Bradford Bulls
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| Full name | Bradford Bulls Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Bulls Northern |
| Short name | Bradford Bulls |
| Website | (www.bradfordbulls.co.uk) |
| Colours |
 White, Black, Red and Gold |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Current details | |
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| Chairman | Graham Lowe |
| Coach | Geoff Toovey |
| Captain | Leon Pryce |
| 2016 season | 5th |
 Current season
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| Records | |
| Championships | 6 (1980, 1981, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005) |
| Challenge Cups | 5 (1944, 1947, 1949, 2000, 2003) |
| World Club Challenges | 3 (2002, 2004, 2006) |
Bradford Bulls R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, which currently plays in the Championship. They have won the Challenge Cup five times, the league championship six times and the World Club Challenge three times. Bradford play their home games at Odsal Stadium. The team jersey is white with red, amber and black chevrons.
In 1907, founder member of the Rugby Football League (RFL) Bradford F.C. switched codes to association football, and Bradford Northern (later Bradford Bulls) was formed by members who wished to continue rugby. Bradford Northern were renamed Bradford Bulls in 1996, at the start of Super League. Bradford's main rivalry was with Leeds; they also had rivalries with Huddersfield and Halifax.
The club entered administration in 2012, and again in 2014 and 2016. Despite several bids to take over the club, none of the bids were accepted by the administrators and on 3 January 2017 the club went into liquidation. Immediately the RFL announced the criteria and invited bids to form a "new club" , which ultimately acted as an immediate resurrection of the Bulls which retained the history, club colours, badge, home stadium and a several players from the 2016 squad. Due to the administration and liquidation, the club started the 2017 season with a 12-point deduction.
The original Bradford Football Club was formed in 1863 and played rugby football, subsequently joining the Rugby Football Union. Initially the club played at Horton Cricket Ground, All Saints Road but were asked to leave because of damage to the pitch. They then moved to Laisteridge Lane and later North Park Road in Manningham. A nomadic existence continued as they then went on to Peel Park, then Girlington and Apperley Bridge.
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