eisa Signature". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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  14. ^ "Kelleher Becomes Seventh Summer Signing". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Bantams Welcome Ridehalgh Aboard". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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  17. ^ "Threlkeld Becomes Third Summer Signing". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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  20. ^ "Tom Donaghy joins the Cod Army". Fleetwood Town - Official Site. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Former Blackpool, Bradford City, Charlton Athletic and Ipswich Town forward announces his retirement from football". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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  23. ^ "Clayton Donaldson returns to York City". York City FC. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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