2001–02 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was the 107th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, their 77th in the Football League, and 5th in the fourth tier of the English football league system. Their 12th-place finish in the 2000–01 season meant it was their fourth successive season playing in the Third Division.

Plymouth Argyle
2001–02 season
ChairmanPaul Stapleton
ManagerPaul Sturrock
StadiumHome Park
Third Division1st
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Coughlan (11)
All: Coughlan/Friio (11)
Highest home attendance18,517 (vs Cheltenham Town, 20 April)
Lowest home attendance3,850 (vs Swansea City, 11 September)

Season summary

The club began the 2001–02 season in the Football League Third Division, following a disappointing 12th-place finish the previous year.[1] There were signs of change at the club and they finished the season as champions, breaking numerous club records in the process, including a record haul of 102 points.[2] They achieved 31 wins, 9 draws, and 6 defeats, from 46 games. Their leading goalscorer was Graham Coughlan with 11 goals in all competitions – an outstanding achievement for a centre-back. The club reached the second round of the FA Cup, drawing 1–1 at home with Bristol Rovers before losing the replay 3–2. They entered the League Cup in the first round and were eliminated away to Watford 1–0. They also competed in the Football League Trophy, where they bowed out in the first round after a 2–1 defeat away to Cheltenham Town. Notable players to begin their careers with the Pilgrims this season included Coughlan, Marino Keith, and Jason Bent.

Legend   Win   Draw   Loss

Football League

11 August 2001 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Home Park, Plymouth
Report
  • Jemson 73'
Attendance: 5,087
Referee: C Penton
18 August 2001 Hull City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Boothferry Park, Hull
Report Attendance: 10,755
Referee: G Cain
25 August 2001 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Rochdale Home Park, Plymouth
Report
Attendance: 4,198
Referee: R Harris
27 August 2001 Rushden & Diamonds 2–3 Plymouth Argyle Nene Park, Irthlingborough
Report Attendance: 4,414
Referee: G Hegley
8 September 2001 Torquay United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Plainmoor, Torquay
Report
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: M Brandwood
11 September 2001 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Swansea City Home Park, Plymouth
Report
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: P Prosser
18 September 2001 Exeter City 2–3 Plymouth Argyle St James Park, Exeter
Report Attendance: 5,756
Referee: D Gallagher
22 September 2001 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Macclesfield Town Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 4,227
Referee: J Ross
25 September 2001 York City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Bootham Crescent, York
Report Attendance: 2,282
Referee: M Cowburn
29 September 2001 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Luton Town Home Park, Plymouth
Report
Attendance: 5,782
Referee: A Hall
6 October 2001 Oxford United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Kassam Stadium, Oxford
Report Attendance: 6,017
Referee: P Alcock
13 October 2001 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Halifax Town Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 5,065
Referee: M Warren
20 October 2001 Mansfield Town 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Field Mill, Mansfield
Report
Attendance: 4,621
Referee: G Frankland
23 October 2001 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Lincoln City Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 6,572
Referee: M Fletcher
28 October 2001 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Memorial Ground, Bristol
Report Attendance: 6,889
Referee: M Halsey
3 November 2001 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Hartlepool United Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 5,723
Referee: B Jordan
9 November 2001 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
Report Attendance: 5,035
Referee: B Curson
20 November 2001 Southend United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Roots Hall, Southend
Report
Attendance: 3,716
Referee: P Taylor
24 November 2001 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Carlisle United Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 5,870
Referee: R Harris
1 December 2001 Leyton Orient 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Brisbane Road, Leyton
Report Attendance: 6,342
Referee: S Dunn
15 December 2001 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Darlington Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 5,041
Referee: M Cooper
22 December 2001 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
Report Attendance: 3,602
Referee: G Laws
26 December 2001 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Torquay United Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 13,677
Referee: P Rejer
29 December 2001 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Rushden & Diamonds Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 9,503
Referee: L Cable
12 January 2002 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Hull City Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 9,134
Referee: C Wilkes
19 January 2002 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
Report
Attendance: 4,796
Referee: D Pugh
22 January 2002 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Scunthorpe United Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 5,804
Referee: M Fletcher
26 January 2002 Plymouth Argyle 4–2 Oxford United Home Park, Plymouth
Report
Attendance: 8,239
Referee: B Curson
2 February 2002 Luton Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Kenilworth Road, Luton
Report Attendance: 9,585
Referee: P Joslin
5 February 2002 Swansea City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Vetch Field, Swansea
Report Attendance: 4,060
Referee: S Tomlin
9 February 2002 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Mansfield Town Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 14,716
Referee: D Crick
16 February 2002 Halifax Town 0–2 Plymouth Argyle The Shay, Halifax
Report Attendance: 2,330
Referee: T Parkes
26 February 2002 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Exeter City Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 16,369
Referee: G Cain
2 March 2002 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Moss Rose, Macclesfield
Report Attendance: 2,557
Referee: P Dowd
5 March 2002 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 York City Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 10,801
Referee: P Prosser
16 March 2002 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Leyton Orient Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 9,438
Referee: M Fletcher
23 March 2002 Lincoln City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Sincil Bank, Lincoln
Report Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Trevor Parkes
26 March 2002 Rochdale 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Spotland, Rochdale
Report
Attendance: 4,457
Referee: Mike Pike
13 April 2002 Carlisle United 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Brunton Park, Carlisle
Report
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Mark Cowburn
15 April 2002 Darlington 1–4 Plymouth Argyle Feethams, Darlington
Report
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Guy Stretton
20 April 2002 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Cheltenham Town Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 18,517
Referee: Steve Tomlin

