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2004–05 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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Bradford City
2004–05 season
ChairmanJulian Rhodes
ManagerColin Todd
League One11th
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerDean Windass (27)

During the 2004–05 season, Bradford City participated in Football League One.

Season summary

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Despite the 27 goals of League One's joint top scorer Dean Windass, Bradford finished in 9th, 6 points off the playoffs. The club was poor in the cups, exiting at the first round of all 3 cup competitions they entered.

League table

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Main article: 2004–05 Football League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Huddersfield Town 46 20 10 16 74 65 +9 70
10 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 18 12 65 60 +5 66
11 Bradford City 46 17 14 15 64 62 +2 65
12 Swindon Town 46 17 12 17 66 68 −2 63
13 Barnsley 46 14 19 13 69 64 +5 61
Updated to match(es) played on May 2005. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Kit

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Initially, Bradford City's kit for the season was manufactured by Diadora. From October onwards, Surridge was the manufacturer. Car dealership JCT600 remained the kit sponsor.[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JAM Donovan Ricketts (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
3 DF  IRL Paul Tierney[notes 1] (on loan from Manchester United)
4 MF  ENG Tom Kearney
5 DF  ENG David Wetherall
6 DF  ENG Mark Bower
7 MF  ENG Steven Schumacher
8 FW  ENG Michael Symes
9 MF  ENG Nicky Summerbee
10 FW  ENG Dean Windass
11 MF  NIR Owen Morrison
12 DF  ENG Lee Crooks
13 GK  AUS Paul Henderson
14 DF  ENG Darren Holloway
15 MF  ENG Ben Muirhead
16 DF  ENG Lewis Emanuel[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ENG Tom Penford
20 FW  ENG Kevin Sanasy
21 FW  ENG Danny Forrest
22 DF  ENG Wayne Jacobs
24 MF  ENG Liam Flynn
25 MF  ENG Craig Bentham
26 DF  ENG John Swift
27 DF  ENG Luke Richardson
28 MF  ENG Joe Colbeck
29 DF  ENG Sam Denton
31 MF  ENG Patrick McGuire
33 DF  ENG Jake Wright
34 FW  ENG Andy Cooke
35 DF  ENG Craig Armstrong
36 MF  ENG Marc Bridge-Wilkinson

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Peter Atherton (released)
17 DF  IRL Jason Gavin (to Shamrock Rovers)
19 FW  NGA Dele Adebola (on loan from Coventry City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW  WAL Neil Roberts (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
30 GK  ENG Ross Turnbull (on loan from Middlesbrough)
32 FW  ENG Zema Abbey (released)

References

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  1. ^ "Bradford City - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Bradford City - 2004/05". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

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  1. ^ Tierney was born in Salford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Emanuel was born in Bradford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would go on to represent the Republic of Ireland B team.
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