Bradford City 2009–10 football season
| 2009–10 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mark Lawn Julian Rhodes | ||
| Manager | Stuart McCall (until 8 February 2010) Peter Taylor (from 17 February 2010) | ||
| League Two | 14th | ||
| FA Cup | 1st round | ||
| League Cup | 1st round | ||
| JPT Trophy | Semi-final (Northern Section) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: James Hanson (12) All: James Hanson (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 12,403 vs Northampton Town (1 May 2010) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,701 vs Notts County (6 October 2009) | ||
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| ← 2008–092010–11 → | |||
The 2009–10 season was the 107th season in Bradford City A.F.C.'s history, their 95th in The Football League and 97th in the league system of English football. Their ninth-place finish in 2008–09 meant this season would be their third successive season in League Two.
This article covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.
League data
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 63 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 62 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 62 |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 74 | −12 | 61 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 59 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −4 |
Last updated: 13 June 2010.
Source: Bradford City F.C.
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | W |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Season results
League Two
Notts County v Bradford City| 8 August 2009 | Notts County | 5–0 | Bradford City | Meadow Lane |
| 15:00 | Davies  17' Hughes 39' Hughes 43' Hughes 55' (pen.) Maloney 86' |
Attendance: 9,396 |
| 15 August 2009 | Bradford City | 0–0 | Port Vale | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 11,333 |
| 18 August 2009 | Bradford City | 0–2 | Lincoln City | Valley Parade |
| 19:45 | Howe 62' (pen.) Fagan 63' |
Attendance: 11,242 |
| 22 August 2009 | Cheltenham Town | 4–5 | Bradford City | Whaddon Road |
| 15:00 | Hammond 4' Townsend 12' Richards 43' Richards 89' |
J.O'Brien 2' Evans 7' Hanson 20' Williams 50' Ramsden 71' |
Attendance: 3,073 |
| 29 August 2009 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Torquay United | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Hanson 45+1' Brandon 90+1' |
Attendance: 11,123 |
| 5 September 2009 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Bradford City | Greenhous Meadow |
| 15:00 | Hibbert 70' |
Evans 16' Flynn 35' |
Attendance: 5,525 |
| 12 September 2009 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Burton Albion | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Evans 24' |
Boertien 74' |
Attendance: 11,439 |
| 19 September 2009 | Barnet | 2–2 | Bradford City | Underhill |
| 15:00 | O'Flynn 56' Hughes 81' |
Hanson 14' Rehman 70' |
Attendance: 2,282 |
| 26 September 2009 | Bradford City | 3–0 | Chesterfield | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Flynn 23' Neilson 55' Brandon 86' |
Attendance: 11,664 |
| 29 September 2009 | Morecambe | 0–0 | Bradford City | Christie Park |
| 19:45 | Attendance: 3,116 |
| 3 October 2009 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Bradford City | Sixfields |
| 15:00 | Dyer 77' Johnson 90' |
Ramsden 54' M.Boulding 54' |
Attendance: 4,391 |
| 10 October 2009 | Bradford City | 2–3 | Crewe | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | M.Boulding 44' Hanson 69' |
Zola 8' Zola 23' Schumacher 65' |
Attendance: 11,757 |
| 17 October 2009 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2–1 | Bradford City | Victoria Road |
| 15:00 | Benson 8' Ogogo 72' |
Flynn 18' |
Attendance: 2,446 |
| 24 October 2009 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Hereford United | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Evans 41' |
Attendance: 11,107 |
| 31 October 2009 | Macclesfield Town | 2–2 | Bradford City | Moss Rose |
| 15:00 | Daniel 4' Bencherif 41' |
Hanson 58' Williams 66' |
Attendance: 1,578 |
| 14 November 2009 | Bradford City | 1–1 | AFC Bournemouth | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Evans 42' |
Pitman 33' |
Attendance: 11,732 |
| 21 November 2009 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Edwards 21' (o.g.) |
Symes 56' |
Attendance: 11,176 |
| 24 November 2009 | Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Bradford City | Blundell Park |
| 19:45 | Whaley 24' Williams 60' Hanson 83' |
Attendance: 3,646 |
| 1 December 2009 | Bradford City | 0–3 | Rochdale | Valley Parade |
| 19:45 | Dagnall 12' Dagnall 28' O'Grady 58' |
Attendance: 11,472 |
| 5 December 2009 | Darlington | 0–1 | Bradford City | Darlington Arena |
| 15:00 | Williams 23' |
Attendance: 2,744 |
| 12 December 2009 | Bradford City | 2–4 | Rotherham United | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Bullock 19' Flynn 46' |
Ellison 30' Ellison 37' Roberts 78' Broughton 88' |
Attendance: 11,578 |
| 28 December 2009 | Bradford City | 1–3 | Shrewsbury Town | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Hanson 20' |
Dunfield 11' McIntyre 45' (pen.) Hibbert 79' |
Attendance: 11,522 |
| 2 January 2010 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | J.O'Brien 35' |
Richards 45' (pen.) |
