2016–17 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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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.

ChairmanEdic Rahic
Stefan Rupp
ManagerStuart McCall
StadiumValley Parade
League One5th
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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]
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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

More information Date, Opponents ...
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' -
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League One

Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
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
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Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. [a]
    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]

More information Date, Opponents ...
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
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Play-offs

More information Date, Round ...
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
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FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
More information Date, Round ...
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
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EFL Cup

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

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

More information Pos, Div ...
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
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Source: Sky Sports
More information Date, Round ...
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
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Squad statistics

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKRepublic of Ireland Colin Doyle 47010101050000
2DFEngland Stephen Darby 19(3)010005025(3)010
3DFAustralia James Meredith 44200103048270
4MFEngland Nicky Law 40(3)40(1)0102143(4)520
5DFRepublic of Ireland Kevin Toner 210000002100
6DFFrance Romain Vincelot 482001020512120
7MFJamaica Mark Marshall 41(4)6100(1)03045(5)630
8MFFrance Timothee Dieng 28(14)310005134(14)410
9FWEngland Charlie Wyke 19700000019700
10FWRepublic of Ireland Billy Clarke 28(8)70(1)0101(1)030(10)730
11FWEngland Jordy Hiwula 26(16)90(1)0105332(17)1220
12GKGermany Rouven Sattelmaier 2000005(1)07(1)000
14MFRepublic of Ireland Josh Cullen 43100001(2)044(2)140
17DFEngland Matthew Penney 0(1)00000000(1)000
18MFEngland Alex Gilliead 5(5)00000005(5)000
19FWEngland Alex Jones 9(7)50000009(7)510
20DFEngland Daniel Pybus 0(1)00000000(1)000
21DFEngland James King 000000101000
22DFEngland Nathaniel Knight-Percival 45000101(1)047(1)080
23DFNorthern Ireland Rory McArdle 25(2)210005031(2)200
24MFEngland Daniel Devine 8(3)010104(2)014(5)010
25FWEngland Reece Webb-Foster 0(1)0000(1)0101(2)000
26DFEngland Matthew Kilgallon 6(1)010003(1)010(2)000
29DFEngland Tony McMahon 28600101(1)030(1)670
30GKEngland Joe Cracknell 000000000000
31DFEngland Kwame Boateng 0000001(1)01(1)000
32MFEngland Ellis Hudson 0(1)000001(2)01(3)000
33MFEngland Niah Payne 000000000000
34DFEngland Tom Windle 0000001(2)01(2)000
35MFEngland Sam Wright 0000000(1)00(1)000
-DFEngland Nathan Clarke 001000304010
-FWEngland James Hanson 13(4)410101016(4)410
-MFEngland Paul Anderson 0(3)00010001(3)010
-FWPoland Vincent Rabiega 0(1)000002(1)02(2)000
-FWScotland Marc McNulty 5(10)10000106(10)110
-FWSlovenia Haris Vuckic 4(6)11000338(6)400
-MFPortugal Filipe Morais 4(13)1100(1)0409(14)110
-DFEngland Jacob Hanson 000000000000
-–Own goals –1–1–0–0–2––
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Statistics accurate as of 20 May 2017

Transfers

Transfers in

More information Date from, Position ...
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016CBEnglandNathaniel Knight-PercivalShrewsbury TownFree transfer[4]
1 July 2016CMEnglandNicky LawRangersFree transfer[5]
12 July 2016GKRepublic of IrelandColin DoyleBlackpool£1[6][7]
13 July 2016DMFranceTimothée DiengOldham AthleticFree transfer[8]
22 July 2016GKGermanyRouven SattelmaierStuttgarter KickersFree transfer[9]
23 July 2016CMFranceRomain VincelotCoventry CityUndisclosed[10]
1 August 2016CBEnglandMatthew KilgallonBlackburn RoversFree transfer[11]
16 August 2016CFPolandVincent RabiegaRB LeipzigFree transfer[12]
5 January 2017CFEnglandAlex JonesBirmingham CityUndisclosed[13]
31 January 2017DFEnglandJacob HansonHuddersfield TownUndisclosed[14]
31 January 2017CFEnglandCharlie WykeCarlisle UnitedUndisclosed[15]
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Transfers out

More information Date from, Position ...
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016CFEnglandSteve DaviesRochdaleReleased[16][a]
1 July 2016CMEnglandBilly KnottGillinghamReleased[16][b]
1 July 2016LBEnglandGreg LeighBuryFree transfer[19]
1 July 2016LMEnglandJosh MorrisScunthorpe UnitedFree transfer[20]
1 July 2016RMEnglandDylan Mottley-HenryBarnsleyReleased[16]
1 July 2016CBFranceChristopher RoutisRoss CountyFree transfer[21]
1 July 2016LBRepublic of IrelandAlan SheehanLuton TownFree transfer[22]
1 July 2016GKEnglandBen WilliamsBuryFree transfer[23]
1 July 2016CMEnglandSam WrightFree agentReleased[16]
5 July 2016CFEnglandJamie ProctorBolton WanderersFree transfer[24]
31 August 2016RWEnglandPaul AndersonNorthampton TownFree transfer[25]
1 January 2017CBEnglandNathan ClarkeCoventry CityFree transfer[26]
24 January 2017CFEnglandJames HansonSheffield UnitedUndisclosed[27]
31 January 2017RWPortugalFilipe MoraisBolton WanderersMutual consent[28][c]
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  1. [a]
    Following Davies' release, he signed for Rochdale.[17]
  2. [b]
    Following Knott's release, he signed for Gillingham.[18]
  3. [c]
    Following Filipe Morais' departure, he signed for Bolton Wanderers.[29]

Loans in

More information Date from, Position ...
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
15 July 2016CFEnglandJordy HiwulaHuddersfield TownEnd of Season[30]
8 August 2016CMRepublic of IrelandJosh CullenWest Ham UnitedEnd of Season [a][32]
31 August 2016FWScotlandMarc McNultySheffield United2 January 2017 [b][34]
31 August 2016AMSloveniaHaris VučkićNewcastle United3 January 2017[35]
12 January 2017RWEnglandAlex GillieadNewcastle UnitedEnd of Season[36]
31 January 2017LBEnglandMatthew PenneySheffield WednesdayEnd of Season[37]
31 January 2017CBRepublic of IrelandKevin TonerAston VillaEnd of Season[38]
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  1. [a]
    On 3 January 2017, Josh Cullen's loan from West Ham United was extended until the end of the season.[31]
  2. [b]
    On 2 January 2017, Sheffield United recalled Marc McNulty.[33]

Loans out

More information Date from, Position ...
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
29 August 2016GKEnglandJoe CracknellBradford Park Avenue14 January 2017[39]
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