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2001–02 Barnsley F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Barnsley competed in the Football League First Division.

Barnsley
2001–02 season
ChairmanJohn Dennis
ManagerNigel Spackman (until 25 October)
Glyn Hodges (caretaker until 9 November)
Steve Parkin (from 9 November)
StadiumOakwell
First Division23rd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dyer (14)
All: Dyer (18)
Average home league attendance13,292

Season summary edit

In the 2001–02 season, after a mediocre start with Barnsley reaching eleventh by mid-September, results started to go downhill and the team found themselves hovering around the relegation zone. Following a 3–1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, Spackman and coach Derek Fazackerley were both sacked.[1] Caretaker manager Glyn Hodges won his first game in charge 3–2 against West Bromwich Albion, however two 3–0 defeats followed against Manchester City and Watford.

Then Rochdale boss, Steve Parkin, was appointed full-time manager on 9 November.[2] Barnsley then went on a twelve-game unbeaten league run from December until mid-February which saw them pull clear of the relegation zone, but from then on results went downhill and Barnsley were dragged back into the mire, with Barnsley's away form being particularly poor and were pretty much reliant upon home victories to get valuable points. Despite a battling effort it came down to the final home game of the season, with Barnsley needing a victory against Norwich City to stave off relegation. On 13 April, Barnsley lost 2–0, and were relegated outside the top two flights of English football for the first time in over twenty years.[3]

Final league table edit

Main article: 2001–02 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
20 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 14 20 49 71 −22 50
21 Rotherham United 46 10 19 17 52 66 −14 49
22 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 12 13 21 47 76 −29 49 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Barnsley (R) 46 11 15 20 59 86 −27 48
24 Stockport County (R) 46 6 8 32 42 102 −60 26
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results edit

Barnsley's score comes first[4]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 2001 Bradford City A 0–4 16,367
18 August 2001 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 14,203 Gallen, Rankin
25 August 2001 Gillingham A 0–3 8,292
27 August 2001 Rotherham United H 1–1 15,552 Dyer
1 September 2001 Grimsby Town A 0–1 6,173
8 September 2001 Stockport County H 2–2 11,192 Sheron, Briggs (own goal)
15 September 2001 Crewe Alexandra H 2–0 10,976 Gorré, Neil
18 September 2001 Millwall A 1–3 10,021 Dyer
22 September 2001 Crystal Palace A 0–1 15,433
25 September 2001 Coventry City H 1–1 11,692 Dyer
28 September 2001 Portsmouth H 1–4 11,660 Barnard (pen)
13 October 2001 Birmingham City H 1–3 11,910 Sand
20 October 2001 Burnley A 3–3 14,690 Morgan, Lumsdon (pen), Barnard
24 October 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 21,008 Gallen
28 October 2001 West Bromwich Albion H 3–2 12,490 Dyer (2), Lumsdon (pen)
31 October 2001 Manchester City H 0–3 15,159
3 November 2001 Watford A 0–3 13,964
8 November 2001 Preston North End A 2–2 19,042 Barnard, Neil
17 November 2001 Wimbledon H 1–1 11,088 Dyer
24 November 2001 Norwich City A 1–2 17,333 Barker
27 November 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–4 19,231 Barker
2 December 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–0 16,714 Morgan, Sheron (2)
8 December 2001 Walsall H 4–1 12,509 Sheron (2), Dyer, Donovan
14 December 2001 Sheffield United A 1–1 17,858 Sheron
22 December 2001 Gillingham H 4–1 11,965 Lumsdon, Barnard, Dyer, G Jones
26 December 2001 Stockport County A 3–1 6,885 Sheron, Palmer (own goal), Morgan
29 December 2001 Rotherham United A 1–1 9,737 Swailes (own goal)
1 January 2002 Grimsby Town H 0–0 13,325
12 January 2002 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 18,190
19 January 2002 Bradford City H 3–3 13,856 Lumsdon (pen), Sheron (2)
29 January 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 13,825 Sheron
2 February 2002 Portsmouth A 4–4 12,756 Lumsdon (2, 1 pen), Barker, Sheron
9 February 2002 Burnley H 1–1 14,411 Barnard
16 February 2002 Birmingham City A 0–1 19,208
23 February 2002 Coventry City A 0–4 15,092
26 February 2002 Crystal Palace H 1–4 11,207 Dyer
2 March 2002 Millwall H 1–1 11,816 Lumsdon (pen)
5 March 2002 Crewe Alexandra A 0–2 6,258
9 March 2002 Sheffield United H 1–1 15,430 Dyer
16 March 2002 Walsall A 1–2 7,495 Dyer
23 March 2002 Watford H 2–0 12,449 Dyer, Barnard (pen)
30 March 2002 West Bromwich Albion A 1–3 23,167 Barnard (pen)
1 April 2002 Preston North End H 2–1 14,188 Gorré, Dyer
6 April 2002 Manchester City A 1–5 33,628 Dyer
13 April 2002 Norwich City H 0–2 18,803
21 April 2002 Wimbledon A 1–0 5,379 Sheron

