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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

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

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
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Manchester City 46 19 3 1 63 19 12 3 8 45 33 108 52 +56 99
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 15 4 4 36 11 12 4 7 25 18 61 29 +32 89
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 4 6 33 18 12 7 4 43 25 76 43 +33 86
4 Millwall 46 15 3 5 43 22 7 8 8 26 26 69 48 +21 77
5 Birmingham City 46 14 4 5 44 20 7 9 7 26 29 70 49 +21 76
6 Norwich City 46 15 6 2 36 16 7 3 13 24 35 60 51 +9 75
7 Burnley 46 11 7 5 39 29 10 5 8 31 33 70 62 +8 75
8 Preston North End 46 13 7 3 45 21 7 5 11 26 38 71 59 +12 72
9 Wimbledon 46 9 8 6 30 22 9 5 9 33 35 63 57 +6 67
10 Crystal Palace 46 13 3 7 42 22 7 3 13 28 40 70 62 +8 66
11 Coventry City 46 12 4 7 33 19 8 2 13 26 34 59 53 +6 66
12 Gillingham 46 12 5 6 38 26 6 5 12 26 41 64 67 –3 64
13 Sheffield United 46 8 8 7 34 30 7 7 9 19 24 53 54 –1 60
14 Watford 46 10 5 8 38 30 6 6 11 24 26 62 56 +6 59
15 Bradford City 46 10 1 12 41 39 5 9 9 28 37 69 76 –7 55
16 Nottingham Forest 46 7 11 5 26 21 5 7 11 24 30 50 51 –1 54
17 Portsmouth 46 9 6 8 36 31 4 8 11 24 41 60 72 –12 53
18 Walsall 46 10 6 7 29 27 3 6 14 22 44 51 71 –20 51
19 Grimsby Town 46 9 7 7 34 28 3 7 13 16 44 50 72 –22 50
20 Sheffield Wednesday 46 6 7 10 28 37 6 7 10 21 34 49 71 –22 50
21 Rotherham United 46 7 13 3 32 29 3 6 14 20 37 52 66 –14 49
22 Crewe Alexandra 46 8 8 7 23 32 4 5 14 24 44 47 76 –29 49
23 Barnsley 46 9 9 5 37 33 2 6 15 22 53 59 86 –27 48
24 Stockport County 46 5 1 17 19 44 1 7 15 23 58 42 102 –60 26
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Gillingham's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 15,271 Shaw
R4 5 February 2002 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 9,772 Jones (own goal)
R5 16 February 2002 Arsenal A 2–5 38,003 King, Gooden

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 21 August 2001 Oxford United A 2–1 (a.e.t.) 5,886 King (pen), Onuora
R2 11 September 2001 Millwall H 2–1 7,511 King, Ipoua
R3 9 October 2001 Southampton H 0–2 7,948

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 Wolves)
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. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160322052216/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/gillingham/2001-2002/results
  2. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/d1/gilling.htm
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