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Gillingham
2001–02 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerAndy Hessenthaler
First Division12th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marlon King (17)
All: Marlon King (20)
Highest home attendance10,477 (v Portsmouth, 26 December 2001)
Lowest home attendance7,025 (v Grimsby Town, 5 March 2002)

During the 2001–02 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, the second tier of the English football league system. It was the 70th season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the 52nd since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. It was Gillingham's second consecutive season in the second tier of the English football league system, to which the club had gained promotion for the first time in 2000.

Gillingham began the season with a 5–0 victory over Preston North End, the first time the team had scored five goals for nearly two years and were in third place in the league table after three games, but then lost four consecutive games, including one in which they conceded five goals for the first time since 1998. A further losing run in September and October left the team in 20th place out of 24 in the First Division league table but improved results in November and December meant that at the end of the calendar year they were in 12th place.

Gillingham also competed in two knock-out tournaments. In the FA Cup, the team reached the fifth round but then lost to Arsenal of the Premier League. They were also eliminated from the Football League Cup by a Premier League team, losing to Southampton in the third round. Gillingham played 52 competitive matches, winning 22, drawing 10, and losing 20. Marlon King was the team's top goalscorer with 20 goals. Chris Hope and Paul Smith made the most appearances, both playing in every one of the team's matches. The highest attendance recorded at the club's home ground, Priestfield Stadium, was 10,477 for a match against Portsmouth on 26 December.

Background and pre-season

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The 2001–02 season was Gillingham's 70th season playing in the Football League and the 52nd since the club was elected back into the League in 1950 after being voted out in 1938.[1] In the 1999–2000 season, Gillingham beat Wigan Athletic in the Second Division play-off final to reach the second tier of the English football league system for the first time in the club's history.[2] In the team's first season at this level, Gillingham were seen by pundits as likely to struggle in the First Division and potentially finish 22nd or lower out of 24 teams in the league table, which would result in relegation back to the third tier,[3][4][5] but instead the team finished in 13th place.[5]

Andy Hessenthaler was the club's player-manager, a position he had held since 2000.[6] Richard Hill was assistant manager and Wayne Jones held the position of first team coach.[7] Paul Smith was the team captain.[8] Gillingham made only one new signing ahead of the new season: David Perpetuini, a midfielder, joined from Watford for a transfer fee of £100,000 just two days before the first game of the campaign. In his column in the first matchday programme of the season, written before Perpetuini was signed, Hessenthaler apologised to supporters for being unable to strengthen the squad and said that the club was finding it increasingly hard to compete for new players with other First Division clubs due to the wages which Gillingham could afford to offer.

Gillingham's first-choice kit consisted of shirts, shorts, and socks all in the club's traditional blue; the second-choice kit, to be worn when there was a clash of colours with the opposition and Gillingham were the team required by the rules of the competition to change, was all-yellow. Prior to the season, the club announced a new sponsorship deal with the ferry operator SeaFrance, which meant that the company's name was displayed on the players' shirts. The team's preparations for the new season began with a trip to Barbados, where they played a friendly match against the national team, followed by further friendlies in the UK. Previewing the season, BBC Sport acknowledged that Gillingham had exceeded expectations in their first campaign in the First Division, but predicted that the team had "a tough season in prospect" and that they would "find it more difficult [...] as other teams become aware of their strengths".[9]

