BRADFORD CITY
(''The Bantams'')
Year formed | 1903 |
Turned professional | 1903 |
Limited company | 1908 |
Previous names | None |
Ground | Northern Commercials Stadium, Valley Parade, Bradford BD8 7DY (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 113 x 70 yards (103 x 64 metres) |
Ground capacity | 25,136 |
Record attendance at present ground | 39,146 v Burnley, FA Cup 4th round, 11th March 1911 (won 1-0) |
League career | Division Two: 1903 - 1908 Division One: 1908 - 1922 Division Two: 1922 - 1927 Division Three (North): 1927 - 1929 Division Two: 1929 - 1937 Division Three (North): 1937 - 1958 Division Three: 1958 - 1961 Division Four: 1961 - 1969 Division Three: 1969 -1972 Division Four: 1972 - 1977 Division Three: 1977 - 1978 Division Four: 1978 - 1982 Division Three: 1982 - 1985 Division Two: 1985 - 1990 Division Three/Two: 1990 - 1996 Division One: 1996 - 1999 Premiership: 1999 - 2001 Division One: 2001 - 2004 League One: 2004 - 2007 League Two: 2007 - 2013 League One: 2013 - 2019 League Two: 2019 - . |
First Football League game | 1st September 1903 v Grimsby Town, Division Two, lost 0-2 |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Division Two champions: 1907-08 Division One runners-up: 1998-99 Division Three champions: 1984-85 Division Three (North) champions: 1928-29 Division Four runners-up: 1981-82 |
Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1910-11 Capital One Cup runners-up: 2012-13 Division Three (North) Cup winners: 1938-39 Division Three (North) Cup runners-up: 1937-38 |
Best League position | 5th, Division One, 1910-11 |
Lowest League position | 23rd, Division Four, 1962-63, 1965-66 |
Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
Furthest in League Cup | see above |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 63, Division Three (North), 1928-29 |
3 for a win | 94, Division Three, 1984-85 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 23, Division Two, 1926-27 |
3 for a win | 26, Premiership, 2000-01
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Most League goals scored | 128, Division Three (North), 1928-29 |
Most League goals conceded | 94, Division Two, 1936-37 94, Division Four, 1965-66 |
Fewest League goals scored | 30, Premiership, 2000-01 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 40, Division One, 1913-14 40, League One, 2015-16 40, League Two, 2019-20 |
Most wins in a League season | 28, Division Three, 1984-85 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 5, Premiership, 2000-01 |
Most draws in a League season | 20, Division Four, 1968-69 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 5, Division One, 1910-11 5, Division Two, 1906-07 |
Most losses in a League season | 30, Division One, 2003-04 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 6, Division Three (North), 1928-29 |
Record League win | 11-1 v Rotherham United, Division Three (North), 25th August 1928 |
Record Cup win | 11-3 v Walker Celtic, FA Cup 1st round replay, 1st December 1937 |
Record defeat | 1-9 v Colchester United, Division Four, 30th December 1961 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 34, David Layne, Division Four, 1961-62 |
in total | 121, Bobby Campbell, 1981-84 and 1984-86 |
Most League goals in one match | 7, Albert Whitehurst v Tranmere Rovers, Division Three (North), 6th March 1929 |
Most League appearances | 502, Cec Podd, 1970-84 |
Most capped player | 12, Jamie Lawrence for Jamaica, 2001-03 |
Youngest League player | Robert Cullingford, 16 years 141 days v Mansfield Town, 22nd April 1970 |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | £2,000,000 for Des Hamilton to Newcastle United, March 1997 £2,000,000 for Andy O'Brien to Newcastle United, March 2001 |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £2,500,000 for David Hopkins from Leeds United, 7th July 2000 |