Jackson Cancels Kenny Strike as Bradford City Hold Bolton in League One Draw

Bradford City AFC battled back to secure a 1-1 home draw against Bolton Wanderers FC in League One on matchday 45, with both goals arriving in an eventful final 20 minutes.

After a tight first hour with no scoring, Bolton broke the deadlock in the 72nd minute. Johnny Kenny finished off a move for the visitors, converting after good work from Mason Burstow, to give Bolton a 1-0 lead and briefly tilt the contest in their favour.

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Bradford responded with a double substitution on 65 minutes, introducing Nick Powell for Josh Neufville and Will Swan for Jenson Metcalfe in an attempt to spark the attack. The pressure eventually told in the 80th minute when Kayden Jackson struck the equaliser. The forward levelled the match at 1-1 with a goal created by defender Curtis Tilt, ensuring the hosts took something from the game.

Discipline played a visible role, particularly for Bradford in the first half. Josh Neufville picked up a yellow card on 15 minutes, followed by a booking for Joe Wright in the 36th minute. Bolton’s cautions came later, with George Johnston carded in the 79th minute and Chris Forino-Joseph shown yellow on 90 minutes as the visitors looked to protect their point.

Bolton made late changes as they chased a winner, bringing on Thierry Gale for Ibrahim Cissoko and Kyle Dempsey for Josh Sheehan in the 87th minute, before John McAtee replaced goalscorer Kenny on 90 minutes. Neither side, however, could find a decisive goal in the closing stages.

The result leaves both teams sharing the points near the end of the regular League One season. More detailed match statistics, lineups and minute-by-minute events were not available at the time of writing.

For further information on the competition and teams, visit the League One page, Bradford City, and Bolton Wanderers, or see the full match overview here.

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League One Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Lincoln City FC	46	31	10	5	89	41	48	103	W W W D W
2	Cardiff City FC	46	27	10	9	90	50	40	91	L W W W D
3	Stockport County FC	46	22	11	13	71	58	13	77	W L W L D
4	Bradford City AFC	46	22	11	13	58	51	7	77	W D D D L
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	19	18	9	70	52	18	75	L D D W L
6	Stevenage FC	46	21	12	13	49	46	3	75	W D W D L
7	Luton Town FC	46	21	11	14	68	56	12	74	W W W D W
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	22	7	17	75	63	12	73	W W D W D
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	18	13	15	74	64	10	67	W L D D D
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	16	17	13	62	50	12	65	W D W W D
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	17	12	17	69	58	11	63	W L L D L
12	Reading FC	46	16	15	15	64	60	4	63	L D L L L
13	Blackpool FC	46	17	9	20	54	65	-11	60	W W W W L
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	17	9	20	50	69	-19	60	W D L W W
15	Barnsley FC	46	15	14	17	68	73	-5	59	L W L L D
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	14	14	18	49	58	-9	56	L L D W W
17	Burton Albion FC	46	13	15	18	50	60	-10	54	D D D W D
18	Peterborough United FC	46	15	8	23	64	68	-4	53	L D L D L
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	-21	53	L W L L L
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	14	10	22	59	71	-12	52	D L L D L
21	Exeter City FC	46	12	13	21	52	61	-9	49	L D D D W
22	Port Vale FC	46	10	12	24	36	61	-25	42	L W L L D
23	Rotherham United FC	46	10	11	25	41	71	-30	41	L D L W L
24	Northampton Town FC	46	9	8	29	39	74	-35	35	L L L L L