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.

Bradford City A.F.C.
2011–12 season
ChairmanMark Lawn
Julian Rhodes
ManagerPeter Jackson(until 25 August 2011)
Colin Cooper (caretaker until 29 August 2011)
Phil Parkinson
League Two18th
FA Cup3rd Round (vs. Watford)
League Cup1st Round (vs. Leeds United)
Football League TrophyArea Semi Final (North) (vs. Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague:
James Hanson (13)
All:
James Hanson (14)
Highest home attendance
17,014 vs Hereford United (League Two)
Lowest home attendance
3,432 vs AFC Wimbledon (FA Cup)
Average home league attendance10,491

In September 2011, the team began a link with American amateur side Palmetto FC Bantams.[1]

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 Team 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
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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 FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Jon McLaughlin 23030002028001
2DF Simon Ramsden 16(1)01(1)0001018(2)010
3DF Matt Fry 5(1)00000005(1)020
4MF Michael Flynn 27(3)420113133(3)681
5MF Guy Branston 15(1)100102018(1)110
6DF Luke Oliver 39130004146241
7FW Mark Stewart 5(7)00010208(7)020
8MF Ritchie Jones 31(1)1200(1)03036(2)160
9FW James Hanson 36(3)132(1)1102(1)041(5)1430
10FW Ross Hannah 4(13)22(1)10(1)02(2)08(17)300
11FW Deane Smalley 7(6)00000007(6)010
12DF Steve Williams 101010003010
14MF Ricky Ravenhill 25(1)120000027(1)1100
15DF Lewis Hunt 0(1)00000000(1)000
16MF Chris Mitchell 10(1)110104016(1)110
18MF Luke Dean 0(1)00(2)000101(3)000
19FW Adam Baker 0(1)00000000(1)000
21FW Nahki Wells 18(15)101(2)2001020(17)1210
22MF Lee Bullock 14(5)00(1)0000014(6)040
23MF Dave Syers 8(10)10010009(10)111
24DF Rob Kozluk 17000000017051
26MF Michael Bryan 5(3)000000(1)05(4)000
28DF Robbie Threlfall 16010102020000
31GK Oscar Jansson 100010103000
32MF Kyle Reid 32(5)410000(2)033(7)450
34GK Matt Duke 18000001019010
35MF Jamie Devitt 5(2)110000(1)06(3)110
36DF Marcel Seip 23120002027120
37DF Adam Reed 400000004020
38DF Andrew Davies 26320001(1)029(1)333
39FW Craig Fagan 29(2)721001(1)032(3)861
41GK Martin Hansen 400000004000
-DF Luke O'Brien 3(6)010002(1)06(7)010
-MF Jack Compton 9(5)01(1)0114015(6)110
-DF Liam Moore 16(1)010103021(1)020
-MF Charlie Taylor 1(2)01000002(2)000
-MF Andy Howarth 2(1)00000002(1)000
-FW Chris Dagnall 5(2)10000005(2)100
-MF Will Atkinson 6(6)10000006(6)110
-FW Nialle Rodney 0(5)0000(1)00(1)00(7)010
-–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 [2]
1 July 2011 MF Chris Mitchell Falkirk Free [3]
1 July 2011 FW Mark Stewart Falkirk Free (Bosman) [3]
6 July 2011 DF Scott Brown Clyde Free Transfer [4]
8 July 2011 DF Patrick Lacey Sheffield Wednesday Free [5]
13 July 2011 MF Ritchie Jones Oldham Athletic Free [6]
13 July 2011 FW Nialle Rodney Nottingham Forest Free [7]
14 July 2011 DF Andrew Burns Bolton Wanderers Free [8]
22 July 2011 FW Nahki Wells Carlisle United Free [9]
29 August 2011 MF Kyel Reid Charlton Athletic Free [10]
31 August 2011 GK Matt Duke Hull City Free [11]
31 August 2011 DF Dean Overson Burnley Free [11]
15 September 2011 FW Craig Fagan Hull City Free [12]
7 October 2011 DF Marcel Seip Plymouth Argyle Free [13]
11 January 2012 DF Rob Kozluk Port Vale Free [14]
12 January 2012 MF Ricky Ravenhill Notts County Free [15]
10 February 2012 DF Matt Fry West Ham United Free [16]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
28 July 2011 GK Martin Hansen Liverpool August 2011 [17]
29 July 2011 MF Jack Compton Falkirk January 2012 [18]
5 August 2011 DF Liam Moore Leicester City 31 December 2011 [19][20]
8 August 2011 GK Oscar Jansson Tottenham Hotspur September 2011 [21]
11 August 2011 MF Michael Bryan Watford 3 January 2012 [22]
