2001–02 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra
2001–02 season
Chairman	John Bowler
Manager	Dario Gradi
Stadium	Gresty Road
First Division	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Hulse (11); All: Hulse (12)
Average home league attendance	7,129

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

Season summary

A disappointing season for Crewe resulted in relegation after five seasons in the second tier of English football. Despite relegation, there was a momentous occasion where Crewe boss Gradi celebrated his 1,000th game in charge of Crewe on 20 November 2001 – an away fixture at Carrow Road, the home of Norwich City.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	46	19	3	1	63	19	12	3	8	45	33	108	52	+56	99
2	West Bromwich Albion	46	15	4	4	36	11	12	4	7	25	18	61	29	+32	89
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	13	4	6	33	18	12	7	4	43	25	76	43	+33	86
4	Millwall	46	15	3	5	43	22	7	8	8	26	26	69	48	+21	77
5	Birmingham City	46	14	4	5	44	20	7	9	7	26	29	70	49	+21	76
6	Norwich City	46	15	6	2	36	16	7	3	13	24	35	60	51	+9	75
7	Burnley	46	11	7	5	39	29	10	5	8	31	33	70	62	+8	75
8	Preston North End	46	13	7	3	45	21	7	5	11	26	38	71	59	+12	72
9	Wimbledon	46	9	8	6	30	22	9	5	9	33	35	63	57	+6	67
10	Crystal Palace	46	13	3	7	42	22	7	3	13	28	40	70	62	+8	66
11	Coventry City	46	12	4	7	33	19	8	2	13	26	34	59	53	+6	66
12	Gillingham	46	12	5	6	38	26	6	5	12	26	41	64	67	–3	64
13	Sheffield United	46	8	8	7	34	30	7	7	9	19	24	53	54	–1	60
14	Watford	46	10	5	8	38	30	6	6	11	24	26	62	56	+6	59
15	Bradford City	46	10	1	12	41	39	5	9	9	28	37	69	76	–7	55
16	Nottingham Forest	46	7	11	5	26	21	5	7	11	24	30	50	51	–1	54
17	Portsmouth	46	9	6	8	36	31	4	8	11	24	41	60	72	–12	53
18	Walsall	46	10	6	7	29	27	3	6	14	22	44	51	71	–20	51
19	Grimsby Town	46	9	7	7	34	28	3	7	13	16	44	50	72	–22	50
20	Sheffield Wednesday	46	6	7	10	28	37	6	7	10	21	34	49	71	–22	50
21	Rotherham United	46	7	13	3	32	29	3	6	14	20	37	52	66	–14	49
22	Crewe Alexandra	46	8	8	7	23	32	4	5	14	24	44	47	76	–29	49
23	Barnsley	46	9	9	5	37	33	2	6	15	22	53	59	86	–27	48
24	Stockport County	46	5	1	17	19	44	1	7	15	23	58	42	102	–60	26

Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Key
	Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
	Promoted to FA Premier League
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
	Relegated

