Barnsley v Bradford City

Last Updated : 17-Apr-2026 by Robert Miles

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Last Six Barnsley v Bradford results:

12/01/2019 (League One) WON

Barnsley (Jacob Brown 28, Kieffer Moore 38, Alex Mowatt 90) 3-0 Bradford

13/11/2017 (EFL Trophy Group Stage) WON

Barnsley (George Moncur 28, 64) 2-1 Bradford (David Ball 8)

22/08/2015 (League One) DREW

Barnsley 0-0 Bradford

12/10/2014 (League One) WON

Barnsley (Rory McArdle og 48, Sam Winnall 65, Kane Hemmings 90) 3-1 Bradford (Jason Kennedy 1)

29/04/2006 (League One) DREW

Barnsley 0-0 Bradford

03/12/2005 (FA Cup Second Round) DREW

Barnsley (Paul Hayes 43) 1-1 Bradford (Richard Edghill 82)

 

Overall Record:

Barnsley Wins: 41

Bradford Wins: 38

Draws: 32

Barnsley Goals: 146

Bradford Goals: 145

At Oakwell:

Barnsley Wins: 26

Bradford Wins: 10

Draws: 18

Barnsley Goals: 91

Bradford Goals: 58

 

First Met: Bradford 3-1 Barnsley, Saturday 24th October 1903. (Second Division)

Biggest Win: Barnsley 5-2 Bradford, Saturday 1st October 1938 (Third Division North) & Saturday 11th February 1961. Att: 15,461. (Third Division)

Biggest Defeat: Bradford 9-1 Barnsley, Saturday 2nd January 1932. Att: 12,140. (Second Division)

Last Home Win: Barnsley (Jacob Brown 28, Kieffer Moore 38, Alex Mowatt 90) 3-0 Bradford, Saturday 12th January 2019. Att: 14,962. (League One)

Last Away Win: Bradford 0-2 Barnsley (Tom Bradshaw 7, Victor Adeboyejo 70) Saturday 11th August 2018. Att: 18,986. (League One)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley 0-0 Bradford Saturday 22nd August 2015. Att: 10,342. (League One)

Last Away Draw: Bradford (Antoni Sarcevic 9, Stephen Humphrys 45) 2-2 Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 24, Patrick Kelly 64) Saturday 18th October 2025. Att: 22,228. (League One)

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-1 Bradford (Gordon Watson 74) Wednesday 3rd March 1999. Att: 16,866. (Division One)

Last Away Defeat: Bradford (Matty Platt 2, Andy Cook 17, Tyler Smith 35, Lewis Richards 63, Clarke Oduor 66) 5-1 Barnsley (Barry Cotter 77) Tuesday 21st November 2023. Att: 1,770. (Football League Trophy)

 

Last Home Meeting:

Saturday 12th January 2019 (League One)

Oakwell attendance: 14,962.

Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Barnsley 3-0 Bradford

Barnsley:

1.  Adam Davies

5. Ethan Pinnock

6. Liam Lindsay 

28. Ben Williams

12. Dimitri Cavaré

27. Alex Mowatt 

8. Cameron McGeehan 

26. Mamadou Thiam

33. Jacob Brown

9. Cauley Woodrow

19. Kieffer Moore

Substitutions:

21. Mike-Steven Bähre (for Woodrow 70)

10. George Moncur (for Thiam 86)

29. Victor Adeboyejo (for Moore 81)

Unused substitutes:

35. Jake Greatorex, 18. Adam Jackson, 4. Kenny Dougall, 7. Ryan Hedges.

Manager: Daniel Stendel (1st July 2018 - 8th October 2019) – 464 days, 66 matches

 

Bradford:

1. Richard O'Donnell

22. Nathaniel Knight-Percival

5. Paudie O'Connor

6. Anthony O'Connor

3. Adam Chicksen

4. Ryan McGowan 

38. Paul Caddis

39. Lewis O'Brien

10. Jack Payne 

40. David Ball

9. Eoin Doyle

Substitutions:

12. George Miller (for R.O’Connor 46)

21. Hope Akpan (for Caddis 70)

23. Connor Wood (for Payne 84)

Unused substitutes:

13. Ben Wilson, 25. Thomas Isherwood, 24. Daniel Devine, 43. Jake Maltby.

Manager: David Hopkin (4th September 2018 – 25th February 2019) – 174 days, 35 matches

 

Still at respective clubs:

Barnsley: 0

 

Bradford: 0

 

Managers since this game (including caretakers):

