2020–21 Bradford City A.F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Bradford City's 118th season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Bradford City
2020–21 season
ChairmanStefan Rupp
ManagerStuart McCall
StadiumUtilita Energy Stadium

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
11 July 2020RBLevi Sutton Scunthorpe UnitedFree transfer[1]
17 July 2020AMBilly Clarke Grimsby TownFree transfer[2]
25 July 2020AMCallum Cooke Peterborough UnitedFree transfer[3]
27 July 2020CMElliot Watt Wolverhampton WanderersUndisclosed[4]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CMHope Akpan UnattachedReleased[5]
1 July 2020CMJermaine Anderson UnattachedReleased[5]
1 July 2020CMDanny Devine Carlisle UnitedReleased[5][6]
1 July 2020LWJordan Gibson St Patrick's AthleticReleased[5][7]
1 July 2020RBAdam Henley UnattachedReleased[5]
1 July 2020SSShay McCartan UnattachedReleased[5]
1 July 2020RBKelvin Mellor MorecambeReleased[5][8]
1 July 2020CMJake Reeves Notts CountyReleased[5][9]
1 July 2020RBJoe Riley Carlisle UnitedReleased[5][10]
1 July 2020GKGeorge Sykes-Kenworthy UnattachedReleased[5]
1 July 2020LMChris Taylor UnattachedReleased[5]
11 August 2020CFJames Vaughan Tranmere RoversMutual consent[11][12]

Pre-season

Competitions

EFL League Two
Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the EFL League One
2 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[13]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday
Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[14]

5 September 2020 First roundBolton WanderersvBradford CityHorwich
15:00 BST Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[15]



Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L2 Oldham Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: EFL.com






Squad Statistics
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
-MF Billy Clarke 000000000000
-MF Callum Cooke 000000000000
-DF Finn Cousin-Dawson 000000000000
-FW Clayton Donaldson 000000000000
-DF Tyler French 000000000000
-FW Kurtis Guthrie 000000000000
-GK Sam Hornby 000000000000
-MF Zeli Ismail 000000000000
-DF Jackson Longridge 000000000000
-MF Dylan Mottley-Henry 000000000000
-FW Lee Novak 000000000000
-DF Anthony O'Connor 000000000000
-DF Paudie O'Connor 000000000000
-GK Richard O'Donnell 000000000000
-MF Harry Pritchard 000000000000
-DF Ben Richards-Everton 000000000000
-MF Kian Scales 000000000000
-MF Connor Shanks 000000000000
-DF Jorge Sikora 000000000000
-DF Reece Staunton 000000000000
-DF Levi Sutton 000000000000
-FW James Vaughan 000000000000
-MF Elliot Watt 000000000000
-DF Connor Wood 000000000000
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References
  1. "Sutton Becomes First Summer Signing". Bradford City A.F.C. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Clarke Returns For Third Stint". Bradford City A.F.C. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. "Cooke Pens Permanent Deal". Bradford City A.F.C. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. "City Secure Sought-After Watt". Bradford City A.F.C. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. "Ten Bantams To Depart". Bradford City A.F.C. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. "A seventh summer signing for the Blues". Carlisle United F.C. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  7. "St Patrick's Athletic complete double swoop for Jordan Gibson and David Titov". Irish Mirror. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. "Signing | Kelvin Mellor". Morecambe F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. "Jake Reeves signs". Notts County F.C. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  10. "Summer signing number five confirmed". Carlisle United F.C. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  11. "Vaughan Departs". Bradford City A.F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  12. "James Vaughan signs for Tranmere Rovers". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  14. "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  15. "EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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