Bradford City AFC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Bradford City AFC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at Valley Parade.
- Bradford City AFC 46 games · 77 pts (2025/26)
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Martin Coy
- Assistant 1 Marc Wilson
- Assistant 2 Joe Simpson
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Apr Northampton Town FC H 1–0 W 21 Mar Burton Albion FC A 1–2 L 17 Mar Mansfield Town FC H 1–1 D 14 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L 11 Mar Port Vale FC A 2–0 W 07 Mar Leyton Orient FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Apr Bradford City AFC A 0–1 L 21 Mar Mansfield Town FC A 1–4 L 17 Mar Stockport County FC A 1–2 L 14 Mar Burton Albion FC H 0–2 L 08 Mar AFC Wimbledon A 0–1 L 28 Feb Peterborough United FC H 1–1 D Season Stats
Bradford City AFC Northampton Town FC #4 Position #24 77 Points 35 46 Played 46 22 / 11 / 13 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 29 58 Scored 39 51 Conceded 74 +7 GD -35 1.67 PPG 0.76 48% Win % 20% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season22% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this seasonBradford City AFC are 4th (77 pts). Northampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Valley Parade that hosts another battle between Bradford City AFC and Northampton Town FC.
- 5' The travelling Northampton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 14' GOAL! Stephen Humphrys scores on 14. Assisted by Bobby Pointon
- 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dean Campbell made 347 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 24' It looks like no one’s ball. Bradford City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nesta Guinness-Walker suffering a number of foals already.
- 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Northampton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 49' Tyrese Fornah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 54' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Bradford City AFC winning 50% of all matches.
- 55' Bradford City AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
- 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Northampton Town FC that had 190 games and scored 156 goals.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Tom Eaves. He replaces Jack Vale on 61 minute.
- 66' It’s high time Graham Alexander made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 71' It looks surprising Bradford City AFC does not make any changes. Antoni Sarcevic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jenson Metcalfe, as he is very good at scoring at Valley Parade with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 77' It’s a booking for Northampton Town FC player. Elliott Moore gets a card.
- 81' Time for substitution for Bradford City AFC. Stephen Humphrys is replaced by Ethan Wheatley.
- 82' Another substitution for Bradford City AFC to replace Jenson Metcalfe by Lee Evans on 82 minute.
- 86' That looks like a foul for a card for Max Power.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Matthew Pennington.
- 90' Another change for Northampton Town FC made on 90 minute. Michael Jacobs leaves to be changed by Kyle McAdam.
- Full Time. Bradford City AFC beats Northampton Town FC
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Bradford City AFC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 1
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Josh Neufville ↓ Joe Wright 90'
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Jenson Metcalfe ↓ Lee Evans 82'
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Joe Wright ↑ 90'
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Lee Evans ↑ 82'
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Ethan Wheatley ↑ 81'
Coach Graham AlexanderNorthampton Town FC
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Michael Jacobs ↓ Kyle McAdam 90'
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Dean Campbell ↓ Tyrese Fornah 61'
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Terry Taylor ↓ Max Dyche 90'
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Bench- 34
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Tom Eaves ↑ 61'
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Tyrese Fornah ↑ 61'
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Max Dyche ↑ 90'
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Kamarai Simon-Swyer ↑ 61'
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Kyle McAdam ↑ 90'
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Head to Head
Bradford City AFC Form
2026-04-03 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Northampton Town FC W 2026-03-21 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Bradford City AFC L 2026-03-17 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Mansfield Town FC D 2026-03-14 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Bradford City AFC L 2026-03-11 Port Vale FC 0–2 Bradford City AFC W 2026-03-07 Bradford City AFC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC WNorthampton Town FC Form
2026-04-03 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-21 Mansfield Town FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-17 Stockport County FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-14 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Burton Albion FC L 2026-03-08 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Northampton Town FC L 2026-02-28 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Peterborough United FC D

