CITY have announced the appointment of two new coaches as part of a restructure of their academy.

Jordan Broadbent returns to the club as lead youth development phase (YDP) coach, a role he held prior to a spell with Barnsley.

Jordan Davison arrives as head of academy analysis to fill the gap left by Scott Dyer’s promotion to the first-team set-up. Davison has previously worked with Newcastle and Wolves.

Broadbent will assist in the coaching of one of two under-18s sides the Bantams will field this season, alongside Ryan Farrell who has been promoted to the position of professional development phase (PDP) support coach.

The second of City’s under-18 sides will see up to three players in the under-19 age group permitted per match and will continue to be led by senior technical and tactical coach Martin Drury, who will oversee the professional development phase alongside head of coaching Lewis Nightingale.

Further full-time appointments in the academy include Jack Newbery, who will work alongside Josh Coulson in the performance department in aiming to bring the best out of those in the club’s YDP and PDP.

Broadbent, aged 35, said: “I am delighted to be back at Bradford City, and am very excited for the challenge ahead, leading the YDP and coaching in the PDP.

“It promises to be a really interesting year, with what is a new under-17s and under-19s programme.

“From my time here before, I know there are some extremely talented players within the academy, many of which I have worked with already. This is credit to all the staff who have laid the foundations before me.

“Bradford City is renowned for producing young players and giving them a genuine pathway through to the first team.

“I hope to add more value along the way and carry on the fantastic work the staff here are already performing.”

Davison, who is 22, added: “During the recruitment process, it was clear to me that the club and staff were highly ambitious in progressing the academy, which made it extremely attractive for me to join.

“Bradford City has a rich history of developing talented players and coaches through its academy system, and it is my job to support and optimise the learning process and performance of both our young players and coaches - with the use of video and statistical analysis.”

City’s academy manager, Neil Matthews, said: “Firstly, Ryan Farrell has put in an awful lot of good, hard work over the past few years, to progress from the YDP to the PDP.

“The amount of locally-based players who have all come through our academy to become first-year scholars is testament to his efforts. He deserves the opportunity to progress into what will be another good challenge for him.

“Jordan Broadbent has stepped into Ryan’s role with a lot of experience in the YDP, which is a very important aspect of the job. He understands and has worked with the current under-16s previously, when here before.

“He is most certainly the best person for the job, and will work closely with Ryan in helping the next group of scholars come through, ahead of the 2022/23 season.

“Jordan Davison has been given the opportunity as the stand-out candidate from a number of applications we received.

“He fills a great role in football with a lot of potential, which is shown by Scott Dyer’s progression to the first team, just a few months into his full-time job.

“We wanted another full-time analyst in, and Jordan has a lot of similar, impressive attributes.

“He is very driven and has experience at some great clubs. We feel he will add to what we have got currently and are looking forward to welcoming him on board.

“Over the past year or so, a lot of discussion has taken place with EFL, in consultation with category-three academy sides. The intention was to give more opportunities to category-three clubs, with an under-17s and under-19s model.

“This will give under-19s who are not getting game time in the first team an opportunity to impress, while aiding the development of players in the YDP.”