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2001–02 Rushden & Diamonds F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Rushden & Diamonds competed in the Third Division.

Rushden & Diamonds
2001–02 season
ManagerEngland Brian Talbot
StadiumNene Park
Third Division6th
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerOnandi Lowe (19)

Season summary

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In their first season ever in the Football League, Rushden & Diamonds finished 6th, qualifying for the play-offs. They eliminated Rochdale to reach the final, but lost 3–1 to Cheltenham Town.

Kit

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Rushden & Diamonds' kit was manufactured by Fila and sponsored by Dr. Martens.[1]

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

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   ENG Billy Turley
2 DF   ENG Tarkan Mustafa
3 DF   ENG Paul Underwood
4 MF   IRL Michael McElhatton
5 DF   WAL Mark Peters
7 MF   ENG Garry Butterworth
8 MF   AUS Jon Brady
9 FW   ENG Scott Partridge
10 FW   ENG Duane Darby
11 MF   ENG Andy Burgess
12 FW   ENG Brett Angell
15 MF   ENG Gary Mills
16 GK   WAL Tony Pennock
17 DF   ENG Gary Setchell
18 DF   SCO Stuart Gray[notes 1]
19 FW   FRA Raphaël Jacquel
20 FW   JAM Paul Hall[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   ENG Ritchie Hanlon
22 DF   ENG Andrew Sambrook
23 DF   ENG Brett Solkhon
24 GK   ENG Adam Dowell
25 FW   WAL Robert Duffy
26 DF   ENG John Dempster
27 MF   ENG Daniel Talbot
28 MF   ENG David Bell[notes 3]
29 MF   ENG Stuart Wardley
30 DF   ENG Delroy Gordon
31 FW   JAM Onandi Lowe
32 DF   ENG Chris Tedder
33 DF   IRL David Bell
34 GK   WAL Alex Davies
35 DF   NIR Barry Hunter
36 DF   ENG Andy Tillson
37 GK   ENG Stuart Naylor

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF   IRL Michael McElhatton (on loan to Chester City)
6 DF   ENG Ray Warburton (to Boston United)
9 FW   ENG Justin Jackson (to Doncaster Rovers)
12 MF   ENG Jim Rodwell (to Boston United)
14 DF   IRL Shaun Carey[notes 4] (on loan to Stevenage Borough)
19 FW   ENG Warren Patmore (to Woking)
19 FW   ENG Christian Lee (on loan from Farnborough Town)
19 FW   ENG Peter Thomson (on loan from Luton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   ENG Stuart Douglas (on loan from Luton Town)
20 MF   ENG Simon Wormull (to Stevenage Borough)
21 MF   ENG Richard Butcher (to Kettering Town)
22 DF   ENG Matty Stowell (to Hampton & Richmond Borough)
24 FW   FRA Jean-Michel Sigere (to Stevenage Borough)
29 FW   ENG Luke Rowlett (to Tamworth)
31 FW   ENG Caleb Folan[notes 5] (on loan from Leeds United)

References

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  1. ^ "Rushden & Diamonds - Historical Football Kits".
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Rushden & Diamonds - 2001/02".

Notes

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  1. ^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented Scotland at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Hall was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  3. ^ Bell was born in Wellingborough, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 and B level.
  4. ^ Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 level.
  5. ^ Folan was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and grandmother and represented the Republic of Ireland at B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland national football team in October 2008.
 

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