Barnsley: 13

Adam Murray (8th October 2019 – 27th November 2019) – 50 days, 5 matches

Gerhard Struber (20th November 2019 – 5th October 2010) – 320 days, 39 matches

Adam Murray (7th October 2020 – 24th October 2020) – 17 days, 3 matches

Valerien Ismael (25th October 2020 – 30th June 2021) – 248 days, 44 matches

Markus Schopp (1st July 2021 – 1st November 2021) – 123 days, 16 matches

Jo Laumann (1st November 2021 – 21st November 2021) – 20 days, 2 matches

Poya Asbaghi (17th November 2021 – 24th April 2022) – 158 days, 28 matches

Martin Devaney (25th April 2022 – 14th June 2022) – 50 days, 3 matches

Michael Duff (1st July 2022 – 30th June 2023) – 364 days, 58 matches

Neill Collins (10th July 2023 – 22nd April 2024) – 287 days, 52 matches

Martin Devaney (23rd April 2024 – 22nd May 2024) - 29 days, 3 matches

Darrell Clarke (23rd May 2024 – 12th March 2025) – 293 days, 44 matches

Conor Hourihane (12th March 2025 – present)

 

Bradford: 

Martin Drury (25th February 2019 – 4th March 2019) – 7 days, 1 match

Gary Bowyer (4th March 2019 – 3rd February 2020) – 336 days, 48 matches

Stuart McCall (4th February 2020 – 13th December 2020) – 313 days, 29 matches

Mark Trueman (14th December 2020 – 10th May 2021) – 147 days, 29 matches

Derek Adams (4th June 2021 – 15th February 2022) – 256 days, 37 matches

Mark Hughes (24th February 2022 – 4th October 2023) – 587 days, 82 matches

Kevin McDonald (4th October 2023 – 5th November 2023) – 32 days, 8 matches)

Graham Alexander (6th November 2023 – present)

 

This Season:

Last six 2025-2026 results:  

 

Barnsley:

14/04/26 (League One) DREW

Port Vale 0-0 Barnsley

11/04/26 (League One) WON

Rotherham (Sam Nombe pen 90) 1-3 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 37, Tom Bradshaw 64, 74)

06/04/26 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-3 Plymouth (Owen Oseni 16, pen 79, Laurent Tolaj 57)

03/04/26 (League One) DREW

Burton (Charlie Webster 60) 1-1 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 90)

21/03/26 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-1 Doncaster (Elliot Lee pen 65)

17/03/26 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (Charlie Lennon 90) 1–1 Wigan (Joe Taylor 29)

14/03/26 (League One) DREW

Mansfield (Lucas Akins pen 57, Stephen McLaughlin 90) 2-2 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 19, Scott Banks 49)

W: 1 D: 4 L: 2 F: 7 A: 9 GD: -2

League One record: W: 14 D: 13 L: 14 F: 63 A: 65 GD: -2 Points: 55 Pos: 12th

 

Bradford:

11/04/26 (League One) LOST

Bradford 0-1 Stevenage (Dan Kemp 61)

06/04/26 (League One) WON

Wycombe (Andre Vidigal 6) 1-2 Bradford (Bobby Pointon 52, Aden Baldwin 68)

03/04/26 (League One) WON

Bradford (Stephen Humphrys 14) 1-0 Northampton

21/03/26 (League One) LOST

Burton (Alex Hartridge 41, Tyrese Shade 58) 2-1 Bradford (Tyreik Wright 90)  

17/03/26 (League One) DREW

Bradford (Tyreik Wright 72) 1-1 Mansfield (Victor Adeboyejo 20)

14/03/26 (League One) LOST

Wigan (Caylan Vickers 20, Joe Taylor 78) 2-0 Bradford

W: 2 D: 1 L: 3 F: 5 A: 7 GD: -2

League One: W: 21 D: 8 L: 13 F: 52 A: 46 GD: +6 Points: 71 Pos: 4th   

 

Bradford last time out:

Bradford 0-1 Stevenage

1. Sam Walker

26. Curtis Tilt

4. Joe Wright

15. Aden Baldwin

6. Max Power

21. Jenson Metcalfe

7. Josh Neufville

3. Ibou Touray 

23. Bobby Pointon

10. Antoni Sarcevic

11. Stephen Humphrys

Substitutions:

32. George Lapslie (for Pointon 18)

19. Kayden Jackson (for Lapslie 67)

22. Nick Powell (for Metcalfe 68)

14. Paul Mullin (for Wright 78)

Unused Substitutes:

25. Joe Hilton, 28. Matthew Pennington, 8. Lee Evans.

 

Other Fixtures:

Saturday 18th April:

Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town

AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth Argyle

Exeter City v Stockport County

Leyton Orient v Rotherham United

Mansfield Town v Luton Town

Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers

Reading v Cardiff City

Stevenage v Lincoln City

Wycombe Wanderers v Blackpool

Sunday 19th April

Peterborough United v Burton Albion

Port Vale v Wigan Athletic