Port Vale 2-1 Bradford City: result and report

League Two · Saturday 24 April 2021

Result

Port Vale 2-1 Bradford City

League Two · Saturday 24 April 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Port Vale 2-1 Bradford City: match report

Port Vale beat Bradford City 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 24 April 2021. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Clayton Donaldson opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Port Vale's goals came from Theo Robinson (16') and Tom Conlon (32', penalty). Bradford City scored through Clayton Donaldson (14').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Port Vale were 14th on 57 points from 43 and Bradford City 13th on 58 points from 42. Port Vale went on to finish that season 13th with 60 points, and Bradford City 15th with 59.

Port Vale lined up in a 5-3-2 and Bradford City in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Tom Conlon of Port Vale (8.5), ahead of Paudie O'Connor (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Port Vale wins, 5 draws and 3 for Bradford City.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Clayton DonaldsonBradford City · 0-1
  • 16'Goal · Theo RobinsonPort Vale · 1-1
  • 32'Penalty goal · Tom ConlonPort Vale · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Port Vale 2, draws 5, Bradford City 3.

Team news

Port Vale line-up (5-3-2)

Scott Brown, David Worrall, Nathan Smith, Leon Legge, Shaun Brisley, James Gibbons, Danny Whitehead, Luke Joyce, Tom Conlon, Will Swan, Theo Robinson

Bradford City line-up (4-4-2)

Sam Hornby, Levi Sutton, Paudie O'Connor, Anthony O'Connor, Connor Wood, Charles Vernam, Callum Cooke, Elliot Watt, Ollie Crankshaw, Andy Cook, Clayton Donaldson