Bradford, Leeds-Bradford · England · League One
Major cups
1
last 1911
Power-ranking history
Hover a season for its rank and score
Against expectation
Every English top-flight match this club has played, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 12 seasons from 1908-09 to 2000-01 it has fallen short of them by −8.3 match points.
1908-09one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season2000-01
Best season against expectation
1910-11 +4.2 league pts
45 points on 40.9 expected as Bradford City
Worst season against expectation
2000-01 −11.1 league pts
26 points on 37.1 expected as Bradford City
Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1981-82 and three after; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.
Greatest games
Bradford City's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.
| # | Date | Stage | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1911-04-26 | FA Cup · Final | NW 1-0 v Newcastle United | game score 78.3 |
| 2 | 1910-05-02 | FA Cup · Round 2 | HL 1-2 v Blackburn Rovers | game score 61.1 |
| 3 | 1922-04-15 | First Division | HL 1-2 v Birmingham | game score 60.2 |
| 4 | 1910-03-12 | First Division | AW 2-1 v Sheffield United | game score 59.3 |
| 5 | 1922-04-08 | First Division | AW 2-1 v Huddersfield Town | game score 59.3 |
| 6 | 1936-02-15 | FA Cup · Round 5 | HL 0-1 v Derby County | game score 59.2 |
| 7 | 1922-04-14 | First Division | AW 2-1 v Newcastle United | game score 59.2 |
| 8 | 1910-03-05 | First Division | HL 1-2 v Aston Villa | game score 59.0 |
| 9 | 1914-02-28 | First Division | AW 1-0 v Sunderland | game score 58.8 |
| 10 | 1921-03-29 | First Division | HL 3-4 v Blackburn Rovers | game score 58.3 |
Footprint
Tiers played
L1, L2, L3, L4
Top-flight (L1) seasons
12
Lower-tier league seasons
101
First season
1904
Most recent season
2026
The Heartbreak Index5.8 · #377
The Numb · Major trophy, 1911
The Heartbreak Index5.8 · #377
The Numb · Major trophy, 1911
5.8
Heartbreak
#377
of 1,139 clubs
#243
in Football
2.5
agony · 3.3 despair
The clocks
- Major trophy since 19111.9
- Major final appearance since 20130.3
Heaviest wounds
relegated from the top flight, 2001 · lost the league cup final, 2013 · relegated from the top flight, 1922 · survived a relegation scare, 2000
One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →
Season-by-season
Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.
2027
League One (3) · P3● live
6 P · 4-0-2 · 6:4 · +2
12
pts
2026
League One (3) · P4PO
46 P · 22-11-13 · 58:51 · +7
77
pts
2025
League Two (4) · P3↑
46 P · 22-12-12 · 64:45 · +19
78
pts
2024
League Two (4) · P9
46 P · 19-12-15 · 61:59 · +2
69
pts
2023
League Two (4) · P6
46 P · 20-16-10 · 61:43 · +18
76
pts
2022
League Two (4) · P14
46 P · 14-16-16 · 53:55 · -2
58
pts
2021
League Two (4) · P15
46 P · 16-11-19 · 48:53 · -5
59
pts
2020
League Two (4) · P9
37 P · 14-12-11 · 44:40 · +4
54
pts
2019
League One (3) · P24↓
46 P · 11-8-27 · 49:77 · -28
41
pts
2018
League One (3) · P11
46 P · 18-9-19 · 57:67 · -10
63
pts
2017
League One (3) · P5PO
46 P · 20-19-7 · 62:43 · +19
79
pts
2016
League One (3) · P5PO
46 P · 23-11-12 · 55:40 · +15
80
pts
Show all 114 seasons
2015
League One (3) · P7
46 P · 17-14-15 · 55:55 · 0
65
pts
2014
League One (3) · P12
46 P · 14-17-15 · 57:54 · +3
59
pts
2013
League Two (4) · P7↑
46 P · 18-15-13 · 63:52 · +11
69
pts
Lg Cup
2012
