2011/2012 Summary #bcafc

Read this article online
http://texasbantam.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/46810838356/

===========================

2011/2012

Season in pictures
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~2765094,00.html


City's 2011/2012 season in numbers

http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~2771785,00.html

The Season In Numbers - 2011/2012

1 - Number of Manager of the Month awards picked up by Bantams boss Phil Parkinson (December 2011).

2 - Number of nominations for Manager of the Month for Parkinson (December 2011, February 2012).

2 - Number of senior City hat-tricks (Nahki Wells vs Northampton in League 2, Ross Hannah vs Hartlepool United in Central League East Division).

2 - City's final position in the Central League East Division Reserve League.

2 - Number of minutes it took for Wells' goal against Crewe Alexandra on Boxing Day. City's fastest goal of the season.

3 - Number of new stadiums visited (Bristol Rovers' Memorial Ground, AFC Wimbledon's Cherry Red Records Stadium and Crawley Town's Broadfield

Stadium)

3 - Number of yellow cards picked up by James Hanson

3 - Highest number of consecutive wins (Southend (away), Crewe (home) and Shrewsbury (home)).

3 - Number of goalless draws (Swindon Town (home and away) and Gillingham (away)).

3 - Number of penalty shoot-out victories (Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United in JPT).

4 - Number of minutes Hannah was on the pitch for before netting his debut Football League strike at Oxford United.

4 - Highest number of goals scored in a single game by City (Barnet (home and away)).

4 - Number of Johnstone's Paint Trophy ties City played in.

4 - Number of goalkeepers used by City (Martin Hansen, Oscar Jansson, Matt Duke and Jon McLaughlin).

5 - Matches. Longest unbeaten league run of the season. (November 26 - December 31)

7 - Number of wins by City's reserves in a twelve-game season.

8 - Number of cup ties in total City played in.

8 - Number of City debutants on show during first League 2 fixture of the season at home to Aldershot Town.

8 - The club's position in the final form guide table of the season (results from last six matches) for League 2.

9 - Number of clean sheets in the league.

10 - Number of assists from Kyel Reid.

11 - Number of home matches unbeaten between December 2011 and March 2012.

11 - Number of penalties given to City.

12 - The amount of times City hit the woodwork.

13 - Number of loan players brought in.

14 - Number of goals scored by James Hanson.

14 - Joint placing for Hanson in the League 2 top scorers list.

15 - Number of times City scored after the 80th minute mark of a game.

16 - Number of penalties taken in City's dramatic JPT Area Quarter-Final victory over Sheffield United.

24 - Number of goals scored by City's reserves in their twelve-game season.

30 - Number of minutes had passed before Jack Compton sent City's travelling fans into raptures by opening the scoring against Leeds United at

Elland Road in the Carling Cup.

40 - Number of players used by City.

43 - Number of shots on target from Hanson.

94 - The minutes that had passed before Andrew Davies struck with his late equaliser at home to Port Vale. City's latest goal of the whole

season.

222 - Number of shots on target from City in the league.

557 - Number of fouls given away by City.

8,326 - Number of miles on road for City on their away travels.

17,014 - Highest attendance of the season.


===========================

City reveal retaining list
Posted on: Sun 13 May 2012

City can now reveal details of their retaining list at the end of the 2011/2012 season following a day of meetings between Bantams boss Phil

Parkinson and his squad members this Friday.

The quartet of Marcel Seip, Rob Kozluk, Luke Dean and Lee Bullock are all to leave the football club after being informed of Parkinson's decision

to not offer them a contract for next season.

Player of the Year Luke Oliver, David Syers and Simon Ramsden have been given new contracts, however, which all three are considering at this

present time.

The club are to look into Matt Fry's progress following recent groin surgery before deciding on whether to offer the defender a deal, while Mark

Stewart has agreed, in principle, to settle up the remainder of his City contract.

Six other members of Parkinson's squad, including Guy Branston and Steve Williams, have been told that they are free to find another club.

The following players have not been offered a new contract with the club:

Marcel Seip
Rob Kozluk
Luke Dean
Lee Bullock

The following players have been offered a new contract with the club:

Luke Oliver
Simon Ramsden
David Syers

(Second year apprentice Adam Baker has already been offered a contract for next season)

The following players have been told they are free to find another club:

Guy Branston
Steve Williams
Dean Overson
Andrew Burns
Dominic Rowe
Darren Stephenson

The remaining players are contracted to the football club for at least the 2012/2013 campaign or beyond:

Jon McLaughlin, Matt Duke, Ritchie Jones, James Hanson, Ross Hannah, Ricky Ravenhill, Nahki Wells, Kyel Reid

===========================

Pre-season friendlies arranged so far

Aug 4th (h) v Bury 3pm
Aug 11th (h) v Barnsley tba

===========================