The 2018–19 season is Bradford City's 116th season in their history, their 104th in the English Football League and 106th in the English football league system.
Pre-season On 18 May 2018, Bradford City announced two friendly games against Farsley Celtic and Sheffield United. Three days later, they revealed further matches with Guiseley and local derby against Bradford Park Avenue. On 23 May 2018, a further date away at York City was added to the preseason schedule followed by an away date against Harrogate Town announced on 11 June. On 22 June 2018, a further away date against Carlisle United was announced.
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance7 July 2018Farsley CelticA A–A Match cancelled due to safety concerns10 July 2018GuiseleyA 1–2 Powell 46'14 July 2018York CityA0–117 July 2017Sheffield UnitedH2–3Payne 53', Brünker 80'18 July 2018Bradford Park AvenueA 2–1 Colville 71', Clare 90+1'21 July 2018Harrogate TownA2–7 Clare (2) 59', 66' 1,08228 July 2018Carlisle UnitedA0–1
Competitions League One
League table
Result summary
Matches On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendancePosition4 August 2018 Shrewsbury TownA 1–0 Payne 19' 7,625 10th11 August 2018 BarnsleyH 0–2 18,986 13th18 August 2018 Southend UnitedA 0–2 6,295 18th21 August 2018 Burton AlbionH 1–0 Payne 32' 15,302 9th25 August 2018 Wycombe WanderersH 1–2 Colville 90+1' 15,563 13th1 September 2018 Fleetwood TownA 1–2 Doyle 23' (pen.) 3,347 17th8 September 2018 BlackpoolA 2–3 Doyle 59' (pen.), Payne 64' 4,393 19th15 September 2018 Charlton AthleticH 0–2 15,709 21st22 September 2018 Doncaster RoversA 1–2 Miller 81' 8,481 22nd29 September 2018 Bristol RoversH 0–0 15,916 22nd2 October 2018 AFC WimbledonA 1–0 Payne 45+1' (pen.) 3,630 19th6 October 2018 SunderlandH 1–2 A. O'Connor 52' 19,487 22nd13 October 2018 Accrington StanleyA 1–3 Doyle 62' 3,346 22nd20 October 2018 RochdaleH 0–2 15,875 23rd23 October 2018 Coventry CityH 2–4 A. O'Connor (2) 62', 78' 11,075 24th27 October 2018 GillinghamA 0–4 4,399 24th3 November 2018 PortsmouthH 0–1 16,393 24th17 November 2018 Peterborough UnitedA 1–1 A. O'Connor 10' 8,046 24th24 November 2018 Oxford UnitedH 2–0 Ball 25', Payne 28' 19,084 24th27 November 2018 Luton TownA 0–4 8,568 24th8 December 2018 Plymouth ArgyleA 3–3 Payne (2) 4', 18', Miller 53' 9,092 24th15 December 2018 WalsallH 4–0 Caddis 34', Ball (2) 52', 61', Doyle 83' 15,314 22nd22 December 2018 Scunthorpe UnitedH 2–0 Payne 10', Doyle 27' (pen.) 16,130 20th26 December 2018 SunderlandA 0–1 46,039 21st29 December 2018 RochdaleA 4–0 Knight-Percival 23', A. O'Connor 48', Doyle 60' (pen.), Miller 89' 5,673 21st1 January 2019 Accrington StanleyH 3–0 L. O'Brien 21', Doyle 30', Wood 49' 16,318 20th12 January 2019 BarnsleyA 0–3 14,962 22nd19 January 2019 Southend UnitedH 0–4 15,517 23rd26 January 2019 Burton AlbionA 1–1 Akpan 68' 3,162 23rd29 January 2019 Shrewsbury TownH 4–3 Grant 19' (o.g.), L. O'Brien 38', Doyle 60', Ball 90+6' 14,906 21st2 February 2019 Wycombe WanderersA 0–0 4,586 22nd9 February 2019 Fleetwood TownH 0–1 15,365 23rd16 February 2019 Plymouth ArgyleH 0–0 15,855 23rd23 February 2019 WalsallA 2–3 Doyle 12', A. O'Connor 54' 5,503 23rd2 March 2019 Portsmouth A 1–5 Akpan 65' 17,657 23rd9 March 2019 Peterborough United H 3–1 Butterfield 70', Doyle 83', L. O'Brien 86' 15,890 23rd12 March 2019 Luton Town H 0–1 15,992 23rd16 March 