Substitute Clarke Oduor’s late equaliser earned Bradford a 2-2 League Two draw after Barrow threatened to grab a comeback win.
Oduor had been introduced only a minute earlier when he punished a sloppy home defence to score at the second attempt, four minutes from time.
Bradford shrugged off an early game ending problem for star striker, Andy Cook, to grab a 23rd-minute lead.
The 15-goal marksman limped off with a serious-looking leg injury but Lewis Richards netted his first ever EFL goal to restore away morale.
The Bantams continued to dominate and looked set to lead at half-time.
Instead, Aden Baldwin needlessly collided into Andy Dallas and the Barrow striker converted the resulting penalty in the second minute of first-half stoppage-time.
The second half was more equal but – after Ben Jackson’s free-kick was saved by Sam Walker – Emile Acquah shot through the goalkeeper’s legs from Elliot Newby’s assist, 12 minutes from time.
With a second-successive home win on the cards, Barrow’s tendency to concede late goals surfaced again when Oduor equalised but they held on for a point and moved up two places to 15th, while Bradford sit ninth.
