Bradford City have seen an upturn in results under Conor Sellars and Mark Trueman since their appointment.

Initially in the interim, the pair are now in at Valley Parade on a permanent basis and have comfortably moved away from the trouble end of League Two.

Since taking the job permanently, Sellars and Trueman have averaged just a single point per game, according to transfermarkt.

However, prior to that they boasted a record of 2.33 points per game.

Looking at a Points Per Game record is an interesting way of looking at a manager’s success at a club, which has led to us diving onto transfermarkt and checking out Bradford’s most successful manager in that regard.

We’ve made a rule that they have to have taken charge of over five fixtures during their spell at Valley Parade, but caretaker or interim managers are included.

Note: These rankings are based on PPG and not opinion.

Jefferies was given the thankless task of overseeing Bradford’s relegation from the Premier League in 2000/01 and then their period of adaptation back in the Football League.

Bradford’s final year in the Premier League was poor and, under Jefferies, they won just four times on their way to relegation.

They would start in the First Division well, winning their opening three and four of the first six fixtures that season. However, Jefferies would leave before 2001 became 2002.

In total, he averaged 1.06 Points Per Game during his time in-charge of Bradford, lasting just over a year at the Valley Parade helm.

Jackson’s permanent spell in-charge of Bradford came between May and August of 2011, yielding just 0.20 Points Per Game; a shoddy record that eventually led to Jackson’s departure at an early stage of 2011/12.

However, his interim spell in-charge of Bradford was much more successful and guides him onto this particular list.

Jackson oversaw four victories and three draws during the run-in of 2010/11, which did eventually earn him the chance to take the Bradford job on a permanent basis.

Overall, his interim spell saw him earn 1.07 Points Per Game for the Bantams, which edges him just ahead of Jefferies on this list. 

Law was the man that replaced Jefferies in the hotseat at Valley Parade, guiding the Bantams to 15^th in the First Division table by the end of 2001/02.

The following season was a struggle, though, with Bradford finishing 19^th in the table and Law only able to oversee 14 fixtures in a 46-game season.

Another year in the First Division brought more struggles for Bradford, with Law lasting until just November before he left Valley Parade. Ultimately, Bradford would be relegated in the 2003/04 season.

However, over the course of 82 games, Law averaged 1.07 Points Per Game, giving him the same record as Jackson, albeit from more fixtures. 

Bowyer had been manager of Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool before taking the job at Valley Parade. However, the Bradford City job remains Bowyer’s most recent in terms of a top job in the EFL.

Arriving in March 2019, Bradford were already sliding towards League Two and facing an inevitable relegation.

However, the following campaign began with fresh optimism, with Bowyer getting Bradford to fourth in the table by the time New Year’s Day came.

Amongst an eight-game winless run following that, though, Bowyer was replaced by Stuart McCall.

Bowyer left Bradford with a Points Per Game record of 1.23 points from 48 fixtures.

Taylor arrived at Valley Parade during the 2009/10 season, replacing Stuart McCall as the club’s manager.

Between February and the end of the season, Taylor managed to take Bradford to 14^th in the table and a mid-table finish in League Two.

However, Taylor’s first full season got off to a poor start, with Bradford losing four of their opening five League Two fixtures.

Things would pick up and Bradford would eventually finish 18^th in the table, but Taylor would leave the club in February, resigning from his post at Valley Parade.

His record across 53 fixtures was 1.28 Points Per Game. 

Todd was appointed at Bradford following Bryan Robson’s spell as manager in 2004 and he would go on to become the club’s longest serving manager for 20 years at the time.

Bradford would finish 11^th in the third tier in Todd’s first season and then do the same the following campaign.

However, Bradford were slipping badly by the time 2006/07 came and they were eventually relegated into the fourth tier.

Todd left in February 2007 as the club began facing up to the inevitable.

Nevertheless, he ranks quite high on this list with 1.30 Points Per Game from 128 fixtures in-charge.

Todd’s successor was Stuart McCall, who guided Bradford to 10^th in the League Two table in 2007/08.

The following season there was another improved performance, with Bradford ninth in 08/09.

However, in 2009/10, Bradford were struggling to build on two decent seasons, with McCall lasting until February before he was replaced by Peter Taylor.

It wouldn’t be the last Bradford saw of McCall and he would return, but this spell at the helm gets him to No.4 on this particular list.

In 125 fixtures, he averaged 1.32 Points Per Game. That was his second best record in-charge of the Bantams. 

Parkinson was a huge success during his time as Bradford City manager, leading them from League Two back into League One, as well as taking the Bantams all the way to the League Cup final, where their memorable run was eventually ended by Swansea City.

On top of that, Parkinson won a memorable FA Cup fixture against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and settled into League One football well, reaching the play-offs.

Parkinson eventually left Bradford to take charge of Bolton Wanderers, but departed with an impressive PPG record.

In 274 games, Parkinson averaged 1.46 Points Per Game, landing him a spot in the top three of this list.

McCall was the man to replace Parkinson at Valley Parade, returning to Bradford with the task of delivering Championship football.

He came remarkably close to doing so too, with Bradford beaten by Millwall in the play-off final as Steve Morison struck late for the Lions.

Recovering from that proved difficult for Bradford, who would finish the following season in 11^th place, despite losing just two of their opening 12 fixtures and keeping touching distance with the play-offs the entire time McCall was in-charge.

However, after five straight defeats, McCall was out in February.

He left with an average of 1.61 points from 96 fixtures. 

We now move onto the two men that are currently in-charge of Bradford, Sellars and Trueman.

As things stand, their permanent record isn’t anything to write home about really, but in their interim spell in-charge of Bradford, they oversaw a club-record PPG record.

They averaged 2.33 Points Per Game, leading Bradford away from the League Two relegation zone and even into the conversation surrounding the play-offs.

Things have declined slightly since taking charge permanently, but there’s no denying that Sellars and Trueman have had a positive impact on the Bantams and are taking the club in the right direction.