Bradford Bulls statistics

Contents

100+ Tries

Name Tries
Thomas "Tom"/"Tommy" Winnard 167
Ernest Ward 117
Steve McGowan 107
Eric Batten 165
Jack McLean 261
David Redfearn 240
Tevita Vaikona 101
Lesley Vainikolo 149
Edward ‘Teddy’ Melling 286
Robbie Paul 156
Trevor Foster 130
Karl Fairbank 102

100+ Appearances

Name Appearances
Stuart Spruce 134
Mick Withers 184
Steve McGowan 242
Paul Deacon* 310
Scott Naylor 147
Shontayne Hape 106
Tevita Vaikona 166
Lesley Vainikolo 150
Edward ‘Teddy’ Melling 286
William T. H. Davies 210
Len Haley 288
David Stockwell 337
Ellery Hanley 118
George Carmichael (#1) [1] [2] 473
Joseph "Joe" Phillips 232
Terry Price 123
Keith Mumby 588
Thomas "Tom"/"Tommy" Winnard 253
Ernest Ward 391
Bill Seddon 262
Eric Batten 233
Jack McLean 221
David Redfearn 470
David "Dave" Barends 202
Leon Pryce 148
Henry Paul 100
Bakary Diabira 131
Barry Seabourne 128
Alan Redfearn 244
Paul Harkin 117
Deryck Fox 107
Robbie Paul 305
Paul Deacon 301
Frank Whitcombe 331
David Hill 210
James "Jimmy" Thompson 145
Colin Forsyth 154
Jon Hamer 247
David Hobbs 244
Roy Powell 132
Brian McDermott 219
Alf Mann 171
Trevor Foster 433
Terrence "Terry" Clawson 133
Dennis Trotter 266
Karl Fairbank 332
Paul Medley 264
Jamie Peacock 207
Ken Traill 315
Johnny Rae 134
Stanley "Stan" Fearnley 217
Steve McNamara 110
Mike Forshaw 199
Lee Radford 145
James Lowes 162
Paul Anderson 154
Stuart Fielden 224
Joe Vagana 205

All-Time Records

Tries in a game

Record & Player Against Date
7 tries by Jim Dechan Bramley 13 October 1906

Goals in a game

Record & Player Against Date
15 Goals by Iestyn Harris Toulouse 19 April 2008

Most points in a game

Record & Player Against Date
36 by John Woods Swinton 13 October 1985

Most tries in a season

Player Tries Date
Jack McLean 63 1951–1952

Most goals in a season

Player Goals Year
Henry Paul 203 (+ 4 dg) 2001

Most points in a season

Player Points Year
Henry Paul 446 2001

Most career tries

Player Tries Years
Jack McLean 261 1950–56

Most career goals

Player Goals Year
Paul Deacon 781 2006

Most career points

Player Tries Years
Paul Deacon 1'834 As of 23 June 2006

Most career appearances

Player appearances Years
Keith Mumby 580 (+8 as a substitute 1973–90, 1992–93

Biggest win

Team Score Date
Toulouse Olympique 98–6 19 April 2008

Heaviest defeat

Team Score Date
St Helens 4–66 5 June 2005

Bradford attendance Record

Team Attendance Date
Huddersfield 69,429 14 March 1953

Odsal attendance record

Teams Attendance Date
Warrington vs Halifax 102,569 5 May 1954

Record attendance in Super League era

Team Attendance Date
Leeds Rhinos 24,020 9 August 1999

Bradford Bulls Super League Records

Super League Points Scoring Statistics

Tries in a Match

Player Tries Opposition Date
Lesley Vainikolo 6 Hull 2 September 2005
Lesley Vainikolo 5 Wigan Warriors 20 February 2004
Lesley Vainikolo 4 Hull 1 October 2005
Leon Pryce 4 Harlequins RL 30 June 2003
Robbie Paul 4 Salford City Reds 25 June 2000

Goals in a Match

Player Goals Opposition Date
Henry Paul 14 Salford City Reds 25 June 2000
Paul Deacon 10 St Helens 17 September 2004

Tries in a Season

Player Tries Year
Lesley Vainikolo 37 2004
Lesley Vainikolo 32 2005
Tevita Vaikona 22 2001
Michael Withers 22 2001
Shontayne Hape 21 2004
Lesley Vainikolo 21 2003
Tevita Vaikona 21 2002
Robbie Paul 18 2001
Graham Mackay 18 2001
Michael Withers 17 2002
Leon Pryce 17 2003

