2013–14 Bradford City A.F.C. season
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2013–14 season | |||
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Co-chairmen | Julien Rhodes | ||
Manager | Phil Parkinson | ||
Stadium | Valley Parade | ||
League One | 11th | ||
FA Cup | First Round | ||
League Cup | First Round | ||
Football League Trophy | First Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Nahki Wells (14) All: Nahki Wells (15) | ||
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The 2013–14 season was
Pre-season
Former sponsors JCT600 signed a three-year deal to become the club's main shirt sponsors once again after a seven-year absence.[2] Coach Phil Parkinson signed a new three-year deal with the club, along with assistant Steve Parkin and Head of Sports Science Nick Allamby.[3]
Parkinson took up one-year options on
The second signing of the campaign came as Parkinson signed
Pre-season and friendlies
The Bantams started their pre-season with a 4–0 win against Guiseley. Bradford opened the scoring early with Alan Connell before the game evened out a little. Finally in the 73rd minute Nahki Wells rounded a defender and the keeper to score. This opened the floodgates and Ricky Ravenhill scored City's 3rd before trial player Raffaele De Vita scored the goal of the game to finish the scoring.
The next part of the Bantams pre-season was a tour of Ireland. They started this tour with a 4–1 win against
Bradford came back to England to face
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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13 July 2013 | Guiseley | A | 4–0 | Connell 15', Wells 73', Ravenhill 79', De Vita 84' | |
16 July 2013 | Athlone Town
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A | 4–1 | Wells 31', Yeates 38', McArdle 40', Connell 82' | |
20 July 2013 | Bohemians | A | 4–1 | 78' | |
23 July 2013 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–0 | Hanson 60', Yeates 86'
|
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27 July 2013 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–2 | Thompson 55'
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2,850 |
30 July 2013 | Harrogate Town | A | 1–2 | Curtis 36' | |
12 August 2013 | Bradford Park Avenue
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A | 1–0 | De Vita 14' (pen.) | 395 |
League One
The fixtures for the 2013–14 season were released on 19 June at 09:00 BST.
Bradford's
September started great for Bradford as two
Fixtures
Date | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | League position |
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3 August 2013 | Bristol City | A | 2–2 | Wells 33', McArdle 84' | 13,862 | 10th |
10 August 2013 | Carlisle United | H | 4–0 | Jones 67'
|
13,641 | 5th |
17 August 2013 | Port Vale | A | 1–2 | Wells 60' | 6,552 | 9th |
24 August 2013 | Sheffield United | H | 2–0 | Wells (2) 45', 87' | 18,041 | 6th |
31 August 2013 | Stevenage | A | 1–1 | Reid 48' | 3,242 | 7th |
7 September 2013 | Brentford | H | 4–0 | Thompson 64'
|
13,621 | 5th |
14 September 2013 | Colchester United | H | 2–2 | Wells (2) 15', 53' | 13,570 | 7th |
21 September 2013 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | Jones 9'
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n/a | 6th |
28 September 2013 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–1 | Hanson 90'
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14,128 | 5th |
5 October 2013 | Walsall | A | 2–0 | Hanson 47'
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5,364 | 4th |
13 October 2013 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–1 | 14,674 | 4th | |
19 October 2013 | Crawley Town | A | 0–1 | 3,836 | 5th | |
22 October 2013 | Preston North End | A | 2–2 | Hanson 5', McArdle 73'
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11,485 | 5th |
26 October 2013 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | De Vita 14' | 18,044 | 6th |
2 November 2013 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–0 | 5,428 | 6th | |