31 August 2011 MF Jamie Devitt Hull City January 2012 [11]
23 September 2011 DF Andrew Davies Stoke City End of season [23][24]
29 September 2011 MF Adam Reed Sunderland 29 October 2011 [25]
14 November 2011 MF Ricky Ravenhill Notts County 14 January 2012 [26]
1 January 2012 DF Charlie Taylor Leeds United 31 January 2012 [27]
11 January 2012 MF Andy Haworth Bury 14 April 2012 [28][29]
19 January 2012 FW Deane Smalley Oxford United End of season [30]
26 January 2012 MF Will Atkinson Hull City End of season [31]
24 February 2012 GK Jamie Annerson Rotherham United End of season [32]
16 March 2012 FW Chris Dagnall Barnsley End of season [33]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
19 August 2011 MF Leon Osborne Southport 19 September 2011 [34]
24 August 2011 FW Darren Stephenson Hinckley United 11 September 2011 [35]
24 August 2011 MF Luke Dean Hinckley United 24 September 2011 [35]
2 September 2011 MF Terry Dixon FC Halifax Town 2 October 2011 [36]
29 September 2011 MF Dominic Rowe Barrow 29 December 2011 [37][38]
5 October 2011 DF Adam Robinson Blyth Spartans 5 November 2011 [39]
5 October 2011 FW Darren Stephenson Woodley Sports 5 November 2011 [39]
5 October 2011 FW Dean Overson Vauxhall Motors 5 November 2011 [39]
14 October 2011 DF Guy Branston Rotherham United 14 January 2012 [40]
21 October 2011 FW Nialle Rodney Darlington 21 November 2011 [41]
24 November 2011 FW Nialle Rodney Mansfield Town 24 December 2011 [42]
16 December 2011 MF Patrick Lacey Vauxhall Motors 31 January 2012 [43]
12 January 2012 DF Steve Williams Inverness CT End of season [44]
27 January 2012 FW Mark Stewart Hamilton Academical End of season [45]
30 January 2012 FW Darren Stephenson Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 March 2012 [46]
20 February 2012 GK Matt Duke Northampton Town 28 March 2012 [47][48]
13 March 2012 FW Darren Stephenson Southport 13 April 2012 [49]
27 March 2011 FW Dean Overson Bradford Park Avenue End of season [50]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref
9 June 2011 FW Jake Speight Wrexham Undisclosed [51]
31 January 2012 MF Luke O'Brien Exeter City Undisclosed [52]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
10 May 2011 GK Lenny Pidgeley Exeter City 16 June 2011 [53]
3 June 2011 FW Gareth Evans Rotherham United 1 July 2011 [54][55]
20 June 2011 MF Jon Worthington Mansfield Town 1 July 2011 [54][56]
1 July 2011 GK Chris Elliott Harrogate Town 11 July 2011 [54][57]
1 July 2011 MF Omar Daley Motherwell 23 August 2011 [54]
1 July 2011 MF Ryan Harrison Unattached [54]
1 July 2011 DF Shane Duff Unattached [54]
1 July 2011 FW Chib Chilaka Braintree Town 3 August 2011 [54]
1 July 2011 DF Louis Horne Hinckley United 15 August 2011 [54]
1 July 2011 GK Lloyd Saxton Unattached [54]
10 August 2011 MF Alex Flett Brigg Town 26 August 2011 [58]
16 October 2011 MF Leon Osborne Unattached [59]
26 October 2011 MF Lewis Hunt Hendon 7 January 2012 [60]
8 December 2011 DF Adam Robinson Unattached [61]
31 January 2012 FW Nialle Rodney Lincoln City 31 January 2012 [62]
31 January 2012 DF Patrick Lacey Droylsden 9 March 2012 [63]
23 March 2012 DF Robbie Threlfall Morecambe 17 May 2012 [64][65]
28 April 2012 MF Chris Mitchell Unattached [66]
28 April 2012 MF Michael Flynn Unattached [66]
1 May 2012 FW Craig Fagan Unattached [67]

Awards
End of Season Awards Winner[68]
Telegraph & Argus Bradford City Player of the YearLuke Oliver
Players' Player of the YearLuke Oliver
Friends of Bradford City Player of the YearLuke Oliver
Telegraph & Argus' Most Consistent Player of the YearKyel Reid
Bradford City Supporters Trust Under 25's Player of the YearKyel Reid
Youth Team's Player of the YearAdam Baker

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