It's been seven years since Bradford City last went into a January window as a League One team. Last summer, owner Stefan Rupp made it clear to BBC Radio Leeds he had the financial firepower to make Bradford City a Championship outfit and did not require further investment to reach such a level. Replacing them, a flurry of loan additions - another consistent trend in manager Graham Alexander's pragmatic approach to mid-season squad bolstering. Newcastle United duo Joe White and Harrison Ashby shortly followed, offering competition to the forward line and right wing-back roles respectively. January has certainly shown how far Bradford City has come in a short space of time, and their play-off position in the League One table has most likely accelerated their evolution from a once routine League Two club.

Source: BBC February 04, 2026 09:43 UTC