17 November 2013 | Coventry City | H | 3–3 | Wells (3) 17', 28', 90' (pen.) | 14,322 | 7th |
23 November 2013 | Milton Keynes Dons
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A | 3–2 | Wells 21', Reid 43', Kennedy 85' | 8,970 | 6th |
26 November 2013 | Notts County | H | 1–1 | Yeates 69' | 12,808 | 6th |
1 December 2013 | Oldham Athletic
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A | 1–1 | Wells 21' | 7,180 | 8th |
14 December 2013 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–1 | Wells 90' | 14,292 | 7th |
21 December 2013 | Peterborough United | A | 1–2 | Gray 76' | 6,597 | 9th |
26 December 2013 | Rotherham United | H | 0–1 | 18,218 | 11th | |
29 December 2013 | Swindon Town | H | 1–1 | McArdle 16' | 13,461 | 10th |
1 January 2014 | Notts County | A | 0–3 | 4,919 | 12th | |
11 January 2014 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | Hanson 1'
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13,050 | 12th |
18 January 2014 | Sheffield United | A | 2–2 | Hanson 63'
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18,794 | 13th |
28 January 2014 | Preston North End | H | 0–0 | 13,686 | 12th | |
1 February 2014 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 19,498 | 13th | |
8 February 2014 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3–3 | Jones (2) 59', 84'
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13,343 | 13th |
11 February 2014 | Carlisle United | A | 0–1 | 3,267 | 13th | |
18 February 2014 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | McHugh 90' | 12,106 | 11th |
22 February 2014 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 1–0 | Hanson 72'
|
13,501 | 11th |
1 March 2014 | Stevenage | H | 2–3 | Hanson 42'
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13,033 | 11th |
8 March 2014 | Brentford | A | 0–2 | 8,063 | 13th | |
11 March 2014 | Colchester United | A | 2–0 | Hanson 16', Bennett 56'
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2,605 | 11th |
15 March 2014 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | McLean 10' | 13,089 | 12th |
22 March 2014 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–2 | Davies 79' | 5,181 | 13th |
25 March 2014 | Walsall | H | 0–2 | 12,165 | 15th | |
29 March 2014 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–0 | McLean 27' | 5,165 | 12th |
1 April 2014 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | 1,673 | 12th | |
5 April 2014 | Oldham Athletic
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H | 2–3 | Jones 90'
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14,920 | 12th |
11 April 2014 | Rotherham United | A | 0–0 | 9,228 | 12th | |
18 April 2014 | Peterborough United | H | 1–0 | Reach 26' | 13,820 | 13th |
21 April 2014 | Swindon Town | A | 0–1 | 8,377 | 14th | |
26 April 2014 | Crawley Town | H | 2–1 | Thompson 85'
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13,247 | 13th |
3 May 2014 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–1 | Stead 81', McLean 87' | 9,598 | 11th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 61 |
10 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 60 |
11 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 59 |
12 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 70 | 67 | +3 | 58 |
13 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 58 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
FA Cup
City will enter the
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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9 November 2013 | Round 1 | Rotherham United | A | 0–3 | 7,667 |
League Cup
City will enter the
Bradford City were runners up in last years
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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6 August 2013 | Round 1 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 | Wells 90' | 11,630 |
Football League Trophy
City will begin their Football League Trophy campaign in the First Round stage along with the other clubs from League One and League Two.
