2023–24 Bradford City A.F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 121st season in the existence of Bradford City and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league the club are also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Bradford City

2023–24 season
Chairman	Stefan Rupp
Manager	Mark Hughes (until 4 October)[1] Kevin McDonald (caretaker - 4 Oct until 31 Oct)[1][2] Mark Trueman (caretaker - 31 Oct until 6 Nov)[2] Graham Alexander (from 6 November)[3]
Stadium	Valley Parade
League Two	9th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Semi-final
Home colours Away colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Current squad

As of 21 February 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Sam Walker	GK		Gravesend	(1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 33)	Charlton Athletic	11 January 2024	Free	30 June 2025
13	Colin Doyle	GK		Cork	(1985-06-12) 12 June 1985 (age 40)	Kilmarnock	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
29	Heath Richardson	GK		Norfolk	(2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
40	Zachariah Hadi	GK				Academy	21 February 2024	Trainee	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Brad Halliday	RB		Redcar	(1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 30)	Fleetwood Town	10 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
3	Liam Ridehalgh	LB		Halifax	(1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 34)	Tranmere Rovers	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
4	Ash Taylor	CB		Bromborough	(1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 (age 34)	Kilmarnock	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
5	Matthew Platt	CB		Knowsley	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27)	Barrow	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
15	Sam Stubbs	CB		Liverpool	(1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 26)	Exeter City	31 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
18	Ciaran Kelly	CB		Lucan	(1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 27)	Bohemian	1 January 2023	Free	30 June 2025
22	Daniel Oyegoke	RB		Barnet	(2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 22)	Brentford	1 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
31	Jonathan Tomkinson	CB		Plano	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 23)	Norwich City	6 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
32	Lewis Richards	LB		Liverpool	(2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 23)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
Midfielders
6	Richard Smallwood	CM		Redcar	(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 34)	Hull City	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
7	Jamie Walker	AM		Edinburgh	(1993-06-25) 25 June 1993 (age 32)	Heart of Midlothian	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
10	Alex Pattison	CM		Darlington	(1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 (age 27)	Harrogate Town	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
11	Alex Gilliead	CM		Shotley Bridge	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 29)	Scunthorpe United	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2025
23	Bobby Pointon	AM		Bradford	(2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
26	Kevin McDonald	DM		Carnoustie	(1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 36)	Exeter City	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
39	Gabriel Wadsworth	CM				Academy	21 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
8	Calum Kavanagh	CF		Cardiff	(2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 21)	Middlesbrough	1 February 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
9	Andy Cook	CF		Bishop Auckland	(1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 34)	Mansfield Town	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2026
12	Clarke Oduor	LW		Siaya	(1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 26)	Barnsley	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
14	Tyler Smith	CF		Sheffield	(1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 26)	Hull City	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
20	Harry Chapman	LW		Hartlepool	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27)	Blackburn Rovers	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
27	Matt Derbyshire	CF		Great Harwood	(1986-04-14) 14 April 1986 (age 39)	NorthEast United	9 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
28	Jake Young	CF		Huddersfield	(2001-07-22) 22 July 2001 (age 24)	Forest Green Rovers	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
33	Adam Wilson	LW		Ashington	(2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 25)	The New Saints	28 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
36	Tyreik Wright	RW		Ovens	(2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 (age 23)	Plymouth Argyle	15 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
Out on Loan
17	Luke Hendrie	RB		Leeds	(1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30)	Hartlepool United	31 January 2022	Free	30 June 2024
19	Vadaine Oliver	CF		Sheffield	(1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 33)	Gillingham	10 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
21	Timi Odusina	CB		Croydon	(1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 25)	Hartlepool United	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
25	Harvey Rowe	CM			(2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
38	Freddy Jeffreys	CM		Leeds	(2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 19)	Academy	9 October 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
	Finn Cousin-Dawson	RB		Stockton-on-Tees	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2020	Trainee	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	DM	Kevin McDonald (SCO)	Exeter City (ENG)	Free transfer	[4]
1 July 2023	LW	Clarke Oduor (KEN)	Barnsley (ENG)	Free transfer	[5]
1 July 2023	CM	Alex Pattison (ENG)	Harrogate Town (ENG)	Free transfer	[6]
1 July 2023	CF	Tyler Smith (ENG)	Hull City (ENG)	Free transfer	[7]
1 July 2023	CB	Ash Taylor (WAL)	Kilmarnock (SCO)	Free transfer	[8]
18 August 2023	LB	Lewis Richards (IRL)	Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG)	Undisclosed	[9]
28 August 2023	LW	Adam Wilson (ENG)	The New Saints (ENG)	Undisclosed	[10]
11 January 2024	GK	Sam Walker (ENG)	Charlton Athletic (ENG)	Free transfer	[11]
1 February 2024	CF	Calum Kavanagh (IRL)	Middlesbrough (ENG)	Undisclosed	[12]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
14 June 2023	LB	Matty Foulds (ENG)	Harrogate Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[13]
30 June 2023	CM	Adam Clayton (ENG)	Rochdale (ENG)	Released	[14][15]
30 June 2023	LW	Abo Eisa (ENG)	Grimsby Town (ENG)	Released	[14][16]
30 June 2023	CF	Cole Roberts (ENG)	Free agent	Released	[14]
30 June 2023	AM	Kian Scales (ENG)	Scunthorpe United (ENG)	Released	[14][17]
30 June 2023	DM	Yann Songo'o (CMR)	Morecambe (ENG)	Released	[14][18]
30 June 2023	RB	Oscar Threlkeld (ENG)	Morecambe (ENG)	Released	[14]
30 June 2023	CM	Jack Wilson (ENG)	Brighouse Town (ENG)	Released	[14][19]
30 June 2023	AM	Charlie Wood (ENG)	Free agent	Released	[14]
11 September 2023	CM	Jay Tinsdale (ENG)	Sheffield United (ENG)	Free transfer	[20]
1 January 2024	DM	Ryan East (ENG)	Rochdale (ENG)	Free transfer	[21]
11 January 2024	GK	Harry Lewis (ENG)	Carlisle United (ENG)	Undisclosed	[22]
18 January 2024	RM	Emmanuel Osadebe (IRL)	Forest Green Rovers (ENG)	Undisclosed	[23]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	RB	Daniel Oyegoke (ENG)	Brentford (ENG)	End of season	[24]
1 September 2023	LW	Chisom Afoka (ENG)	Aston Villa (ENG)	3 January 2024[a]	[25][26]
1 September 2023	SS	Rayhaan Tulloch (ENG)	West Bromwich Albion (ENG)	1 February 2024[b]	[27][28]
6 September 2023	CB	Jonathan Tomkinson (USA)	Norwich City (ENG)	End of season	[29]
15 January 2024	RW	Tyreik Wright (IRL)	Plymouth Argyle (ENG)	End of season	[30]

