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2007–08 Bradford City A.F.C. season

April 11, 2024

The 2007–08 season was the 105th season in Bradford City A.F.C.'s history, their 93rd in The Football League and 95th in the league system of English football. After finishing 22nd in League One during the 2006–07 season, Bradford City were relegated to League Two meaning the season would be their first in the bottom tier of The Football League since 1981–82. It was also Stuart McCall's first season as manager, after he was appointed the full-time successor to Colin Todd in May 2007. It covers a period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.

Bradford City
2007–08 season
ChairmanMark Lawn
Julian Rhodes
ManagerStuart McCall
Football League Two10th
FA CupSecond Round
League CupFirst Round
Football League TrophyFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Thorne (14)
All:
Peter Thorne (15)
Highest home attendance15,510 (v Lincoln City, 26 December 2007)
Lowest home attendance13,072 (v Barnet, 8 April 2008)
4,069 (v Chester City, FA Cup, 10 November 2007)

McCall brought in seven new signings in pre-season, as well as a number of loan players, but from September to November, the club failed to win in eight games, leaving them in 21st place in League Two. The club improved during the latter part of the season, finishing in 10th place, three places and 16 points outside the play-offs. Bradford also suffered first round exits in two of the cup competitions they entered, and lost in the second round of the FA Cup. Peter Thorne was the club's top goalscorer, recording 15 goals, 14 in the league and one in the FA Cup. The season also marked centre back David Wetherall's retirement after 304 league games with the club. Joe Colbeck was named player of the season, despite spending part of the season on loan at Darlington. The club's average attendance of 13,756 was the highest in the division.

Background edit

 
Former City player Stuart McCall was appointed manager in pre-season, joining from Sheffield United.
Main article: 2006–07 Bradford City A.F.C. season
See also: History of Bradford City A.F.C. and Bradford City A.F.C. seasons

During the 2006–07 season, manager Colin Todd had been sacked because of a poor run of results.[1] Club captain David Wetherall was originally appointed Todd's successor on a caretaker basis, before being handed the role until the end of the season, during the following month.[2] Wetherall could not stop City's run of poor form, and the club were relegated to League Two on 28 April 2007 after a 3–0 defeat at Chesterfield.[3] It was the club's third relegation in seven seasons,[4] and meant the 2007–08 season would be their first season in the fourth division of English football in 25 years.[5] On 22 May 2007, former City player Stuart McCall, who had played more than 400 games for the club during two previous spells,[6] was announced as the club's new manager to take over on 1 June 2007.[7] Although the club had just 13 players with first-team experience, the bookmakers made City second favourites to win the League Two title.[8]

Despite the club's relegation, off the field, chairman Julian Rhodes had announced a deal to slash the price of watching professional football to just £138, the equivalent of £6 per match, and the cheapest season tickets in England.[9][10] In June 2007, Rhodes was also joined by Mark Lawn as new joint chairman of the club. Lawn signed a deal to wipe out the club's debts.[11]

Review edit

 
Left winger Alex Rhodes joined from Brentford following a trial

Pre-season edit

With just 13 players on the books,[8] McCall's first job was to sign a number of new players to build a first-team squad. McCall's first signings were strikers Barry Conlon, from Mansfield Town, and Peter Thorne, from Norwich City, both on free transfers, on 2 July 2007.[12][13] No more players were signed by the time City played their first pre-season friendly away at Harrogate Town on 16 July 2007. However, there were eight trialists in the team which won 1–0. The only goal of the game was a header from David Wetherall.[14] Two days later, City were defeated 2–1 by Conference side Farsley Celtic,[15] before a 2–0 victory against North Ferriby United.[16] Scott Phelan, who had played all three of the pre-season games during a trial, became McCall's third signing on 24 July from Everton.[17] The same day, City drew 1–1 with Burnley in their only home pre-season friendly open to fans, with a goal from Paul Evans.[18] McCall signed full back Darren Williams, from Hartlepool United, Kyle Nix on a monthly contract, and Nathan Joynes on loan from Barnsley but released three other trialists.[19] Joynes had been the third loan signing from Barnsley, following Paul Heckingbottom, who had played for Bradford in the 2003–04 season, and Thomas Harban.[20] The following two friendlies both ended in defeat; first 1–0 to York City,[21] then 2–1 to Blackpool in a private practice match, with another goal from Evans.[22] Evans completed his transfer the following day,[23] to be followed by Alex Rhodes, who had been on trial from Brentford, and Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu on loan from Gillingham, the following week.[24]

A new home and away strip for the season was announced, with the home shirts worn for the first time in the friendly against Burnley.[25] The club also sold more than 12,000 season tickets, with 12,019 fans buying one before the end of the deadline for the cheap offer on 31 July.[26]

August edit

 
Bradford City became the first visitors for a league game at New Meadow

Bradford started their league season on 11 August 2007 with a 1–1 draw with Macclesfield Town, when a crowd of 14,345 was inside Valley Parade, 1,000 more than was originally announced.[27] The attendance was more than 6,000 higher than any other game in the division.[28] Macclesfield had taken the lead, with City equalising shortly before half-time when Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu scored with a rebound after Barry Conlon's penalty was saved.[29] Four days later City were at Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, for the first round of the League Cup. Wolves scored twice in the first five minutes of the second half, and despite Kyle Nix pulling one back for Bradford, City went out 2–1.[30] City's second league game of the season was the first league game to be played at Shrewsbury Town's new £15m ground the New Meadow, when an early penalty from former City player Dave Hibbert gave the home side a 1–0 win.[31] McCall's first win as manager came in the third game when a debut goal from Luke Medley secured a 2–1 victory over Wrexham.[32]

September edit

Bradford started September with consecutive defeats; first 2–1 in the league against Barnet,[33] before a 5–1 loss to Doncaster Rovers in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.[34] For the latter game, McCall had named a weakened team, which included debutants Ben Saynor and Sean Taylforth,[35] and City faced a £5,000 fine from The Football League,[36] but were eventually only fined £3,000.[37] Two victories in the league followed against Lincoln City—the first time the two teams had met in a league game since the fire disaster in 1985—[38] and Peterborough United.[39] But the month ended as it had started with back-to-back defeats against Hereford United and Wycombe Wanderers.[40][41]

