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Northampton Town
2001–02 season
ManagerKevin Wilson
Kevan Broadhurst
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Two20th
FA CupSecond round
Worthington CupSecond round
LDV Vans TrophySecond round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie Forrester (17)
All: Jamie Forrester (18)
Highest home attendance6,723 vs Cambridge United
Lowest home attendance2,142 vs Barnet

The 2001–02 season was Northampton Town's 105th season in their history and the second successive season in the Second Division. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

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As of match played 20 April 2002.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Keith Welch GK England Bolton (1968-10-03)3 October 1968 (aged 33) 127 0 Bristol City 21 June 1999 Free
15 Adam Sollitt GK England Sheffield (1977-06-22)22 June 1977 (aged 24) 20 0 Kettering Town 25 July 2000 £30,000
24 Mark Bunn GK England Kettering (1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 21 August 2001 N/A
Defenders
2 Gerard Lavin RB England Corby (1974-02-05)5 February 1974 (aged 28) 3 0 Bristol City 29 May 2001 Free
3 Duncan Spedding LB England Camberley (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 24) 130 1 Southampton 14 July 1998 Free
4 Ian Sampson CB England Wakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 33) 363 28 Sunderland 5 August 1994 £30,000
6 John Frain LB England Birmingham (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 33) 228 7 Birmingham City Summer 1997 Free
16 Daryl Burgess FB England Birmingham (1971-01-24)24 January 1971 (aged 31) 40 1 West Bromwich Albion 27 June 2001 Free
17 Richard Hope CB England Stockton-on-Tees (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 23) 125 6 Darlington 18 December 1998 Undisclosed
22 Paul Dempsey LB England The Wirral (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 20) 29 0 Sheffield United 22 March 2001 Undisclosed
27 Chris Marsh RB England Dudley (1970-01-14)14 January 1970 (aged 32) 28 0 Wycombe Wanderers 6 September 2001 £10,000[1]
Midfielders
7 Paul McGregor RW England Liverpool (1974-12-17)17 December 1974 (aged 27) 45 5 Plymouth Argyle 8 June 2001 Free
8 James Hunt CM England Derby (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 25) 205 10 Notts County 1 August 1997 Free
11 Roy Hunter CM England Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 28) 211 20 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 1995 Free
14 John Hodge W England Ormskirk (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 33) 65 2 Gillingham 6 March 2000 £25,000
20 Chris Hargreaves CM England Cleethorpes (1972-05-12)12 May 1972 (aged 29) 77 3 Plymouth Argyle 27 June 2000 Free
23 Chris Carruthers LM England Kettering (1983-08-19)19 August 1983 (aged 18) 17 1 Apprentice 1 August 2000 N/A
Forwards
9 Sam Parkin FW England Roehampton (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 21) 46 5 Chelsea 3 July 2001 Loan
10 Marco Gabbiadini FW England Nottingham (1968-01-20)20 January 1968 (aged 34) 89 16 Darlington 27 June 2000 Free
18 Jamie Forrester FW England Bradford (1974-11-01)1 November 1974 (aged 27) 136 50 FC Utrecht 27 June 2000 £150,000
19 Derek Asamoah FW Ghana Accra (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 (aged 20) 44 3 Slough Town 25 July 2001 Free
33 Steve Morison FW England Enfield (1983-08-29)29 August 1983 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice 27 August 2001 N/A

Competitions

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Nationwide Football League Division Two

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Main article: 2001–02 Football League § Second Division

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Chesterfield 46 13 13 20 53 65 −12 52
19 Notts County 46 13 11 22 59 71 −12 50
20 Northampton Town 46 14 7 25 54 79 −25 49
21 Bournemouth (R) 46 10 14 22 56 71 −15 44 Relegation to Football League Third Division
22 Bury (R) 46 11 11 24 43 75 −32 44
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 7 25 54 79  −25 49 9 4 10 30 33  −3 5 3 15 24 46  −22

Last updated: 22 March 2022.
Source: 11v11.com

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLLWLLLWLDLWWLDLLLLLWLLLDWWWLDLWDWLWLLWLWDWLD
Position24242424182324242323222221212221222324242423232424242322212222222121202020212119201919191920
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