League Two (4) · P18
46 P · 12-14-20 · 54:59 · -5
50
pts
2011
League Two (4) · P19
46 P · 15-7-24 · 43:68 · -25
52
pts
2010
League Two (4) · P14
46 P · 16-14-16 · 59:62 · -3
62
pts
2009
League Two (4) · P9
46 P · 18-13-15 · 66:55 · +11
67
pts
2008
League Two (4) · P10
46 P · 17-11-18 · 63:61 · +2
62
pts
2007
League One (3) · P22↓
46 P · 11-14-21 · 47:65 · -18
47
pts
2006
League One (3) · P11
46 P · 14-19-13 · 51:49 · +2
61
pts
2005
League One (3) · P11
46 P · 17-14-15 · 64:62 · +2
65
pts
2004
First Division (2) · P23↓
46 P · 10-6-30 · 38:69 · -31
36
pts
2003
First Division (2) · P19
46 P · 14-10-22 · 51:73 · -22
52
pts
2002
First Division (2) · P15
46 P · 15-10-21 · 69:76 · -7
55
pts
2001
Premier League (1) · P20↓
38 P · 5-11-22 · 30:70 · -40
26
pts
2000
Premier League (1) · P17
38 P · 9-9-20 · 38:68 · -30
36
pts
1999
First Division (2) · P2↑
46 P · 26-9-11 · 82:47 · +35
87
pts
1998
First Division (2) · P13
46 P · 14-15-17 · 46:59 · -13
57
pts
1997
First Division (2) · P21
46 P · 12-12-22 · 47:72 · -25
48
pts
1996
Second Division (3) · P6↑
46 P · 22-7-17 · 71:69 · +2
73
pts
1995
Second Division (3) · P14
46 P · 16-12-18 · 57:64 · -7
60
pts
1994
Second Division (3) · P7
46 P · 19-13-14 · 61:53 · +8
70
pts
1993
Second Division (3) · P10
46 P · 18-14-14 · 69:67 · +2
68
pts
1992
Third Division (3) · P16
46 P · 13-19-14 · 62:61 · +1
58
pts
1991
Third Division (3) · P8
46 P · 20-10-16 · 62:54 · +8
70
pts
1990
Second Division (2) · P23↓
46 P · 9-14-23 · 44:68 · -24
41
pts
1989
Second Division (2) · P14
46 P · 13-17-16 · 52:59 · -7
56
pts
1988
Second Division (2) · P4PO
44 P · 22-11-11 · 74:54 · +20
77
pts
1987
Second Division (2) · P10
42 P · 15-10-17 · 62:62 · 0
55
pts
1986
Second Division (2) · P13
42 P · 16-6-20 · 51:63 · -12
54
pts
1985
Third Division (3) · P1↑
46 P · 28-10-8 · 77:45 · +32
94
pts
1984
Third Division (3) · P7
46 P · 20-11-15 · 73:65 · +8
71
pts
1983
Third Division (3) · P12
46 P · 16-13-17 · 68:69 · -1
61
pts
1982
Fourth Division (4) · P2↑
46 P · 26-13-7 · 88:45 · +43
91
pts
1981
Fourth Division (4) · P14
46 P · 14-16-16 · 53:60 · -7
44
pts
1980
Fourth Division (4) · P5
46 P · 24-12-10 · 77:50 · +27
60
pts
1979
Fourth Division (4) · P15
46 P · 17-9-20 · 62:68 · -6
43
pts
1978
Third Division (3) · P22↓
46 P · 12-10-24 · 56:86 · -30
34
pts
1977
Fourth Division (4) · P4↑
46 P · 23-13-10 · 78:51 · +27
59
pts
1976
Fourth Division (4) · P17
46 P · 12-17-17 · 63:65 · -2
41
pts
1975
Fourth Division (4) · P10
46 P · 17-13-16 · 56:51 · +5
47
pts
1974
Fourth Division (4) · P8
46 P · 17-14-15 · 58:52 · +6
48
pts
1973
Fourth Division (4) · P16
46 P · 16-11-19 · 61:65 · -4
43
pts
1972
Third Division (3) · P24↓
46 P · 11-10-25 · 45:77 · -32
32
pts
1971
Third Division (3) · P19
46 P · 13-14-19 · 49:62 · -13
40
pts
1970
Third Division (3) · P10
46 P · 17-12-17 · 57:50 · +7
46
pts
1969
Fourth Division (4) · P4↑
46 P · 18-20-8 · 65:46 · +19
56
pts
1968
Fourth Division (4) · P5
46 P · 23-11-12 · 72:51 · +21
57
pts
1967
Fourth Division (4) · P11
46 P · 19-10-17 · 74:62 · +12
48
pts
1966
Fourth Division (4) · P23
46 P · 12-13-21 · 63:94 · -31
37
pts
1965
Fourth Division (4) · P19
46 P · 12-8-26 · 70:88 · -18
32
pts
1964
Fourth Division (4) · P5
46 P · 25-6-15 · 76:62 · +14
56
pts
1963
Fourth Division (4) · P23
46 P · 11-10-25 · 64:93 · -29
32
pts
1962
Fourth Division (4) · P5
44 P · 21-9-14 · 94:86 · +8
51
pts
1961
