2019–20 Bradford City A.F.C. season
Bradford City 2019–20 football season
| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stefan Rupp | |||
| Manager | Gary Bowyer (until 3 February)[1] Stuart McCall (from 4 February)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Valley Parade | |||
| League Two | 9th (on PPG) | |||
| FA Cup | First Round | |||
| EFL Cup | First Round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Group Stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: James Vaughan (11) All: James Vaughan (11) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 17,668 vs. Grimsby Town FC (League Two) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 868 vs. Manchester City U21s (EFL Trophy) | |||
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The 2019–20 season is Bradford City's 117th season in their history and the first season back in EFL League Two following the club's relegation the season before.[3] Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Pre-season
On 23 May 2019 it was announced that the Bantams would face local city rivals Bradford Park Avenue.[4] Following this announcement, Bradford City arranged a further two friendlies to be played against Rochdale A.F.C. and Brighouse Town F.C.[5] A home game was added to the pre-season schedule on 20 July where City would face Wigan Athletic.[6] Another local friendly was announce as Eccleshill United F.C. would host the Bantams.[7] Bolton Wanderers had three of their friendlies cancelled[8] leading Bradford to agree to play a Behind closed doors friendly against them.[9]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2019 | Guiseley | A | 2–0 | Donaldson 33', Fawns 55' | 1,799 |
| 9 July 2019 | Brighouse Town | A | 2–0 | Hippolyte (2) 20' (pen.), 70' | n/a |
| 14 July 2019 | Liverpool | H | 1–3 | Doyle 81' (pen.) | 24,343 |
| 16 July 2019 | Eccleshill United | A | 2–1 | Mooney 55', Okafor 81' | 650 |
| 20 July 2019 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–1 | Vaughan 36' (pen.) | n/a |
| 23 July 2019 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2[a] | Vaughan (pen.) | 0 |
| 23 July 2019 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 0–0 (3–2 p) | 1,171 | |
| 27 July 2019 | Rochdale | A | 1–0[b] | Doyle 38' (pen.) | n/a |
Competitions
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Exeter City | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 65 | 1.76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[c] |
| 6 | Colchester United | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 58 | 1.57 | |
| 7 | Northampton Town (O, P) | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 58 | 1.57 | |
| 8 | Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 57 | 1.54 | |
| 9 | Bradford City | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 54 | 1.46 | |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 49 | 1.36 | |
| 11 | Salford City | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 50 | 1.35 | |
| 12 | Walsall | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | 1.31 | |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 48 | 1.30 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[10]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[10]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ The match between Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City in Bolton was played behind closed doors.
- ^ The match between Rochdale A.F.C. and Bradford City in Rochdale was abandoned at halftime due to a waterlogged pitch.
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.
Result summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | −10 |
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Statto.com
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[11]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2019 | Cambridge United | H | 0–0 | 14,810 | 14th | |
| 10 August 2019 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | Vaughan 53' | 6,882 | 17th |
| 17 August 2019 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–0 | Vaughan 4', Donaldson 32', Scannell 72' | 14,447 | 7th |
| 20 August 2019 | Stevenage | A | 1–0 | Soares 42' (o.g.) | 2,833 | 2nd |
| 24 August 2019 | Forest Green Rovers | H | 0–1 | 13,504 | 9th | |
| 31 August 2019 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–2 | Vaughan 32' | 4,459 | 12th |
| 7 September 2019 | Northampton Town | H | 2–1 | Donaldson 77', P. O'Connor 88' | 13,678 | 10th |
| 14 September 2019 | Walsall | A | 1–0 | Kinsella 83' (o.g.) | 4,649 | 7th |
| 17 September 2019 | Cheltenham Town | A | 2–3 | Anderson 51', Richards-Everton 76' | 2,702 | 9th |
| 21 September 2019 | Carlisle United | H | 3–1 | Pritchard 30', Mellor 40', Ismail 90+5' | 2,702 | 6th |
| 28 September 2019 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–1 | P. O'Connor 56' | 4,554 | 8th |
