Football team season
The 2001–02 season was Swindon Town ' s second season in the Division Two since their relegation from the second tier of English football in 2000. Alongside the league campaign, Swindon Town also competed in the FA Cup , League Cup and the Football League Trophy .
Nationwide League Division Two
Brighton earned a second successive championship, despite the loss of manager Micky Adams early in the season - however, they would also have to cope with the loss of replacement manager Peter Taylor after the season ended. Reading earned the runners-up spot after four seasons in Division Two, and the play-offs were won by Stoke City who, despite this success, sacked manager Gudjon Thordarson immediately afterwards (leaving Reading in the odd position of being the only top six side to start the 2002–03 season with the same manager that they had at the start of the 2001–02 season).
QPR came out of administration at the end of a season where they finished a respectable eighth in their first campaign at this level since the 1960s, featuring in the race for a playoff place until the penultimate game of the season. Wigan Athletic finished a disappointing 10th after successive playoff appearances, but kept faith in manager Paul Jewell to deliver promotion in his second season at the helm.
Cambridge United were cut adrift early in the season, and never looked to have much chance of surviving. Long-time Division Two members Wrexham never recovered from a bad start, and also went down. Bury suffered a financial crisis off the pitch and the effects of this ultimately affected the team's performance and sent them down to the League's bottom tier. The final relegation spot was filled by Bournemouth.
Source: Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Leading goalscorer: Bobby Zamora (Brighton and Hove Albion) - 28
Results and matchday squads
Division Two line-ups
Date
Opposition
V
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
11/08/01
Peterborough United
H
0–0
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Reeves
Heywood
Howe1
O'Halloran
Hewlett
Invincibile3
Sabin2
Grazioli
S.Robinson1
Davis2
Brayley3
Ruddock
McKinney
18/08/01
Bristol City
A
1–3
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Reeves
Heywood
S.Robinson3
O'Halloran
Hewlett
Invincibile1
Sabin
Grazioli2
Davis1
Howe2
Brayley3
Ruddock
McKinney
25/08/01
Oldham Athletic
H
0–2
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Reeves
Heywood
Howe2
O'Halloran
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin
Duke1
Kuffour1
Brayley2
Cobian
Ruddock
McKinney
27/08/01
Bury
A
3–0
Griemink
Gurney
Davis1
Reeves
Heywood
Howe
O'Halloran
Hewlett
Kuffour2
Sabin
Duke
Invincibile1
Brayley2
McAreavey
Ruddock
McKinney
01/09/01
Colchester United
H
1–0
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Ruddock
Heywood
Howe
O'Halloran
Hewlett
Kuffour2
Sabin3
Duke1
S.Robinson1
Invincibile2
Davies3
P.Edwards
McKinney
08/09/01
Bournemouth
A
0–0
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Ruddock
Heywood
Howe
O'Halloran1
Hewlett
Kuffour
S.Robinson
Duke2
Grazioli1
Invincibile2
P.Edwards
Reeves
McKinney
15/09/01
Tranmere Rovers
H
2–2
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Ruddock
Heywood
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Kuffour1
Grazioli1
P.Edwards1
Brayley2
Reeves3
McAreavey
McKinney
18/09/01
Port Vale
A
2–0
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Ruddock1
Reeves
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Grazioli
P.Edwards2
Heywood1
McAreavey2
Kuffour
Brayley
McKinney
22/09/01
Chesterfield
A
0–4
Griemink
Gurney3
Duke1
Reeves
Heywood
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Grazioli2
P.Edwards
Kuffour1
Brayley2
Davies3
McAreavey
McKinney
25/09/01
Brentford
H
2–0
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Reeves
Heywood
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Grazioli
P.Edwards
Kuffour
Brayley
Davies
McAreavey
McKinney
29/09/01
Northampton Town
A
1–1
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Reeves
Heywood
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett1
Invincibile
Grazioli2
P.Edwards
Ruddock1
Kuffour2