October edit

The run of consecutive defeats extended to five during the first two weeks of October. After a 3–0 defeat to Accrington Stanley,[42] McCall added two more loan signings to the squad, Nicky Law, son of former City manager Nicky Law, and goalkeeper Rhys Evans.[43] Both played as City lost 2–1 to both Milton Keynes Dons, when Barry Conlon scored his first goal for the club,[44] then Morecambe.[45] The run of defeats came to an end when City drew 0–0 with Darlington,[46] but the month ended without a single victory after another draw, this time 1–1 with Grimsby Town, when Rhys Evans was substituted after 24 minutes for City, and Ndumbu-Nsungu scored a late equaliser following Grimsby's own goalkeeper Phil Barnes' red card.[47] Evans' loan deal was cut short following the injury and he returned to Blackpool after just four games.[48] Young midfielder Joe Colbeck, who had been one of several players McCall wanted to send out on loan to gain first team experience,[49] was loaned out to Darlington for a month.[50]

November edit

Bradford's run without a league victory extended to eight games after a 2–1 defeat to Brentford.[51] The run, which stretched back to 15 September came to an end with a 2–1 win over Chester City on 6 November 2007 when Alex Rhodes scored his first goal for the club.[52] City again defeated Chester City four days later, this time in the FA Cup, when Peter Thorne's first goal for the club secured a 1–0 win.[53] City won their third game in a row with a 4–1 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge—their highest victory of the season,[54] before the month ended with a 1–1 draw against Stockport County.[55]

December edit

Bradford were eliminated from the FA Cup with a 3–0 defeat to League One side Tranmere Rovers.[56] They returned to league action with two more draws, away to Mansfield Town and Chesterfield,[57][58] the latter game of which featured Joe Colbeck, who had returned from Darlington early despite his one-month loan spell being originally extended.[59] The following week City signed Willy Topp for £35,000—the first time they had paid a transfer fee for a player since Andy Tod in November 2001—nearly three months after he first came on trial.[60] City were given two weeks off before their next game, when their home game against Rotherham United on 15 December was postponed because of a frozen pitch.[61] But they could not take advantage of the extra rest and despite taking the lead against Peterborough United, two second half goals gave Peterborough a 2–1 win and helped them to second in the league.[62] The highest attendance of the season for a League Two game attended City's next game on Boxing Day against Lincoln City.[63] It was the first time the two teams had met in the league at Valley Parade since the fire of 1985 and the crowd of 15,510 observed a minute silence and wreath-laying ceremony before the game. Peter Thorne gave City the lead, and despite an equaliser from Lincoln, Barry Conlon secured a 2–1 win for Bradford in the last minute.[64] The 2007 calendar year finished with another home game, but this time City lost 3–1 to Hereford United.[65]

 
Lee Bullock joined from Hartlepool United in January on a free transfer after a loan spell

January edit

The New Year started with a number of changes off the field. Loan signing Ndumbu-Nsungu returned to Gillingham but Heckingbottom's deal was extended to allow him to play against Accrington Stanley on New Year's Day,[66] before a permanent deal was finalised the following week.[67] Midfielder Lee Bullock was also signed on a loan transfer from Hartlepool United.[68] City beat Accrington 2–0 with Matthew Clarke scoring his first for the club and Joe Colbeck adding his first since he returned from his loan spell at Darlington.[69] It was followed up with another win, when Thorne scored City's first hat-trick for two years, to defeat Notts County 3–0.[70] Two away draws followed at Bury and Wrexham,[71][72] but City returned to winning ways with a 4–2 victory over Shrewsbury Town to finish the month unbeaten.[73]

McCall had also been busy in the transfer market during January, with the trio of Ben Starosta,[74] Scott Loach[75] and TJ Moncur all arriving on loan.[76] Bullock made his loan permanent and signed an 18-month contract, and David Brown signed after impressing on a trial.[76] Five players also left Valley Parade on loan deals during January, with Craig Bentham joining Farsley Celtic,[77] Luke Medley joining Cambridge City,[78] Sean Taylforth and Luke Morgan both going to Droylsden,[78] and Simon Ainge joining Halifax Town.[79] Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts was also expected to leave but his transfer to Queens Park Rangers collapsed after the Home Office rejected his application for a work permit.[80]

February edit

City's unbeaten run was extended to six games when David Brown scored on his debut to beat Macclesfield Town 1–0.[81] The run came to an end with consecutive 2–1 defeats to Bury and Rochdale.[82][83] On 20 February 2008, David Wetherall, who had played nearly 300 league games for City since he joined in 1999, announced he would retire at the end of the season.[84] City won their first win in three games when they beat Notts County for the second time in as many months, with a 3–1 win.[85] Three days later City added a second consecutive win by defeating Rotherham United 3–2 in the game which had been postponed in December, with Lee Bullock scoring his first goal for the club.[86] The same day, club chairman Julian Rhodes announced a new season ticket offer in a bid to fill more of the 25,000-seater stadium for the following season by offering free tickets if more than 9,000 adult tickets were bought.[87]

March edit

March started with two more consecutive defeats. Dagenham & Redbridge defeated City 2–0 in their first game at Valley Parade, when Barry Conlon missed a penalty and then an open goal both when the score was 1–0.[88] In the following game, Peter Thorne scored a penalty to give City the lead against Stockport County, but County scored twice to win 2–1.[89] Four days later, Bradford recorded their third victory of the season against Chester City, when Conlon scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory.[90] Conlon scored another in the following game but City again were beaten, 2–1 by Mansfield Town.[91] Following Wetherall's announcement that he would retire, City's supporters staged a special day to celebrate his career and contribution to the club, during the away fixture on 22 March 2008 at Rotherham United, where the team had lost 4–1 the previous season during Wetherall's spell as player-manager.[92] The result of the game finished 1–1, during which Omar Daley was sent off.[93] City played a second game two days later, because of the Easter fixture list, when Peter Thorne scored the 150th league goal of his career to help City beat Chesterfield 1–0.[94] The month finished with a 3–1 victory over Darlington, when Tom Penford scored his first goal for the club, and both Barry Conlon and Joe Colbeck scored against their former club.[95] The victory put City into the top half of the table for the first time since September.[96] During March, City also won a Football League award for their season ticket deal at the start of the season.[97]

April edit

On 1 April 2008, first City's keeper Donovan Ricketts was blocked from coming back into the country following a Jamaica call-up,[98] before City lost 2–1 at Rochdale, following a late winning goal from Rochdale's Adam Le Fondre.[99] City returned to winnings ways four days later, when Eddie Johnson scored the only goal of a 1–0 victory over Morecambe.[100] Johnson scored for a second successive game, three days later to secure a 1–1 draw with Barnet in a rearranged game at Valley Parade.[101] A second successive draw on 12 April, this time 2–2 against Brentford,[102] meant that City could no longer reach the play-offs, ensuring that they would again be playing in League Two during 2008–09.[103] A late goal from Joe Colbeck on 19 April prevented a third successive draw and gave City a 2–1 victory over Grimsby Town.[104] Colbeck was named the club's player of the season at the annual award ceremony on 23 April,[105] but was sent off in the club's final home of the season against Milton Keynes Dons. Bradford were already 2–0 behind when Colbeck was dismissed, and despite a goal from Omar Daley, they lost 2–1, which crowned Milton Keynes as the league champions.[106]