The Bantams were drawn against
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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3 September 2013 | Round 1 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–5 | 1,740 |
Squad statistics
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
1 | GK | Jon McLaughlin | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF | Stephen Darby | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
3 | DF | James Meredith | 24(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | Matthew Dolan | 9(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | Andrew Davies | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | Adam Drury | 11(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
7 | MF | Kyel Reid | 21(5) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 23(6) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
8 | MF | Jason Kennedy | 5(4) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | James Hanson
|
34(1) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35(2) | 12 | 4 | 0 |
10 | FW | Andy Gray
|
2(6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(6) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
11 | MF | Garry Thompson
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29(15) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31(15) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
12 | GK | Arron Jameson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | Mark Yeates | 10(19) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11(20) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF | Matt Taylor | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | Carl McHugh | 11(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 12(4) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
17 | FW | Jon Stead | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | Gary Jones
|
43(2) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44(2) | 6 | 4 | 0 |
19 | MF | Jordan Graham | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | Raffaele De Vita | 6(14) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9(14) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
21 | FW | Aaron McLean | 18(2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(2) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
22 | DF | Matthew Bates | 20(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | Rory McArdle | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
24 | MF | Nathan Doyle | 34(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(5) | 0 | 6 | 1 |
25 | - | Lewis Clarkson | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | FW | Louie Swain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | FW | Oli McBurnie | 2(6) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | Adam Reach | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
29 | MF | Chris Atkinson | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | Kyle Bennett | 14(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(4) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- | MF | Forrayah Bass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | DF | Connor Erangey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | FW | Nathan Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | MF | Calum Hepworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | GK | Connor Ripley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | FW | Caleb Folan | 0(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- | FW | Nahki Wells | 18(1) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19(2) | 15 | 1 | 0 |
- | MF | Ricky Ravenhill | 3(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5(4) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- | DF | Luke Oliver | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- | FW | Alan Connell | 0(13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(14) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | – | Own goals | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – |
Statistics accurate as of 3 May 2014
Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | |
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2 July 2013 | MF | Jason Kennedy | Rochdale | Free | |
3 July 2013 | MF | Mark Yeates | Watford | Free | |
30 July 2013 | MF | Raffaele De Vita | Swindon Town | Free | |
1 August 2013 | DF | Matt Taylor | Charlton Athletic | Free | |
28 September 2013 | FW | Caleb Folan | T-Team
|
Free | |
13 October 2013 | DF | Matthew Bates | Bristol City | Free | |
16 January 2014 | FW | Aaron McLean | Hull City
|
Undisclosed Fee |
Loan In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Until |
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10 January 2014 | GK | Arron Jameson | Sheffield Wednesday | End of Season |
10 January 2014 | MF | Jordan Graham | Aston Villa | 8 February 2014 |
23 January 2014 | MF | Adam Reach | Middlesbrough | 21 April 2014 |
24 January 2014 | MF | Chris Atkinson | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
24 January 2014 | MF | Kyle Bennett | Doncaster Rovers | End of Season |
8 February 2014 | DF | Matthew Dolan | Doncaster Rovers | End of Season |
7 March 2014 | DF | Adam Drury | Leeds United | End of Season |
27 March 2014 | FW | Jon Stead | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
Loan Out
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Until |
---|---|---|---|---|
24 January 2014 | MF | Jason Kennedy | Rochdale
|
End of Season |
Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|
28 May 2013 | FW | Adam Baker | Released | Free |
30 May 2013 | DF | Steve Williams
|
Macclesfield Town | Free |
30 May 2013 | DF | Dean Overson | Released | Free |
24 June 2013 | GK | Matt Duke | Northampton Town | Free |
1 July 2013 | FW | Zavon Hines | Released | Free |
4 July 2013 | MF | Will Atkinson | Southend United | Free |
1 August 2013 | DF | Michael Nelson | Hibernian | Free |
27 December 2013 | FW | Caleb Folan | Released | Free |
10 January 2014 | FW | Nahki Wells | Huddersfield Town | £1.5 million + Add Ons |
30 January 2014 | FW | Alan Connell | Northampton Town | Free |
30 January 2014 | MF | Ricky Ravenhill | Northampton Town | Free |
31 January 2014 | DF | Luke Oliver | Released | Free |
See also
References
- ^ Doyle, Paul (18 May 2013). "Bradford City smash Northampton Town in half an hour in play-off final". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Parker, Simon (14 May 2013). "Bradford City stalwart Jack Tordoff happy to be back as kit sponsor". Telegraph & Argus.
- ^ "Parkinson signs a new deal". Bradford City AFC. 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Options taken". Bradford City AFC. 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Davies re-signs". Bradford City AFC. 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Duo released". Bradford City AFC. 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Duke joins Northampton". Bradford City AFC. 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Hines released". Bradford City AFC. 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Kennedy signed". Bradford City AFC. 2 July 2013.
- ^ "McHugh extension". Bradford City AFC. 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Doyle extension". Bradford City AFC. 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Yeates signed". Bradford City AFC. 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Atkinson leaves". Bradford City AFC. 4 July 2013.
- ^ "De Vita signed". Bradford City AFC. 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Taylor signs while Nelson leaves". Bradford City AFC. 1 August 2013.