List of Bradford Bulls records and statistics

This is a list of all the records and statistics of rugby league side Bradford Bulls. It concentrates on the records of the team and the performances of the players who have played for this team. Since the re-brand in 1996 the Bulls have gone on to win many honours and awards. Under the re-brand the Bulls played their first game against Batley Bulldogs in the 1996 Challenge Cup on 4 February 1996, Bradford won the match 60–18. As of 7 October 2021 the Bulls have played 788 games.

Team records

Team wins, losses, ties and draws

Matches played Team 1st Game Matches Won Lost Drawn Points For Points Against % Won Bradford Bulls 4 February 1996 879 529 326 24 25692 18778 60.19 Source:. Last updated: 8 September 2024.

Results summary Opposition Span Matches Won Lost Drawn Points For Points Against % Won Barrow Raiders 2019–2024 9 3 5 1 186 247 00.00 Batley Bulldogs 1996–2024 17 10 6 1 422 335 00.00 Castleford Tigers 1996–2014 42 28 12 2 1346 861 00.00 Catalans Dragons 2006–2014 23 11 11 1 647 522 00.00 Coventry Bears 2018 2 2 0 0 114 18 100.00 Cronulla Sharks 1997 2 0 2 0 22 70 00.00 Crusaders RL 2009–2011 7 4 3 0 176 171 00.00 Dewsbury Rams 2010–2024 19 16 3 0 669 289 00.00 Doncaster R.L.F.C. 2012–2024 7 7 0 0 344 78 100.00 Featherstone Rovers 2005–2024 21 6 15 0 414 591 00.00 Gateshead Thunder 1999 2 2 0 0 52 26 100.00 Halifax Panthers 1996–2024 42 24 16 2 1191 885 00.00 Hemel Stags 2018 2 2 0 0 120 7 100.00 Huddersfield Giants 1998–2014 40 28 12 0 1327 845 00.00 Hull F.C. 1998–2014 47 28 17 2 1248 956 00.00 Hull Kingston Rovers 2007–2017 22 8 13 1 520 632 00.00 Hunslet R.L.F.C. 1997–2018 7 7 0 0 370 60 100.00 Keighley Cougars 2018–2024 7 6 1 0 270 104 75.00 Leeds Rhinos 1996–2019 65 34 28 3 1526 1416 00.00 Leigh Centurions 1996–2022 15 6 7 2 442 390 00.00 London Broncos 1996–2023 59 42 16 1 1725 1121 00.00 London Skolars 2018 2 2 0 0 112 28 100.00 Midlands Hurricanes 2023 1 1 0 0 66 18 100.00 Newcastle Knights 2002 1 1 0 0 41 22 100.00 Newcastle Thunder 2018–2023 8 7 1 0 227 137 00.00 New Zealand Warriors 1997 3 0 3 0 44 146 00.00 North Wales Crusaders 2018–2024 3 3 0 0 146 14 100.00 Oldham R.L.F.C. 1996–2021 17 16 1 0 700 206 00.00 Paris Saint-Germain 1996–1997 4 4 0 0 185 64 100.00 Penrith Panthers 1997–2004 3 1 2 0 52 78 00.00 Rochdale Hornets 1998–2019 7 5 2 0 352 102 00.00 Salford Red Devils 1997–2015 35 25 9 1 1234 608 00.00 Sheffield Eagles 1996–2024 29 21 8 0 930 532 00.00 St Helens R.F.C. 1996–2014 57 21 35 1 1273 1661 00.00 Swinton Lions 2016–2024 14 12 1 1 482 294 00.00 Toronto Wolfpack 2019 2 0 2 0 36 61 00.00 Toulouse Olympique 2008–2024 12 5 6 1 266 346 00.00 Underbank Rangers 2020 1 1 0 0 22 0 100.00 Wakefield Trinity 1996–2024 45 32 13 0 1284 841 00.00 Warrington Wolves 1996–2018 50 27 22 1 1473 1307 00.00 West Wales Raiders 2018 3 3 0 0 310 6 100.00 Wests Tigers 2006 1 1 0 0 30 10 100.00 Whitehaven R.L.F.C. 2015–2024 15 13 2 0 547 222 00.00 Widnes Vikings 2001–2024 29 14 13 2 784 607 00.00 Wigan Warriors 1996–2014 52 22 29 1 1057 1333 00.00 Workington Town 1996–2022 14 11 3 0 562 193 00.00 York Acorn A.R.L.F.C. 2023 1 1 0 0 62 6 100.00 York Knights 2018–2024 13 6 7 0 285 284 0.00 Source:. Last updated: 8 September 2024.

