BRADFORD CITY
(''The Bantams'')
| Year formed | 1903 |
| Turned professional | 1903 |
| Limited company | 1908 |
| Previous names | None |
| Ground | Mbanq Valley Parade, Bradford BD8 7DY (for pictures of the ground click here)
previous names: Northern Commercials Stadium: July 2016 - July 2019 Utilita Energy Stadium: July 2019 - July 2022 University of Bradford Stadium: July 2022 - April 2026 Mbanq Valley Parade: May 2026 to date |
| Club's ground since | 1903 (was previously used by Manningham Rugby Club since 1886) |
| Pitch measurements | 113 x 70 yards (103 x 64 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 25,136 (all seated) |
| Record attendance at present ground | 39,146 v Burnley, FA Cup 4th round, 11 March 1911 (won 1-0) |
| Lowest attendance at present ground | 1,249 v Hereford United, Division Four, 15 May 1981 (lost 0-1) |
Record League Cup attendance at present ground | 23,971 v Arsenal, Capital One Cup 5th round, 11 December 2012 (1-1, won 3-2 on pens.) |
Lowest League Cup attendance at present ground | 2,331 v York City, League Cup 1st round, 2 September 1964 (won 2-0) |
| FIrst game at present ground | 5 September 1903 v Gainsborough Trinity, Division Two (lost 1-3) |
| Previous grounds used | None apart from those used as follows whilst Valley Parade was being rebuilt after the fire on 11 May 1985: Leeds Road, Huddersfield: 14 September 1985 to 26 April 1986 Elland Road, Leeds: 1 September 1985 to 4 March 1986 Odsal Stadium, Bradford: 2 November 1985 to 12 December 1986 |
| 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 - 2025 League One: 2025 - . |
| First Football League game | 1 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), 25 August 1928 |
| Record Cup win | 11-3 v Walker Celtic, FA Cup 1st round replay, 1 December 1937 |
| Record League Cup win | 7-2 v Darlington, Worthington Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 25 September 2000 |
| Record defeat | 1-9 v Colchester United, Division Four, 30 December 1961 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 1-7 v Aston Villa, League Cup 5th round, 23 November 1964 |
| 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), 6 March 1929 |
| Top League Cup goalscorer | 11, Bobby Campbell, 1980-86 |
| 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, 22 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, July 2000 |
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