2016–17 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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.[2] Along with League One, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Bradford City
2016–17 season
ChairmanEdic Rahic
Stefan Rupp
ManagerStuart McCall
StadiumValley Parade
League One5th
FA CupFirst Round
(vs. Accrington Stanley)
League CupFirst Round
(vs. Accrington Stanley)
League TrophyQuarter Final
(vs. Oxford United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordy Hiwula (9)
All: Jordy Hiwula (12)
Highest home attendance21,874 vs. Scunthorpe United (League One)
Lowest home attendance1,360 vs. Cambridge United (League Trophy)
Average home league attendance18,167[1]

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
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
9 July 2016 Guiseley A 1–1 Hateley 75' -
16 July 2016 Gateshead A 2–1 B.Clarke 15', Anderson 45' 687
19 July 2016 St Johnstone A 0–2 -
23 July 2016 Burnley H 1–4 Morais 44' -
27 July 2016 Bradford Park Avenue A 2–2 Trialist (2) 19', 28' –
30 July 2016 Carlisle United H 2–0 Morais 52', Hanson 64' -

League One

League table
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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Matches

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[3]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Position
6 August 2016 Port Vale H 0–0 18,558 15th
13 August 2016 Peterborough United A 1–0 Hiwula 11' 5,906 9th
16 August 2016 Milton Keynes Dons A 2–1 Cullen 12', B.Clarke 17' 8,166 5th
20 August 2016 Coventry City H 3–1 McMahon (2) 67' (pen.), 75' (pen.), Marshall 69' 17,595 3rd
27 August 2016 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 B.Clarke 57' (pen.) 17,793 2nd
3 September 2016 Millwall A 1–1 Webster 42' (o.g.) 9,067 2nd
10 September 2016 Gillingham A 1–1 Hiwula 29' 5,079 3rd
17 September 2016 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 Meredith 73' 17,489 4th
24 September 2016 Bolton Wanderers A 0–0 17,486 4th
27 September 2016 Fleetwood Town H 2–1 Morais 45+1', B.Clarke 62' (pen.) 16,759 3rd
1 October 2016 Chesterfield A 1–0 B.Clarke 26' 6,997 2nd
8 October 2016 Shrewsbury Town H 2–0 Law 21', Vučkić 90+6' (pen.) 17,703 2nd
15 October 2016 Oxford United A 0–1 8,245 2nd
18 October 2016 Southend United H 1–1 McNulty 36' 16,112 2nd
22 October 2016 Sheffield United H 3–3 B.Clarke 35', Hiwula 60', Dieng 68' 20,972 2nd
29 October 2016 AFC Wimbledon A 3–2 Hiwula 3', Hanson (2) 78' (pen.), 90+2' 4,826 3rd
12 November 2016 Rochdale H 4–0 B.Clarke 41', Dieng 44', Hanson 59', Marshall 63' 18,205 2nd
19 November 2016 Southend United A 0–3 7,005 4th
22 November 2016 Northampton Town H 1–0 Hanson 56' 16,935 4th
26 November 2016 Swindon Town A 0–1 6,344 4th
10 December 2016 Charlton Athletic H 0–0 17,968 4th
17 December 2016 Walsall A 1–1 Hiwula 53' 5,148 4th
26 December 2016 Scunthorpe United H 0–0 21,874 5th
31 December 2016 Bury H 1–1 Law 52' 18,012 5th
2 January 2017 Northampton Town A 2–1 Marshall 73', Hiwula 86' 6,931 5th
7 January 2017 Chesterfield H 2–0 Marshall 22', Hiwula 45' 17,416 4th
14 January 2017 Shrewsbury Town A 0–1 5,590 4th
21 January 2017 Millwall H 1–1 Meredith 60' 17,712 5th
28 January 2017 Oldham Athletic A 2–1 Vincelot 14', McArdle 76' 6,516 5th
4 February 2017 Gillingham H 2–2 Wyke 15, McMahon 38' 18,840 5th
11 February 2017 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 Law 26' 9,043 5th
14 February 2017 Fleetwood Town A 1–2 Hiwula 43' 3,418 5th
18 February 2017 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 Wyke (2) 10', 16' 21,190 5th
25 February 2017 Port Vale A 2–1 Vincelot 41', Jones 74' 4,953 5th
28 February 2017 Milton Keynes Dons H 2–2 McMahon 22' (pen.), Wyke 43' 16,725 5th
4 March 2017 Peterborough United H 1–0 Jones 24' 17,220 5th
11 March 2017 Coventry City A 2–0 Jones 51', Hiwula 56' 9,150 4th
14 March 2017 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 Dieng 42' 9,326 5th
18 March 2017 Swindon Town H 2–1 Wyke (2) 85', 90+1' 17,916 4th
26 March 2017 Scunthorpe United A 2–3 Toner 14', Jones 16' 5,247 5th
1 April 2017 Walsall H 1–0 B.Clarke 58' 17,880 4th
8 April 2017 Bury A 2–0 Marshall 56', Wyke 84' 5,268 4th
14 April 2017 Oxford United H 1–0 Law 61' 19,346 4th
17 April 2017 Sheffield United A 0–3 26,838 5th
22 April 2017 AFC Wimbledon H 3–0 McMahon (2) 29' (pen.), 85', Marshall 45+3' 18,615 5th
30 April 2017 Rochdale A 1–1 Jones 9' 6,876 5th