On 29 April 2008, McCall announced the list of players he would be keeping and releasing at the end of the season. As well as Ricketts, who was unlikely to be given a new work permit, the first team players to be released were Darren Williams, Paul Evans, Tom Penford and Alex Rhodes. Craig Bentham, who had spent three months on loan at Farsley Celtic, and Scott Phelan, who had not featured since December, were also deemed surplus to requirements. Back-up goalkeepers Ben Saynor and Jamie Waite, neither of whom had played a first team league game, and youngsters David Brown, Luke Morgan and Damian Hopkins completed the list of 13 players to leave the club. Barry Conlon and Kyle Nix were the only first team regulars to be offered new contracts, along with juniors Luke Medley, Luke O'Brien and Sean Taylforth.[107]

May and June edit

City finished the season with a 2–1 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers, when Luke Medley scored a penalty on his first start for the club. McCall had made a number of changes to the side, after his decision to release 13 players, giving a debut to Sean Taylforth and also giving places to three of the released players. It was also David Wetherall's final game for the club.[108]

In the week after the season had finished, Barry Conlon was the first to sign a new deal keeping him at the club until January 2008,[109] before Kyle Nix and Luke O'Brien signed their season-long contracts.[110] By the end of the week, McCall made his first transfer of the summer when he signed goalkeeper Jonathan McLaughlin from non-league Harrogate Town.[111] It was not until the end of the month that he added his second signing, when midfielder Chris Brandon, a former club trainee, joined from Huddersfield Town on a free transfer.[112] Defender Paul Arnison, who had been released by Carlisle United in May, became the club's third summer transfer, when he signed a two-year contract on 18 June 2008.[113] On 30 June 2008, the final day before City would return to pre-season training, City signed a second defender, when Graeme Lee joined on a free transfer from Doncaster Rovers. He also signed a two-year contract.[114]

Match results edit

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Two edit

 
Bradford City recorded the highest average attendance during the 2007–08 Football League Two season.[115]
Main article: 2007–08 Football League
Game Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
1 11 August 2007 Macclesfield Town Home 1–1 14,345 Ndumbu-Nsungu [27][29]
2 18 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town Away 0–1 6,413 [31]
3 25 August 2007 Wrexham Home 2–1 13,546 Johnson, Medley [32]
4 1 September 2007 Barnet Away 1–2 2,412 Johnson [33]
5 7 September 2007 Lincoln City Away 2–1 5,286 Ndumbu-Nsungu, Colbeck [38]
6 15 September 2007 Peterborough United Home 1–0 13,819 Bower [39]
7 22 September 2007 Hereford United Away 2–4 3,275 Ndumbu-Nsungu (2) [40]
8 29 September 2007 Wycombe Wanderers Home 0–1 13,530 [41]
9 2 October 2007 Accrington Stanley Home 0–3 13,346 [42]
10 6 October 2007 Milton Keynes Dons Away 1–2 7,903 Conlon (pen) [44]
11 12 October 2007 Morecambe Away 1–2 4,761 Bower [45]
12 20 October 2007 Darlington Home 0–0 14,074 [46]
13 27 October 2007 Grimsby Town Away 1–1 4,883 Ndumbu-Nsungu (pen) [47]
14 3 November 2007 Brentford Home 1–2 13,326 Bower [51]
15 6 November 2007 Chester City Home 2–1 13,211 Daley, Rhodes [52]
16 17 November 2007 Dagenham & Redbridge Away 4–1 2,247 Thorne, Wetherall, Law (2) [54]
17 24 November 2007 Stockport County Home 1–1 13,837 Ndumbu-Nsungu [55]
18 5 December 2007 Mansfield Town Away 0–0 2,308 [57]
19 8 December 2007 Chesterfield Away 1–1 3,727 Nix [58]
20 22 December 2007 Peterborough United Away 1–2 5,355 Nix [62]
21 26 December 2007 Lincoln City Home 2–1 15,510 Thorne, Conlon [64]
22 29 December 2007 Hereford United Home 1–3 13,640 Wetherall [65]
23 1 January 2008 Accrington Stanley Away 2–0 2,898 Clarke, Colbeck [69]
24 12 January 2008 Notts County Home 3–0 13,494 Thorne (3) [116]
25 22 January 2008 Bury Away 2–2 2,776 Conlon (pen), Nix [71]
26 26 January 2008 Wrexham Away 1–1 4,341 Nix [72]
27 29 January 2008 Shrewsbury Town Home 4–2 13,269 Nix, Daley, Thorne, Conlon (pen) [73]
28 2 February 2008 Macclesfield Town Away 1–0 2,778 Brown [81]
29 9 February 2008 Bury Home 1–2 13,844 Thorne [82]
30 16 February 2008 Rochdale Home 1–2 14,017 Thorne [83]
31 23 February 2008 Notts County Away 3–1 4,717 Thorne, Colbeck, Rhodes [85]
32 26 February 2008 Rotherham United Home 3–2 13,436 Daley, Rhodes, Bullock [86]
33 1 March 2008 Dagenham & Redbridge Home 0–2 13,537 [117]
34 8 March 2008 Stockport County Away 1–2 5,763 Thorne (pen) [89]
35 12 March 2008 Chester City Away 1–0 1,566 Conlon [90]
36 15 March 2008 Mansfield Town Home 1–2 13,611 Conlon [91]
37 22 March 2008 Rotherham United Away 1–1 4,157 Colbeck [93]
38 24 March 2008 Chesterfield Home 1–0 13,825 Thorne [118]
39 29 March 2008 Darlington Away 3–1 4,492 Penford, Conlon, Colbeck [95]
40 1 April 2008 Rochdale Away 1–2 3,811 Thorne (pen) [99]
41 5 April 2008 Morecambe Home 1–0 13,562 Johnson [100]
42 8 April 2008 Barnet Home 1–1 13,072 Johnson [101]
43 12 April 2008 Brentford Away 2–2 4,336 Nix, Thorne [102]
44 19 April 2008 Grimsby Town Home 2–1 13,448 Colbeck, Thorne [104]
45 26 April 2008 Milton Keynes Dons Home 1–2 14,609 Daley [106]
46 3 May 2008 Wycombe Wanderers Away 1–2 5,467 Medley (pen) [119]