1. Afoka returned to parent club Aston Villa early from his season-long loan.
2. Tulloch returned to parent club West Brom early from his season-long loan.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Date until	Ref
7 July 2023	RB	Finn Cousin-Dawson (NIR)	Blyth Spartans (ENG)	End of season	[31]
2 August 2023	CF	Jake Young (ENG)	Swindon Town (ENG)	2 January 2024[a]	[32][33]
4 August 2023	CF	Isaac Robinson (ENG)	Farsley Celtic (ENG)	End of season	[34]
14 August 2023	DM	Ryan East (ENG)	Rochdale (ENG)	1 January 2024[b]	[35][21]
1 September 2023	RB	Luke Hendrie (ENG)	Hartlepool United (ENG)	End of season	[36]
15 September 2023	CB	Timi Odusina (ENG)	Woking (ENG)	End of season[c]	[37][38]
25 October 2023	CF	Dylan Youmbi (ENG)	Farsley Celtic (ENG)	15 February 2024	[39][40][41]
14 November 2023	DF	Noah Wadsworth (ENG)	Farsley Celtic (ENG)	16 February 2024	[42][43]
12 January 2024	DM	Harvey Rowe (ENG)	Farsley Celtic (ENG)	End of season	[44]
17 January 2024	CF	Vadaine Oliver (ENG)	Stevenage (ENG)	End of season	[45]
15 February 2024	CF	Dylan Youmbi (ENG)	Scunthorpe United (ENG)	End of season	[41]