First Division

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August–December

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Gillingham's first match of the season was at their own ground, Priestfield Stadium, against Preston North End,[10] who in the previous season had reached the final of the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League but been defeated.[11] Marlon King, Gillingham's leading goalscorer in the previous season, was missing from the team as he had been given a two-match ban as punishment for offensive comments made to the referee during a previous game. Marcus Browning scored twice, his first goals for Gillingham after more than 40 games for the club, in a 5–0 victory for the home team. It was the first time Gillingham had scored five times in a game since October 1999.[12] Following a goalless draw away to Sheffield United, Gillingham won 3–0 at home to Barnsley, King scoring twice in his first start of the season. The result meant that Gillingham were third in the league table and were the only First Division yet to concede a league goal.[13] After this strong start to the First Division season, Gillingham lost their next four league games. The run began with a 1–0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion which was followed by a 2–1 loss to Portsmouth. On 14 September, the team lost 5–1 away to Bradford City, the first time Gillingham had conceded as many goals in a league game since December 1998.[14] A 3–2 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers four days later, in which Gillingham were reduced to ten men when Barry Ashby was sent off,[15] meant that Gillingham had slipped to 17th place in the table.[16] The team's losing run in the league ended on 22 September with a 2–1 victory at home to Rotherham United and they followed this with an identical result away to Grimsby Town; Chris Hope and Marlon King scored the goals in both games. The wins took Gillingham back up to 11th place in the table,[17] but they then again lost four consecutive league games.

Football Jlloyd Samuel
Jlloyd Samuel spent a month on loan to Gillingham from Aston Villa.

After a 2–1 defeat at home to Coventry City, Gillingham lost again at Priestfield to Norwich City on 13 October. In the latter game Simon Osborn, a midfielder newly-signed from Port Vale, made his debut and Robert Taylor made the first appearance of a second spell at Gillingham. The forward, who had scored 39 goals in 70 games for Gillingham between 1998 and 1999, re-joined the club on a three-month loan from fellow First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The team's losing run continued with a 3–1 defeat away to Wimbledon on 20 October and a 2–1 loss away to Birmingham City three days later which left Gillingham in 20th place in the league table. Jlloyd Samuel, a young defender, joined Gillingham on loan from Aston Villa of the Premier League and went straight into the starting line-up for the home game with Walsall on 27 October, replacing the injured Adrian Pennock. Goals from Perpetuini and Guy Ipoua gave Gillingham a 2–0 victory, their first win for over a month. In their final match of October, Gillingham took a 2–0 lead over Burnley inside the first 15 minutes but then conceded two goals and the match ended in a draw. Gillingham's first match of November was away to Manchester City. Shaun Goater scored a hat-trick for the home team in a 4–1 victory; BBC Sport described City's performance as "90 minutes of utter domination" and said that they "found little opposition from Gillingham".[18] The result meant that Gillingham were again in 20th place in the league table, just one point above the relegation positions.

The team's next two games ended in goalless draws against Crewe Alexandra and Watford. Having failed to score in over three hours of football, Gillingham scored three times in the first half against Crystal Palace on 21 November and secured a 3–0 victory. Steve Kember, Palace's caretaker manager, said that Gillingham could potentially have scored more goals and acknowledged that his team had failed to match Gillingham's level of physicality during the game.[19] On 24 November, Gillingham won 2–1 away to Millwall, coming from behind with goals in the final ten minutes from Guy Ipoua and King.[20] Gillingham's players wore Millwall's second-choice shirts for the match as their kit manager had inadvertently packed the team's first-choice shirts, which were the same colour as Millwall's.[21] Gillingham extended their winning run to three games with a 2–0 victory away to Stockport County on 27 November with goals from Iffy Onoura and King. Samuel made his final appearance for the club three days later in a 1–1 draw at home to Birmingham City; Paul Shaw missed a late chance to score a winner but BBC Sport said that "a draw was the fairest result".[22][23] Gillingham began December with a 2–2 draw away to Nottingham Forest with two goals from Paul Shaw and extended their unbeaten run to eight games by beating Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 at Priestfield on 15 December, with all the goals being scored in the first 30 minutes. A week later, however, the run ended as Gillingham lost 4–1 to Barnsley, who had been in 22nd place in the table going into the game. Following a 2–0 victory over Portsmouth on 26 December, Gillingham's final game of 2001 was three days later at home to West Bromwich Albion. The away team were reduced to ten players after just four minutes when Tony Butler, a former Gillingham player, was sent off. Despite the numerical disparity, the score was level until Paul Smith scored in stoppage time at the end of the game to give Gillingham a 2–1 win. It was the final match of Taylor's loan spell; in contrast to his first stint with the club he had failed to score a single goal. The result meant that Gillingham finished the calendar year in 12th place in the league table.[24]

January–April

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Football Jason Brown
Jason Brown made his debut for the club in March and retained the position of goalkeeper for the remainder of the season.

