# 2011–12 Bradford City A.F.C. season

The 2011–12 season will be the 109th season in Bradford City A.F.C.'s history, their 97th in the Football League and 99th in the league system of English football. Their 18th-place finish in 2010–11 season means this season will be their fifth successive season in League Two.
In September 2011, the team began a link with American amateur side Palmetto FC Bantams.

## Pre-season friendlies

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 13 July 2011 | Guiseley | A | 7–1 | Rodney 19', Flynn 24', Wells (2) 36', 55', Green 38', Stephenson 51', Kerr 66' | 1,125 |
| 15 July 2011 | Matlock Town | A | 1–1 | Hanson 34' | 364 |
| 19 July 2011 | Guiseley | A | 3–2 | Syers 27', Stewart 48', Hanson 56' | n/a |
| 22 July 2011 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 2–3 | Rodney (2) 23', 38' | n/a |
| 24 July 2011 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–4 | Rodney 73' | 2,349 |
| 27 July 2011 | Hull City | A | 1–3 | Stewart 65' | n/a |
| 30 July 2011 | Carlisle United | H | 1–3 | Stewart 2' | 1,107 |

## League Two
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 54 |
| 17 | Burton Albion | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 81 | −27 | 54 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 50 |
| 19 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 50 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 48 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 6 August 2011 | Aldershot Town | H | 1–2 | Hanson 90+3' | 10,205 | 18th |
| 13 August 2011 | Oxford United | A | 1–1 | Hannah 78' | 6,523 | 16th |
| 16 August 2011 | Accrington Stanley | A | 0–1 | | 2,652 | 19th |
| 20 August 2011 | Dagenham & Redbridge | H | 0–1 | | 9,594 | 21st |
| 27 August 2011 | Barnet | H | 4–2 | Hanson (2) 16', 54', Branston 49', Wells 90' | 9,656 | 17th |
| 3 September 2011 | Morecambe | A | 1–1 | Hannah 90+3' | 4,025 | 16th |
| 10 September 2011 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | Flynn (2) 64' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.) | 10,023 | 16th |
| 13 September 2011 | Port Vale | A | 2–3 | Devitt 24', Jones 50' | 4,769 | 18th |
| 17 September 2011 | Crawley Town | A | 1–3 | Reid 12' | 2,479 | 19th |
| 24 September 2011 | AFC Wimbledon | H | 1–2 | Flynn 26' (pen.) | 10,255 | 19th |
| 1 October 2011 | Burton Albion | A | 2–2 | Reid 6', Hanson 16' | 2,925 | 18th |
| 8 October 2011 | Torquay United | H | 1–0 | Fagan 38' | 11,738 | 16th |
| 15 October 2011 | Hereford United | A | 0–2 | | 2,462 | 19th |
| 22 October 2011 | Northampton Town | H | 2–1 | Fagan 64' (pen.), Hanson 69' | 9,925 | 16th |
| 25 October 2011 | Macclesfield Town | A | 0–1 | | 2,373 | 20th |
| 29 October 2011 | Swindon Town | A | 0–0 | | 7,701 | 21st |
| 5 November 2011 | Cheltenham Town | H | 0–1 | | 9,645 | 21st |
