2001–02 Swindon Town F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Swindon Town's second season in the Division Two since their relegation from the second tier of English football in 2000. Alongside the league campaign, Swindon Town will also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

2001–02 Swindon Town F.C. season
ChairmanDanny Donegan
Willie Carson
ManagerAndy King
Roy Evans
Andy King
GroundCounty Ground, Swindon
Division Two13th
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup2nd Round
FL Trophy1st Round (South)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Giuliano Grazioli (8)
All:
Giuliano Grazioli (8)
Danny Invincibile (8)
Highest home attendance8,830
(vs. Brighton & Hove Albion)
Lowest home attendance3,821
(vs. Notts County)

Nationwide League Division Two
Main article: 2001–02 Football League § Second Division

Brighton earned a second successive championship, despite the loss of manager Micky Adams early in the season - however, they would also have to cope with the loss of replacement manager Peter Taylor after the season ended. Reading earned the runners-up spot after four seasons in Division Two, and the play-offs were won by Stoke City who, despite this success, sacked manager Gudjon Thordarson immediately afterwards (leaving Reading in the odd position of being the only top six side to start the 2002–03 season with the same manager that they had at the start of the 2001–02 season).

QPR came out of administration at the end of a season where they finished a respectable eighth in their first campaign at this level since the 1960s, featuring in the race for a playoff place until the penultimate game of the season. Wigan Athletic finished a disappointing 10th after successive playoff appearances, but kept faith in manager Paul Jewell to deliver promotion in his second season at the helm.

Cambridge United were cut adrift early in the season, and never looked to have much chance of surviving. Long-time Division Two members Wrexham never recovered from a bad start, and also went down. Bury suffered a financial crisis off the pitch and the effects of this ultimately affected the team's performance and sent them down to the League's bottom tier. The final relegation spot was filled by Bournemouth.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 13 16 58 64 −6 64
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 16 15 15 63 60 +3 63
13 Swindon Town 46 15 14 17 46 56 −10 59
14 Port Vale 46 16 10 20 51 62 −11 58
15 Colchester United 46 15 12 19 65 76 −11 57
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Leading goalscorer: Bobby Zamora (Brighton and Hove Albion) - 28

