2001–02 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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Bradford City
2001-02 season
ChairmanGeoffrey Richmond
ManagerJim Jefferies (until 24 December)
Steve Smith (caretaker)
Nicky Law (from 1 January)
StadiumValley Parade
First Division15th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Eoin Jess (14)

All:
Eoin Jess (14)

During the 2001–02 English football season, Bradford City competed in the First Division.

Season summary[]

In the 2001–02 season, Bradford had high hopes of a return to the top flight following relegation last season but it didn't materialise and on 24 December after an inconsistent run of results, boss Jim Jefferies resigned much to the chairman's fury, who branded Jefferies a "quitter".[1] Chesterfield boss Nicky Law was then installed as their new manager on 1 January on a two-and-a-half year contract and his assistant Ian Banks joined amongst the coaching staff.[2] Results didn't improve too much though and Bradford ended up finishing in a disappointing 15th place.

Kit[]

Bradford City's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, BCFC Leisure, and sponsored by Bradford-based car dealership JCT600.[3]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Sheffield United 46 15 15 16 53 54 −1 60
14 Watford 46 16 11 19 62 56 +6 59
15 Bradford City 46 15 10 21 69 76 −7 55
16 Nottingham Forest 46 12 18 16 50 51 −1 54
17 Portsmouth 46 13 14 19 60 72 −12 53
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD) when the goal difference between a certain number of teams is tied.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 15 10 21 69 76  −7 55 10 1 12 41 39  +2 5 9 9 28 37  −9
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHHAHAAHHHAAAHHAAHAAHHAAHHHAHAAAHHAHHAAHAHAHA
ResultWWWLDWDLLWLLLLWDDWWDLLWLLLLWDLWLWWLLLLDDWDLWLD
Position211462259891214151313131211111115121516171717161617171616161717171717171516151615
Source: 11v11.com: 2001-02 Bradford City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Bradford City's score comes first[4]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 2001 Barnsley H 4–0 16,367 Ward (2 pens), Jess, Carbone
18 August 2001 Portsmouth A 1–0 17,239 Jess
24 August 2001 Coventry City H 2–1 15,085 Myers, Locke
2 September 2001 Burnley H 2–3 17,547 Ward, McCall
8 September 2001 Sheffield United A 2–2 17,394 Jess, Tod
14 September 2001 Gillingham H 5–1 14,101 Wetherall, Tod, Jess, Blake, Carbone
17 September 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 18,012 Carbone
20 September 2001 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 28,546
25 September 2001 Stockport County H 2–4 12,940 Carbone, Myers
29 September 2001 Grimsby Town H 3–2 13,778 Blake, Jess, Ward
13 October 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–3 16,878
16 October 2001 Crystal Palace A 0–2 15,721
20 October 2001 Birmingham City A 0–4 25,011
23 October 2001 Millwall A 1–3 11,071 Locke
27 October 2001 Watford H 4–3 16,860 Etherington, Jess (3)
30 October 2001 Wimbledon H 3–3 18,255 Tod (2), Jess
2 November 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 2–2 6,597 Blake, McCall
10 November 2001 Norwich City A 4–1 17,414 Jess, Blake (2, 1 pen), Bower
17 November 2001 Walsall H 2–0 14,251 Jess, Juanjo
20 November 2001 Preston North End A 1–1 13,763 Blake
24 November 2001 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 18,910
1 December 2001 Millwall H 1–2 14,148 Blake
8 December 2001 Rotherham United H 3–1 14,529 Blake (2, 1 pen), Ward
16 December 2001 Manchester City A 1–3 30,749 Dunne (own goal)
23 December 2001 Coventry City A 0–4 14,977
26 December 2001 Sheffield United H 1–2 18,869 Ward
29 December 2001 Crystal Palace H 1–2 14,233 Blake
12 January 2002 Portsmouth H 3–1 14,306 Grant, Sharpe (pen), Halle
19 January 2002 Barnsley A 3–3 13,856 Sharpe, Ward (2)
29 January 2002 Preston North End H 0–1 15,217
2 February 2002 Grimsby Town A 1–0 5,054 Carbone
16 February 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–3 21,935 Ward
23 February 2002 Gillingham A 4–0 7,789 Patterson (own goal), Ward, Lawrence, Cadamarteri
26 February 2002 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 13,505 Jess, Lawrence
2 March 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–2 16,904
5 March 2002 Stockport County A 0–1 4,148
8 March 2002 Manchester City H 0–2 18,168
12 March 2002 Birmingham City H 1–3 13,105 Jess
16 March 2002 Rotherham United A 1–1 7,182 Jacobs
20 March 2002 Burnley A 1–1 19,479 Jørgensen
23 March 2002 Crewe Alexandra H 2–0 12,846 Wetherall, McCall
29 March 2002 Watford A 0–0 14,001
1 April 2002 Norwich City H 0–1 14,143
6 April 2002 Wimbledon A 2–1 5,595 Jess, Bower
13 April 2002 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 20,209
21 April 2002 Walsall A 2–2 8,079 Cadamarteri, Uhlenbeek (own goal)

