2001–02 Gillingham F.C. season

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

Gillingham
2001–02 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerAndy Hessenthaler (player-manager)
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
First Division12th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: King (17)
All: King (20)
Average home league attendance8,601

Season summary

Another satisfying season under player-manager Andy Hessenthaler saw Gillingham finish comfortably in 12th place despite many club rivals having better financial budgets to sign and pay players.

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
24Stockport County46511719441715235842102–6026
  • 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

Gillingham's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2001Preston North EndH5–09,412Browning (2), Ashby, Onuora, Gooden
18 August 2001Sheffield UnitedA0–016,998
25 August 2001BarnsleyH3–08,292Onuora, King (2)
27 August 2001West Bromwich AlbionA0–118,180
8 September 2001PortsmouthA1–217,224Onuora
14 September 2001Bradford CityA1–514,101King
18 September 2001Wolverhampton WanderersH2–38,966Ipoua, King (pen)
22 September 2001Rotherham UnitedH2–17,688King, Hope
25 September 2001Grimsby TownA2–14,859Hope, King
29 September 2001Coventry CityH1–29,435Shaw
13 October 2001Norwich CityH0–29,166
20 October 2001WimbledonA1–38,042Butters
23 October 2001Birmingham CityA1–227,101Ipoua
27 October 2001WalsallH2–07,548Perpetuini, Ipoua
30 October 2001BurnleyH2–28,067Osborn, Ipoua
3 November 2001Manchester CityA1–433,067King
10 November 2001Crewe AlexandraA0–05,419
18 November 2001WatfordH0–08,733
21 November 2001Crystal PalaceH3–09,396Ipoua (2), Onuora
24 November 2001MillwallA2–115,214Ipoua, King
27 November 2001Stockport CountyA2–04,854Onuora, King
30 November 2001Birmingham CityH1–18,575Purse (own goal)
8 December 2001Nottingham ForestA2–218,303Shaw (2)
15 December 2001Sheffield WednesdayH2–18,586Shaw, Osborn
22 December 2001BarnsleyA1–411,965Morgan (own goal)
26 December 2001PortsmouthH2–010,477King, Shaw
29 December 2001West Bromwich AlbionH2–19,912Hope, Smith
12 January 2002Sheffield UnitedH0–18,814
16 January 2002Crystal PalaceA1–317,646Onuora
19 January 2002Preston North EndA2–013,289Osborn, Smith
29 January 2002Stockport CountyH3–37,217Ashby, Osborn, King (pen)
2 February 2002Coventry CityA2–114,337Onuora, King
9 February 2002WimbledonH0–08,494
23 February 2002Bradford CityH0–47,789
26 February 2002Rotherham UnitedA2–36,005Onuora, King
2 March 2002Wolverhampton WanderersA0–225,908
5 March 2002Grimsby TownH2–17,025Shaw, Ipoua
9 March 2002Sheffield WednesdayA0–020,361
16 March 2002Nottingham ForestH3–18,928King (2), Browning
19 March 2002Norwich CityA1–216,479Onuora
24 March 2002MillwallH1–08,082King
30 March 2002WalsallA1–16,190Saunders
1 April 2002Crewe AlexandraH1–07,748King (pen)
6 April 2002BurnleyA0–216,236
13 April 2002Manchester CityH1–39,494Onuora
21 April 2002WatfordA3–215,674Hope, Shaw, Onuora

FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2002Wolverhampton WanderersA1–015,271Shaw
R45 February 2002Bristol RoversH1–09,772Jones (own goal)
R516 February 2002ArsenalA2–538,003King, Gooden

League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R121 August 2001Oxford UnitedA2–1 (a.e.t.)5,886King (pen), Onuora
R211 September 2001MillwallH2–17,511King, Ipoua
R39 October 2001SouthamptonH0–27,948

Squad

[2] 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  ENG Vince Bartram
2 DF  ENG Mark Patterson
3 DF  ENG Roland Edge
4 MF  ENG Paul Smith
5 DF  ENG Barry Ashby
6 DF  ENG Guy Butters
7 DF  JAM Nyron Nosworthy
8 MF  ENG Andy Hessenthaler (player-manager)
9 FW  JAM Marlon King
10 FW  CMR Guy Ipoua
11 MF  ENG Ty Gooden
12 FW  ENG Paul Shaw
13 GK  WAL Jason Brown
14 MF  WAL Marcus Browning
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  ENG Mark Saunders
16 DF  ENG Richard Rose
17 DF  ENG Adrian Pennock
18 DF  ENG Chris Hope
19 FW  SCO Iffy Onuora
20 MF  ENG Kevin James
21 MF  ENG Simon Osborn
22 MF  ENG Danny Spiller
23 MF  ENG Mark Lovell
24 MF  ENG Michael Phillips
25 DF  ENG Ben White
26 MF  ENG David Perpetuini
27 FW  ENG Robert Taylor (on loan from Wolves)
28 DF  TRI Jlloyd Samuel (on loan from Aston Villa)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  WAL Andrew Crofts

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322052216/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/gillingham/2001-2002/results
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/d1/gilling.htm
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