List of Bradford City A.F.C. records and statistics explained

These are a list of player and club records for Bradford City Association Football Club.

Honours

League

• Division One^[1]
  • Runners-up (1): 1998–99^[2]
• Division Two^[1]
  • Winners (1): 1907–08
  • Play-off winners (1): 1995–96^[3]
• Division Three^[1]
  • Winners (1): 1984–85
• Division Three (North)^[1]
  • Winners (1): 1928–29
• Division Four^[1]
  • Runners-up (1): 1981–82

Cup

• FA Cup^[1]
  • Winners (1): 1911
• Football League Cup^[1]
  • Runners-up(1): 2013
• Third Division North Challenge Cup^[4]
  • Winners (1): 1939
  • Runners-up (1): 1938

Player records

See also: List of Bradford City A.F.C. players.

Youngest and oldest

• 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

The following players have played more than 300 league appearances for Bradford City.

	Name	Nation	Apps	Career	Notes
1	Ces Podd		502	1970–1984	[5]
2	Ian Cooper		443	1965–1977	[6]
3	John Hall		430	1962–1974	[7]
4	Bruce Stowell		401	1960–1972	[8]
5	Stuart McCall		395	1982–1988, 1998–2002	[9]
6	George Robinson		343	1903–1915	[10]
7	Charlie Moore		339	1926–1939	[11]
8	Peter Jackson		336	1979–1986, 1988–1990	[12]
9	Billy Watson		330	1921–1930	[13]
10	Wayne Jacobs		318	1994–2005	[14]
11	Gavin Oliver		313	1985–1994	[15]
12	David Wetherall		304	1999–2008	[16]
13	Dicky Bond		301	1909–1922	[17]

• Most appearances : 574 – Ces Podd.^[1]

Goalscorers

• 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

The following players have scored more than 60 league goals for Bradford City.

	Name	Nation	Goals	Apps	Avge[19]	Career	Notes
1	Bobby Campbell		121	274	0.44	1979–1983, 1983–1986	[20]
2	Frank O'Rourke		88	192	0.46	1907–1914	[21]
3	Dean Windass		76	216	0.35	1999–2001, 2003–2007	[22]
3	James Hanson		76	274	0.28	2009–2017
5	John Hallows		74	164	0.45	1930–1936	[23]
5	Andy Cook		74	170	0.44	2021–present	[24]
6	Joe Cooke		68	271	0.25	1971–1979, 1981–1984	[25]
7	Gerry Ingram		64	174	0.37	1971–1977	[26]
7	Bobby Ham		64	188	0.34	1967–1971, 1973–1975	[27]
7	David McNiven		64	212	0.30	1978–1983	[28]
10	Sean McCarthy		63	131	0.48	1990–1994	[29]
10	John Hall		63	430	0.15	1962–1974
12	David Jackson		61	250	0.24	1955–1961	[30]
13	Bruce Bannister		60	208	0.29	1965–1971	[31]
13	Dicky Bond		60	301	0.20	1909–1922

Transfers

Record transfer fees paid

The following players are all the players for whom Bradford City have paid at least £1 million.

width=5%		width=30%	Name	width=10%	Fee	width=20%	Paid to	width=20%	Date	width=10% class=unsortable	Notes
1		£2.5m	Leeds United		[32]
2		£1.5m	Blackburn Rovers		[33]
3		£1.4m	Leeds United		[34]
4		£1.3m	Arsenal		[35]
5		£1m	Port Vale
5		£1m	Oxford United		[36]

Record transfer fees received

• Highest transfer fee received: £2 million – Des Hamilton, to Newcastle United, March 1997.^[1]

Highest transfer fee received: £2 million – Andy O'Brien, to Newcastle United, March 2001.^[1]

Managerial records

See also: List of Bradford City A.F.C. managers.

