Duff set to be appointed Bradford boss

• Published 5 October 2026

Bradford City are set to appoint former Wycombe Wanderers boss Michael Duff as their new manager.

The 48-year-old will replace Graham Alexander at Valley Parade after he left to take over at Championship side Preston North End.

Duff, who has also had spells at Cheltenham Town, Barnsley, Swansea City and Huddersfield Town, was sacked by the Chairboys after a year in charge last month.

The Bantams are second in League One, level on 16 points with leaders Plymouth Argyle who have played a game more.

They travel to League Two Rotherham in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday (19:00 BST) before hosting Leyton Orient in the league on Saturday (15:00 BST).

City see Duff as being capable of continuing the high-energy style of play built around a 3-4-3 formation the team played under Alexander, which took them from League Two to the top end of League One.

After guiding them to their highest-ever EFL finish of 15th in League One in 2021-22 he left to take over Barnsley.

The Reds finished fourth in the third tier but lost to South Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday in the play-off final and Duff was subsequently appointed manager of Championship Swansea.

His spell in South Wales was unsuccessful and he was sacked after just six months in charge in December 2023.

He returned to Yorkshire with Huddersfield Town in May 2024 but was let go in March the following year after four defeats in five games.

Wycombe appointed him as Michael Dodds' successor last September after a winless start to the season and he led them to an 11th-placed finish but was sacked last month after three draws and two defeats in their first five league games of 2026-27.

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