| Bradford City | ||||||
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| Stadium: Valley Parade | ||||||
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Competitive match results1 | |||||
| Venue | W | D | L | F | A | |
| @Bristol Rovers: | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 12 | |
| @Bradford City: | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | |
| Neutral venues: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total: | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 30 | |
| 1Match results from the Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup. Last updated 07:57, April 10, 2013 (UTC). | ||||||
Bradford City and Bristol Rovers have faced each other twenty-two times in competitive football, with Rovers having by far the better record with thirteen wins to Bradford's four.
The first 18 meetings between the clubs came in the league, and were all played at the third level of the football pyramid. It wasn't until 2011 that the pattern was broken and they faced each other in the fourth tier. They have never been drawn against each other in a cup competition.
Records[]
- Last meeting: 9 April 2013 – Bradford City 4–1 Bristol Rovers
- Biggest win: 4 September 1971 – Bristol Rovers 7–1 Bradford City
- Heaviest defeat: 9 April 2013 – Bradford City 4–1 Bristol Rovers
- Highest aggregate score: 4 September 1971 – Bristol Rovers 7–1 Bradford City
Players at both clubs[]
Some of the players who have been on the books of both Bristol Rovers and Bradford City are listed below.
- Craig Armstrong had a brief spell with Bradford in 2005 after having been on loan at Rovers in 1996
- Bruce Bannister signed for Rovers from Bradford in 1971. He played over 200 league games for both clubs.
- Rhys Evans joined Rovers from Bradford in 2009, after having had earlier loan spells with both clubs
- Thomas Farnall had three spells at Rovers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He went on to join Bradford in 1903.
- Matt Glennon had a brief spell with Bradford in 2010 after having been on loan at Rovers in 2000
- Mark McChrystal had a loan spell with Bradford early in his career, but didn't play any games for them
- Peter Molloy spent the 1933–34 season with Rovers before ending his playing career with Bradford in 1939
- Billy Palmer played one unofficial wartime game for Bradford between two spells with Rovers, which straddled the First World War
- Dave Staniforth joined Bradford from Rovers in 1979
- John Taylor joined Bradford from Rovers in 1994
- Louis Williams joined Rovers in 1909 after previously playing for Bradford
- Rob Wolleaston joined Bradford in 2003 after having had a loan spell with Rovers in 2000
Past meetings[]
All competitive meetings between Bradford City and Bristol Rovers are listed below.
| Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
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| 22 November 1969 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Bradford City |
| 7 March 1970 | Division Three | Bradford City | 2–4 | Bristol Rovers |
| 10 November 1970 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 4–2 | Bradford City |
| 20 February 1971 | Division Three | Bradford City | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 4 September 1971 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 7–1 | Bradford City |
| 18 December 1971 | Division Three | Bradford City | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 2 October 1982 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 4–1 | Bradford City |
| 12 February 1983 | Division Three | Bradford City | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers |
| 15 October 1983 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Bradford City |
| 2 May 1984 | Division Three | Bradford City | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 18 September 1984 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Bradford City |
| 13 February 1985 | Division Three | Bradford City | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers |
| 9 October 1993 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 4–3 | Bradford City |
| 22 January 1994 | Division Two | Bradford City | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 5 November 1994 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 4–0 | Bradford City |
| 7 February 1995 | Division Two | Bradford City | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 14 October 1995 | Division Two | Bradford City | 2–3 | Bristol Rovers |
| 2 April 1996 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Bradford City |
| 10 September 2011 | League Two | Bradford City | 2–2 | Bristol Rovers |
| 28 January 2012 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Bradford City |
| 24 November 2012 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 3–3 | Bradford City |
| 9 April 2013 | League Two | Bradford City | 4–1 | Bristol Rovers |