Michael Boulding scored the decisive goal as Mansfield boosted their survival chances.

Nathan Arnold put the Stags in front after 15 minutes, firing home after good work from leading scorer Boulding.

Barry Conlon equalised against his old club with a looping header from Paul Heckingbottom's cross.

But Boulding earned all three points for the visitors with the winning goal after 52 minutes, the striker pouncing on Matt Hamshaw's knock-down.

Interview: Mansfield caretaker manager Paul Holland

Bradford: Loach, Williams, Wetherall, Moncur, Heckingbottom, Colbeck (Topp 68), Evans (Penford 62), Johnson, Rhodes (Daley 71), Conlon, Thorne.
Subs Not Used: Bower, Nix.

Goals: Conlon 45.

Mansfield: White, Jelleyman, Baptiste, Buxton, Mullins, Atkinson (Louis 64), Dawson, D'Laryea (Martin 90), Hamshaw (Briggs 76), Michael Boulding, Arnold.
Subs Not Used: Rory Boulding, Wood.

Goals: Arnold 14, Michael Boulding 51.

Att: 13,611

Ref: Scott Mathieson (Cheshire).