The 2016–17 season will be Bradford City's 114th season in their history, their 102nd in the Football League and 104th in the English football league system. Along with League One, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Following the Championship play-off final where Huddersfield Town were victorious, Bradford City received a sum of £250,000 for former striker Nahki Wells.
Pre-season DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance9 July 2016GuiseleyA 1–1 Hateley 75' -16 July 2016GatesheadA 2–1 B.Clarke 15', Anderson 45' 68719 July 2016St JohnstoneA 0–2 -23 July 2016BurnleyH 1–4 Morais 44' -27 July 2016Bradford Park AvenueA 2–2 Trialist (2) 19', 28' – 30 July 2016Carlisle UnitedH 2–0 Morais 52', Hanson 64' -
League One
League table
Matches On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendancePosition6 August 2016 Port ValeH 0–0 18,558 15th13 August 2016 Peterborough UnitedA 1–0 Hiwula 11' 5,906 9th16 August 2016 Milton Keynes DonsA 2–1 Cullen 12', B.Clarke 17' 8,166 5th20 August 2016 Coventry CityH 3–1 McMahon (2) 67' (pen.), 75' (pen.), Marshall 69' 17,595 3rd27 August 2016 Oldham AthleticH 1–1 B.Clarke 57' (pen.) 17,793 2nd3 September 2016 MillwallA 1–1 Webster 42' (o.g.) 9,067 2nd10 September 2016 GillinghamA 1–1 Hiwula 29' 5,079 3rd17 September 2016 Bristol RoversH 1–1 Meredith 73' 17,489 4th24 September 2016 Bolton WanderersA 0–0 17,486 4th27 September 2016 Fleetwood TownH 2–1 Morais 45+1', B.Clarke 62' (pen.) 16,759 3rd1 October 2016 ChesterfieldA 1–0 B.Clarke 26' 6,997 2nd8 October 2016 Shrewsbury TownH 2–0 Law 21', Vučkić 90+6' (pen.) 17,703 2nd15 October 2016 Oxford UnitedA 0–1 8,245 2nd18 October 2016 Southend UnitedH 1–1 McNulty 36' 16,112 2nd22 October 2016 Sheffield UnitedH 3–3 B.Clarke 35', Hiwula 60', Dieng 68' 20,972 2nd29 October 2016 AFC WimbledonA 3–2 Hiwula 3', Hanson (2) 78' (pen.), 90+2' 4,826 3rd12 November 2016 RochdaleH 4–0 B.Clarke 41', Dieng 44', Hanson 59', Marshall 63' 18,205 2nd19 November 2016 Southend UnitedA 0–3 7,005 4th22 November 2016 Northampton TownH 1–0 Hanson 56' 16,935 4th26 November 2016 Swindon TownA 0–1 6,344 4th10 December 2016 Charlton AthleticH 0–0 17,968 4th17 December 2016 WalsallA 1–1 Hiwula 53' 5,148 4th26 December 2016 Scunthorpe UnitedH 0–0 21,874 5th31 December 2016 BuryH 1–1 Law 52' 18,012 5th2 January 2017 Northampton TownA 2–1 Marshall 73', Hiwula 86' 6,931 5th7 January 2017 ChesterfieldH 2–0 Marshall 22', Hiwula 45' 17,416 4th14 January 2017 Shrewsbury TownA 0–1 5,590 4th21 January 2017 MillwallH 1–1 Meredith 60' 17,712 5th28 January 2017 Oldham AthleticA 2–1 Vincelot 14', McArdle 76' 6,516 5th4 February 2017 GillinghamH 2–2 Wyke 15, McMahon 38' 18,840 5th11 February 2017 Bristol RoversA 1–1 Law 26' 9,043 5th14 February 2017 Fleetwood TownA 1–2 Hiwula 43' 3,418 5th18 February 2017 Bolton WanderersH 2–2 Wyke (2) 10', 16' 21,190 5th25 February 2017 Port ValeA 2–1 Vincelot 41', Jones 74' 4,953 5th28 February 2017 Milton Keynes DonsH 2–2 McMahon 22' (pen.), Wyke 43' 16,725 5th4 March 2017 Peterborough UnitedH 1–0 Jones 24' 17,220 5th11 March 2017 Coventry CityA 2–0 Jones 51', Hiwula 56' 9,150 4th14 March 2017 Charlton AthleticA 1–1 Dieng 42' 9,326 5th18 March 2017 Swindon TownH 2–1 Wyke (2) 85', 90+1' 17,916 4th26 March 2017 Scunthorpe UnitedA 2–3 Toner 14', Jones 16' 5,247 5th1 April 2017 WalsallH 1–0 B.Clarke 58' 17,880 4th8 April 2017 BuryA 2–0 Marshall 56', Wyke 84' 5,268 4th14 April 2017 Oxford UnitedH 1–0 Law 61' 19,346 4th17 April 2017 Sheffield UnitedA 0–3 26,838 5th22 April 2017 AFC WimbledonH 3–0 McMahon (2) 29' (pen.), 85', Marshall 45+3' 18,615 5th30 April 2017 Rochdale A 1–1 Jones 9' 6,876 5th
Play-offs DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance 4 May 2017 Semi-final first leg Fleetwood Town H 1–0 McArdle 77' 15,696 7 May 2017 Semi-final second leg Fleetwood Town A 0–0 5,076 20 May 2017 Final Millwall N 0–1 53,320
FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance5 November 2016Round 1 Accrington StanleyH 1–2 Conneely 72' (o.g.) 4,985
EFL Cup
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance9 August 2016Round 1 Accrington Stanley A 0–0 (10–11p) 1,936
EFL Trophy
