2016β17 season | ||||
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Chairman | Edic Rahic Stefan Rupp | |||
Manager | Stuart McCall | |||
Stadium | Valley Parade | |||
League One | 5th | |||
FA Cup | First round (vs. Accrington Stanley) | |||
League Cup | First round (vs. Accrington Stanley) | |||
League Trophy | Quarter-final (vs. Oxford United) | |||
Top goalscorer | League:
Jordy Hiwula (9) All: Jordy Hiwula (12) | |||
Highest home attendance | 21,874 vs. Scunthorpe United (League One) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 1,360 vs. Cambridge United (League Trophy) | |||
Average home league attendance | 18,167 [1] | |||
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The 2016β17 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. [2] 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 Β£250,000 for former striker Nahki Wells.
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 July 2016 | Guiseley | A | 1β1 | Hateley 75' | - |
16 July 2016 | Gateshead | A | 2β1 | B.Clarke 15', Anderson 45' | 687 |
19 July 2016 | St Johnstone | A | 0β2 | - | |
23 July 2016 | Burnley | H | 1β4 | Morais 44' | - |
27 July 2016 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 2β2 | Trialist (2) 19', 28' | β |
30 July 2016 | Carlisle United | H | 2β0 | Morais 52', Hanson 64' | - |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 82 | Qualification for the League One play-offs [a] |
4 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 82 | |
5 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 79 | |
6 | Millwall (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 73 | |
7 | Southend United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 72 |
On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. [3]
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 August 2016 | Port Vale | H | 0β0 | 18,558 | 15th | |
13 August 2016 | Peterborough United | A | 1β0 | Hiwula 11' | 5,906 | 9th |
16 August 2016 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 2β1 | Cullen 12', B.Clarke 17' | 8,166 | 5th |
20 August 2016 | Coventry City | H | 3β1 | McMahon (2) 67' ( pen.), 75' ( pen.), Marshall 69' | 17,595 | 3rd |
27 August 2016 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1β1 | B.Clarke 57' ( pen.) | 17,793 | 2nd |
3 September 2016 | Millwall | A | 1β1 | Webster 42' ( o.g.) | 9,067 | 2nd |
10 September 2016 | Gillingham | A | 1β1 | Hiwula 29' | 5,079 | 3rd |
17 September 2016 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1β1 | Meredith 73' | 17,489 | 4th |
24 September 2016 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0β0 | 17,486 | 4th | |
27 September 2016 | Fleetwood Town | H | 2β1 | Morais 45+1', B.Clarke 62' ( pen.) | 16,759 | 3rd |
1 October 2016 | Chesterfield | A | 1β0 | B.Clarke 26' | 6,997 | 2nd |
8 October 2016 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2β0 | Law 21', VuΔkiΔ 90+6' ( pen.) | 17,703 | 2nd |
15 October 2016 | Oxford United | A | 0β1 | 8,245 | 2nd | |
18 October 2016 | Southend United | H | 1β1 | McNulty 36' | 16,112 | 2nd |
22 October 2016 | Sheffield United | H | 3β3 | B.Clarke 35', Hiwula 60', Dieng 68' | 20,972 | 2nd |
29 October 2016 | AFC Wimbledon | A | 3β2 | Hiwula 3', Hanson (2) 78' ( pen.), 90+2' | 4,826 | 3rd |
12 November 2016 | Rochdale | H | 4β0 | B.Clarke 41', Dieng 44', Hanson 59', Marshall 63' | 18,205 | 2nd |
19 November 2016 | Southend United | A | 0β3 | 7,005 | 4th | |
22 November 2016 | Northampton Town | H | 1β0 | Hanson 56' | 16,935 | 4th |
26 November 2016 | Swindon Town | A | 0β1 | 6,344 | 4th | |
10 December 2016 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0β0 | 17,968 | 4th | |
17 December 2016 | Walsall | A | 1β1 | Hiwula 53' | 5,148 | 4th |
26 December 2016 | Scunthorpe United | H | 0β0 | 21,874 | 5th | |
31 December 2016 | Bury | H | 1β1 | Law 52' | 18,012 | 5th |
2 January 2017 | Northampton Town | A | 2β1 | Marshall 73', Hiwula 86' | 6,931 | 5th |
7 January 2017 | Chesterfield | H | 2β0 | Marshall 22', Hiwula 45' | 17,416 | 4th |
14 January 2017 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0β1 | 5,590 | 4th | |
21 January 2017 | Millwall | H | 1β1 | Meredith 60' | 17,712 | 5th |
28 January 2017 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2β1 | Vincelot 14', McArdle 76' | 6,516 | 5th |
4 February 2017 | Gillingham | H | 2β2 | Wyke 15, McMahon 38' | 18,840 | 5th |
11 February 2017 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1β1 | Law 26' | 9,043 | 5th |
14 February 2017 | Fleetwood Town | A | 1β2 | Hiwula 43' | 3,418 | 5th |