11 August 2001 (2001-08-11) 1 Northampton Town 0–3 Bristol City Northampton
15:00 BST J.Hunt Red card 34' Report T.Thorpe 6', 22' (pen.), 28' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,528
Referee: Paul Alcock
18 August 2001 (2001-08-18) 2 Stoke City 2–0 Northampton Town Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST A.Cooke 52'
P.Thorne 54'		 Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,845
Referee: Mark Cowburn
25 August 2001 (2001-08-25) 3 Northampton Town 0–2 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST Report I.Baraclough 3'
M.Stallard 90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,648
Referee: David Crick
28 August 2001 (2001-08-28) 4 Oldham Athletic 4–2 Northampton Town Oldham
19:45 BST S.Balmer 6'
P.Rickers 35'
L.Duxbury 63'
M.Tipton 78'		 Report R.Hope 53', 90' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,941
Referee: Frazer Stretton
31 August 2001 (2001-08-31) 5 Northampton Town 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
19:45 BST M.Gabbiadini 74'
D.Asamoah 90'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,408
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
8 September 2001 (2001-09-08) 6 Colchester United 3–1 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST K.Rapley 7'
S.McGleish 8' (pen.)
R.Hope 42' (o.g.)
D.Gregory Red card 55'		 Report C.Hargreaves 78' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,705
Referee: Paul Rejer
15 September 2001 (2001-09-15) 7 Northampton Town 0–2 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 BST M.Gabbiadini Red card 18' Report L.Beckett 15'
I.Breckin 79'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Mike Jones
18 September 2001 (2001-09-18) 8 Cardiff City 2–0 Northampton Town Cardiff, Wales
19:45 BST G.Kavanagh 28'
P.Brayson 72' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,232
Referee: Trevor Parkes
22 September 2001 (2001-09-22) 9 Port Vale 0–1 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST Report R.Hunter 73' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,419
Referee: Alan Kaye
25 September 2001 (2001-09-25) 10 Northampton Town 1–3 Blackpool Northampton
19:45 BST D.Burgess 83' Report B.Ormerod 31', 45'
G.Fenton 79'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Phil Prosser
28 September 2001 (2001-09-28) 11 Northampton Town 1–1 Swindon Town Northampton
15:00 BST R.Hunter 66' Report G.Grazioli 48' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: George Cain
Referee: 5,104
7 October 2001 (2001-10-07) 12 Peterborough United 2–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
14:00 BST J.Bullard 45' (pen.)
A.Clarke 54'		 Report Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 8,101
Referee: Barry Knight
13 October 2001 (2001-10-13) 13 Northampton Town 4–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST J.Forrester 9', 72'
R.Hope 45'
P.McGregor 48'		 Report S.Flynn 45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Lee Cable
20 October 2001 (2001-10-20) 14 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Northampton Town White City, London
15:00 BST Report J.Hunt 11' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,444
Referee: Mick Fletcher
23 October 2001 (2001-10-23) 15 Northampton Town 0–3 Huddersfield Town Northampton
19:45 BST Report A.Booth 30', 45', 70' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,926
Referee: Mike Ryan
27 October 2001 (2001-10-27) 16 Cambridge United 3–3 Northampton Town Cambridge
15:00 BST D.Kitson 18'
A.One 29', 42'		 Report M.Gabbiadini 38'
J.Forrester 71' (pen.), 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Bill Jordan
3 November 2001 (2001-11-03) 17 Northampton Town 0–2 Reading Northampton
15:00 GMT Report J.Cureton 52'
M.Butler 90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,162
Referee: Paul Rejer
11 November 2001 (2001-11-11) 18 Bury 2–1 Northampton Town Bury
15:00 GMT P.Kenny Red card 70'
I.Lawson 77'
D.Swailes 82'		 Report R.Hope 11'
C.Hargreaves Red card 33'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,539
Referee: Trevor Parkes
20 November 2001 (2001-11-20) 19 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Northampton Town High Wycombe
19:45 GMT A.Rammell 20', 85' Report M.Gabbiadini 39' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,817
Referee: Grant Hegley
24 November 2001 (2001-11-24) 20 Northampton Town 0–2 Wigan Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT Report T.Dinning 28'
S.Haworth 57'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: Clive Penton
1 December 2001 (2001-12-01) 21 Wrexham 3–2 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
15:00 GMT B.Carey 43'
M.Chalk 56' (pen.)
D.Ferguson 86'		 Report J.Forrester 14'
P.McGregor 51'
J.Hunt Red card 78'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Howard Webb
15 December 2001 (2001-12-15) 22 Northampton Town 1–0 AFC Bournemouth Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Forrester 81' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,909
Referee: Ray Olivier
21 December 2001 (2001-12-21) 23 Brentford 3–0 Northampton Town Brentford
19:45 GMT P.Evans 76' (pen.)
B.Burgess 80'
L.Owusu 88'		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,142
Referee: Keith Hill
26 December 2001 (2001-12-26) 24 Northampton Town 2–3 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 GMT R.Hope 36'