Goals in a Season

Player Goals Year
Henry Paul 207 2001
Paul Deacon 173 2003
Paul Deacon 168 2005
Henry Paul 142 2000
Paul Deacon 155 2002

Points in a Season

Player Points Year
Henry Paul 407 2001
Paul Deacon 389 2005
Paul Deacon 389 2003
Paul Deacon 336 2002
Henry Paul 319 2000

Biggest Super League Victories

Team Score Opposition Date
Bradford Bulls 60–32 Paris St Germain 19 May 1996
Bradford Bulls 54 8 Leeds Rhinos 24 May 1996
Bradford Bulls 52 4 Workington Town 2 June 1996
Bradford Bulls 64 22 Sheffield Eagles 24 June 1996
Bradford Bulls 56 0 Oldham Bears 28 July 1996
Bradford Bulls 56 18 Leeds Rhinos 8 August 1996
Bradford Bulls 54 10 Sheffield Eagles 24 April 1997
Bradford Bulls 68 0 Paris St Germain 22 August 1997
Bradford Bulls 52 10 Castleford Tigers 25 May 1998
Bradford Bulls 38 18 Hull Sharks 8 August 1998
Bradford Bulls 40 10 Salford Reds 27 September 1998
Bradford Bulls 92 0 Workington Town 14 February 1999
Bradford Bulls 52 16 Warrington 14 March 1999
Bradford Bulls 74 0 London Broncos 9 June 1999
Bradford Bulls 56 6 Warrington 11 July 1999
Bradford Bulls 52 4 Sheffield 22 August 1999
Bradford Bulls 58 4 Warrington 19 March 2000
Bradford Bulls 58 4 Warrington 19 March 2000
Bradford Bulls 60 0 Huddersfield-Sheffield 2 April 2000
Bradford Bulls 52 1 Salford 16 April 2000
Bradford Bulls 62 2 Halifax 2 April 2000
Bradford Bulls 96 16 Salford 25 June 2000
Bradford Bulls 56 6 Hull 14 July 2000
Bradford Bulls 52 20 Huddersfield/Sheffield 18 August 2000
Bradford Bulls 54 10 Widnes 11 February 2001
Bradford Bulls 68 18 Halifax 25 February 2001
Bradford Bulls 56 24 Warrington 2 May 2001
Bradford Bulls 62 10 Wakefield 18 May 2001
Bradford Bulls 52 28 Halifax 24 June 2001
Bradford Bulls 56 30 Castleford Tigers 26 August 2001
Bradford Bulls 84 12 Warrington 9 September 2001
Bradford Bulls 62 18 Leeds 15 September 2001
Bradford Bulls 54 22 St Helens 20 April 2002
Bradford Bulls 44 12 Wakefield 1 April 2002
Bradford Bulls 44 18 Salford 29 April 2002
Bradford Bulls 46 22 Halifax Blue Sox 17 May 2002
Bradford Bulls 44 6 Widnes 4 July 2002
Bradford Bulls 82 0 Hunslet 2 March 2003
Bradford Bulls 62 22 Halifax 23 March 2003
Bradford Bulls 60 12 Halifax 11 July 2003
Bradford Bulls 60 6 London 30 July 2003
Bradford Bulls 54 8 St Helens 12 April 2004
Bradford Bulls 60 12 Castleford 4 July 2004
Bradford Bulls 60 18 London 5 September 2004
Bradford Bulls 64 24 St Helens 17 September 2004
Bradford Bulls 80 14 Featherstone 3 April 2005
Bradford Bulls 54 10 Huddersfield 17 April 2005
Bradford Bulls 58 12 Leigh 17 July 2005
Bradford Bulls 74 24 Widnes 7 August 2005
Bradford Bulls 49 6 Hull 2 September 2005
Bradford Bulls 52 34 Huddersfield 11 September 2005
Bradford Bulls 71 0 Hull 1 October 2005
Bradford Bulls 58 18 Catalans Dragons 3 March 2006
Bradford Bulls 52 12 Huddersfield Giants 18 April 2006
Bradford Bulls 54 6 Catalans Dragons 28 April 2006
Bradford Bulls 54 18 Salford 11 March 2007
Bradford Bulls 52 22 Hull Kingston Rovers 15 April 2007

