# List of Bradford City A.F.C. records and statistics

These are a list of player and club records for Bradford City Association Football Club.

## Player records
### Youngest and oldest

* Youngest player: 15 years 332 days – Reece Staunton v Rotherham United, 7 November 2017.
* Oldest player: 41 years 178 days – Neville Southall v Leeds United, 12 March 2000.

### Most appearances

The following players have played more than 300 league appearances for Bradford City.
| | Name | Nation | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Ces Podd | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 502 | 1970–1984 |
| 2 | Ian Cooper | England | 443 | 1965–1977 |
| 3 | John Hall | England | 430 | 1962–1974 |
| 4 | Bruce Stowell | England | 401 | 1960–1972 |
| 5 | Stuart McCall | Scotland | 395 | 1982–1988, 1998–2002 |
| 6 | George Robinson | England | 343 | 1903–1915 |
| 7 | Charlie Moore | England | 339 | 1926–1939 |
| 8 | Peter Jackson | England | 336 | 1979–1986, 1988–1990 |
| 9 | Billy Watson | Scotland | 330 | 1921–1930 |
| 10 | Wayne Jacobs | England | 318 | 1994–2005 |
| 11 | Gavin Oliver | England | 313 | 1985–1994 |
| 12 | David Wetherall | England | 304 | 1999–2008 |
| 13 | Dicky Bond | England | 301 | 1909–1922 |
* Most appearances : 574 – Ces Podd.

### Goalscorers

* Most goals in a season: 36 – David Layne, 1961–62.
* Most league goals in a season: 34 – David Layne, 1961–62.
* Most goals scored in a match: 7 – Albert Whitehurst v Tranmere Rovers, Division Three (North), 6 March 1929.
* Most goals scored : 143 – Bobby Campbell.

### Top goalscorers

The following players have scored more than 60 league goals for Bradford City.
| | Name | Nation | Goals | Apps | Avge | Career |
| 1 | Bobby Campbell | Northern Ireland | 121 | 274 | 0.44 | 1979–1983, 1983–1986 |
| 2 | Frank O'Rourke | Scotland | 88 | 192 | 0.46 | 1907–1914 |
| 3 | Andy Cook | England | 85 | 190 | 0.45 | 2021–present |
| 4 | Dean Windass | England | 76 | 216 | 0.35 | 1999–2001, 2003–2007 |
| 4 | James Hanson | England | 76 | 274 | 0.28 | 2009–2017 |
| 5 | John Hallows | England | 74 | 164 | 0.45 | 1930–1936 |
| 6 | Joe Cooke | Dominica | 68 | 271 | 0.25 | 1971–1979, 1981–1984 |
| 7 | Gerry Ingram | England | 64 | 174 | 0.37 | 1971–1977 |
| 7 | Bobby Ham | England | 64 | 188 | 0.34 | 1967–1971, 1973–1975 |
| 7 | David McNiven | Scotland | 64 | 212 | 0.30 | 1978–1983 |
| 10 | Sean McCarthy | Wales | 63 | 131 | 0.48 | 1990–1994 |
| 10 | John Hall | England | 63 | 430 | 0.15 | 1962–1974 |
| 12 | David Jackson | England | 61 | 250 | 0.24 | 1955–1961 |
| 13 | Bruce Bannister | England | 60 | 208 | 0.29 | 1965–1971 |
| 13 | Dicky Bond | England | 60 | 301 | 0.20 | 1909–1922 |

### Transfers
#### Record transfer fees paid

The following players are all the players for whom Bradford City have paid at least £1 million.
| # | Name | Fee | Paid to | Date |
| 1 | David Hopkin | £2.5m | Leeds United | 6 July 2000 |
| 2 | Ashley Ward | £1.5m | Blackburn Rovers | 18 August 2000 |
| 3 | David Wetherall | £1.4m | Leeds United | 1 July 1999 |
| 4 | Isaiah Rankin | £1.3m | Arsenal | 14 August 1998 |
| 5 | Lee Mills | £1m | Port Vale | 7 August 1998 |
| 5 | Dean Windass | £1m | Oxford United | 4 March 1999 |

#### Record transfer fees received

* Highest transfer fee received: £2 million – Des Hamilton, to Newcastle United, March 1997.
* Highest transfer fee received: £2 million – Andy O'Brien, to Newcastle United, March 2001.

## Managerial records

* First manager: Robert Campbell (managed the club for 79 matches from June 1903 to October 1905).
* Longest serving manager: Peter O'Rourke (managed the club for 497 matches from November 1905 to June 1921).

## Club records
### Goals

* Most league goals scored in a season: 128 in 42 matches – Division Three (North), 1928–29.
* Fewest league goals scored in a season: 30 in 38 matches – Premiership, 2000–01.
* Most league goals conceded in a season: 94 in 42 matches – Division Two, 1936–37.
* Most league goals conceded in a season: 94 in 46 matches – Division Four, 1965–66.
* Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 40 in 46 matches – League One, 2015 - 16.

### Points

* Most points in a season
** Two points for a win: 63 in 42 matches – Division Three (North), 1928–29.
** Three points for a win: 94 in 46 matches – Division Three, 1984–85.
* Fewest points in a season
** Two points for a win: 23 in 42 matches – Division Two, 1926–27.
** Three points for a win: 26 in 38 matches – Premiership, 2000–01.

### Matches
#### Firsts

* First league match: Grimsby Town 2–0 Bradford City, Division Two at Blundell Park, 1 September 1903.
* First FA Cup match: Bradford City 6–1 Rockingham Colliery, first round qualifying at Valley Parade, 3 October 1903.
* First League Cup match: Bradford City 2–1 Manchester United, second round at Valley Parade, 2 November 1960.
* First European match: FK Atlantas 1–3 Bradford City, Intertoto Cup second round at Žalgiris Stadium, 2 July 2000.

#### Record victories

* Record league victory: 11–1 v Rotherham United, Division Three (North), 25 August 1928.
* Record FA Cup victory: 11–3 v Walker Celtic, first round replay, 1 December 1937.
* Record League Cup victory: 7–2 v Darlington, second round second leg, 25 September 2000.

#### Record defeats

* Record league defeat: 0–8 v Manchester City, Division Two, 7 May 1927.
* Record league defeat: 1–9 v Colchester United, Division Four, 30 December 1961.
* Record FA Cup defeat: 1–6 v Newcastle United, third round, 7 March 1963.
* Record FA Cup defeat: 0–5 v Burnley, fifth round replay, 3 February 1960.
* Record FA Cup defeat: 0–5 v Tottenham Hotspur, third round, 7 January 1970.

### Record consecutive results

* Record consecutive wins: 10 – (from 26 November 1983 to 3 February 1984.
* Record consecutive defeats: 8 – (21 January 1933 to 11 March 1933.
* Record consecutive games without a defeat: 21 – (from 11 January 1969 to 2 May 1969).
* Record consecutive games without a win: 16 – (from 28 August 1948 to 20 November 1948).

### Attendances

* Highest attendance at home match (Valley Parade): 39,146 v Burnley, FA Cup fourth round, 11 March 1911.
* Lowest attendance at home match (Valley Parade): 931 v Rotherham United, English Football League Trophy, 7 November 2017.
* Record gate receipts: £181,990 v Manchester United, Premiership, 13 January 2001.

## European record

Bradford City's record in European competitions is limited to the 2000 Intertoto Cup, for which they took England's second place.
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
| 2000 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R | Lithuania | FK Atlantas | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| 2000 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 3R | Netherlands | RKC Waalwijk | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2000 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | SF | Russia | FC Zenit St. Petersburg | 0–3 | 0–1 |