Gillingham's first league match of 2002 ended in a 1–0 defeat at home to Sheffield United. Four days later, they lost 3–1 away to Crystal Palace.

On 5 March, 19-year-old Jason Brown made his debut for the club, replacing Vince Bartram as starting goalkeeper. Brown had joined the club a year earlier, but had never previously been able to displace Bartram from the team; Hessenthaler named him in the starting line-up for the match against Grimsby Town after Bartram had been criticised for his recent performances.[25][26] Although Brown conceded an early goal, Gillingham won 2–1 with goals from Paul Shaw and Guy Ipoua;[27] Hessenthaler described Brown's performance as "superb",[25] and he retained the starting goalkeeper position for the remainder of the season.[10] Four days later, the team drew 0–0 with Sheffield Wednesday, who were 20th in the league table going into the game; Wednesday had a chance to win the match in the last minute but Simon Donnelly's shot hit the crossbar.

On 13 April, Gillingham lost 3–1 at home to Manchester City, who had already clinched the championship of the division.[28] After a 0–0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday, Gillingham beat Nottingham Forest 3–1; the scores were level with ten minutes remaining but both King and Browning scored in the closing stages.

Gillingham's final match of the season was away to Watford. At half-time the score was 1–1; Watford took the lead early in the second half but goals from Paul Shaw and Iffy Onoura gave Gillingham a 3–2 victory; in addition to scoring the winning goal, Onoura provided the assist for both of his team's other goals.[29] The result meant that Gillingham finished the season 12th in the First Division.[30]

League match details

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Key

  • In result column, Gillingham's score shown first
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
Results[22]
Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
11 August 2001 Preston North End (H) 5–0 Browning (2), Ashby, Onuora, Gooden 9,412
18 August 2001 Sheffield United (A) 0–0 16,998
25 August 2001 Barnsley (H) 3–0 Onuora, King (2) 8,292
27 August 2001 West Bromwich Albion (A) 0–1 18,180
8 September 2001 Portsmouth (A) 1–2 Onuora 17,224
14 September 2001 Bradford City (A) 1–5 King 14,101
18 September 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) 2–3 Ipoua, King (pen.) 8,966
22 September 2001 Rotherham United (H) 2–1 King, Hope 7,688
25 September 2001 Grimsby Town (A) 2–1 Hope, King 4,859
29 September 2001 Coventry City (H) 1–2 Shaw 9,435
13 October 2001 Norwich City (H) 0–2 9,166
20 October 2001 Wimbledon (A) 1–3 Butters 8,042
23 October 2001 Birmingham City (A) 1–2 Ipoua 27,101
27 October 2001 Walsall (H) 2–0 Perpetuini, Ipoua 7,548
30 October 2001 Burnley (H) 2–2 Osborn, Ipoua 8,067
3 November 2001 Manchester City (A) 1–4 King 33,067
10 November 2001 Crewe Alexandra (A) 0–0 5,419
18 November 2001 Watford (H) 0–0 8,733
21 November 2001 Crystal Palace (H) 3–0 Ipoua (2), Onuora 9,396
24 November 2001 Millwall (A) 2–1 Ipoua, King 15,214
27 November 2001 Stockport County (A) 2–0 Onuora, King 4,854
30 November 2001 Birmingham City (H) 1–1 Purse (o.g.) 8,575
8 December 2001 Nottingham Forest (A) 2–2 Shaw (2) 18,303
15 December 2001 Sheffield Wednesday (H) 2–1 Shaw, Osborn 8,586
22 December 2001 Barnsley (A) 1–4 Morgan (o.g.) 11,965
26 December 2001 Portsmouth (H) 2–0 King, Shaw 10,477
29 December 2001 West Bromwich Albion (H) 2–1 Hope, Smith 9,912
12 January 2002 Sheffield United (H) 0–1 8,814
16 January 2002 Crystal Palace (A) 1–3 Onuora 17,646
19 January 2002 Preston North End (A) 2–0 Osborn, Smith 13,289
29 January 2002 Stockport County (H) 3–3 Ashby, Osborn, King (pen.) 7,217
2 February 2002 Coventry City (A) 2–1 Onuora, King 14,337
9 February 2002 Wimbledon (H) 0–0 8,494
23 February 2002 Bradford City (H) 0–4 7,789
26 February 2002 Rotherham United (A) 2–3 Onuora, King 6,005
2 March 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 0–2 25,908
5 March 2002 Grimsby Town (H) 2–1 Shaw, Ipoua 7,025
9 March 2002 Sheffield Wednesday (A) 0–0 20,361
16 March 2002 Nottingham Forest (H) 3–1 King (2), Browning 8,928
19 March 2002 Norwich City (A) 1–2 Onuora 16,479
24 March 2002 Millwall (H) 1–0 King 8,082
30 March 2002 Walsall (A) 1–1 Saunders 6,190
1 April 2002 Crewe Alexandra (H) 1–0 King (pen.) 7,748
6 April 2002 Burnley (A) 0–2 16,236
13 April 2002 Manchester City (H) 1–3 Onuora 9,494
21 April 2002 Watford (A) 3–2 Hope, Shaw, Onuora 15,674

