JAMES Vaughan admits it will be an honour to captain City – but insists they will need a team of leaders to conquer League Two.

Gary Bowyer is yet to officially name his skipper for the new season but Vaughan is expected to get the nod.

The former Premier League striker wore the armband again in the friendly with Wigan and is already embracing his role as one of the figureheads in the squad.

Vaughan said: “I’m honoured to have it. It’s a massive club and there are some great lads in that changing room.

“For the gaffer to give me that honour, I’ll treat it with the respect it deserves.

“It will be great if I end up getting it. But for me, we need more than just one captain out there.

“It’s going to be a season of everyone getting together and fighting for each other. Do that and I’m sure it can be a successful one.”

Frontmen Clayton Donaldson, Eoin Doyle and Vaughan are the most senior heads in the City ranks and he hopes their experience can rub off on younger team-mates.

“We should be shouldering that responsibility,” he added. “It’s a young squad and the team needs to look up to players like us.

“We need to show an example and lead from the front. If we can do that, I’m sure the lads behind will follow us.

“We have been getting around the lads and they’ve really bought into it.

“It’s not going to be just two or three of us this season. It will be down to everyone buying into it.

“The talent is there for everyone to see. If we can get the other side of it and put in the hard work, it should be enjoyable.”

City play their penultimate pre-season friendly tonight at Garry Thompson’s Bradford (Park Avenue).

Having fielded trialists in the two previous midweek games against Brighouse and Eccleshill, Bowyer is expected to name a strong team with the new campaign only 11 days away.

Vaughan said: “It’s coming together. At this moment in time it’s about figuring out our best team and personnel.

“We’re working hard and the gaffer has got us going well.

“Saturday was a very good work-out against Wigan. It was important to test ourselves against a good opponent.

“I’m looking forward to the season. If I’m honest, if the club didn’t have that expectation to be in a higher league then I wouldn’t have wanted to join.

“That was the main reason I came. I’m still ambitious.

“I know this club is definitely not a League Two club but we have to prove that.

“I strongly believe in the players we’ve got and the manager. Get the fans onside and we’ve got the recipe for a great club.”