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 2002 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 12,314 Barnard
R3R 16 January 2002 Blackburn Rovers A 1–3 10,203 Dyer

League Cup edit

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 21 August 2001 Halifax Town H 2–0 5,418 Tinkler, Dyer
R2 11 September 2001 Colchester United A 3–1 3,442 Dyer (2), L Jones
R3 9 October 2001 Newcastle United H 0–1 14,493

Squad edit

[5] 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   WAL Andy Marriott
2 DF   ENG Carl Regan
3 DF   ENG Chris Barker
4 DF   ENG Mitch Ward
5 DF   ENG Chris Morgan
6 DF   ENG Steve Chettle (captain)
7 MF   ENG Kevin Donovan
9 FW   ENG Mike Sheron
10 FW   ENG Bruce Dyer [6]
11 MF   WAL Darren Barnard
12 FW   ENG Isaiah Rankin
14 MF   SCO Alex Neil
15 MF   ENG Kevin Dixon
16 DF   ENG Lee Crooks
17 DF   IRL Brian O'Callaghan
19 MF   ENG Kevin Betsy
20 GK   ENG Kevin Miller
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   ENG Ashley Scothern
23 MF   ENG Carl Barrowclough
24 DF   ENG Mike Flynn
25 MF   NZL Leo Bertos
26 DF   ENG Paul Gibbs
27 DF   FIN Janne Salli
29 MF   ENG Steve Hayward
30 MF   NED Dean Gorré
31 MF   NZL Jeremy Christie
32 FW   NZL Rory Fallon
33 DF   ENG Antony Kay
34 GK   ENG Matthew Ghent
36 MF   ENG Chris Lumsdon
38 DF   NZL Dave Mulligan
39 DF   ENG James Dudgeon
40 MF   ENG Gary Jones

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF   WAL John Oster (on loan from Sunderland)
31 FW   WAL Kevin Gallen (to QPR)
21 MF   SCO Paul Bernard (Released)
22 MF   ENG Sean McClare (to Port Vale)
22 FW   SCO Gary McSwegan (on loan from Hearts)
- MF   ENG Ricky Ravenhill (to Doncaster Rovers)
35 MF   DEN Peter Sand (to Stabæk Fotball)
19 MF   ENG Matty Appleby (to Oldham Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF   URU Mateo Corbo (Released)
37 FW   GRN Tony Bedeau (on loan from Torquay United)
24 DF   ENG Jon Parkin (to York City)
28 DF   SCO Keith Brown (Released)
8 FW   WAL Lee Jones (to Wrexham)
18 MF   RSA Eric Tinkler (Released)
8 FW   IRL Michael Reddy (on loan from Sunderland)
21 FW   ENG Richard Naylor (on loan from Ipswich Town)

References edit

  1. ^ "Barnsley sack Spackman". BBC Sport. 25 October 2001. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Barnsley confirm Parkin deal". BBC Sport. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Barnsley 0-2 Norwich". BBC Sport. 13 April 2002. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Barnsley 2001-2002 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Barnsley - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  6. ^ Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but played a friendly game for Montserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007.
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