Brentford 2001–02 football season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division . The Bees were denied promotion after defeat to Stoke City in the 2002 Second Division playoff Final .
Season summary [ ]
2001–02 was
Steve Coppell 's lone season as
Brentford manager.
After a promising, but ultimately disappointing 2000–01 season, Steve Coppell replaced Ray Lewington as manager of Second Division Brentford on 8 May 2001.[1] In the knowledge he would be provided with little money to buy players, Coppell was also tasked with raising £500,000 in transfer fees.[2] The previous season's squad was kept together, with two fringe players released and two arrivals – youngster Stephen Hunt and defender Jason Price on a short-term contract.[3] After a 1–1 opening day draw with Wigan Athletic , teenage Blackburn Rovers forward Ben Burgess was brought in on a one-month loan ,[4] which was subsequently extended until the end of the season.[5]
Brentford had its best start to a season since 1934–35 and topped the table for the first time after a 4–0 win over Tranmere Rovers on 8 September 2001.[6] [7] After a first league defeat of the season at the hands of Swindon Town on 25 September, the Bees went on a seven-match club record-equalling winning run and seized top spot in the Second Division.[7] [8] Captain Paul Evans led by example,[9] scoring 9 goals in 13 matches in all competitions before suffering a hamstring injury in mid-October.[10] His temporary replacement was Arsenal 's teenage midfielder Steve Sidwell , another loan signing which would prove to be a master-stroke and which would later be extended until the end of the season.[11] Between 10 November 2001 and 24 January 2002, Brentford won just twice in a spell of 13 league matches, suffering eight defeats, while briefly returning to the top of the table in late December.[7] By 21 December, Lloyd Owusu , Paul Evans and Ben Burgess had each reached 10 or more goals for the season, which was the fourth instance of three Brentford players reaching double-figures before Christmas Day.[12]
A 4–0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in front of the Sky cameras at Griffin Park on 24 January 2002 turned Brentford's flagging season around,[13] with twin forwards Owusu and Burgess finding the net with regularity.[14] [15] The Bees lost just two of the next 16 matches, but a 0–0 draw away to West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in the penultimate match of the season dropped the club out of the final automatic promotion place.[7] Cause for concern was a goal drought suffered by Ben Burgess,[15] who had failed to score since 26 February and the midfield was weakened by the £150,000 sale of Gavin Mahon to Watford ,[16] in a bid to reduce the wage bill.[2] Brentford would play 2nd-place Reading at Griffin Park on the final day of the season, needing a win to secure automatic promotion, while the Royals only needed a draw.[17] Brentford took the lead through Martin Rowlands , but were pegged back 13 minutes from time by Jamie Cureton and the match finished as a 1–1 draw, which consigned the Bees to the playoffs .[18]
Brentford faced 6th-placed Huddersfield Town in the playoff semi-finals, a rematch of the 1995 semi-final encounter between the two sides.[7] The Bees held the Terriers to a 0–0 draw at the McAlpine Stadium and reached the 2002 Second Division playoff Final courtesy of goals from Darren Powell and Lloyd Owusu to emerge 2–1 victors in the second leg.[19] [20] In the final versus Stoke City , Brentford "simply had no sting in their tail" and were defeated 2–0.[21]
League table [ ]
1
Brighton & Hove Albion (C, P)
46
25
15
6
66
42
+24
90
Promoted
2
Reading (P)
46
23
15
8
70
43
+27
84
3
Brentford
46
24
11
11
77
43
+34
83
Participated in play-offs
4
Cardiff City
46
23
14
9
75
50
+25
83
5
Stoke City (O, P)
46
23
11
12
67
40