Brayley
Davies
McKinney
13/10/01
Reading
A
3–1
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Ruddock
Reeves
Howe
S.Robinson2
Hewlett
Invincibile
Grazioli3
P.Edwards1
Heywood1
McAreavey2
Kuffour3
Carlisle
McKinney
21/10/01
Cardiff City
H
0–3
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Ruddock
Reeves
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Grazioli1
P.Edwards
N.Edwards1
Kuffour
Heywood
McAreavey
McKinney
24/10/01
Cambridge United
H
2–0
Griemink
Gurney
Duke1
Ruddock
Reeves
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Grazioli
P.Edwards
Carlisle1
Kuffour
Heywood
McAreavey
McKinney
27/10/01
Wycombe
A
1–1
Griemink
Willis
Duke
Ruddock
Heywood
S.Robinson
Carlisle
Hewlett
Invincibile
Grazioli1
P.Edwards
Kuffour1
McAreavey2
N.Edwards
Halliday
McKinney
03/11/01
Stoke City
H
0–3
Griemink
Gurney
Duke2
Ruddock
Heywood
Howe
Carlisle
Hewlett
Invincibile
Grazioli1
P.Edwards
Sabin1
Kuffour2
Willis
S.Robinson
McKinney
10/11/01
Blackpool
A
0–1
Griemink
Gurney
Willis2
Ruddock
Heywood
Howe
Carlisle
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin3
Grazioli1
McAreavey1
M.Robinson2
Brayley3
Halliday
McKinney
20/11/01
QPR
A
0–4
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Ruddock
Heywood
S.Robinson2
Carlisle
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin1
M.Robinson
Grazioli1
Kuffour2
Willis
McAreavey
McKinney
24/11/01
Brighton
H
1–1
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Ruddock
Heywood
S.Robinson
Carlisle
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin
M.Robinson
Willis
Kuffour
Brayley
McAreavey
McKinney
27/11/01
Wrexham
H
3–1
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Ruddock
Heywood
S.Robinson
Carlisle
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin
M.Robinson
Willis
Howe
Brayley
McAreavey
McKinney
01/12/01
Wigan Athletic
A
0–1
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Willis
Heywood
S.Robinson
Carlisle
Hewlett
Invincibile3
Sabin1
M.Robinson2
Howe1
P.Edwards2
Davis3
McAreavey
McKinney
21/12/01
Notts County
A
1–3
Griemink
Willis
Duke
Ruddock
Heywood
Howe3
Carlisle
S.Robinson
Invincibile
Sabin
P.Edwards1
Davis12
Grazioli2
McAreavey3
Reeves
McKinney
26/12/01
Bournemouth
H
0–0
Griemink
Gurney
Duke2
Reeves
Heywood
Howe
Carlisle1
S.Robinson
Invincibile
Sabin
Grazioli
M.Robinson1
Davis2
Willis
McAreavey
McKinney
29/12/01
Bury
H
3–1
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Reeves
Heywood
Howe
Carlisle
S.Robinson
Invincibile
Sabin
Grazioli1
McAreavey1
M.Robinson
Davis
Willis
McKinney
13/01/02
Bristol City
H
1–2
Griemink
Willis
Davis
Reeves
Heywood
McAreavey2
S.Robinson
Foley
Invincibile
Sabin1
Duke
Young1
Williams2
M.Robinson
N.Edwards
McKinney
16/01/02
Oldham Athletic
A
0–2
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Reeves
Heywood
Howe1
S.Robinson
Foley
Invincibile
Sabin
McAreavey
Young1
M.Robinson
Davis
Willis
McKinney
19/01/02
Peterborough United
A
1–1
Griemink
Gurney
Davis3
Reeves
Heywood
M.Robinson
S.Robinson
Foley2
Invincibile
Sabin
Duke1
Willis1
Grazioli2
Howe3
McAreavey
McKinney
23/01/02
Notts County
H
1–0
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Reeves
Heywood
M.Robinson2
S.Robinson
Foley1
Invincibile
Sabin
Duke
Grazioli1
Willis2
Howe
Young
McKinney
26/01/02
Wrexham
A
2–2
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Reeves
Heywood
Willis
S.Robinson3
Foley1
Invincibile
Sabin
Duke2
Grazioli1
Hewlett2
Howe3
N.Edwards
McKinney
30/01/02
Colchester United
A
3–1
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Willis
Heywood
Howe3
S.Robinson
Hewlett2
Invincibile
Sabin
Grazioli1
Foley1
Duke2
McAreavey3
N.Edwards
McKinney
02/02/02
Northampton Town
H
2–1
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Willis
Heywood
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin
Grazioli1
Duke1
Foley
McAreavey
N.Edwards
McKinney
05/02/02
Huddersfield Town
H
0–1
Griemink
Gurney
McAreavey
Willis
Heywood
Howe2
S.Robinson3
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin
Grazioli1
Duke1
Young2
N.Edwards3
Foley
McKinney
09/02/02
Cardiff City
A
0–3
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Willis
Heywood
McAreavey2
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin1
