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Bradford Bulls

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English rugby league football club
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Bradford Bulls
Club information
Full nameBradford Bulls Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bulls
Northern
Steam Pigs[1]
Short nameBradford Bulls
Colours Red, amber, black, and white
Websitebradfordbulls.co.uk
Current details
Ground
CEOJason Hirst
CoachKurt Haggerty
Captainvacant
CompetitionSuper League
2025 season3rd
Current season
Uniforms
Home colours
Away colours
Records
Championships6 (1979–80,1980–81,1997,2001,2003,2005)
Challenge Cups5 (1944,1947,1949,2000,2003)
World Club Challenges3 (2002,2004,2006)

TheBradford Bulls is a professionalrugby league club inBradford,West Yorkshire, England, and will compete in theSuper League in the 2026 season due to finishing in the top 12 of the IMG gradings. In theBritish rugby league.[3]

The club has won theLeague Championship six times, theChallenge Cup five times and threeWorld Club Challenge titles. They have also won many smaller competitions such as The RFL Yorkshire Cup 11 times.

The club was originally founded asBradford Northern, but was renamed Bradford Bulls in 1995. Bradford's main rivalries are withLeeds,Halifax andHuddersfield. They have played for the majority of their existence atOdsal and their traditional kit colours are white with red, amber and black chevrons.

History

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Main article:History of Bradford Bulls

1863–1907: Bradford F.C.

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Main article:Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.

The originalBradford Football Club was formed in 1863 and playedrugby football, subsequently joining theRugby Football Union. Initially the club played at Horton Cricket Ground, All Saints Road but were asked to leave because of damage to the pitch. They then moved to Laisteridge Lane and later North Park Road inManningham. A nomadic existence continued as they then went on toPeel Park, thenGirlington andApperley Bridge.

Bradford Football Club and Bradford Cricket Club boughtPark Avenue in 1879 and this resulted in the club becoming "Bradford Cricket, Athletic and Football Club". The club's headquarters were at the Talbot Darley Street, and later The Alexandra, Great Horton Road. The club achieved its first major success by winning theYorkshire Cup in 1884.

After the 1890–91 season, Bradford along with other Yorkshire Senior clubs Batley, Brighouse, Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull, Hunslet, Leeds, Liversedge, Manningham and Wakefield decided that they wanted their own county league starting in 1891 along the lines of a similar competition that had been played in Lancashire. The clubs wanted full control of the league but the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union would not sanction the competition as it meant giving up control of rugby football to the senior clubs.

In 1895, along with cross-town neighboursManningham F.C., Bradford was among 22 clubs to secede from theRugby Football Union after the historic meeting at theGeorge Hotel inHuddersfield in response to a dispute over "broken time" payments to players who were thus part-time professionals. These 22 clubs formed theNorthern Rugby Football Union (which eventually became theRugby Football League) andrugby league football was born.

Bradford enjoyed some success in the new competition. In the1903–04 Northern Rugby Football Union season, the team finished level on points withSalford at the top of the league and then won the resulting play-off 5–0. In1905–06, Bradford beat Salford 5–0 to win theChallenge Cup and were runners-up in theChampionship. In1906–07, Bradford won theYorkshireCounty Cup 8–5 againstHull Kingston Rovers.

During this time Manningham F.C. had run into financial difficulties and, despite a summer archery contest that generated enough money to ensure their survival, its members were persuaded to swap codes and play association football instead. Manningham was invited to join theFootball League in 1903, in an attempt to promote football in a rugby-dominated region, and the newly renamedBradford City A.F.C. was voted into full membership of the Second Division without having played a game of football, having a complete team or even being able to guarantee a ground. The creation of Bradford City led to demands for association football at Park Avenue too. The ground had already hosted some football matches including one in the 1880s betweenBlackburn Rovers andBlackburn Olympic F.C. In 1895, a Bradford side had defeated a team from Moss Side, Manchester, with a 4–1 scoreline in front of 3,000 spectators.

Following the change at Bradford City, a meeting was called of the Bradford FC members on 15 April 1907 to decide the rugby club's future. An initial vote appeared to favour continuing inrugby league, but then opinion shifted towardsrugby union and the chairman, Mr Briggs, used his influence to swing the committee behind the proposed move to association football. This act, sometimes referred to as "The Great Betrayal", led to Bradford FC becoming theBradford Park Avenue Association Football Club. The minority faction decided to split and form a new club to continue playing in the Northern Union, appropriately called "Bradford Northern", which applied for and was granted Bradford FC's place in the1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season. Bradford Northern's first home ground was theGreenfield Athletic Ground inDudley Hill, to the south of the city. They based themselves at the Greenfield Hotel.

