2001–02 Stockport County F.C. season

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

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

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 Promotion 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 Relegated to 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: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) 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
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R316 January 2002Bolton WanderersH1–45,821Daly (pen)

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

Squad

[4] 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 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. 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. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/stockport-county/2001-2002/results
  4. "FootballSquads - Stockport County - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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