2001–02 Barnsley F.C. season

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

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

Season summary

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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

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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

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Barnsley's score comes first[4]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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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

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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

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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

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

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

References

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  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.