2019 Oxford United A 0–1 6,681 24th23 March 2019 Blackpool H 1–4 Ball 90+2' 16,307 24th30 March 2019 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 11,630 24th6 April 2019 Doncaster Rovers H 0–1 16,496 24th13 April 2019 Bristol Rovers A 2–3 L. O'Brien 16', Knight-Percival 90' 8,418 24th19 April 2019 Coventry City A 0–2 11,711 24th22 April 2019 Gillingham H 1–1 Mellor 10' 15,686 24th27 April 2019 Scunthorpe United A 3–2 Clarke 2', Anderson 12', Doyle 15' 4,528 24th4 May 2019 AFC Wimbledon H 0–0 17,817 24th
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance10 November 2018Round 1 Aldershot Town A 1–1 Knight-Percival 71' 2,45520 November 2018Round 1 Replay Aldershot Town H 1–1 Fowler 101' (o.g.) 2,2481 December 2018Round 2 Peterborough United A 2–2 Mellor 84', Colville 89' 3,75011 December 2018Round 2 Replay Peterborough United H 4–4 Miller (2) 22', 72', Ball 53', Caddis 58' 3,486
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance14 August 2018Round 1 Macclesfield Town A 1–1 (2–4p) Colville 62' 1,422
EFL Trophy On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance25 September 2018Group StageEverton U21'sH1–1 Miller 90+2' 9029 October 2018Group StageOldham AthleticH1–4 Brünker 49' 1,01513 November 2018Group StageBarnsleyA 1–2 Ball 8' 2,925
Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal Discipline AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Richard O'Donnell420300030480302DF Joe Riley5(1)000100(1)06(2)0003DF Adam Chicksen26(2)030101031(2)0625DF Paudie O'Connor8(1)00000008(1)0006DF Anthony O'Connor41(1)640102048(1)6807MF Sean Scannell15(1)000101017(1)0018MF Jake Reeves0000000000009FW Eoin Doyle40(4)113(1)0000043(5)115010FW Jack Payne33(6)840102(1)040(7)83011DF Tyrell Robinson0(2)00000000(2)00012FW George Miller18(21)32(2)2101122(23)65113GK Ben Wilson40101000600015DF Kelvin Mellor17(3)121000019(3)21016MF Jacob Butterfield11(4)100000011(4)11017FW Billy Clarke6(8)10000006(8)11018MF Jermaine Anderson9(4)10000009(4)11020FW Omari Patrick0(1)00000000(1)00021MF Hope Akpan24(4)220100027(4)24022DF Nathaniel Knight-Percival34(1)231003040(1)312223DF Connor Wood18(4)11(1)0001(1)020(6)14024MF Daniel Devine2(1)01(1)000104(2)00025DF Calum Woods5(1)00000005(1)00027FW Jordan Gibson1(10)00000203(10)01028MF Cameron Hawkes00000000000032DF Josef Hefele00000000000033FW Tom Clare00000000000035DF Reece Staunton00000010100036MF Luca Colville3(8)10(2)111004(10)31037MF Eliot Goldthorp0(2)000001(1)01(3)02038DF Paul Caddis25(2)121000027(2)28039MF Lewis O'Brien38(2)440001(1)043(3)49040FW David Ball30(5)541003137(5)79044MF Josh Wright15(3)00(1)00(1)02017(5)04047MF Raecce Ellington0000000(1)00(1)000-–Own goals–1–1–0–0–2––Players out on loan for rest of the season4DF Ryan McGowan22(1)020100025(1)010014FW Shay McCartan00000000000016DF Jacob Hanson00000000000019FW Alex Jones0(2)000000(1)00(3)00029MF Callum Gunner00000000000031GK George Sykes-Kenworthy000000000000Players left during the season5DF Matthew Kilgallon0000000000005MF Jim O'Brien5(6)02(1)000209(7)02017MF Sherwin Seedorf1(5)000102(1)04(6)00018FW Kai Bruenker4(13)00(2)00(1)0216(16)14025DF Thomas Isherwood1(2)00000203(2)01026MF Ellis Hudson00000000000030MF Curtis Peters00000000000034FW Reece Powell00000000000048MF Karl Henry3(1)01(1)000004(2)020
Statistics accurate as of 4 May 2019
