2007–08 Bradford City A.F.C. season
First Round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Peter Thorne (14) All: Peter Thorne (15) | ||
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Highest home attendance | 15,510 (v Lincoln City, 26 December 2007) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 13,072 (v Barnet, 8 April 2008) 4,069 (v Chester City, FA Cup, 10 November 2007) | ||
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The 2007–08 season was the 105th season in
McCall brought in seven new signings in pre-season, as well as a number of loan players, but from September to November, the club failed to win in eight games, leaving them in 21st place in League Two. The club improved during the latter part of the season, finishing in 10th place, three places and 16 points outside the
Background
During the
Despite the club's relegation, off the field, chairman Julian Rhodes had announced a deal to slash the price of watching professional football to just £138, the equivalent of £6 per match, and the cheapest season tickets in England.[9][10] In June 2007, Rhodes was also joined by Mark Lawn as new joint chairman of the club. Lawn signed a deal to wipe out the club's debts.[11]
Review
Pre-season
With just 13 players on the books,
A new home and away strip for the season was announced, with the home shirts worn for the first time in the friendly against Burnley.[25] The club also sold more than 12,000 season tickets, with 12,019 fans buying one before the end of the deadline for the cheap offer on 31 July.[26]
August
Bradford started their league season on 11 August 2007 with a 1–1 draw with
September
Bradford started September with consecutive defeats; first 2–1 in the league against
October
The run of consecutive defeats extended to five during the first two weeks of October. After a 3–0 defeat to Accrington Stanley,[42] McCall added two more loan signings to the squad, Nicky Law, son of former City manager Nicky Law, and goalkeeper Rhys Evans.[43] Both played as City lost 2–1 to both Milton Keynes Dons, when Barry Conlon scored his first goal for the club,[44] then Morecambe.[45] The run of defeats came to an end when City drew 0–0 with Darlington,[46] but the month ended without a single victory after another draw, this time 1–1 with Grimsby Town, when Rhys Evans was substituted after 24 minutes for City, and Ndumbu-Nsungu scored a late equaliser following Grimsby's own goalkeeper Phil Barnes' red card.[47] Evans' loan deal was cut short following the injury and he returned to Blackpool after just four games.[48] Young midfielder Joe Colbeck, who had been one of several players McCall wanted to send out on loan to gain first team experience,[49] was loaned out to Darlington for a month.[50]
November
Bradford's run without a league victory extended to eight games after a 2–1 defeat to Brentford.[51] The run, which stretched back to 15 September came to an end with a 2–1 win over Chester City on 6 November 2007 when Alex Rhodes scored his first goal for the club.[52] City again defeated Chester City four days later, this time in the FA Cup, when Peter Thorne's first goal for the club secured a 1–0 win.[53] City won their third game in a row with a 4–1 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge—their highest victory of the season,[54] before the month ended with a 1–1 draw against Stockport County.[55]
December
Bradford were eliminated from the FA Cup with a 3–0 defeat to
January
The New Year started with a number of changes off the field. Loan signing Ndumbu-Nsungu returned to Gillingham but Heckingbottom's deal was extended to allow him to play against Accrington Stanley on New Year's Day,[66] before a permanent deal was finalised the following week.[67] Midfielder Lee Bullock was also signed on a loan transfer from Hartlepool United.[68] City beat Accrington 2–0 with Matthew Clarke scoring his first for the club and Joe Colbeck adding his first since he returned from his loan spell at Darlington.[69] It was followed up with another win, when Thorne scored City's first hat-trick for two years, to defeat Notts County 3–0.[70] Two away draws followed at Bury and Wrexham,[71][72] but City returned to winning ways with a 4–2 victory over Shrewsbury Town to finish the month unbeaten.[73]
McCall had also been busy in the transfer market during January, with the trio of
February
City's unbeaten run was extended to six games when David Brown scored on his debut to beat Macclesfield Town 1–0.[81] The run came to an end with consecutive 2–1 defeats to Bury and Rochdale.[82][83] On 20 February 2008, David Wetherall, who had played nearly 300 league games for City since he joined in 1999, announced he would retire at the end of the season.[84] City won their first win in three games when they beat Notts County for the second time in as many months, with a 3–1 win.[85] Three days later City added a second consecutive win by defeating Rotherham United 3–2 in the game which had been postponed in December, with Lee Bullock scoring his first goal for the club.[86] The same day, club chairman Julian Rhodes announced a new season ticket offer in a bid to fill more of the 25,000-seater stadium for the following season by offering free tickets if more than 9,000 adult tickets were bought.[87]
March
March started with two more consecutive defeats. Dagenham & Redbridge defeated City 2–0 in their first game at Valley Parade, when Barry Conlon missed a penalty and then an open goal both when the score was 1–0.