Results

Crewe Alexandra's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 August 2001	Grimsby Town	A	0–1	5,368
18 August 2001	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0–2	7,933
25 August 2001	Manchester City	A	2–5	32,844	Little, Collins
28 August 2001	Millwall	H	1–0	5,913	Hulse
8 September 2001	Walsall	H	2–1	6,809	Jack, Lunt
15 September 2001	Barnsley	A	0–2	10,976
18 September 2001	Wimbledon	H	0–4	5,563
22 September 2001	Watford	H	1–0	6,507	Hulse
25 September 2001	Burnley	A	3–3	13,964	Lunt, Foster, Hulse
29 September 2001	Birmingham City	H	0–0	7,314
13 October 2001	Preston North End	H	2–1	7,746	Ashton, Foster
16 October 2001	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–0	22,569	Hulse
21 October 2001	Coventry City	A	0–1	15,788
24 October 2001	Stockport County	H	0–0	6,679
27 October 2001	Sheffield United	A	0–1	15,185
30 October 2001	Rotherham United	A	2–2	5,971	Brammer, Lunt
2 November 2001	Bradford City	H	2–2	6,597	Ashton, Foster
10 November 2001	Gillingham	H	0–0	5,419
17 November 2001	Crystal Palace	A	1–4	21,802	Ashton
20 November 2001	Norwich City	A	2–2	15,710	Walton, Brammer
24 November 2001	Nottingham Forest	H	0–3	8,402
1 December 2001	Stockport County	A	1–0	5,308	Foster
8 December 2001	Portsmouth	A	4–2	14,430	Hulse, Sodje, Charnock, Lunt
15 December 2001	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–1	8,154	Thomas
26 December 2001	Walsall	A	1–2	7,325	Jack
29 December 2001	Millwall	A	0–2	11,630
12 January 2002	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–1	16,737
19 January 2002	Grimsby Town	H	2–0	5,974	Thomas, Smith (pen)
29 January 2002	Norwich City	H	1–0	6,285	Ashton
9 February 2002	Coventry City	H	1–6	7,835	Hulse
20 February 2002	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–4	8,371	Jack
23 February 2002	Burnley	H	1–2	6,458	Hulse
2 March 2002	Watford	A	1–0	15,199	Ashton
5 March 2002	Barnsley	H	2–0	6,258	Ashton, Street
12 March 2002	Manchester City	H	1–3	10,092	Jack
16 March 2002	Portsmouth	H	1–1	7,170	Hulse
20 March 2002	Preston North End	A	2–2	13,396	Lunt, Hulse
23 March 2002	Bradford City	A	0–2	12,846
26 March 2002	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–4	21,303	Ashton
30 March 2002	Sheffield United	H	2–2	7,855	Hulse, Foster
1 April 2002	Gillingham	A	0–1	7,748
4 April 2002	Wimbledon	A	0–2	5,007
7 April 2002	Crystal Palace	H	0–0	6,724
10 April 2002	Birmingham City	A	1–3	28,615	Jack
13 April 2002	Nottingham Forest	A	2–2	22,870	Jack, Hulse
21 April 2002	Rotherham United	H	2–0	7,904	Jack, Sodje

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	15 January 2002	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–1	6,271	Rix, Foster
R4	26 January 2002	Rotherham United	A	4–2	8,477	Thomas, Ashton (2), Vaughan
R5	17 February 2002	Everton	A	0–0	29,399
R5R	26 February 2002	Everton	H	1–2	10,073	Ashton

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	21 August 2001	York City	A	2–2 (won 6-5 on pens)	1,663	Little, Richards
R2	11 September 2001	Rushden & Diamonds	H	2–0 (a.e.t.)	4,807	Walton, Smith (pen)
R3	9 October 2001	Ipswich Town	H	2–3	6,116	Hulse, Brammer

Squad

^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Ademola Bankole
2	DF	David Wright
3	DF	Shaun Smith
4	MF	Kenny Lunt
5	DF	Dave Walton
6	DF	Steve Macauley
7	FW	Colin Little
8	MF	Phil Charnock
9	FW	Paul Tait
10	FW	Dean Ashton
11	FW	Rodney Jack
12	DF	Efe Sodje
13	GK	Clayton Ince
14	MF	Kevin Street
15	MF	Wayne Collins
16	FW	Rob Hulse

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Neil Sorvel
19	MF	Geoff Thomas
20	FW	Steve Jones
21	MF	Dave Brammer
22	DF	Stephen Foster
23	MF	Phil Trainer
24	MF	Gareth Whalley (on loan from Bradford City)
25	DF	Richard Walker
26	FW	John Grant
28	DF	Chris McCready
30	MF	Lee Bell
31	MF	Ben Rix
32	MF	David Vaughan
33	GK	Stuart Tomlinson
34	FW	Paul Edwards

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.	Position	Player
27	FW	Marc Richards (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
24	MF	Alan Navarro (on loan from Liverpool)
27	FW	Graham Barrett (on loan from Arsenal)

No.	Position	Player
35	GK	Gary Montgomery (on loan from Coventry City)
29	DF	Dean Howell (to Southport)
18	DF	Anthony Charles (to Hayes)

References

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[2] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/d1/crewe.htm

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