1907–1963: Bradford Northern

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Northern moved to part of the Bowling Old Lane cricket ground atBirch Lane in 1908, although, at times, the club also had to hireValley Parade as the capacity at Birch Lane was insufficient for large matches. Bradford Council offered the club a site for a new stadium between Rooley Lane and Mayo Avenue in 1927. However, the NRFU said the site was too small and the club kept on looking.

On 20 June 1933, Bradford Northern signed a ten-year lease with Bradford council for a former quarry being used as a waste dump at Odsal Top. It was turned into thebiggest stadium outsideWembley. The Bradford Northern team played its first match there on 1 September 1934.

Success came to Bradford in the 1940s with a number of cup wins: theYorkshire Cup in1940–41,1942–43,1944–45,1945–46,1948–49 and1949–50; and theChallenge Cup1943–44,1946–47 and1948–49. In theChampionship Bradford found it difficult to win either before the war or after despite being runners up in 1942–43 and 1947–48. On Saturday 3 November 1945, Bradford Northern metWakefield Trinity in the final of the Yorkshire Cup held atThrum Hall, Halifax. Wakefield began the match as favourites, they had lost only one of thirteen matches thus far in the season. However, Bradford won 5–2 Frank Whitcombe scoring the try converted by George Carmichael and lifted the Yorkshire Cup for the fourth time in six seasons.

Bradford defeated Leeds 8–4 to win theChallenge Cup Final at Wembley in 1947. The 1947–48 Challenge Cup final was notable as it was the first rugby league match to be attended by the reigning monarch,King George VI, who presented the trophy. It was also the first televised rugby league match as it was broadcast to the Midlands. Bradford lost 8–3 toWigan andFrank Whitcombe became the first player to win theLance Todd trophy on the losing side. The 1949 Challenge Cup final was sold out for the first time as 95,050 spectators saw Bradford beatHalifax. In1951–52 Bradford were runners up in the league but beatNew Zealand at Odsal in the first floodlit football match of any code in the North of England.

In 1953, a crowd of 69,429 watched Bradford playHuddersfield in theChallenge Cup's third round. This was Bradford's highest ever attendance. They also won the Yorkshire Cup final 7–2 against Hull. Bradford andLeigh were the first rugby league clubs to stage matches on a Sunday in December 1954, although there was opposition from the Sunday Observance lobby.

Bradford's support declined rapidly in the 1963 season, attracting a record low crowd of 324 againstBarrow. The club went out of business on 10 December 1963, having played just 13 matches; winning 1 and losing 12, scoring 109 points and conceding 284, the results were declared null and void, and expunged from the1963–64 season's records.

1964–1995: Third club

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A meeting on 14 April 1964 saw 1,500 people turn out to discuss the formation of a new club, and those present promised a £1000 to help get plans for the new organisation underway. Amongst those who led proceedings were former playersJoe Phillips andTrevor Foster. On 20 July 1964, Bradford Northern (1964) Ltd came into existence. The club's new side had been built for around £15,000 and hadJack Wilkinson as coach. On 22 August 1964,Hull Kingston Rovers provided the opposition in the reformed club's first match and 14,500 spectators turned out to show their support, as Odsal hosted its first 10,000 plus gate for a Bradford Northern match since 1957.

The reformed club won its first cup in 1965–66 by beating Hunslet 17–8 in the final of theYorkshireCounty Cup. In 1972–73 Bradford lost the Challenge Cup final againstFeatherstone Rovers 33–14. In 1973–74 Bradford won the Second Division Championship and were promoted back to the First Division. During this seasonKeith Mumby made his début, becoming the Bradford's youngest player at only 16 years of age, kicking 12 goals and scoring a try in the match againstDoncaster. He went on to make a record 576 appearances for the club. In 1974–75 Bradford won the Regal Trophy 3–2 againstWidnes.

Peter Fox joined Bradford as coach for the first time in 1977–78. Bradford won the Premiership final 17–8 against Widnes and were also Championship runners-up.

