In 2020-21...
Final position: 15th (down six places from 2019-20)
Biggest win: 4-1 v Forest Green Rovers (02/04/21)
Heaviest defeat: 0-3 v Newport County (24/10/20), 0-3 v Salford City (21/11/20)
League Cup: 1st round
FA Cup: 2nd round
Checkatrade Trophy: Group Stage
Manager: TBC
Mark Trueman and Conor Sellars were relieved of their managerial duties at Bradford City with immediate effect following the conclusion of the end of the season.
As written on www.bradfordcityafc.com, the duo, who previously oversaw City’s under-18s side, have been offered the opportunity to remain at the club in other roles.
Trueman and Sellars took over first-team affairs at the Utilita Energy Stadium on a caretaker basis in December, before being made interim and then joint-permanent managers for the final 19 matches of the season.
Plans are already in place with regards to the vacant managerial position, and the club is not seeking applicants for the role. An announcement will be made as soon as possible.
Transfer news...
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BRADFORD CITY |
| Manager: | TBC |
| In: | |
| Out: | Danny Rowe (Chesterfield) |
| Loan Expired: | Andy Cook, Jordan Stevens, Rumarn Burrell |
| Contracts Offered: | Jorge Sikora, Kian Scales, Matty Foulds, Sam Hornby |
| Released: |
Anthony O’Connor, Billy Clarke, Clayton Donaldson, Connor Shanks . Connor Wood, Harry Pritchard, Lee Novak, Will Huffer, Zeli Ismail |
Correct as of May 25, 2021
Player in focus...
Levi Sutton
After leaving the Iron, academy graduate Levi Sutton was one of Stuart McCall's first summer signings last year as he bolstered his squad.
With 30 league starts and four substitutes to his name in 2020-21, the midfielder scored two goals and assisted in three strikes in his debut campaign at the club. He played a total of 2,725 minutes in Sky Bet League Two.
His final Scunthorpe appearance saw him sent off, with his disciplinary record for the Bantams reading as six cautions and one dismissal.
Utilita Energy Stadium (Valley Parade)
Capacity: 25,136 (all seated)
Distance to the Iron: 61 miles
A ground of 'two halves', the initial impression is that one side is twice as big as the other. The Kop End is a modern two-tiered stand, that is simply huge and looks quite superb. Opened in 1999 it has a capacity of 7,492 fans.
In 2019 Valley Parade was renamed the Utilita Energy Stadium in a three-year corporate sponsorship deal.
Away fans are housed in Blocks F & G of the Mamma Mia Stand on one side of the ground. Blocks F & G are located on one side of this stand towards the TL Dallas End. The normal allocation is 1,300 seats in this area.
Head-to-head record...
| SEASON/DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2020-21 - Sat 1 May | LG 2 | Bradford 0-0 Iron | |
| 2020-21 - Tue 9 Feb | LG 2 | Iron 2-0 Bradford | Eisa, Green |
| 2019-20 - Sat 18 Jan | LG 2 | Bradford 2-2 Iron | Gilliead, McAtee |
| 2019-20 - Sat 28 Sep | LG 2 | Iron 1-1 Bradford | Ward |
| 2018-19 - Sat 27 Apr | LG 1 | Iron 2-3 Bradford | Wootton, Novak |
| 2018-19 - Sat 22 Dec | LG 1 | Bradford 2-0 Iron | |
| 2017-18 - Sat 5 May | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 Bradford | Townsend |
| 2017-18 - Tue 21 Nov | LG 1 | Bradford 1-2 Iron | Burgess, Adelakun |
| 2016-17 - Sat 26 Mar | LG 1 | Iron 3-2 Bradford | Toney 2, Crooks |
| 2016-17 - Mon 26 Dec | LG 1 | Bradford 0-0 Iron | |
| 2015-16 - Sat 2 Apr | LG 1 | Bradford 1-0 Iron | |
| 2015-16 - Sat 21 Nov | LG 1 | Iron 0-2 Bradford | |
| 2014-15 - Tue 21 Apr | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 Bradford | McSheffrey |
| 2014-15 - Sat 20 Dec | LG 1 | Bradford 1-1 Iron | Adelakun |
| 2006-07 - Sat 31 Mar | LG 1 | Iron 2-0 Bradford | Sharp, Beckford |
| 2006-07 - Sat 21 Oct | LG 1 | Bradford 0-1 Iron | Sharp |
| 2006-07 - Tue 17 Oct | FLT R1 | Bradford 1-2 Iron | Foy, Goodwin |
| 2005-06 - Sat 1 Apr | LG 1 | Bradford 4-2 Iron | Beagrie, Hinds |
| 2005-06 - Sat 31 Dec | LG 1 | Iron 0-0 Bradford | |
| 1994-95 - Tue 22 Nov | FAC R1 R | Iron 3-2 Bradford | Carmichael, Alexander, Thompstone |
| 1994-95 - Sat 12 Nov | FAC R1 | Bradford 1-1 Iron | Hope |
| 1988-89 - Tue 22 Nov | LG CUP R3 R | Iron 0-1 Bradford | |
