On the eve of the Bantams Coca-Cola League 2 match with Accrington Stanley, Stuart McCall has moved to bring in Norwich City winger Simon Whaley.

Whaley joins City on loan until January 2 from the Canaries and will go straight into squad to face Accrington this weekend.

The former Preston North End man has spent the last two months on loan with League 2 rivals Rochdale, but with the Lancashire club unable to agreed a deal to extend Whaley's stay at Spotland, McCall has jumped in quickly to bring him to the Coral Windows Stadium.

His time at Spotland was short but successful for both Whaley and Rochdale as his two goals and two assists in nine appearances helped Keith Hill's side climb to third in the League 2 table.

City's boss will be understandably delighted with the capture of Whaley after earlier in the week expressing his desire to add to his attacking ranks.

The 24 year old will head to Valley Parade with a glowing reputation.

Comfortable on either wing, Whaley is blessed with pace and no little amount of skill to help him open up opposition defences. He also has an eye for goal, scoring 28 times in his short career.

Whaley also heads to Bradford with a proven track record, having still been playing at Championship level as late as May of this year with former side Preston.

Born in Bolton, he started his career with local side Bury, quickly becoming a firm favourite with the Shakers fans.

In January 2006, Preston stumped up nearly £300,000 for the winger's services to bring him to Deepdale.

He would go on to spend three years and features over 120 times for the Lilywhites, including in the Championship Play-Off Semi-Finals of 2006, before his summer transfer to Norwich.

Having already featured for Norwich City in the competition, Whaley will be cup-tied for the Bantams Johnstone's Paint Trophy Area Semi-Final at Carlisle United.

He will wear squad number 27 during his time at Valley Parade this season.