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2001–02 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Northampton Town's 105th season in their history and the second successive season in the Second Division. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Northampton Town
2001–02 season
ManagerKevin Wilson
Kevan Broadhurst
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Two20th
FA CupSecond round
Worthington CupSecond round
LDV Vans TrophySecond round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie Forrester (17)
All: Jamie Forrester (18)
Highest home attendance6,723 vs Cambridge United
Lowest home attendance2,142 vs Barnet

Players edit

As of match played 20 April 2002.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Keith Welch GK   Bolton (1968-10-03)3 October 1968 (aged 33) 127 0 Bristol City 21 June 1999 Free
15 Adam Sollitt GK   Sheffield (1977-06-22)22 June 1977 (aged 24) 20 0 Kettering Town 25 July 2000 £30,000
24 Mark Bunn GK   Kettering (1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 21 August 2001 N/A
Defenders
2 Gerard Lavin RB   Corby (1974-02-05)5 February 1974 (aged 28) 3 0 Bristol City 29 May 2001 Free
3 Duncan Spedding LB   Camberley (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 24) 130 1 Southampton 14 July 1998 Free
4 Ian Sampson CB   Wakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 33) 363 28 Sunderland 5 August 1994 £30,000
6 John Frain LB   Birmingham (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 33) 228 7 Birmingham City Summer 1997 Free
16 Daryl Burgess FB   Birmingham (1971-01-24)24 January 1971 (aged 31) 40 1 West Bromwich Albion 27 June 2001 Free
17 Richard Hope CB   Stockton-on-Tees (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 23) 125 6 Darlington 18 December 1998 Undisclosed
22 Paul Dempsey LB   The Wirral (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 20) 29 0 Sheffield United 22 March 2001 Undisclosed
27 Chris Marsh RB   Dudley (1970-01-14)14 January 1970 (aged 32) 28 0 Wycombe Wanderers 6 September 2001 £10,000[1]
Midfielders
7 Paul McGregor RW   Liverpool (1974-12-17)17 December 1974 (aged 27) 45 5 Plymouth Argyle 8 June 2001 Free
8 James Hunt CM   Derby (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 25) 205 10 Notts County 1 August 1997 Free
11 Roy Hunter CM   Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 28) 211 20 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 1995 Free
14 John Hodge W   Ormskirk (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 33) 65 2 Gillingham 6 March 2000 £25,000
20 Chris Hargreaves CM   Cleethorpes (1972-05-12)12 May 1972 (aged 29) 77 3 Plymouth Argyle 27 June 2000 Free
23 Chris Carruthers LM   Kettering (1983-08-19)19 August 1983 (aged 18) 17 1 Apprentice 1 August 2000 N/A
Forwards
9 Sam Parkin FW   Roehampton (1981-03-14)14 March 1981 (aged 21) 46 5 Chelsea 3 July 2001 Loan
10 Marco Gabbiadini FW   Nottingham (1968-01-20)20 January 1968 (aged 34) 89 16 Darlington 27 June 2000 Free
18 Jamie Forrester FW   Bradford (1974-11-01)1 November 1974 (aged 27) 136 50 FC Utrecht 27 June 2000 £150,000
19 Derek Asamoah FW   Accra (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 (aged 20) 44 3 Slough Town 25 July 2001 Free
33 Steve Morison FW   Enfield (1983-08-29)29 August 1983 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice 27 August 2001 N/A

Competitions edit

Nationwide Football League Division Two edit

Main article: 2001–02 Football League § Second Division

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Chesterfield 46 13 13 20 53 65 −12 52
19 Notts County 46 13 11 22 59 71 −12 50
20 Northampton Town 46 14 7 25 54 79 −25 49
21 AFC Bournemouth (R) 46 10 14 22 56 71 −15 44 Relegated
22 Bury (R) 46 11 11 24 43 75 −32 44
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 7 25 54 79  −25 49 9 4 10 30 33  −3 5 3 15 24 46  −22

