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
Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Crystal Palace 46 20 6 20 70 62 +8 66
11 Coventry City 46 20 6 20 59 53 +6 66
12 Gillingham 46 18 10 18 64 67 −3 64
13 Sheffield United 46 15 15 16 53 54 −1 60
14 Watford 46 16 11 19 62 56 +6 59
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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

References
  1. "Gillingham results for the 2001-2002 season - Statto.com". www.statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. "FootballSquads - Gillingham - 2001/02".
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