| 1988-89 - Wed 2 Nov | LG CUP R3 | Bradford 1-1 Iron | Daws |
| 1983-84 - Sat 17 Mar | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Bradford | Cammack, Matthews |
| 1983-84 - Sat 8 Oct | DIV 3 | Bradford 2-2 Iron | Leman, Lester |
| 1981-82 - Sun 14 Feb | DIV 4 | Bradford 0-0 Iron | |
| 1981-82 - Sat 3 Oct | DIV 4 | Iron 1-3 Bradford | Grimes |
| 1980-81 - Sat 31 Jan | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Bradford | Cammack |
| 1980-81 - Sat 23 Aug | DIV 4 | Bradford 0-0 Iron | |
| 1979-80 - Sat 9 Feb | DIV 4 | Iron 3-3 Bradford | Pilling, Partridge 2 |
| 1979-80 - Sat 22 Sep | DIV 4 | Bradford 2-0 Iron | |
| 1978-79 - Sat 3 Mar | DIV 4 | Bradford 1-1 Iron | Pilling |
| 1978-79 - Sat 21 Oct | DIV 4 | Iron 3-2 Bradford | Couch, Kilmore 2 |
| 1976-77 - Wed 4 May | DIV 4 | Bradford 4-0 Iron | |
| 1976-77 - Sat 8 Jan | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Bradford | Wiggington, Keeley |
| 1975-76 - Sat 17 Apr | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Bradford | Green, O'Connor |
| 1975-76 - Fri 26 Dec | DIV 4 | Bradford 0-0 Iron | |
| 1974-75 - Sat 1 Mar | DIV 4 | Iron 1-2 Bradford | Charnley |
| 1974-75 - Sat 31 Aug | DIV 4 | Bradford 3-0 Iron | |
| 1973-74 - Wed 3 Oct | DIV 4 | Bradford 2-1 Iron | Podd (og) |
| 1973-74 - Tue 18 Sep | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Bradford | Pilling, Fletcher |
| 1968-69 - Sat 29 Mar | DIV 4 | Bradford 3-0 Iron | |
| 1968-69 - Fri 6 Sep | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Bradford | Deere |
| 1957-58 - Thu 24 Apr | DIV 3 (N) | Bradford 2-3 Iron | Minton 2, Davis |
| 1957-58 - Sat 28 Sep | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 0-2 Bradford | |
| 1956-57 - Sat 9 Mar | DIV 3 (N) | Bradford 3-1 Iron | Waldock |
| 1956-57 - Sat 27 Oct | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-1 Bradford | Brown |
| 1955-56 - Tue 27 Dec | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 2-0 Bradford | Haigh, McGill |
| 1955-56 - Mon 26 Dec | DIV 3 (N) | Bradford 4-3 Iron | Gregory 2, Brown |
| 1954-55 - Mon 27 Dec | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-0 Bradford | Brown |
| 1954-55 - Sat 25 Dec | DIV 3 (N) | Bradford 2-4 Iron | Brown 2, Gregory, Mosby |
| 1953-54 - Sat 27 Mar | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 2-1 Bradford | Haigh, Mosby |
| 1953-54 - Sat 7 Nov | DIV 3 (N) | Bradford 1-3 Iron | Jones, Whitfield, Brownsword |
| 1952-53 - Sat 17 Jan | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 4-0 Bradford | Haigh 2, Whitfield, Daley |
| 1952-53 - Sat 6 Sep | DIV 3 (N) | Bradford 0-0 Iron | |
| 1951-52 - Wed 26 Mar | DIV 3 (N) | Bradford 1-0 Iron | |
| 1951-52 - Sat 18 Aug | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-0 Bradford | Cumner |
| 1950-51 - Wed 18 Apr | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 0-0 Bradford | |
| 1950-51 - Sat 14 Apr | DIV 3 (N) | Bradford 2-0 Iron |
Our full record against Bradford City is as follows:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Home | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 28 |
| Away | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 48 |
| TOTAL | 59 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 74 | 75 |
Bradford's biggest win: 4-0 (04/05/1977)
Scunthorpe United's biggest win: 4-0 (17/01/1953)
Memorable encounter...
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Scunthorpe United (Ivan Toney, 3', 47', Matt Crooks, 82') 3-2 Bradford City (Kevin Toner, 14', Alex Jones, 16')
The Iron won a pulsating encounter at Glanford Park, coming from behind to win in front of the Sky Sports cameras.
The game, taking place at Sunday lunchtime, was brought to life following an early strike from Ivan Toney before a quickfire double from the visitors inside 16 minutes put the Bantams into the ascendancy.
Toney completed his brace in the second half, latching onto a ball from Hakeeb Adelakun to acrobatically send the ball into the corner of the net.
On-loan midfielder Matt Crooks then got the winner, bulleting home a header at the Doncaster Road end to keep the points in North Lincolnshire as both sides battled towards a play-off place in Sky Bet League One.