Attendance: 11,522 |
| 19 January 2010 | Bury | 1–2 | Bradford City | Gigg Lane |
| 19:45 | Jones 17' Lowe 32' (pen.) |
Boulding 23' |
Attendance: 2,930 |
| 23 January 2010 | Lincoln City | 2–1 | Bradford City | Sincil Bank |
| 15:00 | Herd 31' (pen.) Gilmour 37' |
Boulding 62' |
Attendance: 3,803 |
| 23 January 2010 | Torquay United | 1–2 | Bradford City | Plainmoor |
| 15:00 | Robertson 15' |
Evans 82' Evans 90+3' |
Attendance: 2,592 |
| 6 February 2010 | Bradford City | 0–1 | Bury | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Morrell 52' |
Attendance: 11,965 |
| 13 February 2010 | Bradford City | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 11,321 |
| 20 February 2010 | Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | Bradford City | Crown Ground |
| 15:00 | Miles 54' Miles 86' |
Attendance: 3,396 |
| 23 February 2010 | Rochdale | 1–3 | Bradford City | Spotland |
| 19:45 | Dagnall 45' |
Clarke 10' Threlfall 80' Evans 87' |
| 27 February 2010 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Darlington | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Hanson 26' |
Attendance: 11,532 |
| 2 March 2010 | Aldershot Town | 1–0 | Bradford City | The EBB Stadium |
| 19:45 | Charles 54' |
Attendance: 2,311 |
| 6 March 2010 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Bradford City | Don Valley Stadium |
| 15:00 | Le Fondre 90+2' (pen.) |
Flynn 60' Hanson 90+5' |
Attendance: 4,185 |
| 9 March 2010 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Bradford City | Vale Park |
| 19:45 | Richards 50' Taylor 78' |
Threlfall 12' |
Attendance: 3,728 |
| 13 March 2010 | Bradford City | 2–1 | Aldershot Town | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Hanson 14' Daley 22' |
Straker 12' |
Attendance: 11,272 |
| 20 March 2010 | Hereford United | 2–0 | Bradford City | Edgar Street |
| 15:00 | Mansett 33' Jervis 81' |
Attendance: 1,926 |
| 23 March 2010 | Bradford City | 0–0 | Notts County | Valley Parade |
| 19:45 | Attendance: 11,630 |
| 27 March 2010 | Bradford City | 3–3 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Valley Parade |
| 19:45 | Hanson 2' Hanson 67' Kendall 82' |
Nurse 69' Williams 75' (o.g.) Oliver 90+1' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 11,064 |
| 3 April 2010 | AFC Bournemouth | 1–0 | Bradford City | Dean Court |
| 15:00 | Pitman 41' |
Attendance: 6,239 |
| 5 April 2010 | Bradford City | 1–2 | Macclesfield Town | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Oliver 47' |
Sinclair 40' Wright 61' |
Attendance: 11,395 |
| 10 April 2010 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | Bradford City | Pirelli Stadium |
| 15:00 | Harrad 82' |
Oliver 59' |
Attendance: 2,648 |
| 13 April 2010 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Morecambe | Valley Parade |
| 19:45 | Rehman 69' Bolder 90+2' |
Attendance: 11,027 |
| 17 April 2010 | Bradford City | 2–1 | Barnet | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | O'Brien 79' Flynn 90+3' |
Adomah 28' |
Attendance: 11,138 |
| 24 April 2010 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Bradford City | Saltergate |
| 15:00 | Demontagnac 79' |
Evans 75' |
Attendance: 4,109 |
| 1 May 2010 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Valley Parade |
| 15:00 | Evans 12' Evans 81' |
Attendance: 12,403 |
| 8 May 2010 | Crewe | 0–1 | Bradford City | Alexandra Stadium |
| 15:00 | Kendall 67' |
Attendance: 5,172 |
FA Cup
Notts County v Bradford City| 6 November 2009 Round 1 | Notts County | 2–1 | Bradford City | Meadow Lane |
| 19:45 | Hawley 45+2' Jackson 46' |
Boulding 81' |
Attendance: 4,213 |
League Cup
Nottingham Forest v Bradford City| 12 August 2009 Round 1 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Bradford City | City Ground |
| 19:45 | Anderson 46' Blackstock 60' McGugan 82' |
Attendance: 4,639 |
JPT Trophy
Rochdale v Bradford City| 1 September 2009 Round 1 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Bradford City | Spotland |
| 19:15 | Dawson 59' |
Flynn 74' Neilson 79' |
Attendance: 1,800 |
| 6 October 2009 Round 2 | Bradford City | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Notts County | Valley Parade |
| 19:45 | Boulding 20' Brandon 90' |
Westcarr 10' Facey 85' |
Attendance: 3,701 | |
| Penalties | ||||
Boulding  Thorne  Ramsden J.O'Brien |
Westcarr Ritchie Facey Bishop Schmeichel |
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| 10 November 2009 Quarter-Final | Bradford City | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Port Vale | Valley Parade |
| 19:45 | Flynn 49' Hanson 70' |
McCombe 27' R.Taylor 75' |
Attendance: 5,096 | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Flynn J.O'Brien Brandon Hanson L.O'Brien Rehman Williams |
Richards Dodds K.Taylor Haldane Fraser R.Taylor Yates |
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| 15 December 2009 Semi-Final | Carlisle United | 3–0 | Bradford City | Brunton Park |
| 19:30 | Keogh 44' Dobie 68' Robson 74' |
Attendance: 3,176 |
Season summary
Stuart McCall resigned as manager during the season, leaving Peter Taylor to take over the team. Taylor produced good results, notably wins away to Rochdale and Rotherham United.
See also
References
- "Stuart McCall leaves Bradford City". Bradford City A.F.C. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-08.