1. On 2 January, Young was recalled back from his season-long loan at Swindon early.
2. On 22 December, it was announced East would join Rochdale permanently in January.
3. On 5 January, Odusina's loan at Woking was extended until the end of season.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 15 June, Bradford City announced their pre-season schedule, with matches against Bury, Eldense, Bradford (Park Avenue), Hull City, Middlesbrough and Rochdale.^[46] In July, it was confirmed that Getafe replaced Eldense as pre-season opposition.^[47]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bury v Bradford City

8 July 2023 Friendly	Bury	0–6	Bradford City	Bury
15:00 BST		Report	Pattison 7' Cook 12' Osadebe 27' Ridehalgh 28' Derbyshire 53' Walker 88'	Stadium: Gigg Lane

Getafe v Bradford City

14 July 2023 Friendly	Getafe	3–0	Bradford City	Oliva, Spain
17:00 BST	Mayoral 3' Iglesias 37' Altimira 71'	Report		Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

Bolton Wanderers v Bradford City

18 July 2023 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	5–2	Bradford City	Bolton, England
12:00 BST				Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy (Behind Closed Doors)

Bradford (Park Avenue) v Bradford City

19 July 2023 Friendly	Bradford (Park Avenue)	1–1	Bradford City	Bradford
19:30 BST	Longbottom 58'	Report	Youmbi 44'	Stadium: Horsfall Stadium Attendance: 2,354

Bradford City v Hull City

22 July 2023 Friendly	Bradford City	1–1	Hull City	Bradford
15:00 BST	Stubbs 90'	Report	Slater 22'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,411

Bradford City v Middlesbrough

26 July 2023 Friendly	Bradford City	3–3	Middlesbrough	Bradford
19:30 BST	Cook 12', 41', 58'	Report	Silvera 4' Gilbert 29' (pen.) Nkrumah 90'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 4,378 (1,413 Middlesbrough supporters)

Rochdale v Bradford City

29 July 2023 Friendly	Rochdale	1–0	Bradford City	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Rodney 46'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,971 (697 away supporters)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	5 Aug 2023		Matchday 1		45	18	12	15	57	58	−1	040.00
FA Cup	4 Nov 2023	4 November 2023	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	8 Aug 2023	28 September 2023	First round	Third round	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	000.00
EFL Trophy	10 Oct 2023		Group stage		6	6	0	0	16	2	+14	100.00
Total					55	24	14	17	76	66	+10	043.64

Last updated: 17 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

League Two

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Crewe Alexandra	46	19	14	13	69	65	+4	71	Qualified for League Two play-offs
7	Crawley Town (O, P)	46	21	7	18	73	67	+6	70
8	Barrow	46	18	15	13	62	56	+6	69
9	Bradford City	46	19	12	15	61	59	+2	69
10	AFC Wimbledon	46	17	14	15	64	51	+13	65
11	Walsall	46	18	11	17	69	73	−4	65
12	Gillingham	46	18	10	18	46	57	−11	64

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[48]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	19	12	15	61	59	+2	69	9	8	6	29	28	+1	10	4	9	32	31	+1

Last updated: 23 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	211	30	30	32	33	34	292	37	38	39	364	40	41	42	43	44	45	353	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H
Result	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W
Position	18	11	13	18	12	15	16	17	11	14	18	14	11	11	15	16	18	18	14	14	14	10	10	11	13	14	15	16	18	18	14	13	13	16	13	13	15	17	17	14	14	14	13	10	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 21 (vs Salford City) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
• ² Matchday 29 (vs Doncaster Rovers) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
• ³ Matchday 35 (vs Barrow) was postponed after the referee deemed the pitch to be unplayable.
• ⁴ Matchday 36 (vs Notts County) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.^[49]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Crawley Town v Bradford City

5 August 2023 1	Crawley Town	1–0	Bradford City	Crawley
15:00 BST	Gordon  11' Wright 14' Kelly  15' Darcy  30' Conroy  72' Orsi  90' Henry  90+3'	Report	Kelly  12' Oyegoke  31'  41' Halliday  64' Walker  82'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,883 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Bradford City v Colchester United

