2024–25 Bradford City A.F.C. season

Bradford City

2024–25 season
Chairman	Stefan Rupp
Manager	Graham Alexander
Stadium	Valley Parade
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The 2024–25 season is the 122nd season in the history of Bradford City Association Football Club and their sixth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024[a]	CB	Neill Byrne	Stockport County	Undisclosed	[1]
1 July 2024[b]	CB	Aden Baldwin	Notts County	Free	[2]
1 July 2024[c]	RB	Callum Johnson	Mansfield Town	Free	[3]
1 July 2024[d]	CM	Antoni Sarcevic	Stockport County	Free	[4]
4 July 2024	RW	Tyreik Wright	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	[5]

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024[a]	CB	Timi Odusina	Woking	Undisclosed	[6]

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
1 August 2024	CB	Jack Shepherd	Barnsley	End of Season	[7]
12 August 2024	CF	Olly Sanderson	Fulham	End of Season	[8]
23 August 2024	AM	Joe Adams	Wigan Athletic	End of Season	[9]

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
20 August 2024	RW	Adam Wilson	The New Saints	End of Season	[10]

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
16 May 2024	CB	Ash Taylor	Bruno's Magpies	1 July 2024	[11][12]
30 June 2024	CB	Finn Cousin-Dawson	Yeovil Town	1 July 2024	[13][14]
30 June 2024	CB	Matthew Platt	Notts County	1 July 2024	[15]
30 June 2024	GK	Heath Richardson	Cleethorpes Town	1 July 2024	[13][16]
30 June 2024	RB	Harvey Rowe	Farsley Celtic	1 July 2024	[13][17]
30 June 2024	CF	Dylan Youmbi	Farsley Celtic	2 July 2024	[13][18]
30 June 2024	LB	Noah Wadsworth	Hull City	3 July 2024	[13][19]
30 June 2024	RB	Luke Hendrie	Morecambe	12 July 2024	[13][20]
30 June 2024	AM	Harry Chapman	Barnet	9 August 2024	[13][21]
30 June 2024	CB	Sam Bentley			[13]
30 June 2024	CF	Matt Derbyshire			[13]
30 June 2024	LB	Liam Ridehalgh			[13]
30 June 2024	CF	Isaac Robinson			[13]

On 17 May, Bradford announced their pre-season plans, with friendlies against Chorley, Scunthorpe United, Sunderland and Altincham along with a overseas tour of Austria. A month later, it was confirmed that the Bantams would face SV Ried II during their Austria tour.^[22] On 3 July, the club confirmed they would also face Guiseley, as a replacement for the cancelled Scunthorpe United visit.^[23]

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.^[27]

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bradford being drawn away against Grimsby Town.^[30]

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In the group stage, Bradford were drawn into Northern Group H alongside Mansfield Town, Rotherham United and Newcastle United U21.^[31][32]

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As of match played 17 August 2024

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Sam Walker	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Brad Halliday	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Lewis Richards	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Sam Stubbs	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	IRL	Neill Byrne	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Richard Smallwood	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	SCO	Jamie Walker	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	FW	IRL	Calum Kavanagh	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Andy Cook	3	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	1	0+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Antoni Sarcevic	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
11	FW	ENG	Alex Gilliead	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	KEN	Clarke Oduor	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Colin Doyle	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Tyler Smith	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Aden Baldwin	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Alex Pattison	2	1	2+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	IRL	Tyreik Wright	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF	IRL	Ciaran Kelly	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Vadaine Oliver	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	ENG	Jake Young	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	FW	ENG	Olly Sanderson (on loan from Fulham)	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	ENG	Callum Johnson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW	ENG	Bobby Pointon	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
24	DF	ENG	Jack Shepherd (on loan from Barnsley)	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	Guernsey	Joe Adams (on loan from Wigan Athletic)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	SCO	Kevin McDonald	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Harry Ibbitson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	ENG	Zachariah Hadi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF	ENG	Gabriel Wadsworth	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players away on loan:
33	FW	KEN	Adam Wilson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0