Third Division (3) · P22↓
46 P · 11-14-21 · 65:87 · -22
36
pts
1960
Third Division (3) · P19
46 P · 15-12-19 · 66:74 · -8
42
pts
1959
Third Division (3) · P11
46 P · 18-11-17 · 84:76 · +8
47
pts
1958
Third Division North (3) · P3
46 P · 21-15-10 · 73:49 · +24
57
pts
1957
Third Division North (3) · P9
46 P · 22-8-16 · 78:68 · +10
52
pts
1956
Third Division North (3) · P8
46 P · 18-13-15 · 78:64 · +14
49
pts
1955
Third Division North (3) · P21
46 P · 13-10-23 · 47:55 · -8
36
pts
1954
Third Division North (3) · P5
46 P · 22-9-15 · 60:55 · +5
53
pts
1953
Third Division North (3) · P16
46 P · 14-18-14 · 75:80 · -5
46
pts
1952
Third Division North (3) · P15
46 P · 16-10-20 · 61:68 · -7
42
pts
1951
Third Division North (3) · P7
46 P · 21-10-15 · 90:63 · +27
52
pts
1950
Third Division North (3) · P19
42 P · 12-8-22 · 61:76 · -15
32
pts
1949
Third Division North (3) · P22
42 P · 10-9-23 · 48:77 · -29
29
pts
1948
Third Division North (3) · P14
42 P · 15-10-17 · 65:66 · -1
40
pts
1947
Third Division North (3) · P5
42 P · 20-10-12 · 62:47 · +15
50
pts
1940
Third Division North (3)↓
2 P · 0-1-1 · 3:6 · -3
-
pts
1939
Third Division North (3) · P3
42 P · 22-8-12 · 89:56 · +33
52
pts
1938
Third Division North (3) · P14
42 P · 14-10-18 · 66:69 · -3
38
pts
1937
Second Division (2) · P21↓
42 P · 9-12-21 · 54:94 · -40
30
pts
1936
Second Division (2) · P12
42 P · 15-13-14 · 55:65 · -10
43
pts
1935
Second Division (2) · P20
42 P · 12-8-22 · 50:68 · -18
32
pts
1934
Second Division (2) · P6
42 P · 20-6-16 · 73:67 · +6
46
pts
1933
Second Division (2) · P11
42 P · 14-13-15 · 65:61 · +4
41
pts
1932
Second Division (2) · P7
42 P · 16-13-13 · 80:61 · +19
45
pts
1931
Second Division (2) · P10
42 P · 17-10-15 · 61:63 · -2
44
pts
1930
Second Division (2) · P18
42 P · 12-12-18 · 60:77 · -17
36
pts
1929
Third Division North (3) · P1↑
42 P · 27-9-6 · 128:43 · +85
63
pts
1928
Third Division North (3) · P6
42 P · 18-12-12 · 85:60 · +25
48
pts
1927
Second Division (2) · P22↓
42 P · 7-9-26 · 50:88 · -38
23
pts
1926
Second Division (2) · P16
42 P · 13-10-19 · 47:66 · -19
36
pts
1925
Second Division (2) · P16
42 P · 13-12-17 · 37:50 · -13
38
pts
1924
Second Division (2) · P18
42 P · 11-15-16 · 35:48 · -13
37
pts
1923
Second Division (2) · P15
42 P · 12-13-17 · 41:45 · -4
37
pts
1922
First Division (1) · P21↓
42 P · 11-10-21 · 48:72 · -24
32
pts
1921
First Division (1) · P15
42 P · 12-15-15 · 61:63 · -2
39
pts
1920
First Division (1) · P15
42 P · 14-11-17 · 54:63 · -9
39
pts
1915
First Division (1) · P11
38 P · 13-14-11 · 55:49 · +6
40
pts
1914
First Division (1) · P9
38 P · 12-14-12 · 40:40 · 0
38
pts
1913
First Division (1) · P13
38 P · 12-11-15 · 50:60 · -10
35
pts
1912
First Division (1) · P11
38 P · 15-8-15 · 46:50 · -4
38
pts
1911
First Division (1) · P5
38 P · 20-5-13 · 51:42 · +9
45
pts
FA
1910
First Division (1) · P7
38 P · 17-8-13 · 64:47 · +17
42
pts
1909
First Division (1) · P18
38 P · 12-10-16 · 47:47 · 0
34
pts
1908
Second Division (2) · P1↑
38 P · 24-6-8 · 90:42 · +48
54
pts
1907
Second Division (2) · P5
38 P · 21-5-12 · 70:53 · +17
47
pts
1906
Second Division (2) · P11
38 P · 13-8-17 · 46:60 · -14
34
pts
1905
Second Division (2) · P8
34 P · 12-8-14 · 45:49 · -4
32
pts
1904
Second Division (2) · P10
34 P · 12-7-15 · 45:59 · -14
31
pts
Domestic Cup Finals
Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.
2013
League Cup
Runner-up
1911
FA Cup
Won