Bradford City vs Northampton

League One 3 Apr 2026, 14:00
Bradford City
Bradford City
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Northampton
Northampton
🏟 Valley Parade 👤 M. Coy Round 41

Match report

Bradford City edged past Northampton 1-0 in the League One on 3 April 2026.

Bradford City had 18 shots to Northampton's 11.

The match was played at Valley Parade, with M. Coy in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 18 - 11 On target 7 - 2 Corners 5 - 6 Fouls 15 - 16 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Stephen Humphrys
Bradford City · 1 goal
8 Matthew Pennington captained the side
8 Curtis Tilt captained the side
8 Ibou Touray captained the side
8 Lee Burge 6 saves
First half vs second half
Bradford City stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 12–5
Shots On Goal 3–1 4–1
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 3–2 2–4
Attacks 56–37 57–46
Match statistics
5 Corners 6
3 Substitution 5
113 Attacks 83
73 Dangerous Attacks 37
6 On Target 4
11 Off Target 7
18 Shots Total 11
7 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 5
7 Shots Blocked 4
10 Shots Inside Box 8
8 Shots Outside Box 3
15 Fouls 16
5 Corners 6
2 Offsides 2
52% Ball Possession 48%
3 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 6
394 Passes Total 361
275 Passes Accurate 257
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-5-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bradford City · 3-4-2-1
1 S. Walker
28 M. Pennington 15 A. Baldwin 26 C. Tilt
7 J. Neufville 21 J. Metcalfe 6 M. Power 3 I. Touray
10 A. Sarcevic 23 B. Pointon
11 S. Humphrys
Northampton · 4-5-1
1 L. Burge
2 J. Burroughs 24 E. Moore 5 J. Guthrie 12 N. Guinness-Walker
7 S. Hoskins 8 C. McGeehan 23 T. Taylor 4 D. Campbell 17 M. Jacobs
27 J. Vale
Bradford City
Coach
Graham Alexander
Substitutes
  • 27 Ethan Wheatley
  • 8 Lee Evans
  • 25 Joe Hilton
  • 33 Harrison Ashby
  • 24 Will Swan
  • 4 Joe Wright
  • 14 Paul Mullin
Northampton
Coach
Colin Calderwood
Substitutes
  • 9 Tom Eaves
  • 11 Kamarai Swyer
  • 14 Tyrese Fornah
  • 26 Kyle McAdam
  • 35 Max Dyche
  • 21 Jack Perkins
  • 34 Ross Fitzsimons
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ T. Eaves ↓ J. Vale Northampton
  • 61' ↑ K. Swyer ↓ S. Hoskins Northampton
  • 61' ↑ T. Fornah ↓ D. Campbell Northampton
  • 81' ↑ E. Wheatley ↓ S. Humphrys Bradford City
  • 82' ↑ L. Evans ↓ J. Metcalfe Bradford City
  • 90+2' ↑ J. Wright ↓ J. Neufville Bradford City
  • 90+1' ↑ K. McAdam ↓ M. Jacobs Northampton
  • 90+1' ↑ M. Dyche ↓ T. Taylor Northampton
Cards
  • 55' J. Metcalfe Bradford City
  • 77' E. Moore Northampton
  • 86' M. Power Bradford City
  • 90' M. Pennington Bradford City
Head-to-head
Bradford City 1 4 draws 0 Northampton
2026-04-03 Bradford City vs Northampton 1 - 0
2025-08-09 Northampton vs Bradford 0 - 0
2022-04-09 Northampton Town vs Bradford City 0 - 0
2021-11-20 Bradford City vs Northampton Town 1 - 1
2020-04-18 Northampton Town vs Bradford City 0 - 0
Recent form
Bradford City D D L W D
Northampton D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bradford City vs Northampton?
Bradford City won 1-0 against Northampton on 3 April 2026.
Who won Bradford City vs Northampton?
Bradford City won the match 1-0.
Where was Bradford City vs Northampton played?
The match was played at Valley Parade.