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.

Preseason

As of 13 July 2017, Bradford City have announced seven preseason 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
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

  1. ^ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. ^ "City Confirm Four Pre-Season Friendlies". Bradford City Official Site. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  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.
  20. ^ a b "Young Duo Secure Deals". Bradford City Official Site. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  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.
  24. ^ a b c "CITY CLINCH TRIPLE SWOOP". Bradford City Official Site. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  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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