Bradford top their Trophy group with a 4–0 win over York
Wednesday 11 November 2026 · By Archibald Kenworthy
Bradford City followed Saturday’s 7–0 FA Cup win over Marine with a 4–0 victory against York City at Valley Parade on Tuesday, finishing top of Northern Group C in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy after already having qualified. Antoni Sarcevic opened the scoring after 32 minutes, Stephen Humphrys added a second around the hour, Will Swan made it three and substitute Nick Powell scored the fourth, according to the Telegraph & Argus’s Simon Parker.
Michael Duff welcomed a complete night. He told Parker: “That’s eight clean sheets in nine games, four goals, four senior attacking players scoring the goals, five debuts, six academy players on the pitch, top of the group, two and a half thousand here as well which you didn’t expect so it was a good night all round.” He also said: “Two different cup competitions, two different 11s but they looked like a Bradford team.” Duff made ten changes from the FA Cup side, with only Kieran Morgan retained. The exact attendance figure is omitted; only his approximate crowd remark is used.
There were notable absences. Cameron Dawson pulled a calf in the Saturday warm-up and missed the Trophy game, handing Zac Hadi a senior debut and a clean sheet. Bobby Pointon and George Lapslie, injured against Marine, were absent again, and Jake Beesley was also missing. Duff offered no firm return dates, so none are invented here. Skipper Sarcevic returned from a one-game ban.
On Monday Bradford were drawn away to seventh-tier Wimborne Town in the FA Cup second round, to be played on the weekend of 4–5 December. The date and kick-off have not been announced.
The league table has not moved. Bradford remain seventh, level with sixth-placed Reading on 22 points and ten goals behind them on goal difference. Their last six league matches still contain one win and four draws. The trip to Leicester City on Saturday 14 November is postponed because of international call-ups, leaving only five League One fixtures that afternoon. Their next league game is at home to Doncaster Rovers on Saturday 21 November at 15:00 GMT.
The BBC league table, last updated on 10 November at 07:52 GMT, records Bradford City in seventh place on 22 points from 13 games: 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats, with a goal difference of plus two. The last-six league form, oldest first, is D–D–W–D–D–L. Those figures cover League One only. No League One match has been played since Oxford United beat Reading 2–0 on 4 November, and cup or Trophy results do not change the table. League One’s top two go up automatically, third to sixth enter the play-offs and the bottom four are relegated.
Bradford remain level with Reading on points and behind them on goal difference. They are not among the five League One clubs still due to play on 14 November, leaving a longer gap before Doncaster visit.
Valley Parade sits on a hillside above Manningham, a short walk from Bradford city centre and about fifteen minutes on foot from Forster Square station. The Bantams have played here since 1903. Capacity is around 24,840, all seated. Sponsorship names change, but supporters still call it Valley Parade. Postcode for maps is BD8 7DY.
The ground is lopsided, which is useful to know before you arrive. The Kop at the north end and the JCT600 Main Stand on the west side are the big two-tier blocks, joined by a family corner. Opposite them, Midland Road is a single-tier stand that overhangs the street. Behind the south goal is the compact TL Dallas Stand, a two-tier “double-decker” that looks small next to the Kop. Goals sit in front of the Kop and TL Dallas, not the side stands.
Away supporters are usually in blocks F and G of the Midland Road Stand, at the south end of that side, towards the scoreboard and TL Dallas. The standard allocation is about 1,300. Views are generally clean: no roof posts in that stand, and a glass windshield at the end. For bigger followings the club opens TL Dallas as well, adding up to around 1,650–1,840 seats. If you are in that stand, the upper tier is the better view; the lower tier is closer but pillars can sit in the sightline. Check your ticket: the default away area is Midland Road, not automatically behind the goal.
Turnstiles for visiting fans are on the Midland Road / Holywell Ash Lane side. Midland Road is closed to through traffic on matchdays between Holywell Ash Lane and Thorncliffe Road, so do not rely on driving the last stretch. Approach TL Dallas from South Parade and walk down the hill if you need step-free access; coming up from Midland Road is steep. Gates typically open 90 minutes before kick-off. Digital and paper tickets are both used — have yours ready.
Street parking is the main option around Queens Road, Midland Road and nearby residential streets. It fills early and restrictions apply. Blue-badge bays exist on Cliffe Terrace, Thorncliffe Road, Valley Parade and Midland Road, first come first served; arrive well before kick-off. Coaches need a pre-arranged drop-off. Trains to Forster Square or Interchange, then a walk or a short bus, are often simpler than circling for a space.
Facilities in the away sections are standard EFL: toilets, kiosks, stewards who are generally well regarded by visiting fans. Cashless payment is common. Bradford support is loudest on the Kop; the Main Stand is quieter. For many league games TL Dallas stays shut, so the ground can feel three-sided. When it is open, the extra noise from behind the south goal changes the feel.
Respect the 1985 fire memorial on the main stand. Fifty-six people died that afternoon; it is part of why the rebuilt ground looks the way it does. Pubs near the away approach include options on Manningham Lane and towards the centre; the City Gent is a well-known home haunt, so pick your pint accordingly. Claret and amber are the club colours. If you only remember three things: Midland Road blocks F and G first, TL Dallas when demand is high, and the south goal is the small stand — not the Kop.