FA Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2002 Walsall A 0–2 4,509

League Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 21 August 2001 Macclesfield Town A 2–1 (a.e.t.) 2,526 Tod, McCall
R2 11 September 2001 Rotherham United A 4–0 3,539 Blake (2, 1 pen), Tod, Lawrence
R3 9 October 2001 Watford A 1–4 8,613 Ward (pen)

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Gary Walsh
2 DF England ENG Peter Atherton
3 DF England ENG Andy Myers
4 MF Scotland SCO Stuart McCall (captain)[note 1]
5 DF England ENG David Wetherall
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Whalley[note 2]
7 MF Jamaica JAM Jamie Lawrence[note 3]
9 FW England ENG Ashley Ward
10 FW Italy ITA Benito Carbone
11 MF Scotland SCO Eoin Jess
12 DF Netherlands NED Robert Molenaar
14 MF Scotland SCO Gary Locke
15 MF Spain ESP Juanjo
16 MF England ENG Lee Sharpe
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 GK Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison[note 4]
18 DF Norway NOR Gunnar Halle
19 MF Denmark DEN Claus Bech Jørgensen
20 DF Scotland SCO Andy Tod
22 DF England ENG Wayne Jacobs
23 DF England ENG Mark Bower
24 FW England ENG Gareth Grant
27 GK England ENG Mark Prudhoe
29 GK Scotland SCO Alan Combe (on loan from Dundee United)
30 DF England ENG Simon Grayson (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
31 FW England ENG Danny Cadamarteri
32 MF England ENG Andy Lee
33 DF England ENG Lewis Emanuel
39 MF England ENG Tom Kearney

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 FW England ENG Robbie Blake (to Burnley)
13 GK England ENG Matt Clarke (to Crystal Palace)
21 MF England ENG Lee Makel (to Livingston)
25 MF England ENG Matthew Etherington (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Scotland SCO Steven Caldwell (on loan from Newcastle United)
28 GK England ENG Carl Muggleton (on loan from Cheltenham Town)
31 FW England ENG Kingsley Jones (released)
34 MF South Africa RSA Adam Hardy (released)

Reserve squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 MF England ENG Michael Standing
35 GK England ENG Jon Worsnopp
36 MF England ENG Craig Fishlock
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF England ENG Robert Morgan
38 FW England ENG Danny Forrest

Notes[]

  1. ^ McCall was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in March 1988.
  2. ^ Whalley was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at B level.
  3. ^ Lawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in February 2001.
  4. ^ Davison was born in Sedgefield, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in April 1996.

References[]

  1. ^ "Richmond blasts Jefferies". BBC Sport. 30 December 2001. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Law moves to Bradford". BBC Sport. 1 January 2002. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Bradford_City/Bradford_City.htm Historical Bradford City kits
  4. ^ "Bradford City results for the 2001-2002 season". statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Bradford City - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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