April
On 1 April 2008, first City's keeper Donovan Ricketts was blocked from coming back into the country following a
On 29 April 2008, McCall announced the list of players he would be keeping and releasing at the end of the season. As well as Ricketts, who was unlikely to be given a new work permit, the first team players to be released were Darren Williams, Paul Evans, Tom Penford and Alex Rhodes. Craig Bentham, who had spent three months on loan at Farsley Celtic, and Scott Phelan, who had not featured since December, were also deemed surplus to requirements. Back-up goalkeepers Ben Saynor and Jamie Waite, neither of whom had played a first team league game, and youngsters David Brown, Luke Morgan and Damian Hopkins completed the list of 13 players to leave the club. Barry Conlon and Kyle Nix were the only first team regulars to be offered new contracts, along with juniors Luke Medley, Luke O'Brien and Sean Taylforth.[107]
May and June
City finished the season with a 2–1 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers, when Luke Medley scored a penalty on his first start for the club. McCall had made a number of changes to the side, after his decision to release 13 players, giving a debut to Sean Taylforth and also giving places to three of the released players. It was also David Wetherall's final game for the club.[108]
In the week after the season had finished, Barry Conlon was the first to sign a new deal keeping him at the club until January 2008,
Match results
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Two
Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 August 2007 | Macclesfield Town | Home | 1–1 | 14,345 | Ndumbu-Nsungu | [27][29] |
2 | 18 August 2007 | Shrewsbury Town | Away | 0–1 | 6,413 | [31] | |
3 | 25 August 2007 | Wrexham | Home | 2–1 | 13,546 | Johnson, Medley | [32] |
4 | 1 September 2007 | Barnet | Away | 1–2 | 2,412 | Johnson | [33] |
5 | 7 September 2007 | Lincoln City | Away | 2–1 | 5,286 | Ndumbu-Nsungu, Colbeck | [38] |
6 | 15 September 2007 | Peterborough United | Home | 1–0 | 13,819 | Bower | [39] |
7 | 22 September 2007 | Hereford United | Away | 2–4 | 3,275 | Ndumbu-Nsungu (2) | [40] |
8 | 29 September 2007 | Wycombe Wanderers | Home | 0–1 | 13,530 | [41] | |
9 | 2 October 2007 | Accrington Stanley | Home | 0–3 | 13,346 | [42] | |
10 | 6 October 2007 | Milton Keynes Dons | Away | 1–2 | 7,903 | Conlon (pen) | [44] |
11 | 12 October 2007 | Morecambe | Away | 1–2 | 4,761 | Bower | [45] |
12 | 20 October 2007 | Darlington | Home | 0–0 | 14,074 | [46] | |
13 | 27 October 2007 | Grimsby Town | Away | 1–1 | 4,883 | Ndumbu-Nsungu (pen) | [47] |
14 | 3 November 2007 | Brentford | Home | 1–2 | 13,326 | Bower | [51] |
15 | 6 November 2007 | Chester City | Home | 2–1 | 13,211 | Daley, Rhodes | [52] |
16 | 17 November 2007 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Away | 4–1 | 2,247 | Thorne, Wetherall, Law (2) | [54] |
17 | 24 November 2007 | Stockport County | Home | 1–1 | 13,837 | Ndumbu-Nsungu | [55] |
18 | 5 December 2007 | Mansfield Town | Away | 0–0 | 2,308 | [57] | |
19 | 8 December 2007 | Chesterfield | Away | 1–1 | 3,727 | Nix | [58] |
20 | 22 December 2007 | Peterborough United | Away | 1–2 | 5,355 | Nix | [62] |
21 | 26 December 2007 | Lincoln City | Home | 2–1 | 15,510 | Thorne, Conlon | [64] |
22 | 29 December 2007 | Hereford United | Home | 1–3 | 13,640 | Wetherall | [65] |
23 | 1 January 2008 | Accrington Stanley | Away | 2–0 | 2,898 | Clarke, Colbeck | [69] |
24 | 12 January 2008 | Notts County | Home | 3–0 | 13,494 | Thorne (3) | [116] |
25 | 22 January 2008 | Bury | Away | 2–2 | 2,776 | Conlon (pen), Nix | [71] |
26 | 26 January 2008 | Wrexham | Away | 1–1 | 4,341 | Nix | [72] |
27 | 29 January 2008 | Shrewsbury Town | Home | 4–2 | 13,269 | Nix, Daley, Thorne, Conlon (pen) | [73] |
28 | 2 February 2008 | Macclesfield Town | Away | 1–0 | 2,778 | Brown | [81] |
29 | 9 February 2008 | Bury | Home | 1–2 | 13,844 | Thorne | [82] |
30 | 16 February 2008 | Rochdale | Home | 1–2 | 14,017 | Thorne | [83] |
31 | 23 February 2008 | Notts County | Away | 3–1 | 4,717 | Thorne, Colbeck, Rhodes | [85] |
32 | 26 February 2008 | Rotherham United | Home | 3–2 | 13,436 | Daley, Rhodes, Bullock | [86] |
33 | 1 March 2008 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Home | 0–2 | 13,537 | [117] | |
34 | 8 March 2008 | Stockport County | Away | 1–2 | 5,763 | Thorne (pen) | [89] |