12 August 2023 2	Bradford City	2–1	Colchester United	Bradford
15:00 BST	Walker  7' Oduor 45' Platt  45+5' Pattison 58'	Report	Taylor 9'  57' Dallison  40'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,177 Referee: Marc Edwards

Stockport County v Bradford City

15 August 2023 3	Stockport County	1–1	Bradford City	Edgeley
19:45 BST	Knoyle  20' Olaofe 80' Croasdale  87'	Report	Gilliead  20' Pattison 47' Oyegoke  52' Platt  52'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,296 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Morecambe v Bradford City

19 August 2023 4	Morecambe	3–0	Bradford City	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Songo'o  12' Mellon 22', 86' (pen.)  90+6' Mayor  31' McKiernan 68'	Report	Smallwood  22' Pattison  25' Stubbs  88'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,713 Referee: Lewis Smith

Bradford City v Crewe Alexandra

26 August 2023 5	Bradford City	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bradford
15:00 BST	Walker 43' Kelly  45+1' Richards  71'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,736 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Mansfield Town v Bradford City

2 September 2023 6	Mansfield Town	0–0	Bradford City	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Macdonald  68' Gale  75'	Report	Smallwood  23' Walker  55' Platt  81' Oyegoke  90+4'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 8,525 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Bradford City v Grimsby Town

9 September 2023 7	Bradford City	1–1	Grimsby Town	Bradford
12:30 BST	Kelly  6' Gilliead 89' Afoka  90+3'	Report	Eisa  8' Rodgers  32' Amos  34' Rose 43' Conteh  53'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 18,879 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Bradford City v Harrogate Town

16 September 2023 8	Bradford City	1–1	Harrogate Town	Bradford
15:00 BST	Walker 90+5'	Report	Odoh  33' Daly 78' Oxley  90+2'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,283 Referee: Sunny Gill

Newport County v Bradford City

23 September 2023 9	Newport County	1–4	Bradford City	Newport
15:00 BST	Bogle 35' Evans  72' Drysdale  85'	Report	Cook 14', 29', 90+2' Tulloch 26' Ridehalgh  84'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,087 Referee: Andy Davies

Bradford City v Walsall

30 September 2023 10	Bradford City	1–3	Walsall	Bradford
15:00 BST	Cook 23' (pen.) Tulloch  55'	Report	Riley  22' Gordon 26'  43' Oteh 45+3' Draper 56' Tierney  76' Williams  79'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,038 Referee: Scott Jackson

Tranmere Rovers v Bradford City

3 October 2023 11	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Bradford City	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Hendry 24' Saunders  32' O'Connor  39' Walker  49' Hawkes 66' Morris 83'	Report	Platt  14' Cook 55' McDonald  64' Ridehalgh  78'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,672 Referee: Scott Oldham

Bradford City v Swindon Town

7 October 2023 12	Bradford City	1–0	Swindon Town	Bradford
15:00 BST	Pointon 50' Walker  60' Halliday  76' Smallwood  89'	Report	Khan  42' Hutton  65' Austin  76'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,788 Referee: Christopher Pollard

AFC Wimbledon v Bradford City

14 October 2023 13	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Bradford City	Wimbledon
10:00 BST	Davison  17' Lewis  58' Ogundere  70'	Report	Platt  7' Smallwood  31' Osadebe 62'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,270 Referee: Scott Simpson

Bradford City v Wrexham

21 October 2023 14	Bradford City	1–1	Wrexham	Bradford
15:00 BST	Smallwood  6' Walker  26' Pointon  37' Wilson 85'	Report	Mullin  2' 68' (Barnett) Jones  29'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 21,552 Referee: Ross Joyce

Milton Keynes Dons v Bradford City

24 October 2023 15	Milton Keynes Dons	4–1	Bradford City	Milton Keynes
10:00 BST	Tomlinson 4' Payne 31' Dean 59' Gilbey 90'	Report	Gilliead 17' Taylor  30' McDonald  39' Ridehalgh  52' Stubbs  70'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,510 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Sutton United v Bradford City

28 October 2023 16	Sutton United	2–1	Bradford City	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Coley 4' Goodliffe  73' Smith  81' Beautyman 87'	Report	Cook 57'  66'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,866 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bradford City v Barrow