Highest scores Rank Score Opposition Competition Venue Date 1 124-0 vs. West Wales Raiders 2018 League 1 Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 6 May 2018 2 104-0 vs. West Wales Raiders 2018 League 1 Stebonheath Park, Llanelli, West Wales 9 September 2018 3 98-6 vs. Toulouse Olympique 2008 Challenge Cup Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 19 April 2008 4 96-16 vs. Salford City Reds Super League V Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 June 2000 5 92-0 vs. Workington Town 1999 Challenge Cup Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 14 February 1999 6 84-12 vs. Warrington Wolves Super League VI Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, Cheshire 9 September 2001 7 82-0 vs. Hunslet Hawks 2003 Challenge Cup South Leeds Stadium, Leeds, West Yorkshire 2 March 2003 8 82-0 vs. Oldham R.L.F.C. 2016 Championship Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 21 August 2016 9 82-0 vs. Rochdale Hornets 2019 Championship Spotland Stadium, Rochdale, Greater Manchester 8 September 2019 10 82-6 vs. West Wales Raiders 2018 Challenge Cup Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 February 2018 Source:. Last updated: 11 September 2022.

Lowest scores Rank Score Opposition Competition Venue Date 1 0-54 vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League XVII Langtree Park, St Helens, Merseyside 8 June 2012 2 0-50 vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League XIX Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 11 May 2014 3 0-44 vs. Featherstone Rovers 2021 Championship Post Office Road, Featherstone, West Yorkshire 13 June 2021 4 0-35 vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League VIII Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 27 June 2003 5 0-30 vs. Leeds Rhinos Super League XI Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 26 May 2006 6 0-26 vs. Halifax R.L.F.C. 2023 Challenge Cup Shay Stadium, Halifax, West Yorkshire 22 April 2023 7 0-20 vs. Featherstone Rovers 2016 Championship Post Office Road, Featherstone, West Yorkshire 24 July 2016 8 0-19 vs. Crusaders RL Super League XV Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland 1 May 2010 9 0-16 vs. Hull Kingston Rovers Super League XIX Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 23 March 2014 10 0-14 vs. Wigan Warriors Super League IV JJB Stadium, Wigan, Greater Manchester 13 August 1999 11 0-14 vs. Toulouse Olympique 2019 Championship Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 3 March 2019 Source:. Last updated: 22 April 2023.

Biggest wins Rank Margin Opposition Competition Venue Date 1 124 points vs. West Wales Raiders 2018 League 1 Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 6 May 2018 2 104 points vs. West Wales Raiders 2018 League 1 Stebonheath Park, Llanelli, West Wales 9 September 2018 3 92 points vs. Toulouse Olympique 2008 Challenge Cup Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 19 April 2008 4 92 points vs. Workington Town 1999 Challenge Cup Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 14 February 1999 5 82 points vs. Hunslet Hawks 2003 Challenge Cup South Leeds Stadium, Leeds, West Yorkshire 2 March 2003 6 82 points vs. Oldham R.L.F.C. 2016 Championship Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 21 August 2016 7 82 points vs. Rochdale Hornets 2019 Championship Spotland Stadium, Rochdale, Greater Manchester 8 September 2019 8 80 points vs. Salford City Reds Super League V Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 June 2000 9 80 points vs. Sheffield Eagles 2016 Championship Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 18 September 2016 10 76 points vs. West Wales Raiders 2018 Challenge Cup Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 25 February 2018 Source:. Last updated: 11 September 2022.

Biggest losses Rank Margin Opposition Competition Venue Date 1 78 points vs. Wigan Warriors Super League XIX DW Stadium, Wigan, Greater Manchester 21 April 2014 2 64 points vs. Hull F.C. Super League XVII Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 1 September 2012 3 62 points vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League X Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 5 June 2005 4 58 points vs. Warrington Wolves Super League XVI Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, Cheshire 21 July 2011 5 56 points vs. Toulouse Olympique 2017 Championship Stade Ernest-Argelès, Toulouse, France 29 April 2017 6 54 points vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League XVII Langtree Park, St Helens, Merseyside 8 June 2012 7 54 points vs. Toulouse Olympique 2021 Championship Crown Flatt, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 5 September 2021 8 50 points vs. New Zealand Warriors 1997 World Club Challenge Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 20 July 1997 9 50 points vs. St Helens R.F.C. Super League XIX Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 11 May 2014 10 50 points vs. Leigh Centurions 2022 Championship Odsal Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire 3 July 2022 Source:. Last updated: 11 September 2022.

Individual records

Most matches as captain Name Years As Captain Total Won Lost Drawn Robbie Paul 1996–2004 294 216 72 6 Jamie Peacock 2005 34 23 10 1 Iestyn Harris 2006, 2008 35 20 13 2 Paul Deacon 2006–2009 70 41 27 2 Glenn Morrison 2007–2008 8 3 5 0 Jamie Langley 2008, 2010 9 3 6 0 Andy Lynch 2009–2011 60 22 35 3 Heath L'Estrange 2010, 2012–2013 15 9 6 0 Matt Diskin & Heath L'Estrange 2012–2013 40 15 22 3 Matt Diskin 2012–2014 22 7 15 0 Luke Gale 2014 13 5 8 0 Chev Walker 2015 11 5 5 1 Adrian Purtell 2015–2016 29 23 5 1 Lee Gaskell 2015–2016 8 4 3 1 Adam Sidlow 2016 18 11 7 0 Leon Pryce 2017 11 4 7 0 Scott Moore 2017 17 6 11 0 Sam Hallas 2017–2021 5 3 2 0 Lee Smith 2018 12 12 0 0 Elliot Minchella 2018–2019 6 5 0 1 Steve Crossley 2018–2022 96 52 44 0 Brandon Pickersgill 2019–2021 1 0 1 0 Jordan Lilley 2022–present 25 15 8 2 Michael Lawrence 2023–present 30 17 12 1 Bodene Thompson 2023 6 4 2 0 Dec Patton 2023 1 1 0 0 Jordan Baldwinson 2023–present 1 1 0 0 Source: Last updated: 8 September 2024.