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CF Tom Clare Barnsley Free transfer 1 July 2018 CB Thomas Isherwood Bayern Munich II Free transfer 1 July 2018 CB Anthony O'Connor Aberdeen Free transfer 1 July 2018 GK Richard O'Donnell Northampton Town Free transfer 1 July 2018 RB Joe Riley Manchester United Undisclosed 1 July 2018 LB Connor Wood Leicester City Undisclosed 1 July 2018 CM Josh Wright Southend United Free transfer 4 July 2018 CM Hope Akpan Burton Albion Free transfer 19 July 2018 RW Sean Scannell Huddersfield Town Undisclosed 28 July 2018 GK Ben Wilson Cardiff City Free transfer 31 July 2018 RB Kelvin Mellor Blackpool Free transfer 1 August 2018 CF Eoin Doyle Preston North End Undisclosed 14 August 2018 RM Luca Colville Huddersfield Town Free transfer 13 September 2018 CM Jim O'Brien Ross County Free transfer 16 November 2018 RB Paul Caddis Blackburn Rovers Free transfer 23 November 2018 DM Karl Henry Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 17 January 2019 CM Jermaine Anderson Peterborough United Undisclosed 23 January 2019 RB Calum Woods Preston North End Free transfer 31 January 2019 AM Billy Clarke Charlton Athletic Free transfer
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 DM Timothée Dieng Southend United Free transfer 1 July 2018 GK Colin Doyle Heart of Midlothian Mutual consent 1 July 2018 CF Joel Grodowski Hammer SpVg Released 1 July 2018 CB Alex Laird Free agent Released 1 July 2018 CM Nicky Law Exeter City Released 1 July 2018 RB Tony McMahon Oxford United Released 1 July 2018 GK Lukas Raeder Rot-Weiss Essen Released 1 July 2018 GK Rouven Sattelmaier SV Darmstadt 98 Released 1 July 2018 LM Reece Webb-Foster Lancaster City Released 5 July 2018 CF Dominic Poleon Crawley Town Undisclosed 19 July 2018 DM Romain Vincelot Crawley Town Undisclosed 1 August 2018 CF Charlie Wyke Sunderland Undisclosed 2 August 2018 CF Paul Taylor Doncaster Rovers Free transfer 31 August 2018 CB Matthew Kilgallon Hamilton Academical Mutual consent 18 December 2018 RM Ellis Hudson Free agent Mutual consent 24 December 2018 DM Karl Henry Free agent Mutual consent 4 January 2019 RB Jacob Hanson FC Halifax Town Undisclosed 7 January 2019 CF Kai Brünker SG Sonnenhof Großaspach Mutual consent 8 January 2019 CM Jim O'Brien Notts County Released 23 January 2019 CB Thomas Isherwood Free agent Mutual consent
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 16 July 2018 CF George Miller Middlesbrough 31 January 2019 16 July 2018 AM Jack Payne Huddlesfield Town 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 MF Lewis O'Brien Huddersfield Town 31 May 2019 3 September 2018 CF David Ball Rotherham United 31 May 2019 8 January 2019 CB Paudie O'Connor Leeds United 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CM Jacob Butterfield Derby County 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CF George Miller Barnsley 31 May 2019
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 4 July 2018 DF Jacob Hanson Halifax Town 1 January 2019 24 July 2018 SS Shay McCartan Lincoln City 31 May 2019 28 August 2018 CF Omari Patrick Yeovil Town 2 January 2019 25 January 2019 CF Alex Jones Cambridge United 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 LW Jordan Gibson Stevenage 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CB Ryan McGowan Dundee 31 May 2019 13 March 2019 FW Tom Clare Boston United 31 May 2019
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