Partial league table

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Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division
Football League First Division final table, positions 10–14[31]
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

Cup matches

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FA Cup

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View of Arsenal Stadium during a match
Gillingham were eliminated from the FA Cup at Arsenal Stadium.

As a First Division team, Gillingham entered the 2001–02 FA Cup in the third round; in the random draw they were allocated an away game with fellow First Division team Wolverhampton Wanderers. A goal from Paul Shaw early in the second half secured a 1–0 win and only a series of saves by home goalkeeper Michael Oakes kept Gillingham from winning by a larger margin.[32] In the fourth round Gillingham played Bristol Rovers of the Third Division. BBC Sport stated that Gillingham "dominated from start to finish" against their lower-league opponents, but despite this they won only narrowly, the only goal coming when Rovers' Scott Jones deflected the ball past his own goalkeeper to score an own goal.[33]

Gillingham's opponents in the fifth round were Arsenal, who in the previous season had been beaten finalists in the FA Cup and finished second in the Premier League. Arsenal made a number of changes to their team for the match. Two of their key players, leading goalscorer Thierry Henry and Robert Pires, who would go on to win the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award for his performances during the season,[34] were named only as substitutes. Twice Arsenal took the lead only for Gillingham to equalise, the second time with a lobbed goal from Ty Gooden which BBC Sport described as "sensational" and "stunning". After both Henry and Pires were brought on, Arsenal scored three goals to secure a 5–2 victory which BBC Sport said made the match look more one-sided than it had actually been.[35]

FA Cup match details

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Key

  • In result column, Gillingham's score shown first
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
Results[36]
Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
5 January 2002 Third Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 1–0 Shaw 15,271
5 February 2002 Fourth Bristol Rovers (H) 1–0 Jones (o.g.) 9,772
16 February 2002 Fifth Arsenal (A) 2–5 King, Gooden 38,003

Football League Cup

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View of the Kassam Stadium
Gillingham won at the Kassam Stadium, home of Oxford United, with a goal in the final minute of extra time.

As a First Division team, Gillingham entered the 2001–02 Football League Cup in the first round; their opponents were Oxford United of the Third Division. Gillingham conceded a goal in the first half and were losing until eight minutes from the end of the game when Marlon King scored from a penalty kick. The score was 1–1 at the end of the regulation 90 minutes and so, under the rules of the competition, 30 minutes of extra time were played. In the final minute of the extra period, Iffy Onoura scored to give Gillingham a 2–1 victory. Gillingham's opponents in the second round were fellow First Division team Millwall. King gave Gillingham a lead inside the first five minutes, but Millwall equalised and it appeared that extra time would be required again until Gillingham's Guy Ipoua scored a winning goal in the 90th minute.

