Port Vale 3-2 Bradford City: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 13 September 2011

Result

Port Vale 3-2 Bradford City

League Two · Tuesday 13 September 2011, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Port Vale 3-2 Bradford City: match report

Port Vale defeated Bradford City 3-2 in the League Two on Tuesday 13 September 2011. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Robert Taylor opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Port Vale's goals came from Robert Taylor (5'), Robert Taylor (39') and Tom Pope (90+3'). Bradford City scored through Jamie Devitt (24') and Ritchie Jones (50').

Discipline: Port Vale received 1 yellow card; Bradford City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Port Vale were 7th on 11 points from 7 and Bradford City 20th on 6 points from 7. Port Vale went on to finish that season 9th with 69 points, and Bradford City 18th with 50.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Port Vale wins, 1 draw and 3 for Bradford City.

Going into the match Port Vale's last five read W-L-L-W-D and Bradford City's D-D-W-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Robert TaylorPort Vale · 1-0
  • 24'Goal · Jamie DevittBradford City · 1-1
  • 39'Goal · Robert TaylorPort Vale · 2-1
  • 50'Goal · Ritchie JonesBradford City · 2-2
  • 78'Yellow card · John McCombePort Vale
  • 90+3'Goal · Tom PopePort Vale · 3-2

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Port Vale 4, draws 1, Bradford City 3.

Team news

Port Vale line-up

Chris Martin, Adam Yates, John McCombe, Gareth Owen, Michael Green, Robert Taylor, Anthony Griffith, Gary Roberts, Ben Williamson, Tom Pope, Andrew Little

Bradford City expected line-up

Lenny Pidgeley, Robbie Threlfall, Luke Oliver, Richard Eckersley, Dave Syers, Gareth Evans, Lee Bullock, Tom Adeyemi, Omar Daley, James Hanson