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The club was originally founded as Bradford Northern, but were renamed Bradford Bulls in 1995. Bradford's main rivalries are with Leeds , Halifax and Huddersfield . They have played the majority of their existence at Odsal and their traditional kit colours are white with red, amber and black chevrons.
Omar Khan (born 15 January 1959) is a British entrepreneur best known for the Indian restaurant chain of the same name and as the owner of the Bradford Bulls. [1] Khan has also been noted for his community and philanthropic work in his home city of Bradford. [2] He is no longer a part of the Bulls due to ill health and old age.
Odsal Stadium (known as Bartercard Odsal Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a multipurpose stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.The stadium is currently the home of Bradford Bulls rugby league football club and Yorstox Stock Cars who host regular monthly meetings of BriSCA F1 Stock Cars, and BriSCA F2 Stock Cars. [2]
Bradford's 2021 campaign started with a 22–26 loss in the first pre-season friendly against Swinton Lions, first half tries from Brandon Pickersgill and Ross Oakes with two conversions from Danny Brough gave the Bulls a 12–6 lead at half time however further tries from George Flanagan and Matty Dawson-Jones could not prevent a loss. [41]
A young Bradford side traveled to Hunslet R.L.F.C. for the second pre-season friendly and lost a close match 18–26 with Murphy Smith, Harry Shackleton and Matthew Race all scoring for the Bulls. [44]
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.
Bradford Bulls qualified for the Challenge after being crowned the 2005 Super League champions, defeating their local rivals Leeds Rhinos 15–6 at Old Trafford.This Grand Final win avenged a defeat to the same team in the title decider the year before.
In 1998, as part of rugby league's "on the road" scheme the Bradford Bulls played London Broncos at Tynecastle in Edinburgh in front of over 7,000 fans. 1998 was a disappointing season for Bradford, finishing fifth in Super League. The Bulls remained the best-supported club, however, with an average attendance in excess of 13,000.