2011–12 Bradford City A.F.C. season

Bradford City A.F.C.
2011–12 season
Chairman Mark Lawn
Julian Rhodes
Manager Phil Parkinson
Top goalscorer League: James Hanson (9)
All: James Hanson (9)
Highest home attendance 11,060 vs Crewe Alexandra
Lowest home attendance 9,594 vs Dagenham & Redbridge
Average home attendance N/A
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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.

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

Contents

League data

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
20 Bradford City 21 4 7 10 22 29 −7 19
21 Hereford United 21 4 6 11 19 36 −17 18
22 Northampton Town 21 4 5 12 24 32 −8 17
23 Plymouth Argyle 21 3 5 13 20 40 −20 14 Relegation to the 2012–13 Conference National
24 Dagenham & Redbridge 21 4 2 15 19 39 −20 14

Source: 2011-12 Football League Two#League table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 2 January 2012
No. Nat Pos Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Jon McLaughlin 11 0 7+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Simon Ramsden 8 0 5+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Luke O'Brien 13 0 3+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
4 MF Michael Flynn 26 6 20+0 4 2+0 0 1+0 1 3+0 1
5 DF Guy Branston 13 1 9+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF Luke Oliver 29 2 23+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 1
7 FW Mark Stewart 12 0 5+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF Ritchie Jones 23 1 17+1 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
9 FW James Hanson 28 9 21+1 9 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
10 FW Ross Hannah 20 3 3+10 2 2+0 1 0+1 0 2+2 0
12 DF Steve Williams 3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
13 DF Dean Overson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Ricky Ravenhill 7 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF Charlie Taylor 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Lewis Hunt 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Chris Mitchell 16 1 10+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
17 MF Patrick Lacey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Luke Dean 2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW Nialle Rodney 6 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
20 DF Andrew Burns 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Nahki Wells 14 4 5+6 3 0+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF Lee Bullock 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Dave Syers 5 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Liam Moore 22 0 16+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
25 MF Scott Brown 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF Michael Bryan 9 0 5+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
27 MF Dominic Rowe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF Robbie Threlfall 20 0 16+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
29 FW Darren Stephenson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF Adam Robinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF Kyel Reid 20 2 16+1 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
34 GK Matt Duke 13 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 MF Jamie Devitt 9 1 5+2 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
36 DF Marcel Seip 15 0 12+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
38 MF Andrew Davies 12 0 9+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
39 FW Craig Fagan 19 4 14+2 3 1+0 1 0+0 0 1+1 0
40 GK Callum Tongue 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players featured for Bradford on loan this season who have returned to their parent club:
GK Martin Hansen 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Oscar Jansson 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF Adam Reed 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Jack Compton 21 1 9+5 0 1+1 0 1+0 1 4+0 0

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
1 FW 9 James Hanson 9 0 0 0 9
2 MF 4 Michael Flynn 4 0 1 1 6
3 FW 39 Craig Fagan 3 1 0 0 4
= MF 21 Nahki Wells 3 1 0 0 4
4 FW 10 Ross Hannah 2 1 0 0 3
5 MF 32 Kyel Reid 2 0 0 0 2
= DF 6 Luke Oliver 1 0 0 1 2
6 DF 5 Guy Branston 1 0 0 0 1
= MF 11 Jack Compton 0 0 1 0 1
= FW 35 Jamie Devitt 1 0 0 0 1
= MF 8 Richie Jones 1 0 0 0 1
= MF 16 Chris Mitchell 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 25 2 2 2 31

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
2 DF Simon Ramsden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Luke O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF Michael Flynn 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1
5 DF Guy Branston 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Luke Oliver 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 FW Mark Stewart 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF Ritchie Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
9 FW James Hanson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Jack Compton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF Steve Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Ricky Ravenhill 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 MF Chris Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Nialle Rodney 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 MF Nahki Wells 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Dave Syers 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
24 DF Liam Moore 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
32 MF Kyel Reid 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
34 GK Matt Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
35 FW Jamie Devitt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
37 MF Adam Reed 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
38 DF Andrew Davies 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
39 FW Craig Fagan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 31 4 3 0 2 0 4 0 40 4

Results

Pre-season friendlies

League Two

FA Cup

Carling Cup

JP Trophy

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]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
28 July 2011 GK Martin Hansen Liverpool August 2011 [14]
29 July 2011 MF Jack Compton Falkirk January 2012 [15]
5 August 2011 DF Liam Moore Leicester City 31 December 2011 [16][17]
8 August 2011 GK Oscar Jansson Tottenham Hotspur September 2011 [18]
11 August 2011 MF Michael Bryan Watford 3 January 2012 [19]
31 August 2011 MF Jamie Devitt Hull City January 2012 [11]
23 September 2011 DF Andrew Davies Stoke City 23 December 2011 [20]
29 September 2011 MF Adam Reed Sunderland 29 October 2011 [21]
14 November 2011 MF Ricky Ravenhill Notts County 14 January 2012 [22]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref
9 June 2011 FW Jake Speight Wrexham Undisclosed [23]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
10 May 2011 GK Lenny Pidgeley Exeter City 16 June 2011 [24]
3 June 2011 FW Gareth Evans Rotherham United 1 July 2011 [25][26]
20 June 2011 MF Jon Worthington Mansfield Town 1 July 2011 [25][27]
1 July 2011 GK Chris Elliott Harrogate Town 11 July 2011 [25][28]
1 July 2011 MF Omar Daley Motherwell 23 August 2011 [25]
1 July 2011 MF Ryan Harrison Unattached [25]
1 July 2011 DF Shane Duff Unattached [25]
1 July 2011 FW Chib Chilaka Braintree Town 3 August 2011 [25]
1 July 2011 DF Louis Horne Hinckley United 15 August 2011 [25]
1 July 2011 GK Lloyd Saxton Unattached [25]
10 August 2011 MF Alex Flett Brigg Town 26 August 2011 [29]

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