Most career appearances

Rank Apps Player Span 1 326 Paul Deacon 1998–2009 2 258 Jamie Langley 2002–2013 3 247 Stuart Fielden 1998–2006 4 242 Joe Vagana 2001–2008 5 222 Robbie Paul 1996–2005 6 217 Leon Pryce 1998–2005 2017 7 207 Jamie Peacock 1998–2005 8 204 Andy Lynch 2005–2011 9 184 Michael Withers 1999–2006 10 183 James Lowes 1996–2003 Source:. Last updated: 11 September 2022.

Most career points

Rank Points Player Span 1 2,610 Paul Deacon 1998–2009 2 967 Henry Paul 1999–2001 3 860 Steve McNamara 1996–1999 4 590 Lesley Vainikolo 2002–2007 5 578 Robbie Paul 1996–2005 6 508 Michael Withers 1999–2006 7 497 Jordan Lilley 2017–present 8 476 Joe Keyes 2016–2019 2021 9 412 Tevita Vaikona 1998–2004 10 406 James Lowes 1996–2003 Source:. Last updated: 8 September 2024.

Most career tries

Rank Tries Player Span 1 147 Lesley Vainikolo 2002–2007 2 143 Robbie Paul 1996–2005 3 117 Michael Withers 1999–2006 4 103 Tevita Vaikona 1998–2004 5 98 James Lowes 1996–2003 6 92 Leon Pryce 1998–2005 2017 7 89 Ethan Ryan 2016–2019 8 86 Shontayne Hape 2003–2008 9 76 Paul Deacon 1998–2009 10 68 Stuart Spruce 1996–2001 Source:. Last updated: 11 September 2022.

Most career goals

Rank Goals Player Span 1 1,133 Paul Deacon 1998–2009 2 416 Henry Paul 1999–2001 3 392 Steve McNamara 1996–1999 4 190 Jordan Lilley 2017–present 5 183 Joe Keyes 2016–2019 2021 6 164 Dec Patton 2022–2023 7 140 Danny Addy 2010–2016 8 135 Dane Chisholm 2016 2017–2019 9 119 Luke Gale 2012–2014 10 119 Jamie Foster 2013–2014 Source:. Last updated: 8 September 2024.

Most career drop goals

Rank DG's Player Span 1 24 Paul Deacon 1998–2009 2 13 Jordan Lilley 2017–present 3 8 Steve McNamara 1996–1999 4 7 Henry Paul 1999–2001 5 5 Luke Gale 2012–2014 6 5 Dane Chisholm 2016 2017–2019 7 5 Danny Brough 2021 8 4 Michael Withers 1999–2006 9 4 Oscar Thomas 2016–2017 Source:. Last updated: 18 August 2024.

Most points in a season

Rank Points Player Season 1 457 points Henry Paul 2001 2 404 points Henry Paul 2000 3 391 points Paul Deacon 2005 4 389 points Paul Deacon 2003 5 336 points Paul Deacon 2002 6 312 points Dane Chisholm 2018 7 299 points Steve McNamara 1997 8 286 points Ryan Shaw 2015 9 282 points Paul Deacon 2004 10 277 points Paul Deacon 2006 Source:. Last updated: 11 September 2022.

Most tries in a season

Rank Tries Player Season 1 39 Lesley Vainikolo 2004 2 36 Ethan Ryan 2018 3 34 Lesley Vainikolo 2005 4 33 Elliot Minchella 2018 5 31 Michael Withers 2001 6 29 Kris Welham 2016 7 26 Lesley Vainikolo 2003 8 25 Tevita Vaikona 2001 9 25 Jarrod Sammut 2013 10 25 Danny Williams 2015 Source:. Last updated: 7 October 2022.

Most goals in a season

Rank Goals Player Season 1 208 goals Henry Paul 2001 2 179 goals Henry Paul 2000 3 173 goals Paul Deacon 2003 4 169 goals Paul Deacon 2005 5 155 goals Paul Deacon 2002 6 133 goals Steve McNamara 1997 7 124 goals Paul Deacon 2004 8 124 goals Paul Deacon 2006 9 121 goals Dane Chisholm 2018 10 112 goals Paul Deacon 2007 Source:. Last updated: 7 October 2022.

Most drop goals in a season