 Bradford started their league season on 11 August 2007 with a 1 – 1 draw with Macclesfield Town , when a crowd of 14 @,@ 345 was inside Valley Parade , 1 @,@ 000 more than was originally announced . The attendance was more than 6 @,@ 000 higher than any other game in the division . Macclesfield had taken the lead , with City equalising shortly before half @-@ time when Guylain Ndumbu @-@ Nsungu scored with a rebound after Barry Conlon 's penalty was saved . Four days later City were at Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers , for the first round of the League Cup . Wolves scored twice in the first five minutes of the second half , and despite Kyle Nix pulling one back for Bradford , City went out 2 – 1 . City 's second league game of the season was the first league game to be played at Shrewsbury Town 's new £ 15m ground the New Meadow , when an early penalty from former City player Dave Hibbert gave the home side a 1 – 0 win . McCall 's first win as manager came in the third game when a debut goal from Luke Medley secured a 2 – 1 victory over Wrexham . 