| 5 October 2019 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 | Akpan 69', McCartan 79' | 14,136 | 6th |
| 12 October 2019 | Morecambe | A | 2–1 | Akpan 47', Oteh 78' | 3,899 | 3rd |
| 19 October 2019 | Crawley Town | H | 2–1 | Pritchard 18', Devine 49' | 13,813 | 2nd |
| 22 October 2019 | Port Vale | H | 1–2 | Vaughan 45+1' (pen.) | 14,345 | 4th |
| 26 October 2019 | Macclesfield Town | A | P–P[a] | |||
| 2 November 2019 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | Oteh 31', Vaughan 45+1' | 14,002 | 2nd |
| 16 November 2019 | Colchester United | A | P–P[b] | |||
| 23 November 2019 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–2 | Canavan 51' (o.g.) | 9,645 | 7th |
| 30 November 2019 | Macclesfield Town | A | 1–1 | Vaughan 73' | 2,751 | 7th |
| 7 December 2019 | Newport County | H | 1–0 | Vaughan 58' (pen.) | 14,016 | 6th |
| 14 December 2019 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–0 | 6,015 | 5th | |
| 21 December 2019 | Salford City | H | 1–1 | Pritchard 53' | 14,642 | 5th |
| 26 December 2019 | Carlisle United | A | 0–0 | 6,039 | 5th | |
| 29 December 2019 | Mansfield Town | H | 2–0 | Vaughan (2) 13' (pen.), 83' (pen.) | 15,197 | 4th |
| 1 January 2020 | Morecambe | H | 1–0 | Oteh 80' | 14,111 | 4th |
| 4 January 2020 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | McCartan 89' | 8,407 | 4th |
| 11 January 2020 | Crawley Town | A | 1–2 | Vaughan 84' | 2,361 | 6th |
| 18 January 2020 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–2 | Akpan 17', Vaughan 19' | 14,176 | 5th |
| 21 January 2020 | Colchester United | A | 0–0 | 3,022 | 5th | |
| 25 January 2020 | Mansfield Town | A | 0–3 | 5,537 | 7th | |
| 28 January 2020 | Cheltenham Town | H | 1–1 | Donaldson 11' (pen.) | 12,731 | 7th |
| 1 February 2020 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–3 | 5,198 | 8th | |
| 8 February 2020 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 | Novak 80' | 17,668 | 8th |
| 11 February 2020 | Stevenage | H | 3–1 | McCartan (2) 49', 54', Novak 90+3' | 12,845 | 8th |
| 15 February 2020 | Cambridge United | A | 1–2 | Reeves 17' | 4,541 | 9th |
| 22 February 2020 | Newport County | A | 1–2 | Donaldson 26' | 3,439 | 9th |
| 29 February 2020 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–1 | Richards-Everton 6', Connolly 45+2' | 13,439 | 9th |
| 7 March 2020 | Salford City | A | 0–2 | 3,443 | 9th | |
| 14 March 2020 | Leyton Orient | H | S–S[c] | |||
| 17 March 2020 | Port Vale | A | S–S[d] | |||
| 21 March 2020 | Macclesfield Town | H | S–S[e] | |||
| 28 March 2020 | Exeter City | A | S–S[f] | |||
| 4 April 2020 | Colchester United | H | S–S[g] | |||
| 10 April 2020 | Forest Green Rovers | A | S–S[h] | |||
| 13 April 2020 | Crewe Alexandra | H | S–S[i] | |||
| 18 April 2020 | Northampton Town | A | S–S[j] | |||
| 25 April 2020 | Walsall | H | S–S[k] |
FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[12]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2019 | First Round | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–1 | Oteh 19' | 3,764 |
| 19 November 2019 | First Round Replay | Shrewsbury Town | H | 0–1 | 3,888 |
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[13]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2019 | Round 1 | Preston North End | H | 0–4 | 3,456 |
EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[14]
| Pos | Div | Team
| Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | L1 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
Source: EFL.com
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2019 | Group Stage | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 (4–3 p) | P. O'Connor 51' | 9,062 |
| 24 September 2019 | Group Stage | Manchester City U21's | H | 1–2 | Akpan 21' | 868 |
| 12 November 2019 | Group Stage | Rochdale | H | 1–2 | French 15' | 761 |
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | |||
| 1 | GK |  Richard O'Donnell | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Kelvin Mellor | 22(3) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23(5) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  Paudie O'Connor | 16(3) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19(4) | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ben Richards-Everton | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 36(1) | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Anthony O'Connor | 34(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Harry Pritchard | 14(7) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16(7) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jake Reeves | 17(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18(1) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Lee Novak | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  Clayton Donaldson | 