2021–22 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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.

Bradford City
2021–22 season
ChairmanStefan Rupp
ManagerDerek Adams
StadiumUtilita Energy Stadium
League Two12th
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Cook (7)
All:
Andy Cook (7)

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
11 Mansfield Town 21 8 5 8 24 26 −2 29
12 Walsall 21 7 7 7 25 24 +1 28
13 Hartlepool United 21 8 3 10 22 31 −9 27
14 Bradford City 21 5 11 5 27 25 +2 26
15 Bristol Rovers 21 7 5 9 27 33 −6 26
16 Crawley Town 20 7 4 9 23 30 −7 25
17 Salford City 20 6 6 8 23 21 +2 24
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 5 11 5 27 25  +2 26 3 7 1 17 13  +4 2 4 4 10 12  −2

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHH
ResultDWWWLDLDLWDDLWDDDLDDD
Position1262233691281210121112111012121314
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 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 — 2,863
18 September 2021 Barrow H 1–1 Vernam 59' 15,403
25 September 2021 Crawley Town A 1–2 Cooke 81' 2,435
2 October 2021 Rochdale H 2–0 Gilliead 37', Cook 75' (pen.) 15,809
9 October 2021 Newport County A 0–0 — —
16 October 2021 Bristol Rovers H 2–2 Vernam 42', Cook 50' 16,664
19 October 2021 Hartlepool United H 1–3 O'Connor 72' —
23 October 2021 Swindon Town A 3–1 Lavery 16', Sutton 40', Robinson 75' 9,461
30 October 2021 Forest Green Rovers H 1–1 Cook 10' 14,873
13 November 2021 Port Vale A 1–1 Angol 74' 7,010
20 November 2021 Northampton Town H 1–1 Vernam 67' 15,372
23 November 2021 Tranmere Rovers A 1–2 Sutton 26' 5,962
27 November 2021 Scunthorpe United A 1–1 Songo'o 68' 3,823
8 December 2021 Colchester United H 0–0 — —
11 December 2021 Sutton United H 2–2 Robinson 34', Angol 81' 14,658
18 December 2021 Carlisle United A Score Goal Scorer Attendance
26 December 2021 Harrogate Town H Score Goal Scorer Attendance
29 December 2021 Walsall A Score Goal Scorer Attendance

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Bradford City were drawn at home to Exeter City in the first round.[7]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
6 November 2021 Round 1 Exeter City H 1–1 Robinson 28' 3,236
16 November 2021 Round 1 Replay Exeter City A 0–3 (a.e.t.)Void[8] — 3,509
30 November 2021 Round 1 Replay Exeter City A 1–2 Angol 11' 3,228

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Bradford City were drawn away to Nottingham Forest in the first round.[9][10]

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.[11]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Sunderland (A) 3 2 0 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City (A) 3 2 0 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 ACA Manchester United U21 (E) 3 1 0 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4 L2 Bradford City (E) 3 0 1 0 2 1 7 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
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 0–3 — 2,022
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Sunderland A 1–1 (4–2 p) Robinson 36' —

Squad Statistics
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Richard O'Donnell 19030100023020
2DF Oscar Threlkeld 13030002(1)018(1)040
3DF Liam Ridehalgh 15(1)010101018(1)030
4DF Paudie O'Connor 19230101024250
5DF Niall Canavan 12130100016120
6MF Yann Songo'o 13(1)130001017(1)130
7FW Abo Eisa 1(2)00(1)00(1)0001(4)000
8MF Callum Cooke 15(2)11(2)0112019(4)240
9FW Andy Cook 15700101(1)017(1)700
11MF Alex Gilliead 18(1)130102(1)024(2)130
13GK Sam Hornby 000000303000
14DF Matty Foulds 4(1)02(1)0002(1)08(3)000
15MF Charles Vernam 13(2)4200(1)02(1)017(4)400
16DF Fiacre Kelleher 3(1)00(1)000205(2)010
17MF Gareth Evans 5(4)00(2)000308(6)000
18MF Elliot Watt 18130101(1)023(1)150
19FW Lee Angol 5(1)31(2)110108(3)421
20FW Theo Robinson 2(10)12(1)100115(11)310
21DF Reece Staunton 000000202000
22MF Levi Sutton 10(2)230101(2)015(4)230
23MF Ollie Crankshaw 0(6)0000(1)0101(7)000
24DF Finn Cousin-Dawson 6(1)00(1)010108(2)030
25DF Jorge Sikora 000000101000
26MF Kian Scales 0(2)00000202(2)010
29FW Caolan Lavery 3(7)100000(1)03(8)110
33FW Charlie Wood 000000000000
34MF Olivier Sukiennicki 000000000000
Players out on loan for rest of the season
Players left during the season
-–Own goals –0–0–0–0–0––

As of 30 November 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021CFLee Angol Leyton OrientFree transfer[12]
1 July 2021CFAndy Cook Mansfield TownFree transfer[13]
1 July 2021LWAbo Eisa Scunthorpe UnitedFree transfer[14]
1 July 2021RWAlex Gilliead Scunthorpe UnitedFree transfer[15]
1 July 2021CBFiacre Kelleher WrexhamFree transfer[16]
1 July 2021LBLiam Ridehalgh Tranmere RoversFree transfer[17]
1 July 2021DMYann Songo'o MorecambeFree transfer[18]
1 July 2021RBOscar Threlkeld Salford CityFree transfer[19]
2 August 2021CFCaolan Lavery WalsallFree transfer[20]
31 August 2021CFTheo Robinson Port ValeFree transfer[21]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
12 November 2021CBReece Staunton Bradford (Park Avenue)10 December 2021[22]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
15 May 2021GKTom Donaghy Fleetwood TownUndisclosed[23]
30 June 2021SSBilly ClarkeRetiredN/A[24]
30 June 2021CFClayton Donaldson York CityReleased[25][26]
30 June 2021GKWill Huffer Stalybridge CelticReleased[25][27]
30 June 2021RMZeli Ismail HerefordReleased[25][28]
30 June 2021CFLee NovakRetiredN/A[29]
30 June 2021RBAnthony O'Connor MorecambeReleased[25][30]
30 June 2021LMHarry Pritchard EastleighReleased[25][31]
30 June 2021AMConnor Shanks Huddersfield TownReleased[25][32]
30 June 2021LBConnor Wood Leyton OrientReleased[25][33]
28 September 2021RWOllie Crankshaw Stockport CountyUndisclosed[34]

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