Jason McKeown

By Jason McKeown That’s it. We’re done for another season, and it’s time for a break. A massive thank you to everyone who has contributed to WOAP this season: Alex Scott, Tim Penfold, Adam Raj, Jake Verity, Gareth Walker, Rob Wade, Dom Calhowie, Alex Lester, Milo Chadowe and Andrew Collinson. Thanks also to John Dewhirst for his amazing photos, which make the site a million times better. John has a new book about the history of Bradford City coming out in the autumn.

By Jason McKeown Choosing a top five Bradford City players of the season for 2025/26 was really tough. There was no absolute standout performer – because so many players stood out. The bar was exceptionally high. And that means there are City players who enjoyed excellent personal seasons yet still failed to make the top five. In many previous, dismal campaigns, they might have walked away with the Player of the Season award.

By Jason McKeown Bradford City’s titanic play-off tussle with Bolton Wanderers served as both a brilliant marker of how far the club has come and a harsh lesson in how far it still has to go. They huffed, puffed and gave it their all. There were mitigating factors, like injury disruption to their big players. They got close. Really close. But once the dust settled, there was little doubt City were second best across the two legs. That Bolton operated at a level the Bantams must now aspire to reach.