18(2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19(2) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Zeli Ismail | 6(5) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 9(7) | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | FW |  Shay McCartan | 8(13) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9(13) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Matt Palmer | 17(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Jordan Gibson | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Jermaine Anderson | 3(2) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6(3) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Dylan Connolly | 22(5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24(5) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  Glenn Middleton | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  Hope Akpan | 13(6) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17(6) | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | DF |  Adam Henley | 22(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Connor Wood | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 38(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Daniel Devine | 6(7) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 10(9) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW |  Kurtis Guthrie | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Callum Cooke | 18(7) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20(7) | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Jamie Devitt | 3(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | Joe Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Chris Taylor | 9(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 9(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | George Sykes-Kenworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Luke McGee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Dylan Mottley-Henry | 4(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Reece Staunton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Jorge Sikora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Connor Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Eliot Goldthorp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | – | Own goals | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – |
| Players out on loan for rest of the season | ||||||||||||||
| - | DF | Tyler French | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| - | GK | Sam Hornby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Jackson Longridge | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | FW | James Vaughan | 23(2) | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25(2) | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| Players left during the season | ||||||||||||||
| - | MF | Luca Colville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Finn Cousin-Dawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | Eoin Doyle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Raecce Ellington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | Aramide Oteh | 8(10) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12(10) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| - | FW | Omari Patrick | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 2(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Tyrell Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Sean Scannell | 2(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of 25 April 2020
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | CF | | Clayton Donaldson | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer | [15] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | Tyler French | AFC Sudbury | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | | Adam Henley |  Real Salt Lake | Free transfer | [17] |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | | Sam Hornby | Port Vale | Free transfer | [18] |
| 1 July 2019 | RM | | Zeli Ismail | Walsall | Free transfer | [19] |
| 1 July 2019 | LB | | Jackson Longridge | Dunfermline Athletic | Undisclosed | [20] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | Paudie O'Connor | Leeds United | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | Ben Richards-Everton | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer | [22] |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | | James Vaughan | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer | [23] |
| 30 August 2019 | RM | | Harry Pritchard | Blackpool | Free transfer | [24] |
| 11 November 2019 | MF | | Chris Taylor | Blackpool | Free transfer | [25] |
| 30 January 2020 | RM | | Dylan Mottley-Henry | Barnsley | Undisclosed | [26] |
| 31 January 2020 | CF | | Kurtis Guthrie | Stevenage | Undisclosed | [27] |
