Bradford City transfer latest: Wing-back joins League Two club as Bantams continue to realign squad
BRADFORD City wing-back Lewis Richards has completed a permanent move to League Two outfit Crawley Town – as the Bantams continue to re-align their squad during the winter window.
The former Wolves man is the latest departure following on from the exits of Brad Halliday and Andy Cook, who moved to Dundee and Grimsby Town respectively earlier this week.
Alex Pattison has linked up with Walsall, while loanee Tom McIntyre has returned to Portsmouth.
On the incoming front, City have brought in Newcastle United loan duo Joe White and Harrison Ashby and Oxford United attacking midfielder Louie Sibley already this month.
Liverpool-born Richards – who had time on loan earlier in his career at Harrogate Town - made 64 appearances in total for the club, scoring three goals.
He spent two-and-a-half seasons at Valley Parade after joining in August 2023, penning an initial two-year deal, with the option of a further season in claret and amber.
The 24-year-old, who represented Republic of Ireland at youth level and won Wolves’ Academy Player of the Year award in 2019, struggled with injury issues for spells of his time at the club and made just four appearances in 2025-26, with none arriving in the league.