In 1978–79 Bradford appeared in another Premiership final this time losing 24–2 toLeeds. A year later Bradford won the Championship and Regal Trophy, Peter Fox winning the award for Coach of the Year. In 1980–81 the club made it back-to-back championships. In 1981–82, Bradford lost the Yorkshire Cup final 10–5 againstCastleford and lost again in 1982–83, this time 18–7 againstHull F.C. Keith Mumby won the award for First Division Player of the Year whileBrian Noble won the Young Player award.

In 1985,Ellery Hanley left Northern to joinWigan for a then record transfer deal, worth £80,000 and a player exchange involving Steve Donlan and Phil Ford. By November 1987, Bradford had cash-flow problems and the local council refused to help financially, but appointed a special committee to administer the clubs' finances. In December 1987, desperate for cash, Bradford transfer-listed 22 players for a total of £210,000 plus Phil Ford for £120,000.

In 1987–88 Bradford won the Yorkshire Cup final replay against Castleford 11–2 after drawing 12–12.Ron Willey coached Bradford Northern for a short stint in 1989–90 and led them to the Premiership final and success in the Yorkshire Cup final when they beat Featherstone Rovers 20–14.

David Hobbs became coach at Northern in 1990 until he left forWakefield Trinity in 1994. Bradford lost the Regal Trophy againstWarrington 12–2 in 1990–91. Peter Fox returned to Bradford for a second spell as coach in 1991, and in 1993–94, Bradford finished as runners-up behind Wigan on points difference. Fox left the club in 1995.

1996–2011: Golden era

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In 1996, the first tier of English rugby league clubs changed from a winter to a summer season and played the inauguralSuper League season.[4] Bradford dropped the 'Northern' name to become Bradford Bulls. Australian Brian Smith took over as head coach in 1995, with Matthew Elliott as his assistant. The Bulls won the Super League title in the 1997 season, the last before the Play off/ Grand Final structure was implemented in 1998.

When Smith left, Elliot coached the Bradford Bulls to the 1999 Super League Grand Final and in 2000 the Bulls won the Challenge Cup for the first time in 51 years with victory over Leeds inEdinburgh.

Brian Noble was appointed Bradford head coach in November 2000.[5] Noble took the Bradford Bulls to the2001 Super League Grand Final in which they defeated theWigan Warriors. AsSuper League VI champions, the Bulls played against2001 NRL Premiers, theNewcastle Knights in the2002 World Club Challenge. Noble oversaw Bradford's victory. He took the Bulls to the2002 Super League Grand Final which was lost toSt. Helens.

On 20 April 2006,Steve McNamara was promoted to head coach of Bradford[6] followingBrian Noble's departure toWigan. At the time he was the youngest coach in Britain. In his first season in charge, he guided Bradford to theSuper League play-offs before the club were knocked out in the grand final eliminator byHull

Following an eighth consecutive defeat, the Bulls' worst run in Super League, McNamara's contract was mutually terminated on 13 July 2010.Lee St Hilaire was coach for the rest of the 2010 season.

Mick Potter became coach in 2011. Despite the club being placed in receivership in 2012, the team was on the verge of making the semi-finals of Super League as Potter remained as unpaid coach.

2012–2017: Administrations, relegation and liquidation

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In March 2012 the club announced that it was in financial difficulties and needed £1 million to keep the club afloat.[7] A public appeal saw a lot of new funds pour in from supporters,[7] but following the issue of awinding up petition fromHMRC for unpaid taxes the holding company for the club was forced to go into administration on 26 June 2012.[8] The Rugby Football League announced that had the company been wound up then the team would be allowed to complete their fixtures for the 2012 Super League season under the possible ownership of a supporters trust.[9] On 2 July 2012, the club's administrator, Brendan Guilfoyle, made sixteen members of staff, including the coach Mick Potter and chief executive Ryan Duckett, redundant, but announced that the club would attempt to fulfill its fixtures.[10] Mick Potter continued as an unpaid coach until the end of the season. On 31 August 2012 a bid for the club from a local consortium, headed by Bradford businessmanOmar Khan, was accepted by the administrator[11] and was ratified by the RFL in early September.[12] Days later the RFL also granted the new owners a one-year probationary licence enabling the club to compete inSuper League XVIII in 2013.[13]

Francis Cummins was appointed as head coach of the Bulls in September 2012.[14]During the 2012/13 season the Bulls appointed DrAllan Johnston to the backroom staff to support the players wellbeing and performance. This appointment was thought to be the first of its kind in Rugby League.[15]In late December 2013 it was announced that chairman Mark Moore and directors Ian Watt and Andrew Calvert had resigned.[16]

In 2014, relegation was reintroduced to the Super League with two teams being relegated. Bradford were deducted 6 points for entering administration early on in the season and the Bulls were relegated from the top division of rugby league in Britain for the first time in 40 years.Francis Cummins was sacked around the time of relegation and replaced byJames Lowes and won most of their remaining games.

