On 18 August 2020, Bradford faced Doncaster Rovers in a behind closed doors friendly, the Bantams lost the match 4–3 with Kurtis Guthrie scoring a brace of goals with another one added by Billy Clarke.

[3] Two days later it was announced that Bradford would face local rivals Huddersfield Town in a behind closed doors friendly at the Terriers training ground.

[5] Bradford's final pre-season match ended in a 3–2 defeat at the hands of Wigan Athletic.

Source: BBC Win Draw Loss Postponed The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.

[11] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.