18 February 2017 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2β2 | Wyke (2) 10', 16' | 21,190 | 5th |
25 February 2017 | Port Vale | A | 2β1 | Vincelot 41', Jones 74' | 4,953 | 5th |
28 February 2017 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 2β2 | McMahon 22' ( pen.), Wyke 43' | 16,725 | 5th |
4 March 2017 | Peterborough United | H | 1β0 | Jones 24' | 17,220 | 5th |
11 March 2017 | Coventry City | A | 2β0 | Jones 51', Hiwula 56' | 9,150 | 4th |
14 March 2017 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1β1 | Dieng 42' | 9,326 | 5th |
18 March 2017 | Swindon Town | H | 2β1 | Wyke (2) 85', 90+1' | 17,916 | 4th |
26 March 2017 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2β3 | Toner 14', Jones 16' | 5,247 | 5th |
1 April 2017 | Walsall | H | 1β0 | B.Clarke 58' | 17,880 | 4th |
8 April 2017 | Bury | A | 2β0 | Marshall 56', Wyke 84' | 5,268 | 4th |
14 April 2017 | Oxford United | H | 1β0 | Law 61' | 19,346 | 4th |
17 April 2017 | Sheffield United | A | 0β3 | 26,838 | 5th | |
22 April 2017 | AFC Wimbledon | H | 3β0 | McMahon (2) 29' ( pen.), 85', Marshall 45+3' | 18,615 | 5th |
30 April 2017 | Rochdale | A | 1β1 | Jones 9' | 6,876 | 5th |
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 May 2017 | Semi-final first leg | Fleetwood Town | H | 1β0 | McArdle 77' | 15,696 |
7 May 2017 | Semi-final second leg | Fleetwood Town | A |
0β0 (1β0)
|
5,076 | |
20 May 2017 | Final | Millwall | N | 0β1 | 53,320 |
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 November 2016 | Round 1 | Accrington Stanley | H | 1β2 | Conneely 72' ( o.g.) | 4,985 |
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 August 2016 | Round 1 | Accrington Stanley | A |
0β0 (10β11 p) |
1,936 |
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Bradford City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Morecambe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | ACA | Stoke City U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 August 2016 | Group Stage | Stoke City Academy | H | 1β0 | Dieng 38' | 1,444 |
4 October 2016 | Group Stage | Bury | H | 2β1 | VuΔkiΔ 31', Hiwula 35' | 1,865 |
9 November 2016 | Group Stage | Morecambe | A | 2β3 | VuΔkiΔ (2) 52', 83' | 827 |
7 December 2016 | Round 2 | Cambridge United | H | 1β0 | Law 64' | 1,360 |
17 January 2017 | Round 3 | Cheltenham Town | A | 1β0 | Hiwula 64' | 1,081 |
31 January 2017 | Quarter Final | Oxford United | A | 1β2 | Hiwula 85' | 2,274 |
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
1 | GK | Colin Doyle | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | Stephen Darby | 19(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | James Meredith | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
4 | MF | Nicky Law | 40(3) | 4 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43(4) | 5 | 2 | 0 |
5 | DF | Kevin Toner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | Romain Vincelot | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
7 | MF | Mark Marshall | 41(4) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45(5) | 6 | 3 | 0 |
8 | MF | Timothee Dieng | 28(14) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 34(14) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | Charlie Wyke | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | Billy Clarke | 28(8) | 7 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 30(10) | 7 | 3 | 0 |
11 | FW | Jordy Hiwula | 26(16) | 9 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 32(17) | 12 | 2 | 0 |
12 | GK | Rouven Sattelmaier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 7(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | Josh Cullen | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 44(2) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
17 | DF | Matthew Penney | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | Alex Gilliead | 5(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW | Alex Jones | 9(7) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(7) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
20 | DF | Daniel Pybus | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | James King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 47(1) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
23 | DF | Rory McArdle | 25(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | Daniel Devine | 8(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 14(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25 | FW | Reece Webb-Foster | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | DF | Matthew Kilgallon | 6(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 10(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | DF | Tony McMahon | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 30(1) | 6 | 7 | 0 |