J.Forrester 80'		 Report I.Sampson 45' (o.g.)
G.Barrett 50', 66'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,740
Referee: Tony Bates
29 December 2001 (2001-12-29) 25 Northampton Town 0–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT K.Welch Red card 45' Report D.Eyres 80' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,760
Referee: Joe Ross
13 January 2002 (2002-01-13) 26 Northampton Town 1–1 Stoke City Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Parkin 82' Report M.Goodfellow 36' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 January 2002 (2002-01-19) 27 Bristol City 1–3 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT T.Thorpe 62' Report J.Forrester 36' (pen.), 37'
J.Hunt 69'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 11,733
Referee: Lee Cable
22 January 2002 (2002-01-22) 28 Northampton Town 1–0 Brentford Northampton
19:45 GMT M.Gabbiadini Red card 83'
D.Asamoah 86'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,184
Referee: Phil Joslin
29 January 2002 (2002-01-29) 29 Notts County 0–3 Northampton Town Nottingham
19:45 GMT N.Fenton Red card 68' Report M.Gabbiadini 12'
J.Forrester 64' (pen.), 69' (pen.)		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Mark Cowburn
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 5, 2002 due to a frozen pitch.[3]
2 February 2002 (2002-02-02) 30 Swindon Town 2–1 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 GMT M.Gabbiadini 5' (o.g.)
S.Davis Red card 60'
D.Invincibile 64'		 Report J.Forrester 81' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,585
Referee: Mark Cooper
9 February 2002 (2002-02-09) 31 Northampton Town 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Northampton
15:00 GMT R.Hunter Red card 11'
D.Asamoah 78'
S.Parkin 88'		 Report K.Connolly 12' (pen.), 21' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,424
Referee: Rob Harris
12 February 2002 (2002-02-12) 32 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Northampton Town Birkenhead
19:45 GMT J.Price 65'
W.Allison 87'		 Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,739
Referee: Trevor Parkes
19 February 2002 (2002-02-19) 33 Northampton Town 2–1 Peterborough United Northampton
19:45 GMT S.Parkin 17'
J.Forrester 38'		 Report J.Bullard 2' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Barry Knight
23 February 2002 (2002-02-23) 34 Chesterfield 2–2 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 GMT M.Ebdon 13'
J.Burt 53'		 Report R.Hope 3'
J.Forrester 22'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,186
Referee: Roy Pearson
26 February 2002 (2002-02-26) 35 Northampton Town 1–0 Port Vale Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Forrester 19' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,155
Referee: Scott Mathieson
2 March 2002 (2002-03-02) 36 Northampton Town 1–2 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 GMT M.Gabbiadini 35' Report L.Maxwell 32'
A.Campbell 37'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,495
Referee: Steve Bennett
5 March 2002 (2002-03-05) 37 Blackpool 1–2 Northampton Town Blackpool
19:45 GMT G.Fenton 59' Report M.Gabbiadini 8', 54' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,924
Referee: Howard Webb
9 March 2002 (2002-03-09) 38 AFC Bournemouth 5–1 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 GMT W.Feeney 33', 74'
J.Tindall 55'
D.Holmes 65'
S.Purches 90'		 Report D.Spedding Red card 39'
P.McGregor 45'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,322
Referee: Phil Richards
12 March 2002 (2002-03-12) 39 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Northampton Town Brighton
19:45 GMT B.Zamora 37'
S.Morgan 59'		 Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,363
Referee: David Crick
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 1, 2002 due to icy weather.[3]
16 March 2002 (2002-03-16) 40 Northampton Town 4–1 Wrexham Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Hunt 42'
R.Hunter 77' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
S.Parkin 82'		 Report L.Trundle 21'
K.Sharp Red card 37'
D.Bennett Red card 90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,029
Referee: Rob Styles
23 March 2002 (2002-03-23) 41 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 GMT L.Knight 27', 33' Report Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 10,783
Referee: Ray Olivier
29 March 2002 (2002-03-29) 42 Northampton Town 1–0 Bury Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Hunt 58' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,522
Referee: Matt Messias
1 April 2002 (2002-04-01) 43 Reading 0–0 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,495
Referee: Bill Jordan
6 April 2002 (2002-04-06) 44 Northampton Town 4–1 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
15:00 BST C.Hargreaves 52', 65'
J.Forrester 77'
C.Carruthers 84'		 Report G.Holligan 17' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,851
Referee: Steve Tomlin
13 April 2002 (2002-04-13) 45 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 BST J.De Vos 7'
N.Ellington 45'
S.Green 69'		 Report Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 5,938
Referee: Mark Cooper
20 April 2002 (2002-04-20) 46 Northampton Town 2–2 Cambridge United Northampton
15:00 BST J.Forrester 23' (pen.)
J.Hodge 90'		 Report T.Youngs 4', 71' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: Andy D'Urso

