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 Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C, P) 46 31 6 9 108 52 +56 99 Promotion to the Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 27 8 11 61 29 +32 89
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 25 11 10 76 43 +33 86 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Millwall 46 22 11 13 69 48 +21 77
5 Birmingham City (O, P) 46 21 13 12 70 49 +21 76
6 Norwich City 46 22 9 15 60 51 +9 75
7 Burnley 46 21 12 13 70 62 +8 75
8 Preston North End 46 20 12 14 71 59 +12 72
9 Wimbledon 46 18 13 15 63 57 +6 67
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
15 Bradford City 46 15 10 21 69 76 −7 55
16 Nottingham Forest 46 12 18 16 50 51 −1 54
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
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (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 Wales WAL Lee Jones
2 DF Finland FIN Petri Helin
3 DF England ENG Peter Clark
4 DF England ENG Dave Challinor
6 FW England ENG Kevin Ellison
7 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer
10 DF England ENG John Hardiker
11 MF England ENG Colin Woodthorpe
12 MF England ENG Ali Gibb
13 GK Wales WAL Andy Dibble
15 MF France FRA Karim Fradin
16 DF England ENG Leo Roget
17 FW England ENG Neil Hardy
18 DF England ENG Aaron Lescott
19 FW England ENG Aaron Wilbraham
20 MF England ENG David Smith
21 MF Sweden SWE Jonas Larsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF England ENG Keith Briggs
25 FW England ENG Luke Beckett
26 DF England ENG Glyn Hancock
27 FW England ENG Neil Ross
28 FW England ENG Peter Wild
29 MF England ENG Andy Welsh
30 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Daly
31 GK Wales WAL Sam Turner
32 DF England ENG Robert Clare
33 DF England ENG Andy Thomas
34 MF England ENG Fraser McLachlan
35 DF England ENG Anthony Kielthy
36 FW England ENG Phil Carratt
37 FW England ENG Mark Byrne
38 FW England ENG Chris Williams
41 GK England ENG James Spencer
42 FW England 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 England ENG Ian Lawson (to Bury)
23 DF England ENG Lee Sandford (on loan from Sheffield United)
22 GK England ENG Tim Flowers (on loan from Leicester City)
8 MF Netherlands NED Richard Sneekes (to Hull City)
6 DF Australia AUS Jason van Blerk (to Wrexham)
25 GK France FRA Pegguy Arphexad (on loan from Liverpool)
37 FW England ENG Glynn Hurst (to Chesterfield)
9 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi (to Sheffield Wednesday)
No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Sweden SWE Fredrik Bryngelsson (Released)
14 MF Finland FIN Jarkko Wiss (to Hibernian)
10 FW England ENG Scott Taylor (to Blackpool)
22 MF England ENG Gary McSheffrey (on loan from Coventry City)
5 DF Wales WAL Mike Flynn (to Barnsley)
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Delaney (on loan from Leicester City)
40 GK England 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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