2001–02 Stockport County F.C. season

Stockport County
2001–02 season
Chairman Brendan Elwood
Manager Andy Kilner (until 29 October)
Craig Madden (caretaker until 6 November)
Carlton Palmer (player-manager from 6 November)
Stadium Edgeley Park
First Division 24th (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Beckett (7)
All: Beckett/Taylor (7)
Average home league attendance 6,245

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

Season summary

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

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Manchester City46193163191238453310852+5699
2West Bromwich Albion4615443611124725186129+3289
3Wolverhampton Wanderers4613463318127443257643+3386
4Millwall461535432278826266948+2177
5Birmingham City461445442079726297049+2176
6Norwich City4615623616731324356051+975
7Burnley4611753929105831337062+875
8Preston North End4613734521751126387159+1272
9Wimbledon46986302295933356357+667
10Crystal Palace4613374222731328407062+866
11Coventry City4612473319821326345953+666
12Gillingham4612563826651226416467–364
13Sheffield United46887343077919245354–160
14Watford4610583830661124266256+659
15Bradford City4610112413959928376976–755
16Nottingham Forest4671152621571124305051–154
17Portsmouth469683631481124416072–1253
18Walsall4610672927361422445171–2051
19Grimsby Town469773428371316445072–2250
20Sheffield Wednesday4667102837671021344971–2250
21Rotherham United4671333229361420375266–1449
22Crewe Alexandra468872332451424444776–2949
23Barnsley469953733261522535986–2748
24 Stockport County 46511719441715235842102–6026
  • 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

Stockport County's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2001Coventry CityH0–29,329
18 August 2001Crystal PalaceA1–415,760Fradin
25 August 2001PortsmouthH0–15,090
27 August 2001Birmingham CityA1–218,478Kuqi (pen)
8 September 2001BarnsleyA2–211,192Flynn, Taylor
15 September 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA2–220,742Kuqi, Taylor
18 September 2001Sheffield UnitedH1–25,137Roget (pen)
22 September 2001Grimsby TownH3–37,834Hardy (2), Wilbraham
25 September 2001Bradford CityA4–212,940Hurst (2), Taylor (2)
29 September 2001Nottingham ForestA1–217,584Flynn
13 October 2001Manchester CityA2–234,214Hurst, Kuqi (pen)
16 October 2001West Bromwich AlbionH1–26,052Fradin
20 October 2001Rotherham UnitedH0–16,616
24 October 2001Crewe AlexandraA0–06,679
27 October 2001MillwallH0–45,371
30 October 2001WalsallH0–24,553
3 November 2001Preston North EndA0–613,776
10 November 2001WatfordA1–112,576Robinson (own goal)
15 November 2001Norwich CityH2–16,551Hurst, Palmer
24 November 2001Sheffield WednesdayA0–517,365
27 November 2001GillinghamH0–24,854
1 December 2001Crewe AlexandraH0–15,308
8 December 2001WimbledonH1–24,673Wilbraham
15 December 2001BurnleyA2–315,526McSheffrey, Kuqi (pen)
22 December 2001PortsmouthA0–213,887
26 December 2001BarnsleyH1–36,885Kuqi
29 December 2001Birmingham CityH0–35,827
1 January 2002West Bromwich AlbionA0–420,541
13 January 2002Crystal PalaceH0–15,541
19 January 2002Coventry CityA0–012,448
29 January 2002GillinghamA3–37,217Beckett (2), Ross
2 February 2002Nottingham ForestH1–36,513Palmer
9 February 2002Rotherham UnitedA2–36,413Hardiker, Delaney
23 February 2002Wolverhampton WanderersH1–48,481Beckett
26 February 2002Grimsby TownA1–36,836Palmer
2 March 2002Sheffield UnitedA0–315,642
5 March 2002Bradford CityH1–04,148Beckett
9 March 2002BurnleyH0–26,410
16 March 2002WimbledonA1–35,224Daly
19 March 2002Manchester CityH2–19,537Hardiker (2)
23 March 2002Preston North EndH0–26,139
30 March 2002MillwallA0–313,570
1 April 2002WatfordH2–14,086McLachlan, Beckett
6 April 2002WalsallA0–16,322
13 April 2002Sheffield WednesdayH3–18,706Wilbraham, Beckett (2)
21 April 2002Norwich CityA0–220,897

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R316 January 2002Bolton WanderersH1–45,821Daly (pen)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R121 August 2001Carlisle UnitedH3–02,075Kuqi, Taylor (2)
R212 September 2001Nottingham ForestA1–1 (lost 7-8 on pens)5,432Taylor

Squad

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

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

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

References

  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. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/stockport-county/2001-2002/results
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