Play-offs
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
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
(1–0)
 5,076
20 May 2017 Final Millwall N 0–1 53,320

FA Cup
Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
5 November 2016 Round 1 Accrington Stanley H 1–2 Conneely 72' (o.g.) 4,985

EFL Cup
Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
9 August 2016 Round 1 Accrington Stanley A 0–0
(10–11p)		 1,936

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy
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 Reserves and Academy 3 0 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
Source: EFL.com
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
29 August 2016 Group Stage Stoke City Academy H 1–0 Dieng 38' 1,444
4 October 2016 Group Stage Bury H 2–1 Vučkić 31', Hiwula 35' 1,865
9 November 2016 Group Stage Morecambe A 2–3 Vučkić (2) 52', 83' 827
7 December 2016 Round 2 Cambridge United H 1–0 Law 64' 1,360
17 January 2017 Round 3 Cheltenham Town A 1–0 Hiwula 64' 1,081
31 January 2017 Quarter Final Oxford United A 1–2 Hiwula 85' 2,274

Squad statistics
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Colin Doyle 47010101050000
2DF Stephen Darby 19(3)010005025(3)010
3DF James Meredith 44200103048270
4MF Nicky Law 40(3)40(1)0102143(4)520
5DF Kevin Toner 210000002100
6DF Romain Vincelot 482001020512120
7MF Mark Marshall 41(4)6100(1)03045(5)630
8MF Timothee Dieng 28(14)310005134(14)410
9FW Charlie Wyke 19700000019700
10FW Billy Clarke 28(8)70(1)0101(1)030(10)730
11FW Jordy Hiwula 26(16)90(1)0105332(17)1220
12GK Rouven Sattelmaier 2000005(1)07(1)000
14MF Josh Cullen 43100001(2)044(2)140
17DF Matthew Penney 0(1)00000000(1)000
18MF Alex Gilliead 5(5)00000005(5)000
19FW Alex Jones 9(7)50000009(7)510
20DF Daniel Pybus 0(1)00000000(1)000
21DF James King 000000101000
22DF Nathaniel Knight-Percival 45000101(1)047(1)080
23DF Rory McArdle 25(2)210005031(2)200
24MF Daniel Devine 8(3)010104(2)014(5)010
25FW Reece Webb-Foster 0(1)0000(1)0101(2)000
26DF Matthew Kilgallon 6(1)010003(1)010(2)000
29DF Tony McMahon 28600101(1)030(1)670
30GK Joe Cracknell 000000000000
31DF Kwame Boateng 0000001(1)01(1)000
32MF Ellis Hudson 0(1)000001(2)01(3)000
33MF Niah Payne 000000000000
34DF Tom Windle 0000001(2)01(2)000
35MF Sam Wright 0000000(1)00(1)000
-DF Nathan Clarke 001000304010
-FW James Hanson 13(4)410101016(4)410
-MF Paul Anderson 0(3)00010001(3)010
-FW Vincent Rabiega 0(1)000002(1)02(2)000
-FW Marc McNulty 5(10)10000106(10)110
-FW Haris Vuckic 4(6)11000338(6)400
-MF Filipe Morais 4(13)1100(1)0409(14)110
-DF Jacob Hanson 000000000000
-–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 2016CBNathaniel Knight-PercivalShrewsbury TownFree transfer[4]
1 July 2016CMNicky LawRangersFree transfer[5]
