2001–02 Stockport County F.C. season

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Stockport County
2001–02 season
ChairmanBrendan Elwood
ManagerAndy Kilner (until 29 October)
Craig Madden (caretaker until 6 November)
Carlton Palmer (player-manager from 6 November)
StadiumEdgeley Park
First Division24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Beckett (7)
All: Beckett/Taylor (7)
Average home league attendance6,245

During the 2001–02 English football season, Stockport County competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[edit]

The 2001–02 season turned out to be the Stockport's worst ever season at the time. With Stockport already bottom of the league, a 4–0 home defeat to Millwall saw manager Kilner sacked.[1] Shortly after he was replaced with former England international Carlton Palmer.[2] A 2–1 win over Norwich gave them some hope, but Stockport then went on to lose 11 matches in a row, another unwanted club record. The Hatters picked up just 3 more wins during the rest of the season (one of these being another unforgettable 2–1 victory over Manchester City, having been 1–0 down with just 5 minutes left) finishing the season with just 26 points, going down on 16 March, the quickest post-war relegation.

Final league table[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C, P) 46 31 6 9 108 52 +56 99 Promotion to the Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 27 8 11 61 29 +32 89
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 25 11 10 76 43 +33 86 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Millwall 46 22 11 13 69 48 +21 77
5 Birmingham City (O, P) 46 21 13 12 70 49 +21 76
6 Norwich City 46 22 9 15 60 51 +9 75
7 Burnley 46 21 12 13 70 62 +8 75
8 Preston North End 46 20 12 14 71 59 +12 72
9 Wimbledon 46 18 13 15 63 57 +6 67
10 Crystal Palace 46 20 6 20 70 62 +8 66
11 Coventry City 46 20 6 20 59 53 +6 66
12 Gillingham 46 18 10 18 64 67 −3 64
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
18 Walsall 46 13 12 21 51 71 −20 51
19 Grimsby Town 46 12 14 20 50 72 −22 50
20 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 14 20 49 71 −22 50
21 Rotherham United 46 10 19 17 52 66 −14 49
22 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 12 13 21 47 76 −29 49 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Barnsley (R) 46 11 15 20 59 86 −27 48
24 Stockport County (R) 46 6 8 32 42 102 −60 26
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results[edit]

Stockport County's score comes first[3]

Legend[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[edit]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 2001 Coventry City H 0–2 9,329
18 August 2001 Crystal Palace A 1–4 15,760 Fradin
25 August 2001 Portsmouth H 0–1 5,090
27 August 2001 Birmingham City A 1–2 18,478 Kuqi (pen)
8 September 2001 Barnsley A 2–2 11,192 Flynn, Taylor
15 September 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 20,742 Kuqi, Taylor
18 September 2001 Sheffield United H 1–2 5,137 Roget (pen)
22 September 2001 Grimsby Town H 3–3 7,834 Hardy (2), Wilbraham
25 September 2001 Bradford City A 4–2 12,940 Hurst (2), Taylor (2)
29 September 2001 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 17,584 Flynn
13 October 2001 Manchester City A 2–2 34,214 Hurst, Kuqi (pen)
16 October 2001 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 6,052 Fradin
20 October 2001 Rotherham United H 0–1 6,616
24 October 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 0–0 6,679
27 October 2001 Millwall H 0–4 5,371
30 October 2001 Walsall H 0–2 4,553
3 November 2001 Preston North End A 0–6 13,776
10 November 2001 Watford A 1–1 12,576 Robinson (own goal)
15 November 2001 Norwich City H 2–1 6,551 Hurst, Palmer
24 November 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–5 17,365
27 November 2001 Gillingham H 0–2 4,854
1 December 2001 Crewe Alexandra H 0–1 5,308
8 December 2001 Wimbledon H 1–2 4,673 Wilbraham
15 December 2001 Burnley A 2–3 15,526 McSheffrey, Kuqi (pen)
22 December 2001 Portsmouth A 0–2 13,887
26 December 2001 Barnsley H 1–3 6,885 Kuqi
29 December 2001 Birmingham City H 0–3 5,827
1 January 2002 West Bromwich Albion A 0–4 20,541
13 January 2002 Crystal Palace H 0–1 5,541
19 January 2002 Coventry City A 0–0 12,448
29 January 2002 Gillingham A 3–3 7,217 Beckett (2), Ross
2 February 2002 Nottingham Forest H 1–3 6,513 Palmer
9 February 2002 Rotherham United A 2–3 6,413 Hardiker, Delaney
23 February 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–4 8,481 Beckett
26 February 2002 Grimsby Town A 1–3 6,836 Palmer
2 March 2002 Sheffield United A 0–3 15,642
5 March 2002 Bradford City H 1–0 4,148 Beckett
9 March 2002 Burnley H 0–2 6,410
16 March 2002 Wimbledon A 1–3 5,224 Daly
19 March 2002 Manchester City H 2–1 9,537 Hardiker (2)
23 March 2002 Preston North End H 0–2 6,139
30 March 2002 Millwall A 0–3 13,570
1 April 2002 Watford H 2–1 4,086 McLachlan, Beckett
6 April 2002 Walsall A 0–1 6,322
13 April 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–1 8,706 Wilbraham, Beckett (2)
21 April 2002 Norwich City A 0–2 20,897