Highest Super League Home Attendances

1996

Team Attendance Date
Wigan Warriors 17,360 7 July 1996
Halifax Blue Sox 13,196 18 August 1996
Leeds Rhinos 10,229 24 May 1996
St Helens 11,467 5 July 1996
Warrington Wolves 15,017 3 March 1997
Sheffield Eagles 14,834 17 April 1997
St Helens 18,387 11 May 1997
Leeds Rhinos 16,542 10 August 1997
Paris St Germain 17,128 22 August 1997
Wigan Warriors 16,761 25 August 1997
Leeds Rhinos 19,188 12 April 1997
St Helens 14,054 10 May 1998
Halifax Blue Sox 16,337 17 May 1998
St Helens 11,467 5 July 1996
Wigan Warriors 14,103 12 June 1998
St Helens 14,054 5 April 1999
Halifax Blue Sox 16,337 17 May 1999
Wigan Warriors 14,103 12 June 1999
St Helens 15,107 25 June 1999
Leeds Rhinos 24,020 3 September 1999
Warrington Wolves 17,127 19 March 2000
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 15,276 7 May 2000
Halifax Blue Sox 14,082 12 May 2000
Wigan Warriors 18,815 30 June 2000
Leeds Rhinos 21,237 30 July 2000
Leeds Rhinos 19,623 8 September 2000
Leeds Rhinos 15,077 30 September 2000
St Helens 16,572 3 March 2001
Wigan 17,205 16 April 2001
Leeds Rhinos 15,102 22 July 2001
Warrington Wolves 15,476 2002
Hull 13,268 28 March 2002
Wigan Warriors 13,314 24 May 2002
St Helens 13,948 16 August 2002
Halifax RLFC 15,557 23 March 2003
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 20,283 9 March 2003
Warrington Wolves 15,157 13 April 2003
Wigan Warriors 15,182 18 April 2003
Hull 14,739 11 May 2003
Leeds Rhinos 21,784 23 May 2003
Wigan Warriors 15,732 21 June 2003
Leeds Rhinos 21,102 7 September 2003
Leeds Rhinos 19,786 4 October 2003
Wigan Warriors 17,205 20 February 2004
St Helens 15,623 12 April 2004
Leeds Rhinos 23,375 5 June 2004
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 15,137 February 2005
Leeds Rhinos 22,843 24 March 2005
St Helens 16,603 5 June 2005
Leeds Rhinos 16,603 26 May 2006
Leeds Rhinos 16,706 5 April 2007

Average Attendances 1996–2007

Year Total
1996 10,346
1997 15,159
1998 13,022
1999 13,212
2000 14,520
2001 13,000
2002 13,912
2003 14,939
2004 13,495
2005 12,786
2006 14,406
2007 12,083

Titles

Title Times Won Year
Championship(Include Super League) 7 times 1903–04, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005
Minor Premiers 3 times 1999, 2001, 2003
Grand Finalists 3 times *1999, 2002, 2004
Challenge Cup 5 times 1943–44, 1946–47, 1948–49, 2000, 2003
World Club Challenge 3 times 2002,2004,2006
Premiership 1 times 1977–1998
Yorkshire Cup 12 times 1906–07,1940–41,1941–42,1943–44,1945–46,1948–49,1949–50,1953–54,1965–66,1978–79,1987–88,1989–90
Yorkshire League 5 times 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1947–48
Regal Trophy 2 times 1974–75, 1979–80
Second Division 1 time 1973–74
Middlesex 7s 1 time 2002

Coaching Register

Name Contract Started Contract Ended Notes
Dai Rees 1936 1960 Sacked
Trevor Foster 1960 1961 Sacked
Doug Greenall 1961 1961 Sacked
Jimmy Ledgard 1961 1962 Sacked
Harry Beverley 1962 1963 Sacked
Jack Wilkinson 1963 1963 Sacked
Gus Risman 1964 1971 Sacked
Harry Street 1971 1972 Sacked
Ian Brooke 1973 1975 Sacked
Roy Francis 1975 1977 Resigned due to ill health
Peter Fox 1977 1985 end contract
Barry Seaborne 1985 1989 Resigned
David Hobbs 1989 1989 Caretaker Role
Ron Willey 1989 1990 Sacked
David Hobbs 1990 1993 Sacked
Peter Fox 1993 1995 Sacked
Brian Smith 1995 1996 Moved to Parramatta Eels
Matthew Elliott 1996 2000 Moved to Canberra Raiders
Brian Noble 2001 2006 Moved to Wigan Warriors
Steve McNamara 2006 2010 Became full-time England Head Coach in 2011
Mick Potter 2011 Present