30 | GK | Joe Cracknell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF | Kwame Boateng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | Ellis Hudson | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | MF | Niah Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | DF | Tom Windle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | MF | Sam Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | DF | Nathan Clarke | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- | FW | James Hanson | 13(4) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16(4) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
- | MF | Paul Anderson | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- | FW | Vincent Rabiega | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | FW | Marc McNulty | 5(10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(10) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- | FW | Haris Vuckic | 4(6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8(6) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
- | MF | Filipe Morais | 4(13) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9(14) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- | DF | Jacob Hanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | β | Own goals | β | 1 | β | 1 | β | 0 | β | 0 | β | 2 | β | β |
Statistics accurate as of 20 May 2017
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2016 | CB | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer | [4] | |
1 July 2016 | CM | Nicky Law | Rangers | Free transfer | [5] | |
12 July 2016 | GK | Colin Doyle | Blackpool | Β£1 | [6] [7] | |
13 July 2016 | DM | TimothΓ©e Dieng | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer | [8] | |
22 July 2016 | GK | Rouven Sattelmaier | Stuttgarter Kickers | Free transfer | [9] | |
23 July 2016 | CM | Romain Vincelot | Coventry City | Undisclosed | [10] | |
1 August 2016 | CB | Matthew Kilgallon | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer | [11] | |
16 August 2016 | CF | Vincent Rabiega | RB Leipzig | Free transfer | [12] | |
5 January 2017 | CF | Alex Jones | Birmingham City | Undisclosed | [13] | |
31 January 2017 | DF | Jacob Hanson | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed | [14] | |
31 January 2017 | CF | Charlie Wyke | Carlisle United | Undisclosed | [15] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2016 | CF | Steve Davies | Rochdale | Released | [16] [a] | |
1 July 2016 | CM | Billy Knott | Gillingham | Released | [16] [b] | |
1 July 2016 | LB | Greg Leigh | Bury | Free transfer | [19] | |
1 July 2016 | LM | Josh Morris | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer | [20] | |
1 July 2016 | RM | Dylan Mottley-Henry | Barnsley | Released | [16] | |
1 July 2016 | CB | Christopher Routis | Ross County | Free transfer | [21] | |
1 July 2016 | LB | Alan Sheehan | Luton Town | Free transfer | [22] | |
1 July 2016 | GK | Ben Williams | Bury | Free transfer | [23] | |
1 July 2016 | CM | Sam Wright | Free agent | Released | [16] | |
5 July 2016 | CF | Jamie Proctor | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer | [24] | |
31 August 2016 | RW | Paul Anderson | Northampton Town | Free transfer | [25] | |
1 January 2017 | CB | Nathan Clarke | Coventry City | Free transfer | [26] | |
24 January 2017 | CF | James Hanson | Sheffield United | Undisclosed | [27] | |
31 January 2017 | RW | Filipe Morais | Bolton Wanderers | Mutual consent | [28] [c] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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15 July 2016 | CF | Jordy Hiwula | Huddersfield Town | End of Season | [30] | |
8 August 2016 | CM | Josh Cullen | West Ham United | End of Season [a] | [32] | |
31 August 2016 | FW | Marc McNulty | Sheffield United | 2 January 2017 [b] | [34] | |
31 August 2016 | AM | Haris VuΔkiΔ | Newcastle United | 3 January 2017 | [35] | |
12 January 2017 | RW | Alex Gilliead | Newcastle United | End of Season | [36] | |
31 January 2017 | LB | Matthew Penney | Sheffield Wednesday | End of Season | [37] | |
31 January 2017 | CB | Kevin Toner | Aston Villa | End of Season | [38] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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29 August 2016 | GK | Joe Cracknell | Bradford Park Avenue | 14 January 2017 | [39] |