Bradford began their first Championship campaign in 40 years againstLeigh away where they narrowly lost the game. By the end of the regular season they entered the Super 8s finishing second. In the Qualifiers Bradford failed to make the top three for automatic entry to Super League for 2016, finishing 5th which meant a trip to Wakefield to play them in the first ever Million Pound Game. Bradford would lose 24–16, condemning them to a second year in the Championship.

In preparation for the 2016 season, Bradford completed the signings of several experienced players, such as CentreKris Welham fromSuper League sideHull Kingston Rovers, as well asOscar Thomas, Mitch Clark,Johnny Campbell,Jonathan Walker andKurt Haggerty fromLondon Broncos,Doncaster,Batley andLeigh. Bradford started the season strongly, with a win over fellow promotion hopefulsFeatherstone Rovers by 22–12.Omari Caro scored a hat-trick in this match. This was followed up by away wins atWhitehaven andSwinton. Bradford's season was ultimately disappointing with failure to reachthe Qualifiers,[17] this meant Bradford would miss out on a chance of promotion

On 14 November 2016, Bradford Bulls were placed in administration for the third time since 2012.[18] On 16 November, theRugby Football League (RFL) cancelled Bradford's membership, making their future uncertain. In the ensuing weeks several bids to buy the club were made but despite one bid being acceptable to the RFL, none were accepted by the administrator and the club went into liquidation on 3 January 2017.[19]

Following liquidation the RFL issued a statement saying:

While a number of alternatives were considered the Board was most mindful of the planning already undertaken by all other clubs in the competition structure, the season tickets already purchased and the players and staff who will now be seeking employment in and around the sport in 2017.Accordingly the Board has agreed that the wider interests of the sport is best satisfied if it offers a place in the Kingstone Press Championship to any new club in Bradford and that such a club start the 2017 season on minus 12 points. The RFL believes that Rugby League needs Bradford and that Bradford deserves a strong and stable professional club and will work with all interested parties to deliver that outcome.[20]

2017–2019: Fourth club

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After the Bulls went into liquidation in January 2017 theRugby Football League invited bids to form a new club based in Bradford who would be allowed to take the place of the Bulls in the 2017Championship but started with a 12-point penalty deduction.

The RFL issued a set of criteria for anyone wishing to bid for the new club and there were 12 expressions of interest of which four were converted into bids submitted to the RFL.[21] On 13 January the RFL announced that a consortium to run the new club had been selected and notified of the decision.[22] The new owner was publicly announced on 17 January asAndrew Chalmers, the former chairman of theNew Zealand Rugby League. Also involved is former player and coach,Graham Lowe.[23]

The parent company of the club is registered as Bradford Bulls 2017 Limited at Companies House, and the team continue to be known as Bradford Bulls, also retaining the club colours, stadium and several players from the 2016 squad. On 20 January 2017Geoff Toovey was named as coach andLeon Pryce as captain.[24] However, a delay in processing his paperwork left Toovey unable to fulfil his role and led to Leigh Beattie being appointed as interim coach.[25]

Before the start of the 2018 season, the Bulls appointed the highly experiencedJohn Kear as coach, and under his guidance, gained promotion to the Championship.[26]

2019–2025: Move to Dewsbury and Return to Odsal

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In August 2019, Bulls chairman Andrew Chalmers announced that the club could no longer afford to play at Odsal and were to relocate to Dewsbury for two years after the preferred alternatives,Valley Parade andHorsfall Stadium were deemed too expensive. On 1 September 2019, Bradford Bulls played the last game at Odsal stadium for the next year and a half, and bade a temporary farewell to the 85-year-old home ground for the team.[27] In November 2019, Nigel Wood, Mark Sawyer, and Eric Perez took over the ownership of the club, although Perez's involvement would only be temporary, as interim chair for a few months.[28] The Bulls returned to Odsal in May 2021. In the 2022 RFL Championship season, Bradford finished a disappointing 9th on the table.[29] In the 2023 and 2024 RFL Championship seasons, Bradford managed to reach the semi-finals in both seasons but fell short after two losses to Toulouse Olympique.[30]

