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2001–02 Grimsby Town F.C. season

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Grimsby Town
2001–02 season
ChairmanPeter Furneaux
ManagerLennie Lawrence (until 28 December)
Paul Groves (from 28 December)
StadiumBlundell Park
First Division19th
FA CupThird Round
League CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Boulding (11)
All: Boulding (11)
Average home league attendance6,430

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

Season summary

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During the opening weeks of the 2001–02 season, Grimsby briefly led the First Division, sparking hopes that Lawrence could repeat the promotion success he achieved at Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough with a much smaller club. One major highlight in the season was when Grimsby picked up a shock 2–1 win over Liverpool in extra time at Anfield in the League Cup thanks to a wonder strike from Phil Jevons in the last minute. However, after a 5–0 heavy loss to Crystal Palace, ambitious promotion hopes were quickly extinguished as Grimsby's form hit a major decline with only one win in their next 18 league games which saw Grimsby sit 23rd in the table and Lawrence was sacked as a result and Paul Groves was named player-manager.[1] Groves brought in Graham Rodger as his assistant and made successful loan signings which included Andy Todd and Martin Pringle both from Charlton and Grimsby's results steadily improved as Groves steered them to safety.

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
6 July 2001 FW England Phil Jevons England Everton £250,000
1 August 2001 MF England Chris Bolder England Hull City Free Transfer
1 August 2001 MF England Graham Hockless England Hull City Free Transfer
1 August 2001 DF Jamaica Simon Ford England Charlton Athletic Free Transfer
1 August 2001 GK Republic of Ireland Morgan Cranley Republic of Ireland Shelbourne Free Transfer
1 August 2001 DF England David Morgan England Sunderland Free Transfer
1 August 2001 MF England Ross Thompson England Scunthorpe United Free Transfer
1 August 2001 MF Netherlands Robbie Busscher Netherlands Feyenoord Free Transfer
6 July 2001 GK Netherlands Ronald Ermes Netherlands Feyenoord Free Transfer
24 August 2000 FW England Michael Boulding England Mansfield Town Free Transfer
19 October 2001 DF Wales Alan Neilson England Fulham Free Transfer
30 October 2001 FW England Chris Thompson England Liverpool Free Transfer
23 March 2002 FW Scotland Willie Falconer Scotland St. Johnstone Free Transfer

Loans in

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Date Until Ref
9 August 2001 DF England David Beharall England Newcastle United 9 November 2001
9 August 2001 FW England Paul Robinson England Newcastle United 27 October 2001
7 September 2001 DF England Marlon Broomes England Blackburn Rovers 7 December 2001
17 January 2002 FW England Robert Taylor England Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 February 2002
21 February 2002 FW Sweden Martin Pringle England Charlton Athletic 27 February 2002
21 February 2002 MF England Andy Todd England Charlton Athletic 22 April 2002
28 March 2002 MF England Terry Cooke England Manchester City 22 April 2002

Transfers out

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Date Pos Player Transferred To Fee Ref
22 May 2001 MF Northern Ireland Kingsley Black England Lincoln City Released
31 May 2001 DF England Richard Smith Retired Released
8 June 2001 MF England Matthew Bloomer England Hull City Released
2 July 2001 MF England Kevin Donovan England Barnsley Free Transfer
9 July 2000 MF England Andy Smith England Lincoln City Released
10 July 2001 DF Scotland Peter Handyside England Stoke City Free Transfer
20 July 2001 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Clare England Boston United Released
23 July 2001 MF England Adam Buckley England Lincoln City Released
1 January 2002 GK Netherlands Ronald Ermes Netherlands SC Feyenoord Released
1 January 2002 MF Netherlands Robbie Busscher Netherlands Stormvogels Telstar Released
1 January 2002 GK Republic of Ireland Morgan Cranley Republic of Ireland Shelbourne Released
22 February 2002 DF Wales Alan Neilson England Luton Town Released
21 March 2002 DF England David Morgan England Gateshead Released

Loans out

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Date Pos Player Transferred To Date Until Ref
16 August 2001 GK England Steve Croudson England Scunthorpe United 16 September 2001
13 March 2002 FW England Mike Jeffrey England Scunthorpe United 21 April 2022

