2001–02 Stockport County F.C. season

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

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

Main article: 2001–02 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Stockport County's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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

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

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

[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Left club during season

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

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