2025–present: Return to Super League

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Following the2025 season, Bradford were promoted back to the Super League for the2026 season under the recently introducedIMGgrading system.[31]

Stadiums

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1907–1933: Greenfield and Birch Lane

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The Bradford Northern club had played at a number of venues including theGreenfield Athletic Ground inDudley Hill and Bowling Old Lane Cricket Club's ground inBirch Lane.[32] By the early 1920s, however, Birch Lane's limitations were clear and Northern began to seek another home. Precarious finances prevented the club being able to take up an offer to develop land off Rooley Lane or to upgrade and move back to Greenfield, but in 1933,Bradford City Council gave them the opportunity to transform land atOdsal Top into their home ground.

1934–Present: Odsal

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Main article:Odsal Stadium

Apart from two seasons in 2001 and 2002 when the Bradford Bulls played their home games atValley Parade, groundsharing with football clubBradford City A.F.C,[33] prior to leaving Odsal forCrown Flatt, Dewsbury in 2019,Odsal Stadium has been the home ground of Bradford Northern/Bulls since 1934 along with regularspeedway andstock car racing meetings over the years,BriSCA F1 Stock Cars andBriSCA F2 Stock Cars.[34] having returned to Odsal since 2021. Odsal Stadium had also hosted many other sports, including association football,American football,basketball, featuring theHarlem Globetrotters,wrestling,show jumping andkabaddi. The stadium's largest attendances was 102,569, whenHalifax playedWarrington on 5 May 1954 in theChallenge Cup Final replay.

Due to financial concerns amidst rising administration costs of using the single-useRFL-owned stadium, the rent reported to be £450,000 rent per year, the Bradford Bulls left Odsal in 2019, temporarily playing atCrown Flatt inDewsbury[35] including home matches of theCOVID-19 abandonedrugby league season of 2020 plus three league fixtures of the 2021 season, however they returned to Odsal during the 2021 season when stock car promotors YorStox[34] successfully returned professional stock car racing as co-tenants at the now multi-use venue, absorbing stadium hire costs, a flattened shale track laid to re-enable motorsports events. The Bulls' acting chief executive, Mark Sawyer, told Rugby League Live at the time: "Stagingmotorsport events is the first piece in the jigsaw puzzle towards how we're going to balance the books at Odsal", stressing that he believed Bulls supporters were positive about the return of motorsports, quoted as saying "The feedback we get from our Bradford supporter base is that a number of them are interested in watching motorsport.[36]

In September 2024 it was revealed that the Bradford Bulls had issued a warning surrounding the club's finances, calling for more financial support from the RFL. Despite a £22,000 profit in their latest set of accounts, the chief executive Jason Hirst warned it will take the increasing backing of owners, benefactors, sponsors, supporters and volunteers to keep the Bulls in the black.[37]

Crest and colours

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Crest

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Up until the Super League era the club was known asBradford Northern and used a stylised boar's head similar to the one atop the Bradford city coat of arms. When the club was rebrandedBradford Bulls the crest was changed to a similar design to that of theChicago Bulls.

Colours

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Bradford's traditional playing colours are a red, amber and black hoop, on a white background. Bradford's home strips are predominantly white with a red, amber and black hoop or "V". Away strips have had many designs and colours, but usually integrate the traditional red, amber and black into the design. In some cases, Bradford have been known to have a third kit that has had many different designs such as the 2024 season where the third kit pays homage to a shirt, the design of which was 90 years old to celebrate the time they have spent at Odsal.