| 19 November 2011 | Rotherham United | H | 2–3 | Mitchell 34', Flynn 90' (pen.) | 10,551 | 22nd |
| 26 November 2011 | Gillingham | A | 0–0 | | 7,074 | 21st |
| 10 December 2011 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | Hanson 86' | 10,143 | 21st |
| 16 December 2011 | Southend United | A | 1–0 | Oliver 88' | 5,526 | 20th |
| 26 December 2011 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3–0 | Wells 2', Hanson (2) 64', 84' | 11,060 | 19th |
| 31 December 2011 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3–1 | Hanson 24', Wells 29', Fagan 49' | 10,567 | 17th |
| 2 January 2012 | Rotherham United | A | 0–3 | | 5,368 | 18th |
| 14 January 2012 | Morecambe | H | 2–2 | Ravenhill 60', Seip 89' | 10,065 | 18th |
| 21 January 2012 | Burton Albion | H | 1–1 | Davies 43' | 9,744 | 19th |
| 28 January 2012 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–2 | Davies 72' | 6,164 | 19th |
| 14 February 2012 | Port Vale | H | 1–1 | Davies 90+5' | 12,194 | 19th |
| 18 February 2012 | Torquay United | A | 2–1 | Fagan 17', Reid 20' | 2,566 | 18th |
| 25 February 2012 | Hereford United | H | 1–1 | Syers 88' | 17,014 | 19th |
| 28 February 2012 | Barnet | A | 4–0 | Fagan 17', Atkinson 37', Reid 58', Wells 88' | 1,509 | 18th |
| 3 March 2012 | Dagenham & Redbridge | A | 0–1 | | 3,041 | 19th |
| 6 March 2012 | Accrington Stanley | H | 1–1 | Wells 50' | 9,379 | 19th |
| 10 March 2012 | Oxford United | H | 2–1 | Fagan 57' (pen.), Hanson 67' | 10,059 | 17th |
| 13 March 2012 | AFC Wimbledon | A | 1–3 | Balkestein 36' (o.g.) | 4,064 | 18th |
| 17 March 2012 | Aldershot Town | A | 0–1 | | 2,763 | 19th |
| 20 March 2012 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–1 | | 3,556 | 20th |
| 24 March 2012 | Gillingham | H | 2–2 | Wells 71', Hanson 84' | 9,858 | 20th |
| 27 March 2012 | Crawley Town | H | 1–2 | Dagnall 72' | 9,773 | 21st |
| 31 March 2012 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | | 6,933 | 21st |
| 6 April 2012 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | Hanson 38', Fagan 54' (pen.) | 10,859 | 20th |
| 9 April 2012 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–1 | | 6,272 | 21st |
| 14 April 2012 | Northampton Town | A | 3–1 | Wells (3) 11', 39', 52' | 5,060 | 19th |
| 21 April 2012 | Macclesfield Town | H | 1–0 | Hanson 65' | 10,106 | 18th |
| 28 April 2012 | Cheltenham Town | A | 1–3 | Wells 8' | 3,930 | 19th |
| 5 May 2012 | Swindon Town | H | 0–0 | | 11,576 | 18th |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 12 November 2011 | Round 1 | Rochdale | H | 1–0 | Wells 84' | 3,579 |
| 3 December 2011 | Round 2 | AFC Wimbledon | H | 3–1 | Hannah 9', Bush 14' (o.g.), Fagan 70' (pen.) | 3,432 |
| 7 January 2012 | Round 3 | Watford | A | 2–4 | Hanson 8', Wells 88' | 8,935 |

## League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 August 2011 | Round 1 | Leeds United | A | 2–3 | Compton 31', Flynn 57' | 17,667 |

