2002–03 Bradford City A.F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Bradford City 2002–03 Nicky Law Gordon Gibb Valley Parade First Division 19th FA Cup Third round League Cup First round Andy Gray (15) Andy Gray (15) 19,088 (vs. Portsmouth, 4 May) 10,615 (vs. Wimbledon, 9 November) 12,500 2001–02 2003–04 During the 2002–03 English football season, Bradford City competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary Just after the end of the previous season, Bradford had been placed into administration, as a result of the collapse of ITV Digital, "six weeks of madness" in the transfer market in 2000 and the collapse of the sale of Benito Carbone (on weekly wages of £40,000) to Middlesbrough. The only way for Bradford, £13 million into debt, to move forward was to going into administration to try and save the club and find a buyer. Cuts had to be made, the most drastic being the cancelling of the contracts of sixteen members of the professional squad, leaving manager Nicky Law with five professionals with a handful of senior appearances among them and sixteen scholars. After a summer of uncertainty, on 1 August the administrators managed to get creditors to accept a Creditors Voluntary Agreement, which would reschedule debts and reinstate the players, who had gone unpaid since April. One player not to return was Benito Carbone, who sacrificed a large chunk of the money owed to him on his contract and moved back to Italy. Chairman Richmond resigned from the board of directors on 10 August, after a reign of eight years. He was replaced as chairman by theme park magnate and new co-owner Gordon Gibb, who, along with Julian Rhodes, had completed a take-over of the club at the 11th hour before Bradford were due to lose their Football League status. On 30 August, agreement was finally reached with the Professional Footballers' Association over payment owed to the players. With agreement having already been made with the creditors, this now allowed the Football League to return Bradford City's share in the League, effectively bringing the club out of administration. With a transfer embargo in place, manager Nicky Law had to show an eye for a bargain and unearthed some raw talent. Youngsters Danny Forrest and Simon Francis emerged while Law worked the loan system to cope with an horrific list of injuries. Bradford eventually finished the season in 19th place; given all that had happened off the field, this was to be considered a success. Claus Jorgensen scored in eight consecutive away matches. Final league table 2002–03 Football League First Division y BRA Results Bradford City's score comes firstBradford City results for the 2002-2003 season http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bradford-city/2002-2003/results live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063016/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bradford-city/2002-2003/results 2016-03-04 statto.com Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 August 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–013,223 13 August 2002 Crystal PalaceA1–115,205Tod 17 August 2002 Stoke CityA1–212,424Gray 24 August 2002 Grimsby TownH0–010,914 26 August 2002 Ipswich TownA2–125,457Evans, Proctor 31 August 2002 Rotherham UnitedH4–212,385Ward (2), Uhlenbeek, Proctor 14 September 2002 WalsallA1–04,678Gray 17 September 2002 Leicester CityA0–424,651 21 September 2002 BurnleyH2–214,561Gray, Proctor 24 September 2002 Coventry CityH1–111,655Evans 28 September 2002 PortsmouthA0–318,459 5 October 2002 Preston North EndH1–113,215Proctor 12 October 2002 Derby CountyH0–013,385 19 October 2002 Sheffield WednesdayA1–217,191Warnock 26 October 2002 Norwich CityH2–112,888Reid (2) 29 October 2002 ReadingA0–112,110 2 November 2002 Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–36,319Gray (2, 1 pen) 9 November 2002 WimbledonH3–510,615Facey, Standing (2) 16 November 2002 Nottingham ForestA0–319,653 23 November 2002 Sheffield UnitedH0–513,364 30 November 2002 MillwallA0–18,510 7 December 2002 GillinghamH1–310,711Gray 14 December 2002 Nottingham ForestH1–012,245Molenaar 21 December 2002 WatfordA0–112,579 26 December 2002 Stoke CityH4–214,575Gray (2, 1 pen), Handyside (own goal), Jørgensen 28 December 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–125,812Jørgensen, Gray 18 January 2003 Rotherham UnitedA2–36,939Jørgensen, Gray (pen) 25 January 2003 Grimsby TownA2–15,582Gray, Jørgensen 1 February 2003 Ipswich TownH2–012,080Jørgensen, Forrest 8 February 2003 WimbledonA2–21,178Jørgensen, Ward 15 February 2003 Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–111,520 22 February 2003 Coventry CityA2–012,525Gray, Jørgensen 1 March 2003 WalsallH1–210,893Forrest 4 March 2003 Leicester CityH0–011,531 8 March 2003 Crystal PalaceH2–111,016Atherton, Francis 15 March 2003 Derby CountyA2–123,735Jørgensen, Lawrence 18 March 2003 Sheffield WednesdayH1–114,452Gray (pen) 22 March 2003 ReadingH0–111,385 25 March 2003 BurnleyA2–011,095Jørgensen, Gray 29 March 2003 Norwich CityA2–318,536Forrest, Jørgensen (pen) 5 April 2003 MillwallH0–110,676 19 April 2003 WatfordH2–111,145Jørgensen, Gray (pen) 21 April 2003 GillinghamA0–16,281 26 April 2003 Preston North EndA0–113,652 29 April 2003 Sheffield UnitedA0–318,297 4 May 2003 PortsmouthH0–519,088 FA Cup 2002–03 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR34 January 2003 West Bromwich AlbionA1–319,909Danks League Cup 2002–03 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR110 September 2002 WrexhamA1–22,232Cadamarteri First-team squad 1 ENG GK Gary Walsh 2 ENG DF Peter Atherton 3 ENG DF Andy Myers 4 ENG MF Tom Kearney 5 ENG DF David Wetherall captain 6 ENG DF Mark Bower 8 ENG FW Danny Cadamarteri 9 ENG FW Ashley Ward 10 WAL MF Paul Evans 11 SCO FW Andy Gray 12 NED DF Robert Molenaar 14 Suriname DF Gus Uhlenbeek 15 ESP MF Juanjo 16 ENG MF Michael Standing 17 NIR GK Aidan Davison 18 ENG DF Lewis Emanuel 19 FRO MF Claus Bech Jørgensen 20 SCO DF Andy Tod 21 ENG MF Andy Lee 22 ENG DF Wayne Jacobs 24 AUS MF Paul Reid 34 ENG DF Simon Francis 35 ENG FW Mark Danks 38 ENG FW Danny Forrest 39 ENG FW Kevin Sanasy 41 ENG MF Tom Penford 43 ENG FW Ben Muirhead 45 NED FW Laurens ten Heuvel on loan from Sheffield United Left club during season 7 JAM MF Jamie Lawrence to Walsall 10 ITA FW Benito Carbone to Como 11 SCO MF Eoin Jess to Nottingham Forest 13 ENG GK Steve Banks on loan from Bolton Wanderers 14 SCO MF Gary Locke to Kilmarnock 23 ENG FW Michael Proctor on loan from Sunderland 25 ENG DF Stephen Warnock on loan from Liverpool 26 ENG GK Dave Beasant to Wigan Athletic 27 ENG MF Harpal Singh on loan from Leeds United 28 GRN FW Delroy Facey on loan from Bolton Wanderers 29 WAL GK Boaz Myhill on loan from Aston Villa 34 ENG FW Damian Hatton retired 37 ENG FW Graeme Tomlinson to Bedford Town 42 ENG GK Neil Bennett to Rochdale Reserve squad 31 ENG MF Craig Fishlock 32 ENG DF Robert Morgan 33 ENG DF Keith Brodie 36 ENG GK Nicky Beach 40 ENG FW Daniel Ekoku 44 ENG DF Frazer McHugh 46 ENG DF Jake Wright Transfers In Steve Banks - Bolton Wanderers, loan Andy Gray - Nottingham Forest Michael Proctor - Sunderland, loan Harpal Singh - Leeds United, loan Stephen Warnock - Liverpool, loan Delroy Facey - Bolton Wanderers, loan Boaz Myhill - Aston Villa, loan Out Jamie Lawrence - Walsall Benito Carbone - Como Eoin Jess - Nottingham Forest Gary Locke - Kilmarnock Dave Beasant - Wigan Athletic Damian Hatton - retired Graeme Tomlinson - Bedford Town Neil Bennett - Rochdale References 32em Category:Bradford City A.F.C. seasons Bradford City