2001–02 Grimsby Town F.C. season

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

Grimsby Town
2001–02 season
ChairmanPeter Furneaux
ManagerLennie Lawrence (until 28 December)
Paul Groves (from 28 December)
StadiumBlundell Park
First Division19th
FA CupThird Round
League CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Boulding (11)
All: Boulding (11)
Average home league attendance6,430

Season summary

During the opening weeks of the 2001–02 season, Grimsby briefly led the First Division, sparking hopes that Lawrence could repeat the promotion success he achieved at Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough with a much smaller club. One major highlight in the season was when Grimsby picked up a shock 2-1 win over Liverpool in extra time at Anfield in the League Cup thanks to a wonder strike from Phil Jevons in the last minute. However, after a 5-0 heavy loss to Crystal Palace, ambitious promotion hopes were quickly extinguished as Grimsby's form hit a major decline with only one win in their next 18 league games which saw Grimsby sit 23rd in the table and Lawrence was sacked as a result and Paul Groves was named player-manager.[1] Groves brought in Graham Rodger as his assistant and made successful loan signings which included Andy Todd and Martin Pringle both from Charlton and Grimsby's results steadily improved as Groves steered them to safety.

Final league table
Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Portsmouth 46 13 14 19 60 72 −12 53
18 Walsall 46 13 12 21 51 71 −20 51
19 Grimsby Town 46 12 14 20 50 72 −22 50
20 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 14 20 49 71 −22 50
21 Rotherham United 46 10 19 17 52 66 −14 49
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 12 14 20 50 72  −22 50 9 7 7 34 28  +6 3 7 13 16 44  −28
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDLWWDLDLLLLLLWLLDDLLDLDLWDDLDLLWDWWLDWWLDDWL
Position9449123668121215181815191919192122212323232222232323232323232222222221192020211819
Source: 11v11.com: 2001-02 Grimsby Town results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Grimsby Town's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2001Crewe AlexandraH1–05,368Burnett
18 August 2001West Bromwich AlbionA1–017,971Pouton (pen)
25 August 2001Preston North EndH2–25,789Rowan, Pouton (pen)
27 August 2001PortsmouthA2–413,614Butterfield, Jeffrey
1 September 2001BarnsleyH1–06,173Jevons
8 September 2001Coventry CityA1–014,980Jevons
15 September 2001Nottingham ForestH0–08,746
18 September 2001Crystal PalaceA0–513,970
22 September 2001Stockport CountyA3–37,834Rowan, Burnett, Campbell
25 September 2001GillinghamH1–24,859Allen
29 September 2001Bradford CityA2–313,778Rowan, Boulding
5 October 2001Rotherham UnitedH0–26,662
13 October 2001Sheffield UnitedA1–315,442Willems
20 October 2001WatfordH0–35,506
23 October 2001Manchester CityA0–430,797
26 October 2001Birmingham CityH3–15,419Boulding (2), Jevons
30 October 2001Norwich CityH0–25,489
3 November 2001WimbledonA1–26,189Campbell
10 November 2001Sheffield WednesdayA0–017,507
17 November 2001MillwallH2–25,037Rowan, Boulding
23 November 2001BurnleyA0–118,535
1 December 2001Manchester CityH0–27,960
7 December 2001Wolverhampton WanderersH1–15,143Jevons
15 December 2001WalsallA0–45,080
22 December 2001Preston North EndA0–014,667
26 December 2001Coventry CityH0–17,568
29 December 2001PortsmouthH3–15,217Jevons (2, 1 pen), Ford
1 January 2002BarnsleyA0–013,325
12 January 2002West Bromwich AlbionH0–06,011
19 January 2002Crewe AlexandraA0–25,974
29 January 2002Rotherham UnitedA1–16,098Taylor
2 February 2002Bradford CityH0–15,054
10 February 2002WatfordA0–212,163
16 February 2002Sheffield UnitedH1–07,141Campbell
23 February 2002Nottingham ForestA0–021,081
26 February 2002Stockport CountyH3–16,836Todd, Groves, Allen
2 March 2002Crystal PalaceH5–25,924Todd, Allen, Boulding, Fleming (own goal), Smith
5 March 2002GillinghamA1–27,025Boulding
9 March 2002WalsallH2–27,016Groves, Roper (own goal)
16 March 2002BarnsleyH2–17,495Byfield, Goodman
23 March 2002WimbledonH6–26,473Boulding (3), Pouton (3, 2 pens)
30 March 2002Birmingham CityA0–423,249
1 April 2002Sheffield WednesdayH0–09,236
6 April 2002Norwich CityA1–120,075Cooke
13 April 2002BurnleyH3–19,275Boulding (2), Allen
21 April 2002MillwallA1–317,004Butterfield

FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
Third round5 January 2002York CityH0–05,052
Third round replay15 January 2002York CityA0–16,638

Football League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
First round21 August 2001Lincoln CityH2–15,906Jevons, Rowan
Second round11 September 2001Sheffield UnitedH3–3 (won 4–2 on pens)5,236Broomes, Jeffrey, Allen
Third round9 October 2001LiverpoolA2–1 (a.e.t.)32,672Broomes, Jevons
Fourth round27 November 2001ArsenalA0–216,917

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[3]

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  WAL Danny Coyne
2 DF  ENG John McDermott (captain)
3 DF  ENG Tony Gallimore
4 DF  ENG Andy Todd (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
6 MF  ENG Wayne Burnett
7 MF  ENG Alan Pouton
8 MF  ENG David Smith
9 FW  ENG Michael Jeffrey
10 MF  SCO Stuart Campbell
11 MF  ENG Paul Groves (Player manager from 28 December)
12 DF  ENG Danny Butterfield
13 GK  ENG Steve Croudson
14 FW  ENG Steve Livingstone
15 DF  ENG Paul Raven
16 MF  ENG Stacy Coldicott
17 MF  NED Menno Willems
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  SCO Willie Falconer
19 FW  ENG Bradley Allen
20 FW  ENG Jonathan Rowan
21 FW  ENG Phil Jevons
22 DF  ENG Ben Chapman
23 FW  ENG Chris Thompson
24 DF  ENG Iain Ward
25 DF  ENG Simon Ford
26 MF  ENG Terry Cooke (on loan from Manchester City)
27 MF  NED Robbie Busscher
28 FW  ENG Paul Robinson (on loan from Wimbledon)
29 MF  ENG Chris Bolder
30 MF  ENG Graham Hockless
31 FW  ENG Robert Taylor
32 MF  ENG Gary Moran
35 FW  ENG Michael Boulding

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. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ENG Adam Buckley (to Lincoln City)
34 DF  ENG David Beharall (on loan from Newcastle United)
4 DF  ENG Marlon Broomes (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
18 DF  ENG Robert Taylor (on loan from Wolves)
5 DF  WAL Alan Neilson (to Luton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  SWE Martin Pringle (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
26 GK  NED Ronald Ermes (Released)
28 DF  ENG David Morgan (to Gateshead)
33 GK  IRL Morgan Cranley (Released)
31 MF  ENG Ross Thompson (to Doncaster Rovers)

Squad statistics
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Danny Coyne 4502040510

References
  1. "Grimsby sack boss Lawrence". BBC Sport. 28 December 2001. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322074102/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/grimsby-town/2001-2002/results
  3. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/d1/grimsby.htm
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.