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
1 10 November 2007 Chester City Home 1–0 4,069 Thorne [53]
2 1 December 2007 Tranmere Rovers Home 0–3 6,379 [56]

League Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
1 15 August 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1–2 9,625 Nix [30]

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
1 4 September 2007 Doncaster Rovers Away 1–5 4,710 Nix [34]

League table edit

 
Progress of Bradford City during the 2007–08 Football League Two season[120]
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Chesterfield 46 19 12 15 76 56 +20 69
9 Rotherham United 46 21 11 14 62 58 +4 64[a]
10 Bradford City 46 17 11 18 63 61 +2 62
11 Morecambe 46 16 12 18 59 63 −4 60
12 Barnet 46 16 12 18 56 63 −7 60
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Rotherham United deducted 10 points for administration entrance.[121]

Player details edit

Source: Soccerbase[122]
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Donovan Ricketts 22 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 25 0
2 DF   Darren Williams 28 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 31 0
3 DF   Paul Heckingbottom 44 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 47 0
4 MF   Paul Evans 19 (6) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22 (6) 0
5 DF   David Wetherall (c) 46 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 49 2
6 DF   Mark Bower 25 (2) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 (2) 3
7 MF   Omar Daley 37 (4) 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 40 (4) 4
8 MF   Eddie Johnson 30 (2) 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 32 (2) 4
9 FW   Barry Conlon 21 (21) 7 0 (2) 0 1 0 1 0 23 (23) 7
10 FW   Peter Thorne 31 (2) 14 2 1 0 0 0 (1) 0 33 (3) 15
11 MF   Alex Rhodes 11 (17) 3 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 11 (19) 4
12 DF   Matthew Clarke 15 (2) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 (2) 1
13 GK   Rhys Evans 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
14 MF   Craig Bentham 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 (3) 0
15 MF   Joe Colbeck 27 (6) 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 29 (6) 6
16 DF   Simon Ainge 0 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 (4) 0
17 DF   Thomas Harban 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
18 MF   Tom Penford 13 (2) 1 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 13 (3) 1
19 DF   Luke O'Brien 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 (1) 0
20 MF   Scott Phelan 8 (5) 0 1 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 10 (6) 0
21 FW   Nathan Joynes 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (2) 0
22 MF   Kyle Nix 31 (9) 6 2 0 1 1 1 1 35 (9) 8
23 FW   Willy Topp 6 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (5) 0
24 FW   Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu 17 (1) 6 2 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 19 (2) 6
25 FW   Luke Medley 1 (8) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (8) 2
26 MF   Nicky Law 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
28 FW   Sean Taylforth 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 (1) 0
30 GK   Ben Saynor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
32 MF   Lee Bullock 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
33 DF   Ben Starosta 12 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 (3) 0
34 GK   Scott Loach 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
35 DF   TJ Moncur 6 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (1) 0
36 FW   David Brown 0 (5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (5) 1

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
2 July 2007 FW Barry Conlon Mansfield Town Free [12]
2 July 2007 FW Peter Thorne Norwich City Free [12]
24 July 2007 MF Scott Phelan Everton Free [17]
27 July 2007 MF Kyle Nix Parkgate Free [19]
27 July 2007 MF Darren Williams Hartlepool United Free [19]
1 August 2007 MF Paul Evans Swindon Town Free [23]
9 August 2007 MF Alex Rhodes Brentford Free [24]
21 November 2007 GK Jamie Waite St Albans City Free [123]
11 December 2007 FW Willy Topp Universidad Católica £35,000 [124]
8 January 2008 DF Paul Heckingbottom Barnsley Free [67]
31 January 2008 FW David Brown Nottingham Forest Free [76]
31 January 2008 MF Lee Bullock Hartlepool United Free [76]
9 May 2008 GK Jonathan McLaughlin Harrogate Town Free [111]
30 May 2008 MF Chris Brandon Huddersfield Town Free [112]
18 June 2008 DF Paul Arnison Carlisle United Free [113]
30 June 2008 DF Graeme Lee Doncaster Rovers Free [114]

Out edit

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
7 February 2008 GK Sam Filler Middlesbrough Undisclosed [125]
End of season MF Craig Bentham Farsley Celtic Released [107][126]
End of season FW David Brown Guiseley Released [107][127]
End of season MF Paul Evans Oxford United Released [107][128]
End of season DF Damian Hopkins Released [107]
End of season MF Eddie Johnson Chester City Released [107][129]
End of season FW Luke Medley Barnet £7,500 [130][131]
End of season MF Luke Morgan Released [107]
End of season MF Tom Penford Farsley Celtic Released [107][132]
End of season MF Scott Phelan FC Halifax Town Released [107][133]
End of season GK Donovan Ricketts Village United Released [107][134]
End of season MF Alex Rhodes Rotherham United Released [107][135]
End of season GK Ben Saynor Farsley Celtic Released [107][136]
End of season GK Jamie Waite Doncaster Rovers Released [107][137]
End of season DF Darren Williams Dundee Released [107][138]

Loans in edit

Date Pos Name From End date Notes
16 July 2007 DF Paul Heckingbottom Barnsley 1 January 2008 [66][139]
25 July 2007 DF Thomas Harban Barnsley 1 January 2008 [140]
27 July 2007 DF Nathan Joynes Barnsley 1 January 2008 [20]
9 August 2007 FW Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu Gillingham 31 December 2007 [24][66]
5 October 2007 MF Nicky Law Sheffield United 21 December 2007 [43][141]
5 October 2007 GK Rhys Evans Blackpool 30 October 2007 [43][48]
1 January 2008 MF Lee Bullock Hartlepool United 31 January 2008 [68][76]
21 January 2008 DF Ben Starosta Sheffield United End of season [74]
28 January 2008 GK Scott Loach Watford End of season [75]
30 January 2008 DF TJ Moncur Fulham 8 April 2008 [76][142]

Loans out edit

Date Pos Name To End date Notes
24 October 2007 MF Joe Colbeck Darlington 8 December 2007 [50][59]
DF Damian Hopkins Ossett Albion
MF Luke Morgan Ossett Albion
4 January 2008 MF Craig Bentham Farsley Celtic 5 April 2008 [77][143]
11 January 2008 FW Luke Medley Cambridge City 10 February 2008 [78]
11 January 2008 FW Sean Taylforth Droylsden 10 February 2008 [78]
11 January 2008 MF Luke Morgan Droylsden 10 February 2008 [78]
31 January 2008 DF Simon Ainge Halifax Town [79]
14 March 2008 FW Sean Taylforth Guiseley [144]
GK Jamie Waite Droylsden