## Football League Trophy

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 30 August 2011 | Round 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–0 (3–1p) | | 3,519 |
| 4 October 2011 | Round 2 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–2 (4–3p) | Kay 55' (o.g.), Oliver 64' | 10,489 |
| 8 November 2011 | Area Quarter-Final | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 (6–5p) | Flynn 40' | 5,692 |
| 6 December 2011 | Area Semi-Final | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–2 | | 5,697 |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Jon McLaughlin | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Simon Ramsden | 16(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Matt Fry | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Michael Flynn | 27(3) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33(3) | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Guy Branston | 15(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Luke Oliver | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Mark Stewart | 5(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8(7) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ritchie Jones | 31(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36(2) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | James Hanson | 36(3) | 13 | 2(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 41(5) | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Ross Hannah | 4(13) | 2 | 2(1) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 8(17) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Deane Smalley | 7(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Steve Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Ricky Ravenhill | 25(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27(1) | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Lewis Hunt | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Chris Mitchell | 10(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Luke Dean | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Adam Baker | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Nahki Wells | 18(15) | 10 | 1(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20(17) | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Lee Bullock | 14(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(6) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Dave Syers | 8(10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(10) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Rob Kozluk | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | Michael Bryan | 5(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 5(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Robbie Threlfall | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Oscar Jansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Kyle Reid | 32(5) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 33(7) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | Matt Duke | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Jamie Devitt | 5(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 6(3) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Marcel Seip | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Adam Reed | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | Andrew Davies | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 29(1) | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 39 | FW | Craig Fagan | 29(2) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 32(3) | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 41 | GK | Martin Hansen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Luke O'Brien | 3(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 6(7) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | MF | Jack Compton | 9(5) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15(6) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| - | DF | Liam Moore | 16(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | MF | Charlie Taylor | 1(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Andy Howarth | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | Chris Dagnall | 5(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Will Atkinson | 6(6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(6) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| - | FW | Nialle Rodney | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(7) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – |
Statistics accurate as of 5 May 2012