11 November 2023 17	Bradford City	1–2	Barrow	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Smith 33' Halliday  50' Cook  77'	Report	Telford 1' Spence  38' White  45+5' Ray 77'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,247 Referee: David Webb

Notts County v Bradford City

18 November 2023 18	Notts County	4–2	Bradford City	Nottingham
12:30 GMT	McGoldrick 5'  69' Langstaff 36', 42' Crowley 45+2' Adebayo-Rowling  77' Baldwin  90+3'	Report	Brindley 57' (o.g.) Walker 75'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 11,909 Referee: Tom Reeves

Bradford City v Accrington Stanley

25 November 2023 19	Bradford City	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Smith 58'  66' Taylor  80' Chapman  90+5'	Report	Hills  32' Rich-Baghuelou  47' Shipley  57' Whalley  76'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,548 Referee: Keith Stroud

Forest Green Rovers v Bradford City

28 November 2023 20	Forest Green Rovers	0–3	Bradford City	Nailsworth
19:45 GMT			Matthew Platt Andy Cook pen Jamie Walker	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,462 Referee: Simon Mather

Gillingham v Bradford City

16 December 2023 22	Gillingham	0–2	Bradford City	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Bonne  55' Ehmer  57' Masterson  59'	Report	Walker 31' Platt  50' Gilliead  51' Kelly  55' Halliday  60' Cook 75' Richards  86'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,874 Referee: Scott Jackson

Doncaster Rovers v Bradford City

22 December 2023[50] 23	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Bradford City	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Ironside 7' Senior  65'	Report	Cook 27', 85' Smith 43' Richards  90+5'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,695 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Bradford City v Morecambe

26 December 2023 24	Bradford City	2–2	Morecambe	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Cook  56' Oduor 59' Tomkinson  80' Halliday 83'	Report	Connolly 3' Mckiernan 18',  58' Slew  78' Tutonda  80'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 18,540 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bradford City v Stockport County

29 December 2023 25	Bradford City	0–0	Stockport County	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Gilliead  50' Oduor  70'	Report	Touray  45+1' Wright  76'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 9,657 Referee: Lewis Smith

Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City

1 January 2024 26	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Bradford City	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Long 13' (pen.) Rowe  39' Booth  69' Billington  77' Demetriou  87' Baker-Richardson  90+5'	Report	Smallwood  38' Halliday  90+1'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,529 Referee: Peter Wright

Bradford City v Crawley Town

6 January 2024 27	Bradford City	2–4	Crawley Town	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Ridehalgh 61' Cook 79' Addai 79' (o.g.) Derbyshire  90+7'	Report	Orsi 12', 90+7' (pen.) Tsaroulla  16' Maguire  19' Campbell 85' Lolos 90+10'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,699 Referee: Neil Hair

Colchester United v Bradford City

13 January 2024 28	Colchester United	1-1	Bradford City	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Hopper 59'	Report	Cook 35'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,625 Referee: Scott Simpson

Bradford City v Salford City

23 January 2024 21[51]	Bradford City	1–1	Salford City	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Halliday 20'	Report	Watt  13' Watson 14'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,549 Referee: Martin Woods
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 9 December, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[52]

Swindon Town v Bradford City

27 January 2024 30	Swindon Town	2–0	Bradford City	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Austin 17' (pen.) Devoy 45+2' Kokolo  45+4' Khan  58'	Report	Stubbs  49' Smallwood  55'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,878 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Bradford City v AFC Wimbledon

3 February 2024 31	Bradford City	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Smallwood  38' McDonald  80' Kavanagh  90+1'	Report	Brown  24' Ogundere  45' Chaaban  45+2' Little  77'	Stadium: Valley Parade Referee: Ross Joyce

Wrexham v Bradford City

10 February 2024 32	Wrexham	0–1	Bradford City	Wrexham
15:00 BST		Report	Platt  25' Gilliead  45+2' Tomkinson  64' Cook 83, 90'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 12,447 Referee: Ben Speedie

