James Harrison takes a look at Who's Who in League Two, a continuting series about next season's opponents.

Bradford City

Last Season 10th
Well backed Bradford will have been disappointed with their League Two campaign, finishing 10^th without seriously challenging for immediate promotion back to League One. They were never able to put a consistent run together as they got used to the more modest surroundings of League Two, having played in the Premier League not so long ago.

Bradford had sold a momentous amount of season tickets, which saw crowds continually soar to well over 13,000 on average. Unfortunately for the Bantams this failed to spur the side on to better things, and the Playoffs were always a big ask after a poor start.

In the League Cup, Stuart McCall's side were beaten 2-1 by Wolves at Molineux and were dumped out of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy by fellow Yorkshiremen Doncaster Rovers, who thrashed them 5-1 at The Keepmoat Stadium. They fared slightly better in the FA Cup, beating Chester City in the First Round, though they met their match against Tranmere Rovers, losing 3-0 at Valley Parade.

Stats (League Only)
HOME: W 10 D 4 L 9 F 30 A 30 - PTS 34
AWAY: W 7 D 7 L 9 F 33 A 31 - PTS 28
TOTAL: W 17 D 11 L 18 F 63 A 61 - PTS 62

Average Attendance: 13,756
High: 15,510 v. Lincoln City
Low: 13,072 v. Barnet

Top Scorer: Peter Thorne - 14

Against Barnet
A four point haul was very welcome for The Bees last season against Bradford. A long awaited first win of the season came at home to The Bantams in September, with yet another Jason Puncheon special winning the match in the very last minute.

An own goal from Eddie Johnson had given Barnet the lead on the stroke of half time, but he turned hero for Bradford as he struck a lovely equaliser eight minutes into the second half. Puncheon was to have the final word however with a stunning free kick, sending Underhill wild.

The away trip had to be rearranged for a midweek April due to the Bees' continued FA Cup interest. Barnet took the lead through Adam Birchall after an Anthony Thomas thunderbolt rebounded off the crossbar. It was an excellent attacking performance from Barnet, who should have been well clear by the time Eddie Johnson had again thwarted Barnet with fourteen minutes to go.

Barnet 2-1 Bradford City
Saturday September 01, 2007
Coca Cola League Two
Scorers: Johnson (OG 43), Puncheon (90 + 4)
BC Scorer: Johnson (52)
Att: 2,412 (687)

Bradford City 1-1 Barnet
Tuesday April 08, 2008
Coca Cola League Two
Scorers: Birchall (23)
BC Scorers: Johnson (76)
Att: 13,072 (126)

Transfers So Far (As Of June 25)
In: Paul Arnison (Carlisle United - Free), Chris Brandon (Huddersfield Town - Free), Jonathan McLaughlin (Harrogate Town - Undisclosed)
Out: Luke Medley (Rejected Contract), Donovan Ricketts, Ben Saynor, Jamie Waite (All Released)

As ever, The Reckless Guide to Bradford will provide all you need to know for our trip to Valley Parade on November 01. Look out for that close to the time of the game.