2001–02 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
2001–02 season | ||
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Chairman | Paul Stapleton | |
Manager | Paul Sturrock | |
Stadium | Home Park | |
Third Division | 1st | |
FA Cup | Second round | |
League Cup | First round | |
League Trophy | First round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Graham Coughlan (11) All: Graham Coughlan/David Friio (11) | |
Highest home attendance | 18,517 (vs Cheltenham Town, 20 April) | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,850 (vs Swansea City, 11 September) | |
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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.
Season summary
[edit]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
[edit]11 August 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Home Park, Plymouth |
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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 |
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Attendance: 4,414 Referee: G Hegley |
8 September 2001 | Torquay United | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Plainmoor, Torquay |
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Attendance: 4,217 Referee: M Brandwood |
11 September 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–1 | Swansea City | Home Park, Plymouth |
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Attendance: 3,850 Referee: P Prosser |
15 September 2001 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Aggborough, Kidderminster |
Report | Attendance: 2,801 Referee: S Baines |
18 September 2001 | Exeter City | 2–3 | Plymouth Argyle | St James Park, Exeter |
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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 |
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Attendance: 5,782 Referee: A Hall |
6 October 2001 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Kassam Stadium, Oxford |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report | Attendance: 6,889 Referee: M Halsey |
3 November 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Hartlepool United | Home Park, Plymouth |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report | Attendance: 5,041 Referee: M Cooper |
22 December 2001 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe |
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Attendance: 3,602 Referee: G Laws |
26 December 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | Torquay United | Home Park, Plymouth |
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Attendance: 13,677 Referee: P Rejer |
29 December 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Rushden & Diamonds | Home Park, Plymouth |
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Report | Attendance: 9,503 Referee: L Cable |
12 January 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Hull City | Home Park, Plymouth |
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Report | Attendance: 9,134 Referee: C Wilkes |
19 January 2002 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury |
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Attendance: 4,796 Referee: D Pugh |
22 January 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Home Park, Plymouth |
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Attendance: 5,804 Referee: M Fletcher |
26 January 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 4–2 | Oxford United | Home Park, Plymouth |
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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 |
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Attendance: 4,060 Referee: S Tomlin |
9 February 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Home Park, Plymouth |
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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 |
23 February 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Kidderminster Harriers | Home Park, Plymouth |
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Attendance: 8,758 Referee: R Beeby |
26 February 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | Exeter City | Home Park, Plymouth |
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Attendance: 16,369 Referee: G Cain |
2 March 2002 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Moss Rose, Macclesfield |
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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 |
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Report | Attendance: 9,438 Referee: M Fletcher |
23 March 2002 | Lincoln City | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Sincil Bank, Lincoln |
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Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Trevor Parkes |
26 March 2002 | Rochdale | 1–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Spotland, Rochdale |
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Report | Attendance: 4,457 Referee: Mike Pike |
30 March 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Home Park, Plymouth |
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Report | Attendance: 15,732 Referee: Paul Danson |
1 April 2002 | Hartlepool United | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
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Report | Attendance: 3,725 Referee: Mike Jones |
6 April 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | Southend United | Home Park, Plymouth |
Report | Attendance: 10,021 Referee: Ray Olivier |
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
[edit]Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 102 |
2 | Luton Town | 46 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 48 | +48 | 97 |
3 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 79 |
4 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 78 |
5 | Rochdale | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 78 |
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
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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]
FA Cup
[edit]First Round
17 November 2001 | Whitby Town | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Turnbull Ground, Whitby |
Gildea |
(Report) | Phillips |
Attendance: 2,202 Referee: Neale Barry |
First round replay
27 November 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–2 | Whitby Town | Home Park, Plymouth |
Bent Stonebridge Phillips Evans |
(Report) | Burt Robinson |
Attendance: 5,914 Referee: Paul Durkin |
Second Round
8 December 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Home Park, Plymouth |
Wotton |
(Report) | Walters |
Attendance: 6,141 Referee: Richard Beeby |
Second Round Replay
18 December 2001 | Bristol Rovers | 3–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Memorial Ground, Bristol |
Ommel Hogg Ellington |
(Report) | Friio |
Attendance: 5,763 Referee: Richard Beeby |
Football League Cup
[edit]First Round
21 August 2001 | Watford | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Vicarage Road, Watford |
Gayle |
(Report) | Attendance: 9,230 Referee: Paul Armstrong |
Football League Trophy
[edit]Southern Section First Round
16 October 2001 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Whaddon Road, Cheltenham |
Victory Alsop |
(Report) | Friio |
Attendance: 1,310 Referee: Paul Rejer |
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- 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.
