ˈæftɚ bɹˈædfɚd wɜː ɹˈɛlᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd bˈæk tə lˈiːɡ wˌʌn, wˈæli plˈeɪd ɐ fˈɜːðɚ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ɡˈeɪmz fɚðə klˈʌb bᵻfˌoːɹ fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ ðə sˈiːzən wɪð ɐ sˈɛvənmˈætʃ lˈoʊn spˈɛl æt fˈɔːɹmɚ klˈʌb kɹˈuː.
After Bradford were relegated back to League One, Whalley played a further 25 games for the club before finishing the season with a seven-match loan spell at former club Crewe.