Kit sponsors and manufacturers

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YearKit ManufacturerMain Shirt Sponsor
1980–1986UmbroSGS Glazing
1986–1987Wang Computers
1987–1992Samuel Websters
1992–1995EllgreenVaux Breweries
1996–1997MitreCompaq
1998Asics
1999Asics
2000Joe Bloggs Clothing
2001Skylark
2002JCT600
2003BULLSNET.COM
2004–2006ISC
2007–2012KooGa
2013–2016ISCProvident Financial
2017Utilita Energy
2018Visionon.net
2019KappaLowe
2020Sedulo
2021–2023Steeden
2024–KappaVarleys Builders Merchant

Rivalries

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See also:West Yorkshire derbies § In Rugby League

Bradford's main rivals historically whilst playing in theSuper League, were theLeeds Rhinos who they have played in multiple finals, especially during the early years of the competition, and also theHuddersfield Giants andSt Helens whom they faced in two successive Challenge cup finals during the golden era. Since the Bulls were relegated to the RL Championship in 2014, their main local rivalry is now between themselves and theHalifax Panthers, the Championship a division below the Super League.

They also have a lesser local rivalry withKeighley Cougars, although this was arguably considered a one-way rivalry as competitive fixtures were rare since they mostly played in different divisions.

2026 squad

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Bradford Bulls 2026 Squad
First team squadCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)


2026 transfers

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Players In

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PlayerFromContractDate
EnglandLuke HooleyCastleford Tigers2 years23 September 2025
EnglandAndy AckersLeeds Rhinos2 years13 October 2025
EnglandRowan MilnesHull KR2 years17 October 2025
IrelandEthan RyanOldham3 years20 October 2025
New ZealandJayden NikorimaSalford Red Devils3 years23 October 2025

Players Out

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PlayerToContractDate
EnglandKieran GillSheffield Eagles2 years20 October 2025
EnglandJordan Lilley22 October 2025
ScotlandBayley LiuHalifax Panthers1 year24 October 2025
EnglandNathan Mason20 October 2025
EnglandTom Holmes
AustraliaTyran Ott

Players Retired

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PlayerDate
EnglandChris Hill24 September 2025
JamaicaMichael Lawrence3 October 2025

Players

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Notable former players

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Harry Sunderland Trophy winners

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TheHarry Sunderland Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in theSuper League Grand Final by theRugby League Writers' Association.

SeasonRecipient
1977–78EnglandBob Haigh
1999New ZealandHenry Paul
2001EnglandMichael Withers
2002EnglandPaul Deacon
2003EnglandStuart Reardon
2005EnglandLeon Pryce

Lance Todd Trophy winners

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TheLance Todd Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in theChallenge Cup Final. Introduced in 1946, the trophy was named in memory ofLance Todd, theNew Zealand-born player and administrator, who was killed in a road accident during theSecond World War.

SeasonRecipientPosition
1947WalesWillie DaviesStand-off
1948WalesFrank WhitcombeProp
1949EnglandErnest WardFullback
1996New ZealandRobbie PaulFullback
2000New ZealandHenry PaulStand-off

Steve Prescott Man of Steel winners

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TheSteve PrescottMan of Steel Award is an annual honour, awarded by theSuper League to the most outstanding player in the British game for that year.

YearWinnerPosition
1985EnglandEllery HanleyLoose forward
1997EnglandJames LowesHooker
1998EnglandJamie PeacockSecond row

Treble winning team

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Main article:2003 Bradford Bulls season

This list contains the players who played in theChallenge Cup,Grand Final.

Nat#Name
New Zealand1Robbie Paul
Tonga2Tevita Vaikona
England3Leon Pryce
New Zealand4Shontayne Hape
Tonga5Lesley Vainikolo
Australia6Michael Withers
England7Paul Deacon
New Zealand8Joe Vagana
England9James Lowes
England10Paul Anderson
Australia11Daniel Gartner
England12Jamie Peacock
England13Mike Forshaw
England14Lee Gilmour
England15Karl Pratt
Australia16Alex Wilkinson
England17Stuart Reardon
England18Lee Radford
England19Jamie Langley
England20Scott Naylor
England22Karl Pryce
England26Chris Bridge
England27Rob Parker
England29Stuart Fielden
England30Richard Moore

Captains

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From 1996 -

Staff

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Past coaches

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Also seeCategory:Bradford Bulls coaches