See also edit

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2007, bradford, city, season, 2007, season, 105th, season, bradford, city, history, their, 93rd, football, league, 95th, league, system, english, football, after, finishing, 22nd, league, during, 2006, season, bradford, city, were, relegated, league, meaning, . The 2007 08 season was the 105th season in Bradford City A F C s history their 93rd in The Football League and 95th in the league system of English football After finishing 22nd in League One during the 2006 07 season Bradford City were relegated to League Two meaning the season would be their first in the bottom tier of The Football League since 1981 82 It was also Stuart McCall s first season as manager after he was appointed the full time successor to Colin Todd in May 2007 It covers a period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 Bradford City2007 08 seasonChairmanMark LawnJulian RhodesManagerStuart McCallFootball League Two10thFA CupSecond RoundLeague CupFirst RoundFootball League TrophyFirst RoundTop goalscorerLeague Peter Thorne 14 All Peter Thorne 15 Highest home attendance15 510 v Lincoln City 26 December 2007 Lowest home attendance13 072 v Barnet 8 April 2008 4 069 v Chester City FA Cup 10 November 2007 Home coloursAway colours 2006 072008 09 McCall brought in seven new signings in pre season as well as a number of loan players but from September to November the club failed to win in eight games leaving them in 21st place in League Two The club improved during the latter part of the season finishing in 10th place three places and 16 points outside the play offs Bradford also suffered first round exits in two of the cup competitions they entered and lost in the second round of the FA Cup Peter Thorne was the club s top goalscorer recording 15 goals 14 in the league and one in the FA Cup The season also marked centre back David Wetherall s retirement after 304 league games with the club Joe Colbeck was named player of the season despite spending part of the season on loan at Darlington The club s average attendance of 13 756 was the highest in the division Contents 1 Background 2 Review 2 1 Pre season 2 2 August 2 3 September 2 4 October 2 5 November 2 6 December 2 7 January 2 8 February 2 9 March 2 10 April 2 11 May and June 3 Match results 3 1 Legend 3 2 Football League Two 3 3 FA Cup 3 4 League Cup 3 5 Football League Trophy 4 League table 5 Player details 6 Transfers 6 1 In 6 2 Out 6 3 Loans in 6 4 Loans out 7 See also 8 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp Former City player Stuart McCall was appointed manager in pre season joining from Sheffield United Main article 2006 07 Bradford City A F C season See also History of Bradford City A F C and Bradford City A F C seasons During the 2006 07 season manager Colin Todd had been sacked because of a poor run of results 1 Club captain David Wetherall was originally appointed Todd s successor on a caretaker basis before being handed the role until the end of the season during the following month 2 Wetherall could not stop City s run of poor form and the club were relegated to League Two on 28 April 2007 after a 3 0 defeat at Chesterfield 3 It was the club s third relegation in seven seasons 4 and meant the 2007 08 season would be their first season in the fourth division of English football in 25 years 5 On 22 May 2007 former City player Stuart McCall who had played more than 400 games for the club during two previous spells 6 was announced as the club s new manager to take over on 1 June 2007 7 Although the club had just 13 players with first team experience the bookmakers made City second favourites to win the League Two title 8 Despite the club s relegation off the field chairman Julian Rhodes had announced a deal to slash the price of watching professional football to just 138 the equivalent of 6 per match and the cheapest season tickets in England 9 10 In June 2007 Rhodes was also joined by Mark Lawn as new joint chairman of the club Lawn signed a deal to wipe out the club s debts 11 Review edit nbsp Left winger Alex Rhodes joined from Brentford following a trialPre season edit With just 13 players on the books 8 McCall s first job was to sign a number of new players to build a first team squad McCall s first signings were strikers Barry Conlon from Mansfield Town and Peter Thorne from Norwich City both on free transfers on 2 July 2007 12 13 No more players were signed by the time City played their first pre season friendly away at Harrogate Town on 16 July 2007 However there were eight trialists in the team which won 1 0 The only goal of the game was a header from David Wetherall 14 Two days later City were defeated 2 1 by Conference side Farsley Celtic 15 before a 2 0 victory against North Ferriby United 16 Scott Phelan who had played all three of the pre season games during a trial became McCall s third signing on 24 July from Everton 17 The same day City drew 1 1 with Burnley in their only home pre season friendly open to fans with a goal from Paul Evans 18 McCall signed full back Darren Williams from Hartlepool United Kyle Nix on a monthly contract and Nathan Joynes on loan from Barnsley but released three other trialists 19 Joynes had been the third loan signing from Barnsley following Paul Heckingbottom who had played for Bradford in the 2003 04 season and Thomas Harban 20 The following two friendlies both ended in defeat first 1 0 to York City 21 then 2 1 to Blackpool in a private practice match with another goal from Evans 22 Evans completed his transfer the following day 23 to be followed by Alex Rhodes who had been on trial from Brentford and Guylain Ndumbu Nsungu on loan from Gillingham the following week 24 A new home and away strip for the season was announced with the home shirts worn for the first time in the friendly against Burnley 25 The club also sold more than 12 000 season tickets with 12 019 fans buying one before the end of the deadline for the cheap offer on 31 July 26 August edit nbsp Bradford City became the first visitors for a league game at New MeadowBradford started their league season on 11 August 2007 with a 1 1 draw with Macclesfield Town when a crowd of 14 345 was inside Valley Parade 1 000 more than was originally announced 27 The attendance was more than 6 000 higher than any other game in the division 28 Macclesfield had taken the lead with City equalising shortly before half time when Guylain Ndumbu Nsungu scored with a rebound after Barry Conlon s penalty was saved 29 Four days later City were at Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first round of the League Cup Wolves scored twice in the first five minutes of the second half and despite Kyle Nix pulling one back for Bradford City went out 2 1 30 City s second league game of the season was the first league game to be played at Shrewsbury Town s new 15m ground the New Meadow when an early penalty from former City player Dave Hibbert gave the home side a 1 0 win 31 McCall s first win as manager came in the third game when a debut goal from Luke Medley secured a 2 1 victory over Wrexham 32 September