League Table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Plymouth Argyle 4631967128+43102
2Luton Town 4630799648+4897
3Mansfield Town 46247157260+1279
4Cheltenham Town 462115106649+1778
5Rochdale 462115106552+1378

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 31 9 6 71 28  +43 102 19 2 2 41 11  +30 12 7 4 30 17  +13

As of games played 20 April 2002[3]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAHHAAHAHHAHHAAHAHAAH
ResultLDLWWWDWWDWDWWWWWDWWDWLDWWLWWLWWWWWDWWWWWLDWWW
Position181922181489857454211111111111111111111111111112111
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2002. Source: League Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

First Round

17 November 2001 Whitby Town 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Turnbull Ground, Whitby
Gildea 42' (Report) Phillips 72' Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Neale Barry

First round replay

27 November 2001 Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Whitby Town Home Park, Plymouth
Bent 16'
Stonebridge 39'
Phillips 44'
Evans  36'
(Report) Burt 70'
Robinson 72'
Attendance: 5,914
Referee: Paul Durkin

Second Round

Second Round Replay

Football League Cup

First Round

21 August 2001 Watford 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Vicarage Road, Watford
Gayle 82' (Report) Attendance: 9,230
Referee: Paul Armstrong

Football League Trophy

Southern Section First Round

16 October 2001 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
Victory 53'
Alsop 63'
(Report) Friio 16' Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Paul Rejer

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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  FRA Romain Larrieu
2 DF  IRL David Worrell
3 DF  ENG Jon Beswetherick
4 MF  FRA David Friio
5 DF  IRL Graham Coughlan
6 DF  ENG Craig Taylor
7 DF  NIR Brian McGlinchey
9 FW  IRL Mickey Evans[notes 1]
10 FW  ENG Ian Stonebridge
11 MF  ENG Martin Phillips
12 MF  ENG Steve Adams
14 MF  ENG Lee Hodges
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  ENG Paul Wotton
16 FW  SCO Martin Gritton
17 MF  ENG Kevin Wills
19 FW  SCO Marino Keith
20 MF  CAN Jason Bent
21 FW  SCO Blair Sturrock
22 MF  ENG Joe Broad
23 GK  ENG Luke McCormick
24 DF  ENG Paul Connolly
25 MF  ENG Neil Heaney
28 MF  CGO Marly Malonga

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF  ENG Sean Evers (on loan to Stevenage Borough)
18 FW  ENG Nicky Banger (released)
19 FW  ENG Dean Crowe (on loan from Stoke City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  ENG Steve Guinan (to Shrewsbury Town)
26 GK  ENG Chris Adamson (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Key

  * First appearance(s) for Plymouth Argyle.
  ¤ On loan to another club from Plymouth Argyle during season.
  ‡ On loan at Plymouth Argyle from another club during season.
  † Permanent player left club during the season.

