2001–02 Swindon Town F.C. season

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2001–02 Swindon Town F.C. season
ChairmanDanny Donegan
Willie Carson
ManagerAndy King
Roy Evans
Andy King
GroundCounty Ground, Swindon
Division Two13th
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup2nd Round
FL Trophy1st Round (South)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Giuliano Grazioli (8)
All:
Giuliano Grazioli (8)
Danny Invincibile (8)
Highest home attendance8,830
(vs. Brighton & Hove Albion)
Lowest home attendance3,821
(vs. Notts County)

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 will also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Nationwide League Division Two[]

Main article: 2001–02 Football League § Second Division

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.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 13 16 58 64 −6 64
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 16 15 15 63 60 +3 63
13 Swindon Town 46 15 14 17 46 56 −10 59
14 Port Vale 46 16 10 20 51 62 −11 58
15 Colchester United 46 15 12 19 65 76 −11 57
Source:[citation needed]
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.

Football League Trophy line-ups[]

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[]

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