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Gillingham 2001–02 football season
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 [ ]
[ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
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