| 31 January 2020 | CF | | Lee Novak | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed | [28] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2019 | CM | | Matt Palmer | Rotherham United | 31 January 2020 | [29][30] |
| 22 August 2019 | AM | | Callum Cooke | Peterborough United | 30 June 2020 | [31] |
| 23 August 2019 | AM | | Jamie Devitt | Blackpool | 30 June 2020 | [32] |
| 2 September 2019 | ST | | Aramide Oteh | Queens Park Rangers | 30 June 2020 | [33] |
| 2 September 2019 | AM | | Dylan Connolly | AFC Wimbledon | 30 June 2020 | [34] |
| 16 January 2020 | GK | | Luke McGee | Portsmouth | 30 June 2020 | [35] |
| 1 February 2020 | LW | | Glenn Middleton | Rangers | 30 June 2020 | [36] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2019 | GK | | George Sykes-Kenworthy | Guiseley | 3 September 2019 | [37] |
| 16 August 2019 | CF | | Eoin Doyle | Swindon Town | January 2020 | [38] |
| 3 October 2019 | MF | | Eliot Goldthorp | Mossley | November 2019 | [39] |
| 7 October 2019 | GK | | Sam Hornby | AFC Fylde | 30 June 2020 | [40][41] |
| 21 November 2019 | CF | | Omari Patrick | Wrexham | January 2020 | [42] |
| 10 January 2020 | LB | | Jackson Longridge | Torquay United | 30 June 2020 | [43][44] |
| 29 January 2020 | CF | | James Vaughan | Tranmere Rovers | 30 June 2020 | [45] |
| 21 February 2020 | CB | | Tyler French | AFC Fylde | 30 June 2020 | [46] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | RB | | Paul Caddis | Swindon Town | Released | [47][48] |
| 1 July 2019 | LB |  | Adam Chicksen | Bolton Wanderers | Released | [47][49] |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | | Tom Clare | Boston United | Released | [47][50] |
| 1 July 2019 | AM | | Billy Clarke | Plymouth Argyle | Released | [47][51] |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | | Callum Gunner | Chippenham Town | Released | [47][52] |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | | Cameron Hawkes |  Free agent | Released | [47] |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | | Alex Jones | Partick Thistle | Released | [47][53] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | Carlisle United | Released | [47][54] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB |  | Ryan McGowan | Sydney | Released | [47][55] |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | | Ben Wilson | Coventry City | Released | [47][56] |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | | Calum Woods | Tranmere Rovers | Released | [47][57] |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | | Josh Wright | Leyton Orient | Free transfer | [58] |
| 30 July 2019 | FW | | Kielen Adams | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer | [59] |
| 23 August 2019 | RW | | Luca Colville | Greenock Morton | Undisclosed | [60] |
| 30 August 2019 | RW | | Sean Scannell | Blackpool | Free transfer | [61] |
| 9 November 2019 | CF | | Raecce Ellington | Brighouse Town | Free transfer | [62] |
| 15 November 2019 | DF | | Finn Cousin-Dawson | Brighouse Town | Free transfer | [63] |
| 30 January 2020 | CF | | Eoin Doyle | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | [64] |
| 31 January 2020 | CF | | Omari Patrick | Carlisle United | Undisclosed | [65] |
| 24 February 2020 | LB | | Tyrell Robinson | Free agent | Sacked | [66] |
Notes
- ^ The match between Macclesfield Town F.C. and Bradford City A.F.C. at Moss Rose was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
- ^ The match between Colchester United F.C. and Bradford City A.F.C. at Colchester Community Stadium was postponed due to international call ups.
- ^ The match between Bradford City A.F.C. and Leyton Orient was suspended due to the EFL suspending the rest of the season due to COVID-19.
- ^ The match between Port Vale and Bradford City A.F.C. was suspended due to the EFL suspending the rest of the season due to COVID-19.
- ^ The match between Bradford City A.F.C. and Macclesfield Town was suspended due to the EFL suspending the rest of the season due to COVID-19.
- ^ The match between Exeter City and Bradford City A.F.C. was suspended due to the EFL suspending the rest of the season due to COVID-19.
- ^ The match between Bradford City A.F.C. and Colchester United was suspended due to the EFL suspending the rest of the season due to COVID-19.
- ^ The match between Forest Green Rovers and Bradford City A.F.C. was suspended due to the EFL suspending the rest of the season due to COVID-19.
- ^ The match between Bradford City A.F.C. and Crewe Alexandra was suspended due to the EFL suspending the rest of the season due to COVID-19.
- ^ The match between Northampton Town and Bradford City A.F.C. was suspended due to the EFL suspending the rest of the season due to COVID-19.
- ^ The match between Bradford City A.F.C. and Walsall was suspended due to the EFL suspending the rest of the season due to COVID-19.
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