edit Bradford started September with consecutive defeats first 2 1 in the league against Barnet 33 before a 5 1 loss to Doncaster Rovers in the Johnstone s Paint Trophy 34 For the latter game McCall had named a weakened team which included debutants Ben Saynor and Sean Taylforth 35 and City faced a 5 000 fine from The Football League 36 but were eventually only fined 3 000 37 Two victories in the league followed against Lincoln City the first time the two teams had met in a league game since the fire disaster in 1985 38 and Peterborough United 39 But the month ended as it had started with back to back defeats against Hereford United and Wycombe Wanderers 40 41 October edit The run of consecutive defeats extended to five during the first two weeks of October After a 3 0 defeat to Accrington Stanley 42 McCall added two more loan signings to the squad Nicky Law son of former City manager Nicky Law and goalkeeper Rhys Evans 43 Both played as City lost 2 1 to both Milton Keynes Dons when Barry Conlon scored his first goal for the club 44 then Morecambe 45 The run of defeats came to an end when City drew 0 0 with Darlington 46 but the month ended without a single victory after another draw this time 1 1 with Grimsby Town when Rhys Evans was substituted after 24 minutes for City and Ndumbu Nsungu scored a late equaliser following Grimsby s own goalkeeper Phil Barnes red card 47 Evans loan deal was cut short following the injury and he returned to Blackpool after just four games 48 Young midfielder Joe Colbeck who had been one of several players McCall wanted to send out on loan to gain first team experience 49 was loaned out to Darlington for a month 50 November edit Bradford s run without a league victory extended to eight games after a 2 1 defeat to Brentford 51 The run which stretched back to 15 September came to an end with a 2 1 win over Chester City on 6 November 2007 when Alex Rhodes scored his first goal for the club 52 City again defeated Chester City four days later this time in the FA Cup when Peter Thorne s first goal for the club secured a 1 0 win 53 City won their third game in a row with a 4 1 victory over Dagenham amp Redbridge their highest victory of the season 54 before the month ended with a 1 1 draw against Stockport County 55 December edit Bradford were eliminated from the FA Cup with a 3 0 defeat to League One side Tranmere Rovers 56 They returned to league action with two more draws away to Mansfield Town and Chesterfield 57 58 the latter game of which featured Joe Colbeck who had returned from Darlington early despite his one month loan spell being originally extended 59 The following week City signed Willy Topp for 35 000 the first time they had paid a transfer fee for a player since Andy Tod in November 2001 nearly three months after he first came on trial 60 City were given two weeks off before their next game when their home game against Rotherham United on 15 December was postponed because of a frozen pitch 61 But they could not take advantage of the extra rest and despite taking the lead against Peterborough United two second half goals gave Peterborough a 2 1 win and helped them to second in the league 62 The highest attendance of the season for a League Two game attended City s next game on Boxing Day against Lincoln City 63 It was the first time the two teams had met in the league at Valley Parade since the fire of 1985 and the crowd of 15 510 observed a minute silence and wreath laying ceremony before the game Peter Thorne gave City the lead and despite an equaliser from Lincoln Barry Conlon secured a 2 1 win for Bradford in the last minute 64 The 2007 calendar year finished with another home game but this time City lost 3 1 to Hereford United 65 nbsp Lee Bullock joined from Hartlepool United in January on a free transfer after a loan spellJanuary edit The New Year started with a number of changes off the field Loan signing Ndumbu Nsungu returned to Gillingham but Heckingbottom s deal was extended to allow him to play against Accrington Stanley on New Year s Day 66 before a permanent deal was finalised the following week 67 Midfielder Lee Bullock was also signed on a loan transfer from Hartlepool United 68 City beat Accrington 2 0 with Matthew Clarke scoring his first for the club and Joe Colbeck adding his first since he returned from his loan spell at Darlington 69 It was followed up with another win when Thorne scored City s first hat trick for two years to defeat Notts County 3 0 70 Two away draws followed at Bury and Wrexham 71 72 but City returned to winning ways with a 4 2 victory over Shrewsbury Town to finish the month unbeaten 73 McCall had also been busy in the transfer market during January with the trio of Ben Starosta 74 Scott Loach 75 and TJ Moncur all arriving on loan 76 Bullock made his loan permanent and signed an 18 month contract and David Brown signed after impressing on a trial 76 Five players also left Valley Parade on loan deals during January with Craig Bentham joining Farsley Celtic 77 Luke Medley joining Cambridge City 78 Sean Taylforth and Luke Morgan both going to Droylsden 78 and Simon Ainge joining Halifax Town 79 Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts was also expected to leave but his transfer to Queens Park Rangers collapsed after the Home Office rejected his application for a work permit 80 February edit City s unbeaten run was extended to six games when David Brown scored on his debut to beat Macclesfield Town 1 0 81 The run came to an end with consecutive 2 1 defeats to Bury and Rochdale 82 83 On 20 February 2008 David Wetherall who had played nearly 300 league games for City since he joined in 1999 announced he would retire at the end of the season 84 City won their first win in three games when they beat Notts County for the second time in as many months with a 3 1 win 85 Three days later City added a second consecutive win by defeating Rotherham United 3 2 in the game which had been postponed in December with Lee Bullock scoring his first goal for the club 86 The same day club chairman Julian Rhodes announced a new season ticket offer in a bid to fill more of the 25 000 seater stadium for the following season by offering free tickets if more than 9 000 adult tickets were bought 87 March edit March started with two more consecutive defeats Dagenham amp Redbridge defeated City 2 0 in their first game at Valley Parade when Barry Conlon missed a penalty and then an open goal both when the score was 1 0 88 In the following game Peter Thorne scored a penalty to give City the lead against Stockport County but County scored twice to win 2 1 89 Four days later Bradford recorded their third victory of the season against Chester City when Conlon scored the only goal of the game in a 1 0 victory 90 Conlon scored another in the following game but City again were beaten 2 1 by Mansfield Town 91 Following Wetherall s announcement that he would retire City s supporters staged a special day to celebrate his career and contribution to the club during the away fixture on 22 March 2008 at Rotherham United where the team had lost 4 1 the previous