35 | 12 March 2008 | Chester City | Away | 1–0 | 1,566 | Conlon | [90] |
36 | 15 March 2008 | Mansfield Town | Home | 1–2 | 13,611 | Conlon | [91] |
37 | 22 March 2008 | Rotherham United | Away | 1–1 | 4,157 | Colbeck | [93] |
38 | 24 March 2008 | Chesterfield | Home | 1–0 | 13,825 | Thorne | [118] |
39 | 29 March 2008 | Darlington | Away | 3–1 | 4,492 | Penford, Conlon, Colbeck | [95] |
40 | 1 April 2008 | Rochdale | Away | 1–2 | 3,811 | Thorne (pen) | [99] |
41 | 5 April 2008 | Morecambe | Home | 1–0 | 13,562 | Johnson | [100] |
42 | 8 April 2008 | Barnet | Home | 1–1 | 13,072 | Johnson | [101] |
43 | 12 April 2008 | Brentford | Away | 2–2 | 4,336 | Nix, Thorne | [102] |
44 | 19 April 2008 | Grimsby Town | Home | 2–1 | 13,448 | Colbeck, Thorne | [104] |
45 | 26 April 2008 | Milton Keynes Dons | Home | 1–2 | 14,609 | Daley | [106] |
46 | 3 May 2008 | Wycombe Wanderers | Away | 1–2 | 5,467 | Medley (pen) | [119] |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 November 2007 | Chester City | Home | 1–0 | 4,069 | Thorne | [53] |
2 | 1 December 2007 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 0–3 | 6,379 | [56] |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 August 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 1–2 | 9,625 | Nix | [30] |
Football League Trophy
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 September 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 1–5 | 4,710 | Nix | [34] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 69 |
9 | Rotherham United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 64[a] |
10 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 62 |
11 | Morecambe | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 60 |
12 | Barnet | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 60 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Player details
- Source: Soccerbase[122]
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK | Donovan Ricketts | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2 | DF | Darren Williams | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
3 | DF | Paul Heckingbottom | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
4 | MF | Paul Evans | 19 (6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (6) | 0 |
5 | DF | David Wetherall (c) | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
6 | DF | Mark Bower | 25 (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (2) | 3 |
7 | MF | Omar Daley | 37 (4) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 (4) | 4 |
8 | MF | Eddie Johnson | 30 (2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 (2) | 4 |
9 | FW | Barry Conlon | 21 (21) | 7 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 (23) | 7 |
10 | FW | Peter Thorne | 31 (2) | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 33 (3) | 15 |
11 | MF | Alex Rhodes | 11 (17) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (19) | 4 |
12 | DF | Matthew Clarke | 15 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 (2) | 1 |
13 | GK | Rhys Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
14 | MF | Craig Bentham | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 |
15 | MF | Joe Colbeck | 27 (6) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 (6) | 6 |
16 | DF | Simon Ainge | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 |
17 | DF | Thomas Harban | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
18 | MF | Tom Penford | 13 (2) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (3) | 1 |
19 | DF | Luke O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
20 | MF | Scott Phelan | 8 (5) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (6) | 0 |
21 | FW | Nathan Joynes | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
22 | MF | Kyle Nix | 31 (9) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 (9) | 8 |
23 | FW | Willy Topp | 6 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (5) | 0 |
24 | FW | Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | 17 (1) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 (2) | 6 |
25 | FW | Luke Medley | 1 (8) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) | 2 |
26 | MF | Nicky Law | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
28 | FW | Sean Taylforth | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