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 13 June 2011 | DF | Guy Branston | Torquay United | Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Chris Mitchell | Falkirk | Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | FW | Mark Stewart | Falkirk | Free (Bosman) | |
| 6 July 2011 | DF | Scott Brown | Clyde | Free Transfer | |
| 8 July 2011 | DF | Patrick Lacey | Sheffield Wednesday | Free | |
| 13 July 2011 | MF | Ritchie Jones | Oldham Athletic | Free | |
| 13 July 2011 | FW | Nialle Rodney | Nottingham Forest | Free | |
| 14 July 2011 | DF | Andrew Burns | Bolton Wanderers | Free | |
| 22 July 2011 | FW | Nahki Wells | Carlisle United | Free | |
| 29 August 2011 | MF | Kyel Reid | Charlton Athletic | Free | |
| 31 August 2011 | GK | Matt Duke | Hull City | Free | |
| 31 August 2011 | DF | Dean Overson | Burnley | Free | |
| 15 September 2011 | FW | Craig Fagan | Hull City | Free | |
| 7 October 2011 | DF | Marcel Seip | Plymouth Argyle | Free | |
| 11 January 2012 | DF | Rob Kozluk | Port Vale | Free | |
| 12 January 2012 | MF | Ricky Ravenhill | Notts County | Free | |
| 10 February 2012 | DF | Matt Fry | West Ham United | Free | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 28 July 2011 | GK | Martin Hansen | Liverpool | August 2011 | |
| 29 July 2011 | MF | Jack Compton | Falkirk | January 2012 | |
| 5 August 2011 | DF | Liam Moore | Leicester City | 31 December 2011 | |
| 8 August 2011 | GK | Oscar Jansson | Tottenham Hotspur | September 2011 | |
| 11 August 2011 | MF | Michael Bryan | Watford | 3 January 2012 | |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | Jamie Devitt | Hull City | January 2012 | |
| 23 September 2011 | DF | Andrew Davies | Stoke City | End of season | |
| 29 September 2011 | MF | Adam Reed | Sunderland | 29 October 2011 | |
| 14 November 2011 | MF | Ricky Ravenhill | Notts County | 14 January 2012 | |
| 1 January 2012 | DF | Charlie Taylor | Leeds United | 31 January 2012 | |
| 11 January 2012 | MF | Andy Haworth | Bury | 14 April 2012 | |
| 19 January 2012 | FW | Deane Smalley | Oxford United | End of season | |
| 26 January 2012 | MF | Will Atkinson | Hull City | End of season | |
| 24 February 2012 | GK | Jamie Annerson | Rotherham United | End of season | |
| 16 March 2012 | FW | Chris Dagnall | Barnsley | End of season | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 19 August 2011 | MF | Leon Osborne | Southport | 19 September 2011 | |
| 24 August 2011 | FW | Darren Stephenson | Hinckley United | 11 September 2011 | |
| 24 August 2011 | MF | Luke Dean | Hinckley United | 24 September 2011 | |
| 2 September 2011 | MF | Terry Dixon | FC Halifax Town | 2 October 2011 | |
| 29 September 2011 | MF | Dominic Rowe | Barrow | 29 December 2011 | |
| 5 October 2011 | DF | Adam Robinson | Blyth Spartans | 5 November 2011 | |
| 5 October 2011 | FW | Darren Stephenson | Woodley Sports | 5 November 2011 | |
| 5 October 2011 | FW | Dean Overson | Vauxhall Motors | 5 November 2011 | |
| 14 October 2011 | DF | Guy Branston | Rotherham United | 14 January 2012 | |
| 21 October 2011 | FW | Nialle Rodney | Darlington | 21 November 2011 | |
| 24 November 2011 | FW | Nialle Rodney | Mansfield Town | 24 December 2011 | |
| 16 December 2011 | MF | Patrick Lacey | Vauxhall Motors | 31 January 2012 | |
| 12 January 2012 | DF | Steve Williams | Inverness CT | End of season | |
| 27 January 2012 | FW | Mark Stewart | Hamilton Academical | End of season | |
| 30 January 2012 | FW | Darren Stephenson | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 1 March 2012 | |
| 20 February 2012 | GK | Matt Duke | Northampton Town | 28 March 2012 | |
| 13 March 2012 | FW | Darren Stephenson | Southport | 13 April 2012 | |
| 27 March 2011 | FW | Dean Overson | Bradford Park Avenue | End of season | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref |
| 9 June 2011 | FW | Jake Speight | Wrexham | Undisclosed | |
| 31 January 2012 | MF | Luke O'Brien | Exeter City | Undisclosed | |
| Players released ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| 10 May 2011 | GK | Lenny Pidgeley | Exeter City | 16 June 2011 | |
| 3 June 2011 | FW | Gareth Evans | Rotherham United | 1 July 2011 | |
| 20 June 2011 | MF | Jon Worthington | Mansfield Town | 1 July 2011 | |
| 1 July 2011 | GK | Chris Elliott | Harrogate Town | 11 July 2011 | |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Omar Daley | Motherwell | 23 August 2011 | |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Ryan Harrison | Unattached | Unattached | |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Shane Duff | Unattached | Unattached | |
| 1 July 2011 | FW | Chib Chilaka | Braintree Town | 3 August 2011 | |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Louis Horne | Hinckley United | 15 August 2011 | |
| 1 July 2011 | GK | Lloyd Saxton | Unattached | Unattached | |
| 10 August 2011 | MF | Alex Flett | Brigg Town | 26 August 2011 | |
| 16 October 2011 | MF | Leon Osborne | Unattached | Unattached | |
| 26 October 2011 | MF | Lewis Hunt | Hendon | 7 January 2012 | |
| 8 December 2011 | DF | Adam Robinson | Unattached | Unattached | |
| 31 January 2012 | FW | Nialle Rodney | Lincoln City | 31 January 2012 | |
| 31 January 2012 | DF | Patrick Lacey | Droylsden | 9 March 2012 | |
| 23 March 2012 | DF | Robbie Threlfall | Morecambe | 17 May 2012 | |
| 28 April 2012 | MF | Chris Mitchell | Unattached | Unattached | |
| 28 April 2012 | MF | Michael Flynn | Unattached | Unattached | |
| 1 May 2012 | FW | Craig Fagan | Unattached | Unattached | |

## Awards

| End of Season Awards | Winner |
| Telegraph & Argus Bradford City Player of the Year | Luke Oliver |
| Players' Player of the Year | Luke Oliver |
| Friends of Bradford City Player of the Year | Luke Oliver |
| Telegraph & Argus' Most Consistent Player of the Year | Kyel Reid |
| Bradford City Supporters Trust Under 25's Player of the Year | Kyel Reid |
| Youth Team's Player of the Year | Adam Baker |