Last updated: 22 March 2022.
Source: 11v11.com

League position by match edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLLWLLLWLDLWWLDLLLLLWLLLDWWWLDLWDWLWLLWLWDWLD
Position24242424182324242323222221212221222324242423232424242322212222222121202020212119201919191920
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 August 2001 (2001-08-11) 1 Northampton Town 0–3 Bristol City Northampton
15:00 BST J.Hunt   34' Report T.Thorpe   6', 22' (pen.), 28' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,528
Referee: Paul Alcock
18 August 2001 (2001-08-18) 2 Stoke City 2–0 Northampton Town Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST A.Cooke   52'
P.Thorne   54'		 Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,845
Referee: Mark Cowburn
25 August 2001 (2001-08-25) 3 Northampton Town 0–2 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST Report I.Baraclough   3'
M.Stallard   90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,648
Referee: David Crick
28 August 2001 (2001-08-28) 4 Oldham Athletic 4–2 Northampton Town Oldham
19:45 BST S.Balmer   6'
P.Rickers   35'
L.Duxbury   63'
M.Tipton   78'		 Report R.Hope   53', 90' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,941
Referee: Frazer Stretton
31 August 2001 (2001-08-31) 5 Northampton Town 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
19:45 BST M.Gabbiadini   74'
D.Asamoah   90'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,408
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
8 September 2001 (2001-09-08) 6 Colchester United 3–1 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST K.Rapley   7'
S.McGleish   8' (pen.)
R.Hope   42' (o.g.)
D.Gregory   55'		 Report C.Hargreaves   78' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,705
Referee: Paul Rejer
15 September 2001 (2001-09-15) 7 Northampton Town 0–2 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 BST M.Gabbiadini   18' Report L.Beckett   15'
I.Breckin   79'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Mike Jones
18 September 2001 (2001-09-18) 8 Cardiff City 2–0 Northampton Town Cardiff, Wales
19:45 BST G.Kavanagh   28'
P.Brayson   72' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,232
Referee: Trevor Parkes
22 September 2001 (2001-09-22) 9 Port Vale 0–1 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST Report R.Hunter   73' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,419
Referee: Alan Kaye
25 September 2001 (2001-09-25) 10 Northampton Town 1–3 Blackpool Northampton
19:45 BST D.Burgess   83' Report B.Ormerod   31', 45'
G.Fenton   79'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Phil Prosser
28 September 2001 (2001-09-28) 11 Northampton Town 1–1 Swindon Town Northampton
15:00 BST R.Hunter   66' Report G.Grazioli   48' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: George Cain
Referee: 5,104
7 October 2001 (2001-10-07) 12 Peterborough United 2–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
14:00 BST J.Bullard   45' (pen.)
A.Clarke   54'		 Report Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 8,101
Referee: Barry Knight
13 October 2001 (2001-10-13) 13 Northampton Town 4–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST J.Forrester   9', 72'
R.Hope   45'
P.McGregor   48'		 Report S.Flynn   45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Lee Cable
20 October 2001 (2001-10-20) 14 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Northampton Town White City, London
15:00 BST Report J.Hunt   11' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,444
Referee: Mick Fletcher
23 October 2001 (2001-10-23) 15 Northampton Town 0–3 Huddersfield Town Northampton
19:45 BST Report A.Booth   30', 45', 70' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,926
Referee: Mike Ryan
27 October 2001 (2001-10-27) 16 Cambridge United 3–3 Northampton Town Cambridge
15:00 BST D.Kitson   18'
A.One   29', 42'		 Report M.Gabbiadini   38'
J.Forrester   71' (pen.), 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Bill Jordan
3 November 2001 (2001-11-03) 17 Northampton Town 0–2 Reading Northampton
15:00 GMT Report J.Cureton   52'
M.Butler   90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,162
Referee: Paul Rejer
11 November 2001 (2001-11-11) 18 Bury 2–1 Northampton Town Bury
15:00 GMT P.Kenny   70'
I.Lawson   77'
D.Swailes   82'		 Report R.Hope   11'
C.Hargreaves   33'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,539
Referee: Trevor Parkes
20 November 2001 (2001-11-20) 19 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Northampton Town High Wycombe
19:45 GMT A.Rammell   20', 85' Report M.Gabbiadini   39' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,817
Referee: Grant Hegley
24 November 2001 (2001-11-24) 20 Northampton Town 0–2 Wigan Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT Report T.Dinning   28'
S.Haworth   57'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: Clive Penton
1 December 2001 (2001-12-01) 21 Wrexham 3–2 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
15:00 GMT B.Carey   43'
M.Chalk   56' (pen.)
D.Ferguson   86'		 Report J.Forrester   14'
P.McGregor   51'
J.Hunt   78'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Howard Webb
15 December 2001 (2001-12-15) 22 Northampton Town 1–0 AFC Bournemouth Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Forrester   81' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,909
Referee: Ray Olivier
21 December 2001 (2001-12-21) 23 Brentford 3–0 Northampton Town Brentford
19:45 GMT P.Evans   76' (pen.)
B.Burgess   80'
L.Owusu   88'		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,142