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance29 August 2016Group Stage Stoke City Academy H 1–0 Dieng 38' 1,4444 October 2016Group Stage BuryH 2–1 Vučkić 31', Hiwula 35' 1,8659 November 2016Group Stage MorecambeA 2–3 Vučkić (2) 52', 83' 8277 December 2016Round 2 Cambridge UnitedH 1–0 Law 64' 1,36017 January 2017Round 3 Cheltenham TownA 1–0 Hiwula 64' 1,08131 January 2017Quarter Final Oxford UnitedA 1–2 Hiwula 85' 2,274
Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal Discipline AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Colin Doyle470101010500002DF Stephen Darby19(3)010005025(3)0103DF James Meredith442001030482704MF Nicky Law40(3)40(1)0102143(4)5205DF Kevin Toner2100000021006DF Romain Vincelot4820010205121207MF Mark Marshall41(4)6100(1)03045(5)6308MF Timothee Dieng28(14)310005134(14)4109FW Charlie Wyke1970000001970010FW Billy Clarke28(8)70(1)0101(1)030(10)73011FW Jordy Hiwula26(16)90(1)0105332(17)122012GK Rouven Sattelmaier2000005(1)07(1)00014MF Josh Cullen43100001(2)044(2)14017DF Matthew Penney0(1)00000000(1)00018MF Alex Gilliead5(5)00000005(5)00019FW Alex Jones9(7)50000009(7)51020DF Daniel Pybus0(1)00000000(1)00021DF James King00000010100022DF Nathaniel Knight-Percival45000101(1)047(1)08023DF Rory McArdle25(2)210005031(2)20024MF Daniel Devine8(3)010104(2)014(5)01025FW Reece Webb-Foster0(1)0000(1)0101(2)00026DF Matthew Kilgallon6(1)010003(1)010(2)00029DF Tony McMahon28600101(1)030(1)67030GK Joe Cracknell00000000000031DF Kwame Boateng0000001(1)01(1)00032MF Ellis Hudson0(1)000001(2)01(3)00033MF Niah Payne00000000000034DF Tom Windle0000001(2)01(2)00035MF Sam Wright0000000(1)00(1)000-DF Nathan Clarke001000304010-FW James Hanson13(4)410101016(4)410-MF Paul Anderson0(3)00010001(3)010-FW Vincent Rabiega0(1)000002(1)02(2)000-FW Marc McNulty5(10)10000106(10)110-FW Haris Vuckic4(6)11000338(6)400-MF Filipe Morais4(13)1100(1)0409(14)110-DF Jacob Hanson000000000000-–Own goals–1–1–0–0–2––
Statistics accurate as of 20 May 2017
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 CB Nathaniel Knight-Percival Shrewsbury Town Free transfer 1 July 2016 CM Nicky Law Rangers Free transfer 12 July 2016 GK Colin Doyle Blackpool £1 13 July 2016 DM Timothée Dieng Oldham Athletic Free transfer 22 July 2016 GK Rouven Sattelmaier Stuttgarter Kickers Free transfer 23 July 2016 CM Romain Vincelot Coventry City Undisclosed 1 August 2016 CB Matthew Kilgallon Blackburn Rovers Free transfer 16 August 2016 CF Vincent Rabiega RB Leipzig Free transfer 5 January 2017 CF Alex Jones Birmingham City Undisclosed 31 January 2017 DF Jacob Hanson Huddersfield Town Undisclosed 31 January 2017 CF Charlie Wyke Carlisle United Undisclosed
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 CF Steve Davies Rochdale Released 1 July 2016 CM Billy Knott Gillingham Released 1 July 2016 LB Greg Leigh Bury Free transfer 1 July 2016 LM Josh Morris Scunthorpe United Free transfer 1 July 2016 RM Dylan Mottley-Henry Barnsley Released 1 July 2016 CB Christopher Routis Ross County Free transfer 1 July 2016 LB Alan Sheehan Luton Town Free transfer 1 July 2016 GK Ben Williams Bury Free transfer 1 July 2016 CM Sam Wright Free agent Released 5 July 2016 CF Jamie Proctor Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 31 August 2016 RW Paul Anderson Northampton Town Free transfer 1 January 2017 CB Nathan Clarke Coventry City Free transfer 24 January 2017 CF James Hanson Sheffield United Undisclosed 31 January 2017 RW Filipe Morais Bolton Wanderers Mutual consent
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 15 July 2016 CF Jordy Hiwula Huddersfield Town End of Season 8 August 2016 CM Josh Cullen West Ham United End of Season 31 August 2016 FW Marc McNulty Sheffield United 2 January 2017 31 August 2016 AM Haris Vučkić Newcastle United 3 January 2017 12 January 2017 RW Alex Gilliead Newcastle United End of Season 31 January 2017 LB Matthew Penney Sheffield Wednesday End of Season 31 January 2017 CB Kevin Toner Aston Villa End of Season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 29 August 2016 GK Joe Cracknell Bradford Park Avenue 14 January 2017
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