# = Squad number; Pos = Playing position; P = Number of games played; G = Number of goals scored; = Yellow cards; = Red cards; GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward

Statistics do not include minor competitions or games played for other clubs. All players are listed by position and then surname.[5]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals [6]
-GK Chris Adamson 1000001*0[7]
-GK Romain Larrieu 4504010500[8]
-GK Luke McCormick 00000000[9]
-DF Jon Beswetherick 3203000350[10]
-DF Paul Connolly ¤ 00000000[11]
-DF Graham Coughlan 4611401051*11[12]
-DF Brian McGlinchey 2913010331[13]
-DF Craig Taylor 10000010[14]
-DF David Worrell 4204000460[15]
-DF Paul Wotton 4654000505[16]
-MF Steve Adams 4624010512[17]
-MF Jason Bent 213310024*4[18]
-MF Joe Broad ¤ 7000108*0[19]
-MF Sean Evers ¤ 70101090[20]
-MF David Friio 41842104610[21]
-MF Neil Heaney 8000008*0[22]
-MF Lee Hodges 4564010506[23]
-MF Martin Phillips 3964210448[24]
-MF Kevin Wills 1802010210[25]
-FW Nicky Banger 102000010*2[26]
-FW Dean Crowe 1000001*0[27]
-FW Mickey Evans 3873010427[28]
-FW Martin Gritton ¤ 20000020
-FW Martin Green¤ 21000000
-FW Marino Keith 239200025*9[29]
-FW Ian Stonebridge 4284110479[30]

Goalscorers

Scorer Goals
Graham Coughlan 11
David Friio
Marino Keith 9
Ian Stonebridge
Martin Phillips 8
Mickey Evans 7
Lee Hodges 6
Paul Wotton
Jason Bent 4
Steve Adams 2
Nicky Banger
Brian McGlinchey 1

Awards

2001–02 Awards Pos. Player
Player of the YearDF Graham Coughlan
Young Player of the YearMF Steve Adams

Transfers

Permanent

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee
24 August 2001FW Nicky BangerDundeeFree
21 September 2001MF Jason BentColorado RapidsFree
6 November 2001FW Marino KeithLivingstonFree
1 December 2001FW Blair SturrockDundee UnitedFree
4 December 2001MF Neil HeaneyDundee UnitedUndisclosed

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee
3 July 2001FW Sean McCarthyExeter CityFree
8 July 2001MF Martin BarlowExeter CityFree
10 July 2001GK Jon SheffieldYeovil TownFree
1 August 2001MF Michael MeakerNorthwich VictoriaUndisclosed
6 August 2001DF Michael HeathcoteShrewsbury TownFree
17 August 2001MF Stuart ElliottCarlisle UnitedFree
26 November 2001FW Nicky BangerFree agentReleased
28 March 2002FW Steve GuinanShrewsbury TownFree
29 May 2002DF Jon BeswetherickSheffield WednesdayFree

Loans

In

Start Date Pos. Player To End Date
10 August 2001FW Dean CroweStoke City5 September 2001
10 January 2002GK Chris AdamsonWest Bromwich Albion7 February 2002

Out

Start Date Pos. Player From End Date
24 November 2001MF Joe BroadYeovil Town24 December 2001
29 November 2001FW Martin GrittonShelbourne31 May 2002
1 February 2002DF Paul ConnollyBideford31 May 2002
28 March 2002MF Sean EversStevenage Borough31 May 2002

Notes

  1. Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.

References

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