season during Wetherall s spell as player manager 92 The result of the game finished 1 1 during which Omar Daley was sent off 93 City played a second game two days later because of the Easter fixture list when Peter Thorne scored the 150th league goal of his career to help City beat Chesterfield 1 0 94 The month finished with a 3 1 victory over Darlington when Tom Penford scored his first goal for the club and both Barry Conlon and Joe Colbeck scored against their former club 95 The victory put City into the top half of the table for the first time since September 96 During March City also won a Football League award for their season ticket deal at the start of the season 97 April edit On 1 April 2008 first City s keeper Donovan Ricketts was blocked from coming back into the country following a Jamaica call up 98 before City lost 2 1 at Rochdale following a late winning goal from Rochdale s Adam Le Fondre 99 City returned to winnings ways four days later when Eddie Johnson scored the only goal of a 1 0 victory over Morecambe 100 Johnson scored for a second successive game three days later to secure a 1 1 draw with Barnet in a rearranged game at Valley Parade 101 A second successive draw on 12 April this time 2 2 against Brentford 102 meant that City could no longer reach the play offs ensuring that they would again be playing in League Two during 2008 09 103 A late goal from Joe Colbeck on 19 April prevented a third successive draw and gave City a 2 1 victory over Grimsby Town 104 Colbeck was named the club s player of the season at the annual award ceremony on 23 April 105 but was sent off in the club s final home of the season against Milton Keynes Dons Bradford were already 2 0 behind when Colbeck was dismissed and despite a goal from Omar Daley they lost 2 1 which crowned Milton Keynes as the league champions 106 On 29 April 2008 McCall announced the list of players he would be keeping and releasing at the end of the season As well as Ricketts who was unlikely to be given a new work permit the first team players to be released were Darren Williams Paul Evans Tom Penford and Alex Rhodes Craig Bentham who had spent three months on loan at Farsley Celtic and Scott Phelan who had not featured since December were also deemed surplus to requirements Back up goalkeepers Ben Saynor and Jamie Waite neither of whom had played a first team league game and youngsters David Brown Luke Morgan and Damian Hopkins completed the list of 13 players to leave the club Barry Conlon and Kyle Nix were the only first team regulars to be offered new contracts along with juniors Luke Medley Luke O Brien and Sean Taylforth 107 May and June edit City finished the season with a 2 1 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers when Luke Medley scored a penalty on his first start for the club McCall had made a number of changes to the side after his decision to release 13 players giving a debut to Sean Taylforth and also giving places to three of the released players It was also David Wetherall s final game for the club 108 In the week after the season had finished Barry Conlon was the first to sign a new deal keeping him at the club until January 2008 109 before Kyle Nix and Luke O Brien signed their season long contracts 110 By the end of the week McCall made his first transfer of the summer when he signed goalkeeper Jonathan McLaughlin from non league Harrogate Town 111 It was not until the end of the month that he added his second signing when midfielder Chris Brandon a former club trainee joined from Huddersfield Town on a free transfer 112 Defender Paul Arnison who had been released by Carlisle United in May became the club s third summer transfer when he signed a two year contract on 18 June 2008 113 On 30 June 2008 the final day before City would return to pre season training City signed a second defender when Graeme Lee joined on a free transfer from Doncaster Rovers He also signed a two year contract 114 Match results editLegend edit Win Draw LossFootball League Two edit nbsp Bradford City recorded the highest average attendance during the 2007 08 Football League Two season 115 Main article 2007 08 Football League Game Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes1 11 August 2007 Macclesfield Town Home 1 1 14 345 Ndumbu Nsungu 27 29 2 18 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town Away 0 1 6 413 31 3 25 August 2007 Wrexham Home 2 1 13 546 Johnson Medley 32 4 1 September 2007 Barnet Away 1 2 2 412 Johnson 33 5 7 September 2007 Lincoln City Away 2 1 5 286 Ndumbu Nsungu Colbeck 38 6 15 September 2007 Peterborough United Home 1 0 13 819 Bower 39 7 22 September 2007 Hereford United Away 2 4 3 275 Ndumbu Nsungu 2 40 8 29 September 2007 Wycombe Wanderers Home 0 1 13 530 41 9 2 October 2007 Accrington Stanley Home 0 3 13 346 42 10 6 October 2007 Milton Keynes Dons Away 1 2 7 903 Conlon pen 44 11 12 October 2007 Morecambe Away 1 2 4 761 Bower 45 12 20 October 2007 Darlington Home 0 0 14 074 46 13 27 October 2007 Grimsby Town Away 1 1 4 883 Ndumbu Nsungu pen 47 14 3 November 2007 Brentford Home 1 2 13 326 Bower 51 15 6 November 2007 Chester City Home 2 1 13 211 Daley Rhodes 52 16 17 November 2007 Dagenham amp Redbridge Away 4 1 2 247 Thorne Wetherall Law 2 54 17 24 November 2007 Stockport County Home 1 1 13 837 Ndumbu Nsungu 55 18 5 December 2007 Mansfield Town Away 0 0 2 308 57 19 8 December 2007 Chesterfield Away 1 1 3 727 Nix 58 20 22 December 2007 Peterborough United Away 1 2 5 355 Nix 62 21 26 December 2007 Lincoln City Home 2 1 15 510 Thorne Conlon 64 22 29 December 2007 Hereford United Home 1 3 13 640 Wetherall 65 23 1 January 2008 Accrington Stanley Away 2 0 2 898 Clarke Colbeck 69 24 12 January 2008 Notts County Home 3 0 13 494 Thorne 3 116 25 22 January 2008 Bury Away 2 2 2 776 Conlon pen Nix 71 26 26 January 2008 Wrexham Away 1 1 4 341 Nix 72 27 29 January 2008 Shrewsbury Town Home 4 2 13 269 Nix Daley Thorne Conlon pen 73 28 2 February 2008 Macclesfield Town Away 1 0 2 778 Brown 81 29 9 February 2008 Bury Home 1 2 13 844 Thorne 82 30 16 February 2008 Rochdale Home 1 2 14 017 Thorne 83 31 23 February 2008 Notts County Away 3 1 4 717 Thorne Colbeck Rhodes 85 32 26 February 2008 Rotherham United Home 3 2 13 436 Daley Rhodes Bullock 86 33 1 March 2008 Dagenham amp Redbridge Home 0 2 13 537 117 34 8 March 2008 Stockport County Away 1 2 5 763 Thorne pen 89 35 12 March 2008 Chester City Away 1 0 1 566 Conlon 90 36 15 March 2008 Mansfield Town Home 1 2 13 611 Conlon 91 37 22 March 2008 Rotherham United Away 1 1 4 157 Colbeck 93 38 24 March 2008 Chesterfield Home 1 0 13 825 Thorne 118 39 29 March 2008 Darlington Away 3 1 4 492 Penford Conlon Colbeck 95 40 1 April 2008 Rochdale Away 1 2 3 811 Thorne pen 99 41 5 April 2008 Morecambe Home 1 0 13 562 Johnson 100 42 8 April 2008 Barnet Home 1 1 13 072 Johnson 101 43 12 April 2008 Brentford Away 2 2 4 336 Nix Thorne 102 44 19 April 2008 Grimsby Town Home 2 1 13 448 Colbeck Thorne 104 45 26 April 2008 Milton Keynes Dons Home 1 2 14 609 Daley 106 46 3 May 2008 Wycombe Wanderers Away 1 2 5 467 Medley pen 119 FA Cup edit Main article 2007 08 