Results and matchday squads

Division Two line-ups
Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
11/08/01Peterborough UnitedH0-0GrieminkGurneyDukeReevesHeywoodHowe1O'HalloranHewlettInvincibile3Sabin2GrazioliS.Robinson1Davis2Brayley3RuddockMcKinney
18/08/01Bristol CityA1-3GrieminkGurneyDukeReevesHeywoodS.Robinson3O'HalloranHewlettInvincibile1SabinGrazioli2Davis1Howe2Brayley3RuddockMcKinney
25/08/01Oldham AthleticH0-2GrieminkGurneyDavisReevesHeywoodHowe2O'HalloranHewlettInvincibileSabinDuke1Kuffour1Brayley2CobianRuddockMcKinney
27/08/01BuryA3-0GrieminkGurneyDavis1ReevesHeywoodHoweO'HalloranHewlettKuffour2SabinDukeInvincibile1Brayley2McAreaveyRuddockMcKinney
01/09/01Colchester UnitedH1-0GrieminkGurneyDavisRuddockHeywoodHoweO'HalloranHewlettKuffour2Sabin3Duke1S.Robinson1Invincibile2Davies3P.EdwardsMcKinney
08/09/01BournemouthA0-0GrieminkGurneyDavisRuddockHeywoodHoweO'Halloran1HewlettKuffourS.RobinsonDuke2Grazioli1Invincibile2P.EdwardsReevesMcKinney
15/09/01Tranmere RoversH2-2GrieminkGurneyDukeRuddockHeywoodHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileKuffour1Grazioli1P.Edwards1Brayley2Reeves3McAreaveyMcKinney
18/09/01Port ValeA2-0GrieminkGurneyDukeRuddock1ReevesHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileGrazioliP.Edwards2Heywood1McAreavey2KuffourBrayleyMcKinney
22/09/01ChesterfieldA0-4GrieminkGurney3Duke1ReevesHeywoodHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileGrazioli2P.EdwardsKuffour1Brayley2Davies3McAreaveyMcKinney
25/09/01BrentfordH2-0GrieminkGurneyDukeReevesHeywoodHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileGrazioliP.EdwardsKuffourBrayleyDaviesMcAreaveyMcKinney
29/09/01Northampton TownA1-1GrieminkGurneyDukeReevesHeywoodHoweS.RobinsonHewlett1InvincibileGrazioli2P.EdwardsRuddock1Kuffour2BrayleyDaviesMcKinney
13/10/01ReadingA3-1GrieminkGurneyDukeRuddockReevesHoweS.Robinson2HewlettInvincibileGrazioli3P.Edwards1Heywood1McAreavey2Kuffour3CarlisleMcKinney
21/10/01Cardiff CityH0-3GrieminkGurneyDukeRuddockReevesHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileGrazioli1P.EdwardsN.Edwards1KuffourHeywoodMcAreaveyMcKinney
24/10/01Cambridge UnitedH2-0GrieminkGurneyDuke1RuddockReevesHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileGrazioliP.EdwardsCarlisle1KuffourHeywoodMcAreaveyMcKinney
27/10/01WycombeA1-1GrieminkWillisDukeRuddockHeywoodS.RobinsonCarlisleHewlettInvincibileGrazioli1P.EdwardsKuffour1McAreavey2N.EdwardsHallidayMcKinney
03/11/01Stoke CityH0-3GrieminkGurneyDuke2RuddockHeywoodHoweCarlisleHewlettInvincibileGrazioli1P.EdwardsSabin1Kuffour2WillisS.RobinsonMcKinney
10/11/01BlackpoolA0-1GrieminkGurneyWillis2RuddockHeywoodHoweCarlisleHewlettInvincibileSabin3Grazioli1McAreavey1M.Robinson2Brayley3HallidayMcKinney
20/11/01QPRA0-4GrieminkGurneyDukeRuddockHeywoodS.Robinson2CarlisleHewlettInvincibileSabin1M.RobinsonGrazioli1Kuffour2WillisMcAreaveyMcKinney
24/11/01BrightonH1-1GrieminkGurneyDukeRuddockHeywoodS.RobinsonCarlisleHewlettInvincibileSabinM.RobinsonWillisKuffourBrayleyMcAreaveyMcKinney
27/11/01WrexhamH3-1GrieminkGurneyDukeRuddockHeywoodS.RobinsonCarlisleHewlettInvincibileSabinM.RobinsonWillisHoweBrayleyMcAreaveyMcKinney
01/12/01Wigan AthleticA0-1GrieminkGurneyDukeWillisHeywoodS.RobinsonCarlisleHewlettInvincibile3Sabin1M.Robinson2Howe1P.Edwards2Davis3McAreaveyMcKinney
21/12/01Notts CountyA1-3GrieminkWillisDukeRuddockHeywoodHowe3CarlisleS.RobinsonInvincibileSabinP.Edwards1Davis12Grazioli2McAreavey3ReevesMcKinney
26/12/01BournemouthH0-0GrieminkGurneyDuke2ReevesHeywoodHoweCarlisle1S.RobinsonInvincibileSabinGrazioliM.Robinson1Davis2WillisMcAreaveyMcKinney
29/12/01BuryH3-1GrieminkGurneyDukeReevesHeywoodHoweCarlisleS.RobinsonInvincibileSabinGrazioli1McAreavey1M.RobinsonDavisWillisMcKinney
13/01/02Bristol CityH1-2GrieminkWillisDavisReevesHeywoodMcAreavey2S.RobinsonFoleyInvincibileSabin1DukeYoung1Williams2M.RobinsonN.EdwardsMcKinney
16/01/02Oldham AthleticA0-2GrieminkGurneyDukeReevesHeywoodHowe1S.RobinsonFoleyInvincibileSabinMcAreaveyYoung1M.RobinsonDavisWillisMcKinney
19/01/02Peterborough UnitedA1-1GrieminkGurneyDavis3ReevesHeywoodM.RobinsonS.RobinsonFoley2InvincibileSabinDuke1Willis1Grazioli2Howe3McAreaveyMcKinney
23/01/02Notts CountyH1-0GrieminkGurneyDavisReevesHeywoodM.Robinson2S.RobinsonFoley1InvincibileSabinDukeGrazioli1Willis2HoweYoungMcKinney
26/01/02WrexhamA2-2GrieminkGurneyDavisReevesHeywoodWillisS.Robinson3Foley1InvincibileSabinDuke2Grazioli1Hewlett2Howe3N.EdwardsMcKinney
30/01/02Colchester UnitedA3-1GrieminkGurneyDavisWillisHeywoodHowe3S.RobinsonHewlett2InvincibileSabinGrazioli1Foley1Duke2McAreavey3N.EdwardsMcKinney
02/02/02Northampton TownH2-1GrieminkGurneyDavisWillisHeywoodHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileSabinGrazioli1Duke1FoleyMcAreaveyN.EdwardsMcKinney
05/02/02Huddersfield TownH0-1GrieminkGurneyMcAreaveyWillisHeywoodHowe2S.Robinson3HewlettInvincibileSabinGrazioli1Duke1Young2N.Edwards3FoleyMcKinney
09/02/02Cardiff CityA0-3GrieminkGurneyDavisWillisHeywoodMcAreavey2S.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileSabin1Duke3Foley1Howe2Grazioli3N.EdwardsFarr
14/02/02ReadingH0-0GrieminkGurneyDavisReevesHeywoodHowe2S.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileSabinGrazioli1Willis1McAreavey2DukeYoungMcKinney
22/02/02Tranmere RoversA0-0GrieminkGurneyMcAreaveyReevesHeywoodHowe2S.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileSabin2GrazioliN.Edwards1Young2WillisP.EdwardsFarr
26/02/02ChesterfieldH2-1GrieminkGurneyMcAreavey1ReevesHeywoodHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileSabin2GrazioliDavis1P.Edwards2WillisDukeFarr
02/03/02Port ValeH3-0GrieminkGurneyDavisWillisHeywoodHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileGrazioli2Young1Duke1N.Edwards2P.EdwardsSmithFarr
05/03/02BrentfordA0-2GrieminkGurneyDavisWillisHeywoodHoweS.RobinsonHewlett1InvincibileGrazioli2DukeYoung1P.Edwards2HallidaySmithFarr
09/03/02Huddersfield TownA0-2GrieminkGurneyDukeWillisHeywoodHowe2S.RobinsonHewlettInvincibile1SabinGrazioliYoung1P.Edwards2HallidayHerringMcKinney
16/03/02Wigan AthleticH1-1GrieminkGurneyDavis1WillisHeywoodHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibile3Sabin2YoungDuke1P.Edwards2McAreavey3BrayleyMcKinney
30/03/02BlackpoolH1-0GrieminkGurneyDukeWillisHeywoodHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileSabinYoungBrayleyP. EdwardsN.EdwardsHallidayMcKinney
01/04/02Stoke CityA0-2McKinneyGurneyWillisReeves3HeywoodHoweN.EdwardsHewlettInvincibileSabin2P.Edwards1Duke1Young2Cobian3S.RobinsonGriemink
06/04/02QPRH0-1GrieminkGurneyDukeWillisHeywoodHoweS.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileSabinYoungMcAreavey1Reeves2P.EdwardsN.EdwardsMcKinney
09/04/02Cambridge UnitedA2-1GrieminkGurneyDukeWillisHeywoodMcAreavey3S.Robinson1HewlettYoungSabinP.Edwards2Howe1Invincibile2N.Edwards3ReevesMcKinney
13/04/02BrightonA0-0GrieminkGurneyDukeReevesHeywoodHoweWillis2HewlettYoung1SabinP.EdwardsMcAreavey1S.Robinson2WilliamsN.EdwardsMcKinney
20/04/02WycombeH1-1GrieminkGurneyDukeReevesHeywoodMcAreavey1N.EdwardsHewlettYoungSabinP.EdwardsHerring1HoweThomasS.RobinsonFarr