+27
80
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Results [ ]
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
13 July 2001
Sutton United
A
0–0
652
17 July 2001
Hampton & Richmond Borough
A
2–0
n/a
Abbey (2)
20 July 2001
Woking
A
3–1
785
O'Connor , Evans , (og )
24 July 2001
India
H
3–0
3,634
Owusu (2), Evans
28 July 2001
Coventry City
H
0–0
n/a
1 August 2001
Portsmouth
H
2–2
1,361
Hutchinson , Powell
3 August 2001
Wimbledon
H
0–4
1,550
6 August 2001
Chertsey Town
A
6–0
n/a
Hutchinson , Charles (2), Geddes (2), Tabb (pen )
[ ]
1
11 August 2001
Wigan Athletic
A
1–1
5,925
Ingimarsson
2
18 August 2001
Port Vale
H
2–0
4,561
Evans , Burgess
3
25 August 2001
Chesterfield
A
1–0
3,571
Evans
4
27 August 2001
Cambridge United
H
2–1
4,674
Evans (2)
5
8 September 2001
Tranmere Rovers
H
4–0
5,211
Owusu , Burgess , Evans , Williams
6
15 September 2001
Notts County
A
0–0
5,043
7
18 September 2001
Bristol City
H
2–2
6,432
Burgess , Powell
8
22 September 2001
Oldham Athletic
H
2–2
5,522
Owusu , Evans
9
25 September 2001
Swindon Town
A
0–2
5,519
10
29 September 2001
Colchester United
H
4–1
5,179
Evans (2), Burgess , Owusu
11
5 October 2001
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
2–1
6,823
Rowlands , Ingimarsson
12
13 October 2001
Peterborough United
H
2–1
11,097
Owusu , Evans
13
13 October 2001
Bournemouth
A
2–0
3,934
Hunt (2)
14
23 October 2001
Bury
H
5–1
5,389
Owusu (2), Gibbs (2), Burgess
15
27 October 2001
Reading
A
2–1
14,680
Ingimarsson , Price
16
3 November 2001
Blackpool
H
2–0
7,605
Sidwell , Owusu
17
10 November 2001
Stoke City
A
2–3
17,953
Burgess , Owusu
18
20 November 2001
Huddersfield Town
A
1–1
8,513
Burgess
19
24 November 2001
Queens Park Rangers
H
0–0
10,849
20
1 December 2001
Wycombe Wanderers
A
3–5
8,013
Owusu , Evans , Burgess
21
4 December 2001
Cardiff City
A
1–3
10,184
Evans
22
15 December 2001
Wrexham
H
3–0
5,326
Ingimarsson , Hunt , Burgess
23
21 December 2001
Northampton Town
H
3–0
5,142
Evans , Owusu , Burgess
24
26 December 2001
Cambridge United
A
1–2
3,989
Burgess
25
29 December 2001
Tranmere Rovers
A
0–1
9,389
26
12 January 2001
Port Vale
A
1–2
4,588
Owusu
27
19 January 2001
Wigan Athletic
H
0–1
5,549
28
22 January 2001
Northampton Town
A
0–1
4,184
29
24 January 2001
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
4–0
7,475
Ingimarsson , Burgess (2), Sidwell
30
2 February 2001
Colchester United
A
1–1
3,657
Owusu
31
9 February 2001
Bournemouth
H
1–0
6,698
Owusu
32
12 February 2001
Cardiff City
H
2–1
6,718
Hunt , Burgess
33
16 February 2001
Peterborough United
A
1–1
5,100
Owusu
34
22 February 2001
Notts County
H
2–1
5,367
Evans , Burgess
35
26 February 2001
Oldham Athletic
A
2–3
4,935
Burgess (2)
36
2 March 2001
Bristol City
A
2–0
11,421
Owusu , Rowlands
37
5 March 2001
Swindon Town
H
2–0
5,644
Owusu (2)
38
9 March 2001
Wrexham
A
3–0
3,343
Evans (2), Rowlands
39
12 March 2001
Chesterfield
H
0–0
5,372
40
16 March 2001
Wycombe Wanderers
H
1–0
7,165
Ingimarsson
41
19 March 2001
Blackpool
A
3–1
4,865
Rowlands , Owusu (2)
42
30 March 2001
Stoke City
H
1–0
8,837
Sidwell
43
1 April 2001
Bury
A
0–2
4,332
44
6 April 2001
Huddersfield Town
H
3–0
7,393
Owusu , Sidwell , Rowlands
45
13 April 2001
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–0
18,346
46
20 April 2001
Reading
H
1–1
11,303
Rowlands
[ ]
SF (1st leg)
28 April 2002
Huddersfield Town
A
0–0
16,523
SF (2nd leg)
1 May 2002
Huddersfield Town
H
2–1 (won 2–1 on aggregate)
11,191
Owusu , Powell
Final
11 May 2002
Stoke City
N
0–2
42,523
[nb 1]
FA Cup [ ]
R1
17 November 2001
Morecambe
H
1–0
4,026
Gibbs
R2
8 December 2001
Scunthorpe United
A
2–3
3,457
Dobson , Burgess
[ ]
R1
21 August 2001
Norwich City
H
1–0
4,111
O'Connor
R2
12 September 2001
Newcastle United
A
1–4
25,633
Owusu
[ ]
SR1
17 October 2001
Wycombe Wanderers
A
0–1
2,051
Playing squad [ ]
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2001–02 season.