FA Cup

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Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
17 November 2001 (2001-11-17) First round Torquay United 1–2 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 GMT K.Hill 82' Report M.Gabbiadini 28', 35' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,241
Referee: John Brandwood
9 December 2001 (2001-12-09) Second round Canvey Island 1–0 Northampton Town Canvey Island
13:00 GMT N.Gregory 48' Report Stadium: Park Lane
Attendance: 3,232
Referee: Paul Taylor

Worthington Cup

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Main article: 2001-02 Football League Cup
21 August 2001 (2001-08-21) First round Northampton Town 2–1 (a.e.t.) Queens Park Rangers Northampton
19:45 BST J.Forrester 90'
P.McGregor 110'		 Report I.Evatt 16' (o.g.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,638
Referee: Steve Baines
11 September 2001 (2001-09-11) Second round Middlesbrough 3–1 Northampton Town Middlesbrough
19:45 BST D.Murphy 54'
S.Németh 62'
M.Wilson 82'		 Report S.Parkin 79' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 3,915
Referee: Phil Richards

LDV Vans Trophy

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Main article: 2001–02 Football League Trophy
16 October 2001 (2001-10-16) First round Northampton Town 2–0 Oxford United Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Hunt 34'
P.McGregor 45'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Brian Curson
30 October 2001 (2001-10-30) Second round Northampton Town 0–1 Barnet Northampton
19:45 GMT Report L.Flynn 57' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,142
Referee: Rob Harris

Appearances, goals and cards

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No. Pos Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Yellow card Red card
1 GK Keith Welch 38 – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – 42 – – 1 2
2 RB Gerard Lavin 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – 2 –
3 LB John Frain 25 2 – 2 – – 1 – – 2 – – 30 2 – 1 –
4 CB Ian Sampson 24 3 – 2 – – – – – – – – 26 3 – 8 –
6 LB Duncan Spedding 22 1 – 2 – – 2 – – 1 – – 27 1 – 7 1
7 RM Paul McGregor 37 2 3 – 2 – 1 1 1 2 – 1 40 5 5 1 –
8 CM James Hunt 38 – 4 2 – – 2 – – 2 – 1 44 – 5 9 2
9 ST Sam Parkin 31 9 4 – 2 – 2 – 1 2 – – 35 11 5 3 –
10 ST Marco Gabbiadini 30 5 7 2 – 2 1 – – 1 1 – 34 6 9 9 2
11 CM Roy Hunter 38 2 4 2 – – 1 – – 1 – – 42 2 4 3 1
14 RM John Hodge 4 15 1 – – – – – – – 2 – 4 17 1 1 –
15 GK Adam Sollitt 8 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – 10 2 – – –
16 RB Daryl Burgess 36 – 1 2 – – – – – 2 – – 40 – 1 8 –
17 CB Richard Hope 35 7 6 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – 41 7 6 5 –
18 ST Jamie Forrester 40 3 17 2 – – 2 – 1 1 – – 45 3 18 4 –
19 ST Derek Asamoah 3 36 3 – 1 – – 2 – – 2 – 3 41 3 – –
20 CM Chris Hargreaves 38 1 3 1 – – 2 – – 1 – – 42 1 3 6 1
21 MF Richie Lopes – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
22 LB Paul Dempsey 13 7 – – – – 1 1 – 1 – – 15 8 – 2 –
23 LM Chris Carruthers 6 7 1 – – – – – – 1 – – 6 7 1 – –
24 ST Danny Lowe – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
25 GK Mark Bunn – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
26 CM Aaran Cavill – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – –
27 CB Chris Marsh 26 – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 28 – – 4 –
28 MF Chris Thompson – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – –
29 CM Michael Laws – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
30 DF Bobby White – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
31 ST Ryan Nash – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
33 ST Steve Morison – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – –
Players no longer at the club:
12 LM Robert Wolleaston 2 5 – – – – – 1 – – – – 2 6 – – –
5 CB Ian Evatt 10 1 – – – – 2 – – – – – 12 1 – 1 –

References

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  1. ^ "Marsh to join Cobblers". BBC Sport. 5 September 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  2. ^ "England 2001–02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b "2001/02 Division 2". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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