In the third round, Gillingham played at home to Southampton of the Premier League. The away team took the lead early on with a goal from a penalty kick; two further appeals for penalties, one from each team, were turned down by the referee before half-time. Southampton had a number of further goalscoring chances in the second half but did not score again until the 83rd minute when they made it 2–0, which proved to be the final score, meaning that Gillingham were eliminated from the competition.[37]

League Cup match details

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Key

  • In result column, Gillingham's score shown first
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
Results[38]
Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
21 August 2001 First Oxford United (A) 2–1 (a.e.t.) King (pen), Onuora 5,886
11 September 2001 Second Millwall (H) 2–1 King, Ipoua 7,511
9 October 2001 Third Southampton (H) 0–2 7,948

Players

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Footballer Marlon King
Marlon King (pictured in 2012) was the team's top goalscorer.
Footballer Andy Hessenthaler
Andy Hessenthaler (pictured in 2009), the team's player-manager, made 20 appearances during the season.

During the season, 25 players made at least one appearance for Gillingham. Chris Hope and Paul Smith made the most, both playing in every one of the team's 52 games; it was the second consecutive season in which Hope had been ever-present, taking his run of consecutive appearances for the team since he joined Gillingham in 2000 past 100.[39] Smith won the club's Player of the Season award, organised by the Gillingham Independent Supporters' Club, making him the first player to win the award three times.[8] Browning, King, Ipoua and Shaw all made more than 40 appearances. Only two players appeared fewer than five times; the teenager Danny Spiller was the only one who played in just one game.[40]

Of the 13 players who scored at least one goal for the team, King was the highest scorer with 17 goals in league games and 20 in total in all competitions. Iffy Onoura scored 11 goals in the league and 12 in total; no other player reached double figures.[40]

Player statistics[40]
No. Player Position First Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Vince Bartram GK 36 0 3 0 3 0 42 0
2 Mark Patterson DF 20 0 2 0 3 0 25 0
3 Roland Edge DF 14 0 0 0 2 0 16 0
4 Paul Smith MF 46 2 3 0 3 0 52 2
5 Barry Ashby DF 28 1 3 0 2 0 33 1
6 Guy Butters DF 23 1 0 0 1 0 24 1
7 Nyron Nosworthy DF 29 0 2 0 0 0 31 0
8 Andy Hessenthaler MF 17 0 1 0 2 0 20 0
9 Marlon King FW 42 17 3 1 3 2 48 20
10 Guy Ipoua FW 40 8 3 0 3 1 46 9
11 Ty Gooden MF 25 1 3 1 2 0 30 2
12 Paul Shaw FW 37 7 3 1 3 0 43 8
13 Jason Brown GK 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
14 Marcus Browning MF 42 3 3 0 3 0 48 3
15 Mark Saunders MF 19 1 0 0 1 0 20 1
16 Richard Rose DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 Adrian Pennock DF 10 0 0 0 3 0 13 0
18 Chris Hope DF 46 4 3 0 3 0 52 4
19 Iffy Onuora FW 33 11 3 0 3 1 39 12
20 Kevin James MF 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
21 Simon Osborn MF 28 4 3 0 0 0 31 4
22 Danny Spiller MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 David Perpetuini MF 34 1 3 0 2 0 39 1
27 Robert Taylor FW 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
28 Jlloyd Samuel DF 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0

FW = Forward, MF = Midfielder, GK = Goalkeeper, DF = Defender

Aftermath

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Less than three weeks after the season ended, King was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being caught driving a stolen car the previous year.[41] He would ultimately miss only the first two months of the 2002–03 season after the length of his sentence was reduced following an appeal.[42][43][44] Gillingham once again improved their final league position, ending the 2002–03 campaign in 11th place in the First Division,[45] but in terms of league standings, this would prove to be the peak of the club's time in the second tier of English football. In the 2003–04 season, they finished 21st, level on points with 22nd-placed Walsall and avoiding relegation only by virtue of a superior goal difference.[46][47] Hessenthaler resigned as manager in November 2004 as the team again struggled near the foot of the renamed Football League Championship,[48][49] and at the end of the 2004–05 season Gillingham were relegated, ending a five-season spell in the division.[50] As of 2024, the club has never returned to the second tier of English football.[51]

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