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes1 10 November 2007 Chester City Home 1 0 4 069 Thorne 53 2 1 December 2007 Tranmere Rovers Home 0 3 6 379 56 League Cup edit Main article 2007 08 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes1 15 August 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1 2 9 625 Nix 30 Football League Trophy edit Main article 2007 08 Football League Trophy Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes1 4 September 2007 Doncaster Rovers Away 1 5 4 710 Nix 34 League table edit nbsp Progress of Bradford City during the 2007 08 Football League Two season 120 Main article 2007 08 Football League Two Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts8 Chesterfield 46 19 12 15 76 56 20 699 Rotherham United 46 21 11 14 62 58 4 64 a 10 Bradford City 46 17 11 18 63 61 2 6211 Morecambe 46 16 12 18 59 63 4 6012 Barnet 46 16 12 18 56 63 7 60Updated to match es played on 3 May 2008 Source The Football LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Notes Rotherham United deducted 10 points for administration entrance 121 Player details editSource Soccerbase 122 No Pos Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy TotalApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals1 GK nbsp Donovan Ricketts 22 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 25 02 DF nbsp Darren Williams 28 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 31 03 DF nbsp Paul Heckingbottom 44 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 47 04 MF nbsp Paul Evans 19 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22 6 05 DF nbsp David Wetherall c 46 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 49 26 DF nbsp Mark Bower 25 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 2 37 MF nbsp Omar Daley 37 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 40 4 48 MF nbsp Eddie Johnson 30 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 32 2 49 FW nbsp Barry Conlon 21 21 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 23 23 710 FW nbsp Peter Thorne 31 2 14 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 33 3 1511 MF nbsp Alex Rhodes 11 17 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 19 412 DF nbsp Matthew Clarke 15 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 2 113 GK nbsp Rhys Evans 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 014 MF nbsp Craig Bentham 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 015 MF nbsp Joe Colbeck 27 6 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 29 6 616 DF nbsp Simon Ainge 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 017 DF nbsp Thomas Harban 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 018 MF nbsp Tom Penford 13 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 119 DF nbsp Luke O Brien 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 020 MF nbsp Scott Phelan 8 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 6 021 FW nbsp Nathan Joynes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 022 MF nbsp Kyle Nix 31 9 6 2 0 1 1 1 1 35 9 823 FW nbsp Willy Topp 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 024 FW nbsp Guylain Ndumbu Nsungu 17 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 2 625 FW nbsp Luke Medley 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 226 MF nbsp Nicky Law 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 228 FW nbsp Sean Taylforth 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 030 GK nbsp Ben Saynor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 032 MF nbsp Lee Bullock 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 133 DF nbsp Ben Starosta 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 034 GK nbsp Scott Loach 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 035 DF nbsp TJ Moncur 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 036 FW nbsp David Brown 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1Transfers editIn edit Date Pos Name From Fee Notes2 July 2007 FW Barry Conlon Mansfield Town Free 12 2 July 2007 FW Peter Thorne Norwich City Free 12 24 July 2007 MF Scott Phelan Everton Free 17 27 July 2007 MF Kyle Nix Parkgate Free 19 27 July 2007 MF Darren Williams Hartlepool United Free 19 1 August 2007 MF Paul Evans Swindon Town Free 23 9 August 2007 MF Alex Rhodes Brentford Free 24 21 November 2007 GK Jamie Waite St Albans City Free 123 11 December 2007 FW Willy Topp Universidad Catolica 35 000 124 8 January 2008 DF Paul Heckingbottom Barnsley Free 67 31 January 2008 FW David Brown Nottingham Forest Free 76 31 January 2008 MF Lee Bullock Hartlepool United Free 76 9 May 2008 GK Jonathan McLaughlin Harrogate Town Free 111 30 May 2008 MF Chris Brandon Huddersfield Town Free 112 18 June 2008 DF Paul Arnison Carlisle United Free 113 30 June 2008 DF Graeme Lee Doncaster Rovers Free 114 Out edit Date Pos Name To Fee Notes7 February 2008 GK Sam Filler Middlesbrough Undisclosed 125 End of season MF Craig Bentham Farsley Celtic Released 107 126 End of season FW David Brown Guiseley Released 107 127 End of season MF Paul Evans Oxford United Released 107 128 End of season DF Damian Hopkins Released 107 End of season MF Eddie Johnson Chester City Released 107 129 End of season FW Luke Medley Barnet 7 500 130 131 End of season MF Luke Morgan Released 107 End of season MF Tom Penford Farsley Celtic Released 107 132 End of season MF Scott Phelan FC Halifax Town Released 107 133 End of season GK Donovan Ricketts Village United Released 107 134 End of season MF Alex Rhodes Rotherham United Released 107 135 End of season GK Ben Saynor Farsley Celtic Released 107 136 End of season GK Jamie Waite Doncaster Rovers Released 107 137 End of season DF Darren Williams Dundee Released 107 138 Loans in edit Date Pos Name From End date Notes16 July 2007 DF Paul Heckingbottom Barnsley 1 January 2008 66 139 25 July 2007 DF Thomas Harban Barnsley 1 January 2008 140 27 July 2007 DF Nathan Joynes Barnsley 1 January 2008 20 9 August 2007 FW Guylain Ndumbu Nsungu Gillingham 31 December 2007 24 66 5 October 2007 MF Nicky Law Sheffield United 21 December 2007 43 141 5 October 2007 GK Rhys Evans Blackpool 30 October 2007 43 48 1 January 2008 MF Lee Bullock Hartlepool United 31 January 2008 68 76 21 January 2008 DF Ben Starosta Sheffield United End of season 74 28 January 2008 GK Scott Loach Watford End of season 75 30 January 2008 DF TJ Moncur Fulham 8 April 2008 76 142 Loans out edit Date Pos Name To End date Notes24 October 2007 MF Joe Colbeck Darlington 8 December 2007 50 59 DF Damian Hopkins Ossett AlbionMF Luke Morgan Ossett Albion4 January 2008 MF Craig Bentham Farsley Celtic 5 April 2008 77 143 11 January 2008 FW Luke Medley Cambridge City 10 February 2008 78 11 January 2008 FW Sean Taylforth Droylsden 10 February 2008 78 11 January 2008 MF Luke Morgan Droylsden 10 February 2008 78 31 January 2008 DF Simon Ainge Halifax Town 79 14 March 2008 FW Sean Taylforth Guiseley 144 GK Jamie Waite DroylsdenSee also edit2007 08 in English footballReferences edit Bradford part company with Todd BBC Sport 12 February 2007 Archived from the original on 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