Referee: Keith Hill
26 December 2001 (2001-12-26) 24 Northampton Town 2–3 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 GMT R.Hope   36'
J.Forrester   80'		 Report I.Sampson   45' (o.g.)
G.Barrett   50', 66'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,740
Referee: Tony Bates
29 December 2001 (2001-12-29) 25 Northampton Town 0–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT K.Welch   45' Report D.Eyres   80' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,760
Referee: Joe Ross
13 January 2002 (2002-01-13) 26 Northampton Town 1–1 Stoke City Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Parkin   82' Report M.Goodfellow   36' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 January 2002 (2002-01-19) 27 Bristol City 1–3 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT T.Thorpe   62' Report J.Forrester   36' (pen.), 37'
J.Hunt   69'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 11,733
Referee: Lee Cable
22 January 2002 (2002-01-22) 28 Northampton Town 1–0 Brentford Northampton
19:45 GMT M.Gabbiadini   83'
D.Asamoah   86'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,184
Referee: Phil Joslin
29 January 2002 (2002-01-29) 29 Notts County 0–3 Northampton Town Nottingham
19:45 GMT N.Fenton   68' Report M.Gabbiadini   12'
J.Forrester   64' (pen.), 69' (pen.)		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Mark Cowburn
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 5, 2002 due to a frozen pitch.[3]
2 February 2002 (2002-02-02) 30 Swindon Town 2–1 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 GMT M.Gabbiadini   5' (o.g.)
S.Davis   60'
D.Invincibile   64'		 Report J.Forrester   81' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,585
Referee: Mark Cooper
9 February 2002 (2002-02-09) 31 Northampton Town 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Northampton
15:00 GMT R.Hunter   11'
D.Asamoah   78'
S.Parkin   88'		 Report K.Connolly   12' (pen.), 21' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,424
Referee: Rob Harris
12 February 2002 (2002-02-12) 32 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Northampton Town Birkenhead
19:45 GMT J.Price   65'
W.Allison   87'		 Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,739
Referee: Trevor Parkes
19 February 2002 (2002-02-19) 33 Northampton Town 2–1 Peterborough United Northampton
19:45 GMT S.Parkin   17'
J.Forrester   38'		 Report J.Bullard   2' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Barry Knight
23 February 2002 (2002-02-23) 34 Chesterfield 2–2 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 GMT M.Ebdon   13'
J.Burt   53'		 Report R.Hope   3'
J.Forrester   22'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,186
Referee: Roy Pearson
26 February 2002 (2002-02-26) 35 Northampton Town 1–0 Port Vale Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Forrester   19' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,155
Referee: Scott Mathieson
2 March 2002 (2002-03-02) 36 Northampton Town 1–2 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 GMT M.Gabbiadini   35' Report L.Maxwell   32'
A.Campbell   37'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,495
Referee: Steve Bennett
5 March 2002 (2002-03-05) 37 Blackpool 1–2 Northampton Town Blackpool
19:45 GMT G.Fenton   59' Report M.Gabbiadini   8', 54' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,924
Referee: Howard Webb
9 March 2002 (2002-03-09) 38 AFC Bournemouth 5–1 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 GMT W.Feeney   33', 74'
J.Tindall   55'
D.Holmes   65'
S.Purches   90'		 Report D.Spedding   39'
P.McGregor   45'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,322
Referee: Phil Richards
12 March 2002 (2002-03-12) 39 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Northampton Town Brighton
19:45 GMT B.Zamora   37'
S.Morgan   59'		 Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,363
Referee: David Crick
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 1, 2002 due to icy weather.[3]
16 March 2002 (2002-03-16) 40 Northampton Town 4–1 Wrexham Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Hunt   42'
R.Hunter   77' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
S.Parkin   82'		 Report L.Trundle   21'
K.Sharp   37'
D.Bennett   90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,029
Referee: Rob Styles
23 March 2002 (2002-03-23) 41 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 GMT L.Knight   27', 33' Report Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 10,783
Referee: Ray Olivier
29 March 2002 (2002-03-29) 42 Northampton Town 1–0 Bury Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Hunt   58' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,522
Referee: Matt Messias
1 April 2002 (2002-04-01) 43 Reading 0–0 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,495
Referee: Bill Jordan
6 April 2002 (2002-04-06) 44 Northampton Town 4–1 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
15:00 BST C.Hargreaves   52', 65'
J.Forrester   77'
C.Carruthers   84'		 Report G.Holligan   17' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,851
Referee: Steve Tomlin
13 April 2002 (2002-04-13) 45 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 BST J.De Vos   7'
N.Ellington   45'
S.Green   69'		 Report Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 5,938
Referee: Mark Cooper
20 April 2002 (2002-04-20) 46 Northampton Town 2–2 Cambridge United Northampton
15:00 BST J.Forrester   23' (pen.)
J.Hodge   90'		 Report T.Youngs   4', 71' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: Andy D'Urso