Bradford City v Milton Keynes Dons

13 February 2024 33	Bradford City	4–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Platt 14' Kavanagh 36' McDonald  44' Gilliead  45+3' Cook 49'  76' Oduor 51' Smallwood  59' Tomkinson  71'	Report	Robson  90'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,234 Referee: Ollie Yates

Bradford City v Sutton United

17 February 2024 34	Bradford City	1–0	Sutton United	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Tomkinson  46' Kavanagh 54'	Report	Angol  40' Bouzanis  89'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,697 Referee: Marc Edwards

Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers

5 March 2024 29[53]	Bradford City	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Oduor  17' Stubbs  28' McDonald  32' Tomkinson  61' Smith 84' Wilson  90+2'	Report	Maxwell  30' Bailey  41' Biggins  42' Molyneux 45' Lo-Tutala  90+4'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,138 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[54]

Accrington Stanley v Bradford City

9 March 2024 37	Accrington Stanley	0–3	Bradford City	Accrington
15:00 GMT	O'Brien  79'	Report	Wright  5' 12', 23' Cook 38'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 4,099 Referee: Paul Howard

Bradford City v Forest Green Rovers

12 March 2024 38	Bradford City	0–2	Forest Green Rovers	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Kelly  90+2'	Report	Doidge 2', 90+3' (pen.) Robson  56'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,418 Referee: Simon Mather

Bradford City v Mansfield Town

16 March 2024 39	Bradford City	1–5	Mansfield Town	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Walker  8' Cook 72' Tomkinson  90+1'	Report	Cargill 10' Akins 14' Keillor-Dunn 18',  20' Swan 45+2' Lewis 86' Reed  90+2'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,496 Referee: Martin Coy

Bradford City v Notts County

19 March 2024 36[55]	Bradford City	0–3	Notts County	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Gilliead  36' Halliday  56' Smallwood  82' Wright  90' McDonald  90+3'	Report	Langstaff 12' Jatta 57' 90+4' Nemane  90+1'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,983 Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 2 March, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[56]

Harrogate Town v Bradford City

23 March 2024 40	Harrogate Town	3–0	Bradford City	Harrogate
13:00 GMT	March 21' Dooley  57' Thomson 73' (pen.) Oyegoke 79' (o.g.)	Report	Wright  74'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,905 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Bradford City v Tranmere Rovers

29 March 2024 41	Bradford City	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Platt  48' Smallwood  53' Kavanagh 64' Pointon 69'	Report	Pike  26' Norris  50' Apter  63'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 18,009 Referee: Richie Watkins

Grimsby Town v Bradford City

1 April 2024 42	Grimsby Town	1–1	Bradford City	Cleethorpes
13:00 BST	Hume  37'  90+1' Thompson 55' Andrews  85' Rodgers  90+2'	Report	Oyegoke  53' Kavanagh  56' Platt  67' Wright  80' Kelly  84' Smallwood 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,711 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Bradford City v Gillingham

6 April 2024 43	Bradford City	1–0	Gillingham	Bradford
15:00 BST	Halliday 43' Oyegoke  67'	Report	Lapslie  66' Ehmer  68'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 16,735 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Salford City v Bradford City

13 April 2024 44	Salford City	1–2	Bradford City	Kersal
15:00 BST	Hendry 18' Chesters  33' Lund  36' Smith  87'	Report	Platt  22' Kavanagh 45+3',  77' Tomkinson  83' Halliday 86'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Jacob Miles

Walsall v Bradford City

20 April 2024 45	Walsall	2–3	Bradford City	Bescot
15:00 BST	Stirk 7' Faal 16' Allen  32' Knowles  90+5'	Report	Cook 19' Walker 40', 53',  59'  68' Kelly  45+1' Wright  67' Smallwood  90+5'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,656 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Barrow v Bradford City

23 April 2024 35[57][58]	Barrow	1–2	Bradford City	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Stockton  32' Spence 59' Stephenson  66' Farman  90+3'	Report	Pointon 29',  50' Oyegoke  54' Smith 90' Chapman  90+3'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4,527 Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 24 February, but was postponed due to the referee deeming the playing surface to be unplayable.[59] Fixture was later postponed for a second time due to a waterlogged pitch.[60]

