He scored four goals in 45 appearances in the 2001–02 campaign as Barnsley were relegated in 23rd-place after going through three managers in Nigel Spackman, Glyn Hodges and Steve Parkin; his goals came in victories over Sheffield Wednesday and Stockport County and draws with Burnley and Rotherham United. He also received the fifth and sixth red cards of his career, in defeats away to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra, leaving him as the club record-holder for red cards. He scored two goals in 36 Second Division matches in the 2002–03 season, with both goals coming in a 3–2 home victory over Cardiff City on 9 November.