No
Position
Name
Nationality
Date of birth (age)
Signed from
Signed in
Notes
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Ólafur Gottskálksson
(1968-03-12 ) 12 March 1968 (aged 33)
Hibernian
2000
13
GK
Paul Smith
(1979-12-17 ) 17 December 1979 (aged 21)
Carshalton Athletic
2000
25
GK
Alan Julian
(1983-03-11 ) 11 March 1983 (aged 18)
Youth
2001
Defenders
2
DF
Danny Boxall
(1977-08-24 ) 24 August 1977 (aged 23)
Crystal Palace
1998
3
DF
Ijah Anderson
(1975-12-30 ) 30 December 1975 (aged 25)
Southend United
1995
4
DF
Ívar Ingimarsson
(1977-08-20 ) 20 August 1977 (aged 23)
ÍBV
1999
5
DF
Darren Powell
(1976-03-10 ) 10 March 1976 (aged 25)
Hampton
1998
6
DF
Scott Marshall
(1973-05-01 ) 1 May 1973 (aged 28)
Southampton
1999
12
DF
Michael Dobson
(1981-04-09 ) 9 April 1981 (aged 20)
Youth
2000
15
DF
Jay Lovett
(1978-01-22 ) 22 January 1978 (aged 23)
Crawley Town
2000
23
DF
David Theobald
(1978-12-15 ) 15 December 1978 (aged 22)
Ipswich Town
1999
26
DF
Lee Fieldwick
(1982-01-01 ) 1 January 1982 (aged 19)
Youth
2000
27
DF
Matt Somner
(1982-12-08 ) 8 December 1982 (aged 18)
Youth
2001
Midfielders
7
MF
Paul Evans (c )
(1974-09-01 ) 1 September 1974 (aged 26)
Shrewsbury Town
1999
11
MF
Martin Rowlands
(1979-02-08 ) 8 February 1979 (aged 22)
Farnborough Town
1998
18
MF
Eddie Hutchinson
(1982-02-23 ) 23 February 1982 (aged 19)
Sutton United
2000
20
MF
Kevin O'Connor
(1982-02-24 ) 24 February 1982 (aged 19)
Youth
2000
21
MF
Mark Williams
(1981-10-19 ) 19 October 1981 (aged 19)
Youth
2000
22
MF
Jay Smith
(1981-12-29 ) 29 December 1981 (aged 19)
Youth
2001
28
MF
Stephen Hunt
(1981-08-01 ) 1 August 1981 (aged 20)
Crystal Palace
2001
31
MF
Jay Tabb
(1984-02-21 ) 21 February 1984 (aged 17)
Crystal Palace
2000
32
MF
Steve Sidwell
(1982-12-14 ) 14 December 1982 (aged 18)
Arsenal
2001
On loan from Arsenal
34
MF
Stephen Evans
(1980-09-25 ) 25 September 1980 (aged 20)
Crystal Palace
2002
Forwards
9
FW
Lloyd Owusu
(1976-11-12 ) 12 November 1976 (aged 24)
Slough Town
1998
17
FW
Mark McCammon
(1978-08-07 ) 7 August 1978 (aged 23)
Charlton Athletic
2000
24
FW
Julian Charles
(1977-02-05 ) 5 February 1977 (aged 24)
Hampton & Richmond Borough
1999
30
FW
Ben Burgess
(1981-11-09 ) 9 November 1981 (aged 19)
Blackburn Rovers
2001
On loan from Blackburn Rovers
33
FW
Mark Peters
(1983-10-04 ) 4 October 1983 (aged 17)
Southampton
2002
Players who left the club mid-season
8
MF
Gavin Mahon
(1977-01-02 ) 2 January 1977 (aged 24)
Hereford United
1998
Transferred to Watford
10
FW
Scott Partridge
(1974-10-13 ) 13 October 1974 (aged 26)
Torquay United
1999
Transferred to Rushden & Diamonds
14
MF
Tony Folan
(1978-09-18 ) 18 September 1978 (aged 22)
Crystal Palace
1998
Released
16
MF
Derek Bryan
(1974-11-11 ) 11 November 1974 (aged 26)
Hampton
1997
Released
19
DF
Paul Gibbs
(1972-10-26 ) 26 October 1972 (aged 28)
Plymouth Argyle
2000
Transferred to Barnsley
29
DF
Jason Price
(1977-04-12 ) 12 April 1977 (aged 24)
Swansea City
2001
Released
32
FW
Adrian Caceres
(1982-01-10 ) 10 January 1982 (aged 19)
Southampton
2001
Returned to Southampton after loan
Coaching staff [ ]
Name
Role
Steve Coppell
Manager
Wally Downes
Assistant Coach
Roberto Forzoni
Assistant Coach
Jim Stannard
Goalkeeping Coach
Phil McLoughlin
Physiotherapist
Colin Martin
Medical Officer
John Griffin
Chief Scout
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Substitute appearances in brackets.