• 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

Goals

• 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]

Most league goals conceded in a season: 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

• 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

Firsts

• 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

• 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

• Record league defeat: 0–8 v Manchester City, Division Two, 7 May 1927.^[1]

Record league defeat: 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]

Record FA Cup defeat: 0–5 v Burnley, fifth round replay, 3 February 1960.^[1] Record FA Cup defeat: 0–5 v Tottenham Hotspur, third round, 7 January 1970.^[1]

Record consecutive results

• 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

• 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]
• Record gate receipts: £181,990 v Manchester United, Premiership, 13 January 2001.^[1]

European record

Bradford City's record in European competitions is limited to the 2000 Intertoto Cup, for which they took England's second place.

width=10"	Season	width=26%	Competition	width=8%	Round	width=17%	Country	width=18%	Club	width=7%	Home	width=7%	Away	width=7%	Notes
2000	UEFA Intertoto Cup	2R		FK Atlantas	4–1	3–1	[56]
		3R		RKC Waalwijk	2–0	1–0	[57]
		SF		FC Zenit St. Petersburg	0–3	0–1	[58]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Facts . 2008-01-18 . Bradford City official website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071012043943/http://www.bradfordcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10266~91531%2C00.html . 2007-10-12 .
2. The divisions were renamed in 1992 with the formation of the Premier League meaning Division Two became the new Division One
3. The divisions were renamed in 1992 with the formation of the Premier League meaning Division Three became the new Division Two
4. Book: Frost, Terry . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . Breedon Books Sport . 1988 . 0-907969-38-0 . 355–356.
5. Book: Markham, David . The legends of Bradford City . Breedon Books Sport . 2007 . 154 . 978-1-85983-572-2.
6. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 38.
7. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 66.
8. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 182.
9. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 114.
10. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 168.
11. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 134.
12. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 92.
13. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 194.
14. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 96.
15. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 144.
16. Web site: David Wetherall . 2008-05-04 . Soccerbase.
17. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 22.
18. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 351.
19. Goals per game. Correct to two decimal places.
20. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 28.
21. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 148.
22. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 206.
23. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 70.
24. Web site: Andy Cook, Soccerbase, Season 2024/25 (correct 22/11/2024).
25. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 36.
26. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 86.
27. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 72.
28. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 128.
29. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 116.
30. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 88.
31. Book: Markham . The legends of Bradford City . 10.
32. News: Bradford agree record Hopkin deal. 2000-07-06. 2008-02-14. BBC Sport.
33. News: Ward agrees to Bradford switch. 2000-08-18. 2008-02-14. BBC Sport.
34. Web site: And into the 21st century. 2008-02-29. Bradford City official website.
35. News: £1.3m! City smash transfer record . 1998-08-14 . 2008-02-14 . Telegraph & Argus . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509193740/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/archive/1998/08/14/Bradford+District+Archive/8074504.__1_3m__City_smash_transfer_record/ . 2012-05-09.
36. News: Windass for City . 1999-03-04 . 2008-02-14 . Telegraph & Argus . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509194203/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/archive/1999/03/04/Bradford+District+Archive/8067488.Windass_for_City/ . 2012-05-09.
37. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 65.
38. Web site: Robert Campbell's managerial career. 2008-02-29. Soccerbase.
39. Web site: Peter O'Rourke's managerial career. 2008-02-29. Soccerbase.
40. Web site: Manager history for Bradford City. 2008-02-29. Soccerbase.
41. O'Rourke also managed Bradford City for another 92 matches from May 1928 to May 1930
42. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 212.
43. Web site: Bradford City. Football Club History Database. 2008-02-29.
44. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 310.
45. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 350.
46. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 208.
47. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 149.
48. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 170.
49. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 152.
50. News: Euro stars want Nolan. 2000-07-02. 2008-02-28. Telegraph & Argus.
51. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 308.
52. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 220.
53. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 278.
54. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 238.
55. Book: Frost . Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988 . 374.
56. Web site: Intertoto Cup second round season 2000 . 2008-10-03 . Uefa . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527002340/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/history/season%3D2000/round%3D1463/index.html . 2008-05-27 . dead .
57. Web site: Intertoto Cup second round season 2000 . 2008-10-03 . Uefa . https://web.archive.org/web/20080511080614/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/history/season%3D2000/round%3D1467/index.html . 2008-05-11 . dead .
58. Web site: Intertoto Cup second round season 2000 . 2008-10-03 . Uefa . https://web.archive.org/web/20080514024758/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/history/season%3D2000/round%3D1468/index.html . 2008-05-14 . dead .