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

FA Cup line-ups
Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17/11/01Hartlepool UnitedH3-1GrieminkGurneyDukeRuddockHeywoodS.RobinsonM.RobinsonHewlettInvincibileSabin2Grazioli1McAreavey1Brayley2WillisHallidayMcKinney
08/12/01Hereford UnitedH3-2GrieminkP.EdwardsWillisRuddockHeywoodS.RobinsonCarlisleHoweInvincibileSabinDukeM.Robinson1DavisGrazioliMcAreaveyMcKinney
05/01/02Manchester CityA0-2GrieminkGurneyDukeReevesHeywoodS.RobinsonCarlisleHowe2InvincibileSabinMcAreavey1Davis1Grazioli2M.RobinsonBrayleyMcKinney

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

League Cup line-ups
Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
22/08/01WolvesA2-1GrieminkGurneyDavisReevesHeywoodHewlettO'HalloranHoweInvincibile1SabinDukeGrazioli1Brayley2P.EdwardsDaviesMcKinney
11/09/01West Bromwich AlbionA0-2GrieminkGurneyDavis1Ruddock3HeywoodHewlettS.RobinsonHoweInvincibileKuffour2DukeGrazioli1Reeves2P.Edwards3McAreaveyMcKinney

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

Football League Trophy line-ups
Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
16/10/01Colchester UnitedA0-1GrieminkGurneyDukeReeves1HeywoodN.Edwards3McAreaveyHoweGrazioli2KuffourP.EdwardsBrayley1Ruddock2Halliday3WillisMcKinney

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

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