2001–02 Bradford City A.F.C. season explained

Club:Bradford City
Season:2001-02
Manager:Jim Jefferies (until 24 December)
Steve Smith (caretaker)
Nicky Law (from 1 January)
Chairman:Geoffrey Richmond
Stadium:Valley Parade
League:First Division
League Result:15th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
League Topscorer:
Eoin Jess (14)
Season Topscorer:
Eoin Jess (14)
Prevseason:2000–01
Nextseason:2002–03

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".[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

Results summary
Results by round

Results

Bradford City's score comes first[4]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2001 BarnsleyH4–016,367Ward (2 pens), Jess, Carbone
18 August 2001 PortsmouthA1–017,239Jess
24 August 2001 Coventry CityH2–115,085Myers, Locke
2 September 2001 BurnleyH2–317,547Ward, McCall
8 September 2001 Sheffield UnitedA2–217,394Jess, Tod
14 September 2001 GillinghamH5–114,101Wetherall, Tod, Jess, Blake, Carbone
17 September 2001 Sheffield WednesdayA1–118,012Carbone
20 September 2001 Nottingham ForestA0–128,546
25 September 2001 Stockport CountyH2–412,940Carbone, Myers
29 September 2001 Grimsby TownH3–213,778Blake, Jess, Ward
13 October 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–316,878
16 October 2001 Crystal PalaceA0–215,721
20 October 2001 Birmingham CityA0–425,011
23 October 2001 MillwallA1–311,071Locke
27 October 2001 WatfordH4–316,860Etherington, Jess (3)
30 October 2001 WimbledonH3–318,255Tod (2), Jess
2 November 2001 Crewe AlexandraA2–26,597Blake, McCall
10 November 2001 Norwich CityA4–117,414Jess, Blake (2, 1 pen), Bower
17 November 2001 WalsallH2–014,251Jess, Juanjo
20 November 2001 Preston North EndA1–113,763Blake
24 November 2001 West Bromwich AlbionA0–118,910
1 December 2001 MillwallH1–214,148Blake
8 December 2001 Rotherham UnitedH3–114,529Blake (2, 1 pen), Ward
16 December 2001 Manchester CityA1–330,749Dunne (own goal)
23 December 2001 Coventry CityA0–414,977
26 December 2001 Sheffield UnitedH1–218,869Ward
29 December 2001 Crystal PalaceH1–214,233Blake
12 January 2002 PortsmouthH3–114,306Grant, Sharpe (pen), Halle
19 January 2002 BarnsleyA3–313,856Sharpe, Ward (2)
29 January 2002 Preston North EndH0–115,217
2 February 2002 Grimsby TownA1–05,054Carbone
16 February 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–321,935Ward
23 February 2002 GillinghamA4–07,789Patterson (own goal), Ward, Lawrence, Cadamarteri
26 February 2002 Nottingham ForestH2–113,505Jess, Lawrence
2 March 2002 Sheffield WednesdayH0–216,904
5 March 2002 Stockport CountyA0–14,148
8 March 2002 Manchester CityH0–218,168
12 March 2002 Birmingham CityH1–313,105Jess
16 March 2002 Rotherham UnitedA1–17,182Jacobs
20 March 2002 BurnleyA1–119,479Jørgensen
23 March 2002 Crewe AlexandraH2–012,846Wetherall, McCall
29 March 2002 WatfordA0–014,001
1 April 2002 Norwich CityH0–114,143
6 April 2002 WimbledonA2–15,595Jess, Bower
13 April 2002 West Bromwich AlbionH0–120,209
21 April 2002 WalsallA2–28,079Cadamarteri, Uhlenbeek (own goal)

FA Cup

See main article: 2001–02 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R38 January 2002 WalsallA0–24,509

League Cup

See main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R121 August 2001 Macclesfield TownA2–1 (a.e.t.)2,526Tod, McCall
R211 September 2001 Rotherham UnitedA4–03,539Blake (2, 1 pen), Tod, Lawrence
R39 October 2001 WatfordA1–48,613Ward (pen)

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[5] [6]

Reserve squad

Notes and References

  1. News: Richmond blasts Jefferies. BBC Sport. 5 June 2020. 30 December 2001.
  2. News: Law moves to Bradford. BBC Sport. 5 June 2020. 1 January 2002.
  3. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Bradford_City/Bradford_City.htm Historical Bradford City kits
  4. Web site: Bradford City results for the 2001-2002 season. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322185408/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bradford-city/2001-2002/results. 2016-03-22. statto.com.
  5. Web site: FootballSquads - Bradford City - 2001/02. www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  6. 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.