30 | GK | Ben Saynor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32 | MF | Lee Bullock | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
33 | DF | Ben Starosta | 12 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (3) | 0 |
34 | GK | Scott Loach | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
35 | DF | TJ Moncur | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 |
36 | FW | David Brown | 0 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | 1 |
Transfers
In
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 July 2007 | FW | Barry Conlon | Mansfield Town | Free | [12] |
2 July 2007 | FW | Peter Thorne | Norwich City | Free | [12] |
24 July 2007 | MF | Scott Phelan | Everton | Free | [17] |
27 July 2007 | MF | Kyle Nix | Parkgate | Free | [19] |
27 July 2007 | MF | Darren Williams | Hartlepool United | Free | [19] |
1 August 2007 | MF | Paul Evans | Swindon Town | Free | [23] |
9 August 2007 | MF | Alex Rhodes | Brentford | Free | [24] |
21 November 2007 | GK | Jamie Waite | St Albans City | Free | [123] |
11 December 2007 | FW | Willy Topp | Universidad Católica | £35,000 | [124] |
8 January 2008 | DF | Paul Heckingbottom | Barnsley | Free | [67] |
31 January 2008 | FW | David Brown | Nottingham Forest | Free | [76] |
31 January 2008 | MF | Lee Bullock | Hartlepool United | Free | [76] |
9 May 2008 | GK | Jonathan McLaughlin
|
Harrogate Town | Free | [111] |
30 May 2008 | MF | Chris Brandon | Huddersfield Town | Free | [112] |
18 June 2008 | DF | Paul Arnison | Carlisle United | Free | [113] |
30 June 2008 | DF | Graeme Lee | Doncaster Rovers | Free | [114] |
Out
Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 February 2008 | GK | Sam Filler | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | [125] |
End of season | MF | Craig Bentham | Farsley Celtic
|
Released | [107][126] |
End of season | FW | David Brown | Guiseley | Released | [107][127] |
End of season | MF | Paul Evans | Oxford United | Released | [107][128] |
End of season | DF | Damian Hopkins | Released | [107] | |
End of season | MF | Eddie Johnson | Chester City | Released | [107][129] |
End of season | FW | Luke Medley | Barnet | £7,500 | [130][131] |
End of season | MF | Luke Morgan | Released | [107] | |
End of season | MF | Tom Penford | Farsley Celtic
|
Released | [107][132] |
End of season | MF | Scott Phelan | FC Halifax Town
|
Released | [107][133] |
End of season | GK | Donovan Ricketts | Village United | Released | [107][134] |
End of season | MF | Alex Rhodes | Rotherham United | Released | [107][135] |
End of season | GK | Ben Saynor | Farsley Celtic | Released | [107][136] |
End of season | GK | Jamie Waite | Doncaster Rovers | Released | [107][137] |
End of season | DF | Darren Williams | Dundee | Released | [107][138] |
Loans in
Date | Pos | Name | From | End date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 July 2007 | DF | Paul Heckingbottom | Barnsley | 1 January 2008 | [66][139] |
25 July 2007 | DF | Thomas Harban | Barnsley | 1 January 2008 | [140] |
27 July 2007 | DF | Nathan Joynes | Barnsley | 1 January 2008 | [20] |
9 August 2007 | FW | Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | Gillingham | 31 December 2007 | [24][66] |
5 October 2007 | MF | Nicky Law | Sheffield United | 21 December 2007 | [43][141] |
5 October 2007 | GK | Rhys Evans | Blackpool | 30 October 2007 | [43][48] |
1 January 2008 | MF | Lee Bullock | Hartlepool United | 31 January 2008 | [68][76] |
21 January 2008 | DF | Ben Starosta | Sheffield United | End of season | [74] |
28 January 2008 | GK | Scott Loach | Watford | End of season | [75] |
30 January 2008 | DF | TJ Moncur | Fulham | 8 April 2008 | [76][142] |
Loans out
Date | Pos | Name | To | End date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 October 2007 | MF | Joe Colbeck | Darlington | 8 December 2007 | [50][59] |
DF | Damian Hopkins | Ossett Albion | |||
MF | Luke Morgan | Ossett Albion | |||
4 January 2008 | MF | Craig Bentham | Farsley Celtic
|
5 April 2008 | [77][143] |
11 January 2008 | FW | Luke Medley | Cambridge City | 10 February 2008 | [78] |
11 January 2008 | FW | Sean Taylforth | Droylsden | 10 February 2008 | [78] |
11 January 2008 | MF | Luke Morgan | Droylsden | 10 February 2008 | [78] |
31 January 2008 | DF | Simon Ainge | Halifax Town | [79] | |
14 March 2008 | FW | Sean Taylforth | Guiseley | [144] | |
GK | Jamie Waite | Droylsden |
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