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Left club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Key
# = 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 | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | [6] | |||||
- | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 | [7] | |||
- | GK | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | [8] | |||
- | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [9] | |||
- | DF | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | [10] | |||
- | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [11] | |||
- | DF | 46 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51* | 11 | [12] | |||
- | DF | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | [13] | |||
- | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [14] | |||
- | DF | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | [15] | |||
- | DF | 46 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | [16] | |||
- | MF | 46 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 2 | [17] | |||
- | MF | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24* | 4 | [18] | |||
- | MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8* | 0 | [19] | |||
- | MF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | [20] | |||
- | MF | 41 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 10 | [21] | |||
- | MF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8* | 0 | [22] | |||
- | MF | 45 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 6 | [23] | |||
- | MF | 39 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 8 | [24] | |||
- | MF | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | [25] | |||
- | FW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10* | 2 | [26] | |||
- | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 | [27] | |||
- | FW | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7 | [28] | |||
- | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
- | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
- | FW | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25* | 9 | [29] | |||
- | FW | 42 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9 | [30] |
Goalscorers
[edit]Scorer | Goals |
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11 | |
9 | |
8 | |
7 | |
6 | |
4 | |
2 | |
1 |
Awards
[edit]2001–02 Awards | Pos. | Player |
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Player of the Year | DF | |
Young Player of the Year | MF |
Transfers
[edit]Permanent
[edit]In
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
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24 August 2001 | FW | Dundee | Free | |
21 September 2001 | MF | Colorado Rapids | Free | |
6 November 2001 | FW | Livingston | Free | |
1 December 2001 | FW | Dundee United | Free | |
4 December 2001 | MF | Dundee United | Undisclosed |
Out
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
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3 July 2001 | FW | Exeter City | Free | |
8 July 2001 | MF | Exeter City | Free | |
10 July 2001 | GK | Yeovil Town | Free | |
1 August 2001 | MF | Northwich Victoria | Undisclosed | |
6 August 2001 | DF | Shrewsbury Town | Free | |
17 August 2001 | MF | Carlisle United | Free | |
26 November 2001 | FW | Free agent | Released | |
28 March 2002 | FW | Shrewsbury Town | Free | |
29 May 2002 | DF | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
Loans
[edit]In
Start Date | Pos. | Player | To | End Date |
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10 August 2001 | FW | Stoke City | 5 September 2001 | |
10 January 2002 | GK | West Bromwich Albion | 7 February 2002 |
Out
Start Date | Pos. | Player | From | End Date |
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24 November 2001 | MF | Yeovil Town | 24 December 2001 | |
29 November 2001 | FW | Shelbourne | 31 May 2002 | |
1 February 2002 | DF | Bideford | 31 May 2002 | |
28 March 2002 | MF | Stevenage Borough | 31 May 2002 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ GoS: 2001–02
- ^ Team Page
- ^ League Table
- ^ "FootballSquads - Plymouth Argyle - 2001/02".
- ^ "Appearances". Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ Soccerbase Statistics
- ^ Chris Adamson
- ^ Romain Larrieu
- ^ Luke McCormick
- ^ Jon Beswetherick
- ^ Paul Connolly
- ^ Graham Coughlan
- ^ Brian McGlinchey
- ^ Craig Taylor
- ^ David Worrell
- ^ Paul Wotton
- ^ Steve Adams
- ^ Jason Bent
- ^ Joe Broad
- ^ Sean Evers
- ^ David Friio
- ^ Neil Heaney
- ^ Lee Hodges
- ^ Martin Phillips
- ^ Kevin Wills
- ^ Nicky Banger
- ^ Dean Crowe
- ^ Mickey Evans
- ^ Marino Keith
- ^ Ian Stonebridge