12 July 2016GKColin DoyleBlackpool£1[6][7]
13 July 2016DMTimothée DiengOldham AthleticFree transfer[8]
22 July 2016GKRouven SattelmaierStuttgarter KickersFree transfer[9]
23 July 2016CMRomain VincelotCoventry CityUndisclosed[10]
1 August 2016CBMatthew KilgallonBlackburn RoversFree transfer[11]
16 August 2016CFVincent RabiegaRB LeipzigFree transfer[12]
5 January 2017CFAlex JonesBirmingham CityUndisclosed[13]
31 January 2017DFJacob HansonHuddersfield TownUndisclosed[14]
31 January 2017CFCharlie WykeCarlisle UnitedUndisclosed[15]

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016CFSteve DaviesRochdaleReleased[16][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2016CMBilly KnottGillinghamReleased[16][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2016LBGreg LeighBuryFree transfer[19]
1 July 2016LMJosh MorrisScunthorpe UnitedFree transfer[20]
1 July 2016RMDylan Mottley-HenryBarnsleyReleased[16]
1 July 2016CBChristopher RoutisRoss CountyFree transfer[21]
1 July 2016LBAlan SheehanLuton TownFree transfer[22]
1 July 2016GKBen WilliamsBuryFree transfer[23]
1 July 2016CMSam WrightFree agentReleased[16]
5 July 2016CFJamie ProctorBolton WanderersFree transfer[24]
31 August 2016RWPaul AndersonNorthampton TownFree transfer[25]
1 January 2017CBNathan ClarkeCoventry CityFree transfer[26]
24 January 2017CFJames HansonSheffield UnitedUndisclosed[27]
31 January 2017RWFilipe MoraisBolton WanderersMutual consent[28][lower-alpha 3]
  1. Following Davies' release, he signed for Rochdale.[17]
  2. Following Knott's release, he signed for Gillingham.[18]
  3. Following Filipe Morais' departure, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.[29]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
15 July 2016CFJordy HiwulaHuddersfield TownEnd of Season[30]
8 August 2016CMJosh CullenWest Ham UnitedEnd of Season [lower-alpha 1][32]
31 August 2016FWMarc McNultySheffield United2 January 2017 [lower-alpha 2][34]
31 August 2016AMHaris VučkićNewcastle United3 January 2017[35]
12 January 2017RWAlex GillieadNewcastle UnitedEnd of Season[36]
31 January 2017LBMatthew PenneySheffield WednesdayEnd of Season[37]
31 January 2017CBKevin TonerAston VillaEnd of Season[38]
  1. On 3 January 2017, Josh Cullen's loan from West Ham United was extended until the end of the season.[31]
  2. On 2 January 2017, Sheffield United recalled Marc McNulty.[33]

Loans Out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
29 August 2016GKJoe CracknellBradford Park Avenue14 January 2017[39]

References
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  2. "History". Statto.
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  38. "City Secure Toner Loan Deal". Bradford City Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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