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 12 14 20 50 72  −22 50 9 7 7 34 28  +6 3 7 13 16 44  −28
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDLWWDLDLLLLLLWLLDDLLDLDLWDDLDLLWDWWLDWWLDDWL
Position9449123668121215181815191919192122212323232222232323232323232222222221192020211819
Source: 11v11.com: 2001-02 Grimsby Town results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Grimsby Town's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 2001 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 5,368 Burnett
18 August 2001 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 17,971 Pouton (pen)
25 August 2001 Preston North End H 2–2 5,789 Rowan, Pouton (pen)
27 August 2001 Portsmouth A 2–4 13,614 Butterfield, Jeffrey
1 September 2001 Barnsley H 1–0 6,173 Jevons
8 September 2001 Coventry City A 1–0 14,980 Jevons
15 September 2001 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 8,746
18 September 2001 Crystal Palace A 0–5 13,970
22 September 2001 Stockport County A 3–3 7,834 Rowan, Burnett, Campbell
25 September 2001 Gillingham H 1–2 4,859 Allen
29 September 2001 Bradford City A 2–3 13,778 Rowan, Boulding
5 October 2001 Rotherham United H 0–2 6,662
13 October 2001 Sheffield United A 1–3 15,442 Willems
20 October 2001 Watford H 0–3 5,506
23 October 2001 Manchester City A 0–4 30,797
26 October 2001 Birmingham City H 3–1 5,419 Boulding (2), Jevons
30 October 2001 Norwich City H 0–2 5,489
3 November 2001 Wimbledon A 1–2 6,189 Campbell
10 November 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 17,507
17 November 2001 Millwall H 2–2 5,037 Rowan, Boulding
23 November 2001 Burnley A 0–1 18,535
1 December 2001 Manchester City H 0–2 7,960
7 December 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 5,143 Jevons
15 December 2001 Walsall A 0–4 5,080
22 December 2001 Preston North End A 0–0 14,667
26 December 2001 Coventry City H 0–1 7,568
29 December 2001 Portsmouth H 3–1 5,217 Jevons (2, 1 pen), Ford
1 January 2002 Barnsley A 0–0 13,325
12 January 2002 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 6,011
19 January 2002 Crewe Alexandra A 0–2 5,974
29 January 2002 Rotherham United A 1–1 6,098 Taylor
2 February 2002 Bradford City H 0–1 5,054
10 February 2002 Watford A 0–2 12,163
16 February 2002 Sheffield United H 1–0 7,141 Campbell
23 February 2002 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 21,081
26 February 2002 Stockport County H 3–1 6,836 Todd, Groves, Allen
2 March 2002 Crystal Palace H 5–2 5,924 Todd, Allen, Boulding, Fleming (own goal), Smith
5 March 2002 Gillingham A 1–2 7,025 Boulding
9 March 2002 Walsall H 2–2 7,016 Groves, Roper (own goal)
16 March 2002 Barnsley H 2–1 7,495 Byfield, Goodman
23 March 2002 Wimbledon H 6–2 6,473 Boulding (3), Pouton (3, 2 pens)
30 March 2002 Birmingham City A 0–4 23,249
1 April 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–0 9,236
6 April 2002 Norwich City A 1–1 20,075 Cooke
13 April 2002 Burnley H 3–1 9,275 Boulding (2), Allen
21 April 2002 Millwall A 1–3 17,004 Butterfield

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third round 5 January 2002 York City H 0–0 5,052
Third round replay 15 January 2002 York City A 0–1 6,638

Football League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
First round 21 August 2001 Lincoln City H 2–1 5,906 Jevons, Rowan
Second round 11 September 2001 Sheffield United H 3–3 (won 4–2 on pens) 5,236 Broomes, Jeffrey, Allen
Third round 9 October 2001 Liverpool A 2–1 (a.e.t.) 32,672 Broomes, Jevons
Fourth round 27 November 2001 Arsenal A 0–2 16,917

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[3]

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 Danny Coyne
2 DF England ENG John McDermott (captain)
3 DF England ENG Tony Gallimore
4 DF England ENG Andy Todd (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
6 MF England ENG Wayne Burnett
7 MF England ENG Alan Pouton
8 MF England ENG David Smith
9 FW England ENG Michael Jeffrey
10 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Campbell
11 MF England ENG Paul Groves (Player manager from 28 December)
12 DF England ENG Danny Butterfield
13 GK England ENG Steve Croudson
14 FW England ENG Steve Livingstone
15 DF England ENG Paul Raven
16 MF England ENG Stacy Coldicott
17 MF Netherlands NED Menno Willems
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Scotland SCO Willie Falconer
19 FW England ENG Bradley Allen
20 FW England ENG Jonathan Rowan
21 FW England ENG Phil Jevons
22 DF England ENG Ben Chapman
23 FW England ENG Chris Thompson
24 DF England ENG Iain Ward
25 DF England ENG Simon Ford
26 MF England ENG Terry Cooke (on loan from Manchester City)
27 MF Netherlands NED Robbie Busscher
28 FW England ENG Paul Robinson (on loan from Wimbledon)
29 MF England ENG Chris Bolder
30 MF England ENG Graham Hockless
31 FW England ENG Robert Taylor
32 MF England ENG Gary Moran
35 FW England ENG Michael Boulding

Left club during season

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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 MF England ENG Adam Buckley (to Lincoln City)
34 DF England ENG David Beharall (on loan from Newcastle United)
4 DF England ENG Marlon Broomes (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
18 DF England ENG Robert Taylor (on loan from Wolves)
5 DF Wales WAL Alan Neilson (to Luton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Sweden SWE Martin Pringle (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
26 GK Netherlands NED Ronald Ermes (Released)
28 DF England ENG David Morgan (to Gateshead)
33 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Morgan Cranley (Released)
31 MF England ENG Ross Thompson (to Doncaster Rovers)

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales Danny Coyne 45 0 2 0 4 0 51 0

References

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  1. ^ "Grimsby sack boss Lawrence". BBC Sport. 28 December 2001. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Grimsby Town results for the 2001-2002 season - Statto.com". www.statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Grimsby Town - 2001/02".
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