Seasons

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League history

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Super League era

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SeasonLeaguePlay-offsChallenge CupOther competitionsNameTriesNamePoints
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPosTop try scorerTop point scorer
1996Super League221705767409343rdRUNew ZealandRobbie Paul23EnglandSteve McNamara170
1997Super League222002769397401stRUEnglandJames Lowes17EnglandSteve McNamara299
1998Super League2312011498450245thLost in Elimination PlayoffsR5TongaTevita Vaikona13EnglandSteve McNamara170
1999Super League302514897445511stLost inGrand FinalSFAustraliaMichael Withers21EnglandSteve McNamara221
2000Super League2820351004408433rdLost in Preliminary FinalWNew ZealandRobbie Paul19New ZealandHenry Paul404
2001Super League2822151120474451st Won inGrand FinalRUAustraliaMichael Withers31New ZealandHenry Paul457
2002Super League282305910519461stLost inGrand FinalR4World Club ChallengeWAustraliaMichael Withers20EnglandPaul Deacon336
2003Super League282206878529441st Won inGrand FinalWNew ZealandLesley Vainikolo26EnglandPaul Deacon389
2004Super League282017918565412ndLost inGrand FinalR4World Club ChallengeWNew ZealandLesley Vainikolo39EnglandPaul Deacon282
2005Super League2818191038684373rd Won inGrand FinalR5New ZealandLesley Vainikolo34EnglandPaul Deacon391
2006Super League2816210802568324thLost in Preliminary FinalR5World Club ChallengeWNew ZealandShontayne Hape22EnglandPaul Deacon277
2007Super League271719778560333rdLost in Elimination PlayoffsSFNew ZealandLesley Vainikolo19EnglandPaul Deacon244
2008Super League2714013705625285thLost in Elimination PlayoffsQFFijiSemi Tadulala23EnglandPaul Deacon190
2009Super League2712114653668259thR4FijiSemi Tadulala14EnglandPaul Deacon201
2010Super League2791175287281910thQFAustraliaBrett Kearney/AustraliaSteve Menzies14EnglandPaul Sykes114
2011Super League2792165708262010thR5New ZealandPatrick Ah Van/AustraliaShad Royston12New ZealandPatrick Ah Van242
2012Super League2714112633756239thR5AustraliaBrett Kearney/EnglandElliott Whitehead15EnglandLuke Gale143
2013Super League2710215640658229thR5MaltaJarrod Sammut25MaltaJarrod Sammut167
2014Super League2780195129841013thQFEnglandLuke Gale14EnglandLuke Gale147
2015Championship231814828387372ndR5EnglandDanny Williams25EnglandRyan Shaw286
The Qualifiers730416724065th
2016Championship231328717446285thWon in Shield FinalR4EnglandKris Welham29EnglandDanny Addy193
2017Championship236017500719012thR4EnglandJames Bentley18EnglandOscar Thomas139
2018League 12623031197282462ndWon in Promotion Playoff FinalR5EnglandEthan Ryan36AustraliaDane Chisholm312
2019Championship2716110717522336thQF1895 CupR2EnglandEthan Ryan20EnglandJoe Keyes136
2020Championship[a]4202906047thNone PlayedR5EnglandMatty Dawson-Jones4EnglandRowan Milnes44
2021Championship201208514501245thLost in Elimination PlayoffsR3[b]1895 CupR1
2022Championship2711016523677229thR5
2023Championship2716110677572333rdLost in Semi-finalR5
2024Championship261628682387343rdLost in Semi-finalR41895 CupSF
2025Championship241806678366363rd[c]Lost in Semi-finalR41895 CupSF

Honours

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League

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Winners (6): 1979–80, 1980–81, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005
Winners (1): 2003
Winners (1): 1973–74
Winners (1): 2016
Winners (1): 2018
Winners (1): 1977–78
Winners (1): 1947–48

Cups

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Winners (5): 1943–44, 1946–47, 1948–49, 2000, 2003
Winners (2): 1974–75, 1979–80
Winners (11): 1940–41, 1941–42, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1953–54, 1965–66, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1989–90

International

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Winners (3): 2002, 2004, 2006

Records

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Main article:List of Bradford Bulls records and statistics

Club Records

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  • Biggest win:
124-0v.West Wales (atOdsal, 6 May 2018)
  • Biggest loss:
6-84 v.Wigan (atDW Stadium, 21 April 2014)
  • Highest Super League attendance:
24,020v.Leeds (atOdsal, 3 September 1999)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^The2020 Championship was abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Statistics shown are those at time of abandonment and are not official.
  2. ^Officially round 1 due to the competitions temporary restructure in 2021.
  3. ^IMG promotion

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