Bradford City v Newport County

27 April 2024 46	Bradford City	4–1	Newport County	Bradford
15:00 BST	Kavanagh 44' Cook 45+1' Pointon 44' Walker 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 18,842 Referee: Thomas Kirk

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Bradford were drawn at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round.^[61]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bradford City v Wycombe Wanderers

4 November 2023 First Round	Bradford City	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Ridehalgh  22' Stubbs  38' Walker 64'  80'	Report	Phillips 18'  80' Leahy  24' Stubbs 35' (o.g.) Stryjek  85' Hanlan  90+1' De Barr  90+3'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Declan Bourne

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

The Bantams were drawn away to Accrington Stanley in the first round,^[62] to Wrexham in the second round^[63] and at home against Middlesbrough in the third round.^[64]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Accrington Stanley v Bradford City

8 August 2023 First round	Accrington Stanley	1–1 (1–4 p)	Bradford City	Accrington
19:45 BST	Coyle  32' Whalley  39' Andrews 66' Hills  87'	Report	Pattison 45+1' Halliday  60' Stubbs  86'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,368 Referee: Martin Coy
	Penalties
	Leigh Nolan Adedoyin		Cook Gilliead Walker Oduor

Wrexham v Bradford City

29 August 2023 Second round	Wrexham	1–1 (3–4 p)	Bradford City	Wrexham
19:45 BST	McClean  67' Boyle 72'	Report	Smith 3' (pen.) Pattison  45+4' Platt  90+2'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,816 Referee: Ben Speedie
	Penalties
	Young Lee Palmer McClean Jones		Derbyshire Smallwood Wilson Halliday Oyegoke

Bradford City v Middlesbrough

26 September 2023 Third round	Bradford City	0–2	Middlesbrough	Bradford
19:45 BST	Walker  38' Pattison  89'	Report	Latte Lath 21' Rogers 54' Smith  85'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,754 Referee: Tom Nield

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.^[65] After topping the group, they were drawn at home to Liverpool U21 in the second round,^[66][67] away to Derby County in the third round,^[68][69] then at home to Doncaster Rovers in the quarter-finals,^[70] and finally at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the semi-finals.^[71][72]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Bradford City	3	3	0	0	0	10	2	+8	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Barnsley	3	2	0	0	1	6	6	0	6
3	ACA	Manchester City U21	3	0	1	0	2	3	8	−5	2
4	L2	Grimsby Town	3	0	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Grimsby Town v Bradford City

10 October 2023 Group stage	Grimsby Town	1–2	Bradford City	Cleethorpes
19:30 BST	Pyke 18' Rodgers  90+2'	Report	Kelly  3' 16' Osadebe 48'  90+2' McDonald  59'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 747 Referee: Paul Howard

Bradford City v Manchester City U21

31 October 2023 Group stage	Bradford City	3–0	Manchester City U21	Bradford
19:45 BST	Chapman  11' Smith 15', 36', 44' Doyle  85'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Ben Toner

Bradford City v Barnsley

21 November 2023 Group stage	Bradford City	5–1	Barnsley	Bradford
19:30 GMT	Platt 2' Cook 17' Smith 35' Halliday  37' Chapman  42' Doyle  45' Smallwood  55' Richards 63' Oduor 66'	Report	Yoganathan  13' Dodgson  60' Cotter 77' Shepherd  90+4'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 1,770 Referee: Will Finnie

Bradford City v Liverpool U21

5 December 2023 Second round	Bradford City	4–0	Liverpool U21	Bradford
19:30 GMT	Smith Cook Oliver Smith			Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 1,907 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Derby County v Bradford City

9 January 2024 Third round	Derby County	0–1	Bradford City	Derby
19:00 GMT	Nelson  55'	Report	Ridehalgh  40' Smallwood  58' Stubbs 67' Gilliead  76'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Referee: Carl Brook

Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers

30 January 2024 Quarter-final	Bradford City	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
TBC GMT	Chapman 58'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,086 Referee: Will Finnie

Bradford City v Wycombe Wanderers

21 February 2024 Semi Finals	Bradford City	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Bradford
20:00 GMT	McDonald  90+5'	Report	Low  67' Leahy  85' Butcher 90+1'	Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 6,903 Referee: Tom Reeves