Bradford Bulls

Seasons

Click on a season to view this team's summary of that season. Note that win/loss/draw records are based on regular season matches only. Asterisk (*) next to crowd figure denotes not all home crowd figures were available for corresponding season.

Competition Name Position Extra Info W L D Pts For Pts Ag. Coach Top Tryscorer(s) Top Pointscorer(s) Home Venue(s) Crowd Avg
Northern Rugby Football Union 1895/96 Bradford 10th 18 15 9 254 175 - - - -- Park Avenue * 0
Yorkshire Senior Competition 1896/97 Bradford 7th 15 12 3 170 157 - - - -- Park Avenue * 0
First Division 1903/04 Bradford 1st Premiers 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -- Park Avenue * 0
War Emergency League (Lancashire) 1939/40 Bradford Northern Premiers - - - -- Odsal * 0
War Emergency League (Lancashire) 1940/41 Bradford Northern Premiers - - - -- Odsal * 22,500
War Emergency League 1941/42 Bradford Northern Runners Up - - - -- Odsal * 0
War Emergency League 1942/43 Bradford Northern 1st Semi Final 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -- Odsal * 0
War Emergency League 1944/45 Bradford Northern Premiers - - - -- Odsal * 17,500
Northern Rugby League 1945/46 Bradford Northern Semi Final - - - -- Odsal * 0
Northern Rugby League 1947/48 Bradford Northern Runners Up - - - -- Odsal * 17,500
Northern Rugby League 1951/52 Bradford Northern Runners Up - - - -- Odsal * 28,672
Northern Rugby League 1952/53 Bradford Northern Semi Final - - - -- Odsal * 29,287
Northern Rugby League 1965/66 Bradford Northern 12th 0 1 0 7 21 - - - -- Odsal * 8,373
Northern Rugby League 1966/67 Bradford Northern 7th 1 1 0 20 21 - - - -- Odsal * 0
Northern Rugby League 1967/68 Bradford Northern 13th 0 1 0 8 28 - - - -- Odsal * 14,173
Northern Rugby League 1971/72 Bradford Northern 2nd Semi Final 2 0 0 59 12 - - - -- Odsal * 6,277
Championship 1980/81 Bradford Northern 1st Premiers 20 9 1 447 345 Peter FOX 13 - Keith MUMBY 105 -Keith MUMBY Odsal 5,807
Championship 1981/82 Bradford Northern 5th 20 9 1 425 332 Peter FOX 12 - Ellery HANLEY 106 -Ellery HANLEY Odsal 5,895
Championship 1982/83 Bradford Northern 9th 14 14 2 381 314 Peter FOX 8 - Ellery HANLEY 76 -Keith MUMBY Odsal 5,059
Championship 1983/84 Bradford Northern 7th 17 11 2 519 379 Peter FOX 11 - Ellery HANLEY 140 -Steve PARRISH Odsal 6,039
Championship 1984/85 Bradford Northern 8th 16 13 1 600 500 Peter FOX 40 - Ellery HANLEY 220 -Ellery HANLEY Odsal 5,159
Championship 1985/86 Bradford Northern 12th 11 18 1 447 473 Barry SEABOURNE 11 - Phil FORD 208 -John WOODS Odsal 3,881
Championship 1986/87 Bradford Northern 7th 15 14 1 555 550 Barry SEABOURNE 24 - Phil FORD 112 -John WOODS Odsal 4,681
Championship 1987/88 Bradford Northern 4th 18 8 0 528 304 Barry SEABOURNE 13 - Gary MERCER, Phil FORD 153 -David HOBBS Odsal 4,650
Championship 1988/89 Bradford Northern 8th 11 14 1 545 518 Barry SEABOURNE 15 - Steve McGOWAN 214 -David HOBBS Odsal 5,492
Championship 1989/90 Bradford Northern 4th 17 9 0 614 416 Ron WILLEY, Tommy SMALES, David HOBBS 18 - Gerald CORDLE 149 -David HOBBS Odsal 5,907
Championship 1990/91 Bradford Northern 7th 13 12 1 434 492 David HOBBS 13 - Brett ITI, Paul MEDLEY 95 -David HOBBS Odsal 5,046
Championship 1991/92 Bradford Northern 11th 11 15 0 476 513 David HOBBS, Peter FOX 13 - Paul MEDLEY 122 -David HOBBS Odsal 4,534
Championship 1992/93 Bradford Northern 3rd 15 11 0 553 434 Peter FOX 13 - Paul MEDLEY 92 -David HOBBS Odsal 4,574
Championship 1993/94 Bradford Northern 2nd 23 7 0 784 555 Peter FOX 23 - Paul NEWLOVE 246 -Deryck FOX Odsal 6,694
Championship 1994/95 Bradford Northern 7th 17 12 1 811 650 Peter FOX 23 - Paul NEWLOVE 237 -Deryck FOX Odsal 5,655