Duke3
Foley1
Howe2
Grazioli3
N.Edwards
Farr
14/02/02
Reading
H
0–0
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Reeves
Heywood
Howe2
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin
Grazioli1
Willis1
McAreavey2
Duke
Young
McKinney
22/02/02
Tranmere Rovers
A
0–0
Griemink
Gurney
McAreavey
Reeves
Heywood
Howe2
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin2
Grazioli
N.Edwards1
Young2
Willis
P.Edwards
Farr
26/02/02
Chesterfield
H
2–1
Griemink
Gurney
McAreavey1
Reeves
Heywood
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin2
Grazioli
Davis1
P.Edwards2
Willis
Duke
Farr
02/03/02
Port Vale
H
3–0
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Willis
Heywood
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Grazioli2
Young1
Duke1
N.Edwards2
P.Edwards
Smith
Farr
05/03/02
Brentford
A
0–2
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Willis
Heywood
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett1
Invincibile
Grazioli2
Duke
Young1
P.Edwards2
Halliday
Smith
Farr
09/03/02
Huddersfield Town
A
0–2
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Willis
Heywood
Howe2
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile1
Sabin
Grazioli
Young1
P.Edwards2
Halliday
Herring
McKinney
16/03/02
Wigan Athletic
H
1–1
Griemink
Gurney
Davis1
Willis
Heywood
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile3
Sabin2
Young
Duke1
P.Edwards2
McAreavey3
Brayley
McKinney
30/03/02
Blackpool
H
1–0
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Willis
Heywood
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin
Young
Brayley
P. Edwards
N.Edwards
Halliday
McKinney
01/04/02
Stoke City
A
0–2
McKinney
Gurney
Willis
Reeves3
Heywood
Howe
N.Edwards
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin2
P.Edwards1
Duke1
Young2
Cobian3
S.Robinson
Griemink
06/04/02
QPR
H
0–1
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Willis
Heywood
Howe
S.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin
Young
McAreavey1
Reeves2
P.Edwards
N.Edwards
McKinney
09/04/02
Cambridge United
A
2–1
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Willis
Heywood
McAreavey3
S.Robinson1
Hewlett
Young
Sabin
P.Edwards2
Howe1
Invincibile2
N.Edwards3
Reeves
McKinney
13/04/02
Brighton
A
0–0
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Reeves
Heywood
Howe
Willis2
Hewlett
Young1
Sabin
P.Edwards
McAreavey1
S.Robinson2
Williams
N.Edwards
McKinney
20/04/02
Wycombe
H
1–1
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Reeves
Heywood
McAreavey1
N.Edwards
Hewlett
Young
Sabin
P.Edwards
Herring1
Howe
Thomas
S.Robinson
Farr
1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.
FA Cup line-ups
Date
Opposition
V
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17/11/01
Hartlepool United
H
3–1
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Ruddock
Heywood
S.Robinson
M.Robinson
Hewlett
Invincibile
Sabin2
Grazioli1
McAreavey1
Brayley2
Willis
Halliday
McKinney
08/12/01
Hereford United
H
3–2
Griemink
P.Edwards
Willis
Ruddock
Heywood
S.Robinson
Carlisle
Howe
Invincibile
Sabin
Duke
M.Robinson1
Davis
Grazioli
McAreavey
McKinney
05/01/02
Manchester City
A
0–2
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Reeves
Heywood
S.Robinson
Carlisle
Howe2
Invincibile
Sabin
McAreavey1
Davis1
Grazioli2
M.Robinson
Brayley
McKinney
1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.
League Cup line-ups
Date
Opposition
V
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
22/08/01
Wolves
A
2–1
Griemink
Gurney
Davis
Reeves
Heywood
Hewlett
O'Halloran
Howe
Invincibile1
Sabin
Duke
Grazioli1
Brayley2
P.Edwards
Davies
McKinney
11/09/01
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–2
Griemink
Gurney
Davis1
Ruddock3
Heywood
Hewlett
S.Robinson
Howe
Invincibile
Kuffour2
Duke
Grazioli1
Reeves2
P.Edwards3
McAreavey
McKinney
1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.
Date
Opposition
V
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
16/10/01
Colchester United
A
0–1
Griemink
Gurney
Duke
Reeves1
Heywood
N.Edwards3
McAreavey
Howe
Grazioli2
Kuffour
P.Edwards
Brayley1
Ruddock2
Halliday3
Willis
McKinney
1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions