List of Bradford City A.F.C. records and statistics

Honours

League

• Division One
• *Runners-up : 1998–99
• Division Two
• *Winners : 1907–08
• *Play-off winners : 1995–96
• Division Three
• *Winners : 1984–85
• Division Three
• *Winners : 1928–29
• Division Four
• *Runners-up : 1981–82

  Cup

• FA Cup
• *Winners : 1911
• Football League Cup
• *Runners-up: 2013
• Third Division North Challenge Cup
• *Winners : 1939
• *Runners-up : 1938

  Player records

Youngest and oldest

• Youngest player: 15 years 332 days – Reece Staunton v Rotherham United, 7 November 2017.
• Oldest player: 41 years 178 days – Neville Southall v Leeds United, 12 March 2000.

  Most appearances

• Most appearances : 574 – Ces Podd.

  Goalscorers

• Most goals in a season: 36 – David Layne, 1961–62.
• Most league goals in a season: 34 – David Layne, 1961–62.
• Most goals scored in a match: 7 – Albert Whitehurst v Tranmere Rovers, Division Three, 6 March 1929.
• Most goals scored : 143 – Bobby Campbell.

  Top goalscorers

Transfers

Record transfer fees paid

#	Name	Fee	Paid to	Date	Notes
1		£2.5m	Leeds United	6 July 2000
2		£1.5m	Blackburn Rovers	18 August 2000
3		£1.4m	Leeds United	1 July 1999
4		£1.3m	Arsenal	14 August 1998
5		£1m	Port Vale	7 August 1998
5		£1m	Oxford United	4 March 1999

Record transfer fees received

• Highest transfer fee received: £2 million – Des Hamilton, to Newcastle United, March 1997.
• Highest transfer fee received: £2 million – Andy O'Brien, to Newcastle United, March 2001.

  Managerial records

• First manager: Robert Campbell.
• Longest serving manager: Peter O'Rourke.

  Club records

Goals

• Most league goals scored in a season: 128 in 42 matches – Division Three, 1928–29.
• Fewest league goals scored in a season: 30 in 38 matches – Premiership, 2000–01.
• Most league goals conceded in a season: 94 in 42 matches – Division Two, 1936–37.
• Most league goals conceded in a season: 94 in 46 matches – Division Four, 1965–66.
• Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 40 in 46 matches – League One, 2015 - 16.

  Points

• Most points in a season
• *Two points for a win: 63 in 42 matches – Division Three, 1928–29.
• *Three points for a win: 94 in 46 matches – Division Three, 1984–85.
• Fewest points in a season
• *Two points for a win: 23 in 42 matches – Division Two, 1926–27.
• *Three points for a win: 26 in 38 matches – Premiership, 2000–01.

  Matches

Firsts

• First league match: Grimsby Town 2–0 Bradford City, Division Two at Blundell Park, 1 September 1903.
• First FA Cup match: Bradford City 6–1 Rockingham Colliery, first round qualifying at Valley Parade, 3 October 1903.
• First League Cup match: Bradford City 2–1 Manchester United, second round at Valley Parade, 2 November 1960.
• First European match: FK Atlantas 1–3 Bradford City, Intertoto Cup second round at Žalgiris Stadium, 2 July 2000.

  Record victories

• Record league victory: 11–1 v Rotherham United, Division Three, 25 August 1928.
• Record FA Cup victory: 11–3 v Walker Celtic, first round replay, 1 December 1937.
• Record League Cup victory: 7–2 v Darlington, second round second leg, 25 September 2000.

  Record defeats

• Record league defeat: 0–8 v Manchester City, Division Two, 7 May 1927.
• Record league defeat: 1–9 v Colchester United, Division Four, 30 December 1961.
• Record FA Cup defeat: 1–6 v Newcastle United, third round, 7 March 1963.
• Record FA Cup defeat: 0–5 v Burnley, fifth round replay, 3 February 1960.
• Record FA Cup defeat: 0–5 v Tottenham Hotspur, third round, 7 January 1970.

  Record consecutive results

• Record consecutive wins: 10 –.
• Record consecutive games without a win: 16 –.

  Attendances

• Highest attendance at home match : 39,146 v Burnley, FA Cup fourth round, 11 March 1911.
• Lowest attendance at home match : 931 v Rotherham United, English Football League Trophy, 7 November 2017.
• Record gate receipts: £181,990 v Manchester United, Premiership, 13 January 2001.

  European record