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 16 January 2002 Bolton Wanderers H 1–4 5,821 Daly (pen)

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 21 August 2001 Carlisle United H 3–0 2,075 Kuqi, Taylor (2)
R2 12 September 2001 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 (lost 7–8 on pens) 5,432 Taylor

Squad[edit]

[4] 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 Wales WAL Lee Jones
2 DF Finland FIN Petri Helin
3 DF England ENG Peter Clark
4 DF England ENG Dave Challinor
6 FW England ENG Kevin Ellison
7 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer
10 DF England ENG John Hardiker
11 MF England ENG Colin Woodthorpe
12 MF England ENG Ali Gibb
13 GK Wales WAL Andy Dibble
15 MF France FRA Karim Fradin
16 DF England ENG Leo Roget
17 FW England ENG Neil Hardy
18 DF England ENG Aaron Lescott
19 FW England ENG Aaron Wilbraham
20 MF England ENG David Smith
21 MF Sweden SWE Jonas Larsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF England ENG Keith Briggs
25 FW England ENG Luke Beckett
26 DF England ENG Glyn Hancock
27 FW England ENG Neil Ross
28 FW England ENG Peter Wild
29 MF England ENG Andy Welsh
30 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Daly
31 GK Wales WAL Sam Turner
32 DF England ENG Robert Clare
33 DF England ENG Andy Thomas
34 MF England ENG Fraser McLachlan
35 DF England ENG Anthony Kielthy
36 FW England ENG Phil Carratt
37 FW England ENG Mark Byrne
38 FW England ENG Chris Williams
41 GK England ENG James Spencer
42 FW England ENG David Holt

Left club during season[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW England ENG Ian Lawson (to Bury)
23 DF England ENG Lee Sandford (on loan from Sheffield United)
22 GK England ENG Tim Flowers (on loan from Leicester City)
8 MF Netherlands NED Richard Sneekes (to Hull City)
6 DF Australia AUS Jason van Blerk (to Wrexham)
25 GK France FRA Pegguy Arphexad (on loan from Liverpool)
37 FW England ENG Glynn Hurst (to Chesterfield)
9 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi (to Sheffield Wednesday)
No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Sweden SWE Fredrik Bryngelsson (Released)
14 MF Finland FIN Jarkko Wiss (to Hibernian)
10 FW England ENG Scott Taylor (to Blackpool)
22 MF England ENG Gary McSheffrey (on loan from Coventry City)
5 DF Wales WAL Mike Flynn (to Barnsley)
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Delaney (on loan from Leicester City)
40 GK England ENG Gary Maguire (Released)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kilner leaves Stockport". BBC Sport. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Stockport appoint Palmer". Telegraph, 6 November 2001. London. 6 November 2001. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Stockport County 2001-2002 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Stockport County - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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