Championship 1995/96 Bradford Bulls 7th 8 12 0 418 476 Brian SMITH 7 - Robbie HUNTER-PAUL 68 -Deryck FOX Odsal 4,475
Super League 1996 Bradford Bulls 3rd 17 5 0 767 409 Brian SMITH 18 - Robbie HUNTER-PAUL 162 -Steve McNAMARA Odsal 9,488
Super League II 1997 Bradford Bulls 1st Premiers 20 2 0 769 397 Matthew ELLIOTT 13 - James LOWES 225 -Steve McNAMARA Odsal 14,324
Super League III 1998 Bradford Bulls 5th Elimination Playoff 12 11 0 498 450 Matthew ELLIOTT 12 - Tevita VAIKONA 161 -Steve McNAMARA Odsal 13,026
Super League IV 1999 Bradford Bulls 1st Runners Up 25 4 1 897 445 Matthew ELLIOTT 16 - Michael WITHERS 211 -Steve McNAMARA Odsal 12,910
Super League V 2000 Bradford Bulls 3rd Final Eliminator 20 5 3 1004 408 Matthew ELLIOTT 17 - Robbie HUNTER-PAUL 342 -Henry PAUL Odsal 14,052
Super League VI 2001 Bradford Bulls 1st Premiers 22 5 1 1120 474 Brian NOBLE 25 - Michael WITHERS 392 -Henry PAUL Valley Parade 12,086
Super League VII 2002 Bradford Bulls 2nd Runners Up 23 5 0 910 519 Brian NOBLE 19 - Tevita VAIKONA 319 -Paul DEACON Valley Parade 11,542
Super League VIII 2003 Bradford Bulls 1st Premiers 22 6 0 878 529 - 22 - Lesley VAINIKOLO 313 -Paul DEACON Odsal 15,284
Super League IX 2004 Bradford Bulls 2nd Runners Up 20 7 1 918 565 Brian NOBLE 38 - Lesley VAINIKOLO 276 -Paul DEACON Odsal 13,396
Super League X 2005 Bradford Bulls 3rd Premiers 18 9 1 1038 684 Brian NOBLE 32 - Lesley VAINIKOLO 359 -Paul DEACON Odsal 13,091
Super League XI 2006 Bradford Bulls 4th Final Eliminator 16 10 2 802 568 Brian NOBLE, Steve MacNAMARA 21 - Shontayne HAPE 264 -Paul DEACON Grattan 10,959
Super League XII 2007 Bradford Bulls 3rd Elimination Playoff 17 9 1 778 560 Steve McNAMARA 16 - Lesley VAINIKOLO 216 -Paul DEACON Grattan 11,299
Super League XIII 2008 Bradford Bulls 5th Elimination Playoff 14 13 0 705 625 Steve MacNAMARA 17 - Semi TADULALA 177 -Paul DEACON Grattan 9,247
Super League XIV 2009 Bradford Bulls 9th 12 14 1 653 668 Steve McNAMARA 13 - Semi TADULALA 187 -Paul DEACON Grattan 9,677
Super League XV 2010 Bradford Bulls 10th 9 17 1 528 728 Steve McNAMARA 12 - Steve MENZIES 88 -Paul SYKES Grattan 7,982
Super League XVI 2011 Bradford Bulls 10th 9 16 2 570 826 Michael POTTER 10 - Shad ROYSTON 210 -Patrick AH VAN Odsal 12,815
Super League XVII 2012 Bradford Bulls 9th 14 12 1 633 756 Michael POTTER 15 - Brett KEARNEY 139 -Luke GALE Odsal 11,150
Super League XVIII 2013 Bradford Bulls 9th 10 15 2 640 658 Francis CUMMINS 22 - Jarrod SAMMUT 154 -Jamie FOSTER Provident 8,563
Super League XIX 2014 Bradford Bulls 13th 8 19 0 512 984 Francis CUMMINS, Matt DISKIN, James LOWES 10 - Adrian PURTELL, Luke GALE 116 -Jamie FOSTER Provident 6,236
Second Division 2015 Bradford Bulls 2nd 18 4 1 828 387 James LOWES - - -- Provident * 5,270
Second Division 2016 Bradford Bulls 5th Runners Up 13 8 2 717 446 - - - -- Provident * 0
Second Division 2017 Bradford Bulls 11th 6 17 0 500 719 - - - -- Provident * 2,458
Third Division 2018 Bradford Bulls 2nd Runners Up 23 3 0 1197 282 - - - -- Odsal 3,548
Second Division 2019 Bradford Bulls 6th 16 10 1 717 522 John KEAR 18 - Ethan RYAN 136 -Joe KEYES Odsal 4,418
Second Division 2020 Bradford Bulls 7th 2 2 0 90 60 John KEAR 4 - Matty DAWSON-JONES 24 -Rowan MILNES Tetley's 2,611
Second Division 2021 Bradford Bulls 5th Eliminator 12 8 0 514 501 John KEAR 10 - Joe BROWN 107 -Danny BROUGH Odsal (7), Tetley's (3) * 3,471
Second Division 2022 Bradford Bulls 9th 11 16 0 523 677 John KEAR, Mark DUNNING 14 - Kieran GILL 160 -Dec PATTON Odsal * 3,027
Second Division 2023 Bradford Bulls 3rd Semi Final 16 10 1 677 572 Mark DUNNING, Lee GREENWOOD 18 - Kieran GILL 152 -Dec PATTON Odsal 3,497
Second Division 2024 Bradford Bulls Lee GREENWOOD, Eamon O'CARROLL 4 - Kieran GILL 38 -Jordan LILLEY Bartercard Odsal * 3,287