# 2001–02 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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 did not 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". 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. 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.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: 2001-02 Football League First Division table

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |

## Results

Bradford City's score comes first

### 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
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 | ENG | Gary Walsh |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Peter Atherton |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Myers |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Stuart McCall (captain) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | David Wetherall |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Gareth Whalley |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Jamie Lawrence |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ashley Ward |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Benito Carbone |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Eoin Jess |
| 12 | DF | NED | Robert Molenaar |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Gary Locke |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Juanjo |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Lee Sharpe |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | GK | NIR | Aidan Davison |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Gunnar Halle |
| 19 | MF | DEN | Claus Bech Jørgensen |
| 20 | DF | SCO | Andy Tod |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Wayne Jacobs |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Mark Bower |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Gareth Grant |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Mark Prudhoe |
| 29 | GK | SCO | Alan Combe (on loan from Dundee United) |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Simon Grayson (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Danny Cadamarteri |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Andy Lee |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Lewis Emanuel |
| 39 | MF | 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 | ENG | Robbie Blake (to Burnley) |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Matt Clarke (to Crystal Palace) |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Lee Makel (to Livingston) |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Matthew Etherington (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | DF | SCO | Steven Caldwell (on loan from Newcastle United) |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Carl Muggleton (on loan from Cheltenham Town) |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Kingsley Jones (released) |
| 34 | MF | 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 | ENG | Michael Standing |
| 35 | GK | ENG | Jon Worsnopp |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Craig Fishlock |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Robert Morgan |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Danny Forrest |