No
Pos
Nat
Name
League
FA Cup
League Cup
FL Trophy
Playoffs
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1
GK
Ólafur Gottskálksson
28
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
2
DF
Danny Boxall
0 (5)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 (1)
0
0 (6)
0
3
DF
Ijah Anderson
33 (2)
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
40 (2)
0
4
DF
Ívar Ingimarsson
46
6
2
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
54
6
5
DF
Darren Powell
41
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
3
1
48
2
7
MF
Paul Evans
40
14
1
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
47
14
8
MF
Gavin Mahon
34 (1)
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
—
38 (1)
0
9
FW
Lloyd Owusu
43 (1)
20
2
0
1
1
1
0
3
1
50 (1)
22
10
FW
Scott Partridge
0 (1)
0
—
0 (1)
0
—
—
0 (2)
0
11
MF
Martin Rowlands
13 (10)
7
0 (1)
0
0 (1)
0
0
0
3
0
16 (12)
7
12
DF
Michael Dobson
38 (1)
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
3
0
45 (1)
1
13
GK
Paul Smith
18
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
22
0
15
DF
Jay Lovett
2
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
16
MF
Derek Bryan
0 (1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0 (1)
0
17
FW
Mark McCammon
1 (13)
0
0 (1)
0
0
0
0
0
0 (1)
0
1 (15)
0
18
MF
Eddie Hutchinson
2 (6)
0
0 (1)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3 (7)
0
19
DF
Paul Gibbs
23 (4)
2
2
1
2
0
0 (1)
0
—
27 (5)
3
20
MF
Kevin O'Connor
13 (12)
0
1 (1)
0
1 (1)
0
1
0
0 (2)
0
16 (16)
0
21
MF
Mark Williams
0 (20)
1
0 (1)
0
0 (1)
0
0 (1)
0
0
0
0 (23)
1
22
MF
Jay Smith
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 (1)
0
0
0
0 (1)
0
23
DF
David Theobald
5 (1)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
6 (1)
0
28
MF
Stephen Hunt
34 (1)
4
1
0
0 (1)
0
1
0
3
0
39 (2)
4
29
DF
Jason Price
15
1
—
2
0
1
0
—
18
1
31
MF
Jay Tabb
0 (3)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 (3)
0
Players loaned in during the season
30
FW
Ben Burgess
43
17
2
1
2
0
1
0
3
0
51
18
32
FW
Adrian Caceres
5
0
—
0
0
—
—
5
0
32
MF
Steve Sidwell
29 (1)
4
2
0
—
—
3
0
34 (1)
4
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Goalscorers [ ]
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Discipline [ ]
No
Pos
Nat
Player
FL2
FAC
FLC
FLT
FLP
Total
Pts
19
DF
Paul Gibbs
8
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
—
10
1
13
3
DF
Ijah Anderson
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
1
12
5
DF
Darren Powell
7
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
9
0
9
32
MF
Steve Sidwell
7
0
1
0
—
—
1
0
9
0
9
11
MF
Martin Rowlands
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
8
28
MF
Stephen Hunt
4
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
1
8
7
MF
Paul Evans
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
6
29
DF
Jason Price
4
0
—
1
0
0
0
—
5
0
5
30
FW
Ben Burgess
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
12
DF
Michael Dobson
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
8
MF
Gavin Mahon
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
—
3
0
3
17
FW
Mark McCammon
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
18
MF
Eddie Hutchinson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
20
MF
Kevin O'Connor
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
9
FW
Lloyd Owusu
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
23
DF
David Theobald
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
21
MF
Mark Williams
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Total
63
4
4
0
4
0
1
0
3
0
75
4
87
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: ESPN FC
International caps [ ]
Management [ ]
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Steve Coppell
11 August 2001
11 May 2002
54
27
12
15
0 50.00
46
24
11
11
0 52.17
Summary [ ]
Games played
54 (46 Second Division , 2 FA Cup , 2 League Cup , 1 Football League Trophy , 3 Football League playoffs )
Games won
27 (24 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs)
Games drawn
12 (11 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs)
Games lost
15 (11 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs)
Goals scored
82 (77 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League playoffs)
Goals conceded
54 (43 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League playoffs)
Clean sheets
22 (19 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs)
Biggest league win
4–0 on two occasions; 5–1 versus Bury , 23 October 2001
Worst league defeat
2–0 on two occasions; 3–1 versus Cardiff City , 4 December 2001; 5–3 versus Wycombe Wanderers , 1 December 2001
Most appearances
54, Ívar Ingimarsson (46 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League playoffs)
Top scorer (league)
20, Lloyd Owusu
Top scorer (all competitions)
22, Lloyd Owusu
Transfers & loans [ ]
Kit [ ]
Supplier: Patrick Sponsor(s): GMB
Source: Brentford F.C.
Awards [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Match played at Millennium Stadium , Cardiff .
References [ ]
show Brentford F.C. seasons
show 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 8 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