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
17 November 2001 (2001-11-17) First round Torquay United 1–2 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 GMT K.Hill   82' Report M.Gabbiadini   28', 35' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,241
Referee: John Brandwood
9 December 2001 (2001-12-09) Second round Canvey Island 1–0 Northampton Town Canvey Island
13:00 GMT N.Gregory   48' Report Stadium: Park Lane
Attendance: 3,232
Referee: Paul Taylor

Worthington Cup edit

Main article: 2001-02 Football League Cup
21 August 2001 (2001-08-21) First round Northampton Town 2–1 (a.e.t.) Queens Park Rangers Northampton
19:45 BST J.Forrester   90'
P.McGregor   110'		 Report I.Evatt   16' (o.g.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,638
Referee: Steve Baines
11 September 2001 (2001-09-11) Second round Middlesbrough 3–1 Northampton Town Middlesbrough
19:45 BST D.Murphy   54'
S.Németh   62'
M.Wilson   82'		 Report S.Parkin   79' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 3,915
Referee: Phil Richards

LDV Vans Trophy edit

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Trophy
16 October 2001 (2001-10-16) First round Northampton Town 2–0 Oxford United Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Hunt   34'
P.McGregor   45'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Brian Curson
30 October 2001 (2001-10-30) Second round Northampton Town 0–1 Barnet Northampton
19:45 GMT Report L.Flynn   57' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,142
Referee: Rob Harris

Appearances, goals and cards edit

No. Pos Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals    
1 GK Keith Welch 38 – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – 42 – – 1 2
2 RB Gerard Lavin 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – 2 –
3 LB John Frain 25 2 – 2 – – 1 – – 2 – – 30 2 – 1 –
4 CB Ian Sampson 24 3 – 2 – – – – – – – – 26 3 – 8 –
6 LB Duncan Spedding 22 1 – 2 – – 2 – – 1 – – 27 1 – 7 1
7 RM Paul McGregor 37 2 3 – 2 – 1 1 1 2 – 1 40 5 5 1 –
8 CM James Hunt 38 – 4 2 – – 2 – – 2 – 1 44 – 5 9 2
9 ST Sam Parkin 31 9 4 – 2 – 2 – 1 2 – – 35 11 5 3 –
10 ST Marco Gabbiadini 30 5 7 2 – 2 1 – – 1 1 – 34 6 9 9 2
11 CM Roy Hunter 38 2 4 2 – – 1 – – 1 – – 42 2 4 3 1
14 RM John Hodge 4 15 1 – – – – – – – 2 – 4 17 1 1 –
15 GK Adam Sollitt 8 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – 10 2 – – –
16 RB Daryl Burgess 36 – 1 2 – – – – – 2 – – 40 – 1 8 –
17 CB Richard Hope 35 7 6 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – 41 7 6 5 –
18 ST Jamie Forrester 40 3 17 2 – – 2 – 1 1 – – 45 3 18 4 –
19 ST Derek Asamoah 3 36 3 – 1 – – 2 – – 2 – 3 41 3 – –
20 CM Chris Hargreaves 38 1 3 1 – – 2 – – 1 – – 42 1 3 6 1
21 MF Richie Lopes – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
22 LB Paul Dempsey 13 7 – – – – 1 1 – 1 – – 15 8 – 2 –
23 LM Chris Carruthers 6 7 1 – – – – – – 1 – – 6 7 1 – –
24 ST Danny Lowe – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
25 GK Mark Bunn – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
26 CM Aaran Cavill – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – –
27 CB Chris Marsh 26 – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 28 – – 4 –
28 MF Chris Thompson – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – –
29 CM Michael Laws – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
30 DF Bobby White – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
31 ST Ryan Nash – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
33 ST Steve Morison – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – –
Players no longer at the club:
12 LM Robert Wolleaston 2 5 – – – – – 1 – – – – 2 6 – – –
5 CB Ian Evatt 10 1 – – – – 2 – – – – – 12 1 – 1 –

References edit

  1. ^ "Marsh to join Cobblers". BBC Sport. 5 September 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  2. ^ "England 2001–02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b "2001/02 Division 2". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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