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

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
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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Barnsley's score comes first[4]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2001Bradford CityA0–416,367
18 August 2001Nottingham ForestH2–114,203Gallen, Rankin
25 August 2001GillinghamA0–38,292
27 August 2001Rotherham UnitedH1–115,552Dyer
1 September 2001Grimsby TownA0–16,173
8 September 2001Stockport CountyH2–211,192Sheron, Briggs (own goal)
15 September 2001Crewe AlexandraH2–010,976Gorré, Neil
18 September 2001MillwallA1–310,021Dyer
22 September 2001Crystal PalaceA0–115,433
25 September 2001Coventry CityH1–111,692Dyer
28 September 2001PortsmouthH1–411,660Barnard (pen)
13 October 2001Birmingham CityH1–311,910Sand
20 October 2001BurnleyA3–314,690Morgan, Lumsdon (pen), Barnard
24 October 2001Sheffield WednesdayA1–321,008Gallen
28 October 2001West Bromwich AlbionH3–212,490Dyer (2), Lumsdon (pen)
31 October 2001Manchester CityH0–315,159
3 November 2001WatfordA0–313,964
8 November 2001Preston North EndA2–219,042Barnard, Neil
17 November 2001WimbledonH1–111,088Dyer
24 November 2001Norwich CityA1–217,333Barker
27 November 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA1–419,231Barker
2 December 2001Sheffield WednesdayH3–016,714Morgan, Sheron (2)
8 December 2001WalsallH4–112,509Sheron (2), Dyer, Donovan
14 December 2001Sheffield UnitedA1–117,858Sheron
22 December 2001GillinghamH4–111,965Lumsdon, Barnard, Dyer, G Jones
26 December 2001Stockport CountyA3–16,885Sheron, Palmer (own goal), Morgan
29 December 2001Rotherham UnitedA1–19,737Swailes (own goal)
1 January 2002Grimsby TownH0–013,325
12 January 2002Nottingham ForestA0–018,190
19 January 2002Bradford CityH3–313,856Lumsdon (pen), Sheron (2)
29 January 2002Wolverhampton WanderersH1–013,825Sheron
2 February 2002PortsmouthA4–412,756Lumsdon (2, 1 pen), Barker, Sheron
9 February 2002BurnleyH1–114,411Barnard
16 February 2002Birmingham CityA0–119,208
23 February 2002Coventry CityA0–415,092
26 February 2002Crystal PalaceH1–411,207Dyer
2 March 2002MillwallH1–111,816Lumsdon (pen)
5 March 2002Crewe AlexandraA0–26,258
9 March 2002Sheffield UnitedH1–115,430Dyer
16 March 2002WalsallA1–27,495Dyer
23 March 2002WatfordH2–012,449Dyer, Barnard (pen)
30 March 2002West Bromwich AlbionA1–323,167Barnard (pen)
1 April 2002Preston North EndH2–114,188Gorré, Dyer
6 April 2002Manchester CityA1–533,628Dyer
13 April 2002Norwich CityH0–218,803
21 April 2002WimbledonA1–05,379Sheron

FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2002Blackburn RoversH1–112,314Barnard
R3R16 January 2002Blackburn RoversA1–310,203Dyer

League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R121 August 2001Halifax TownH2–05,418Tinkler, Dyer
R211 September 2001Colchester UnitedA3–13,442Dyer (2), L Jones
R39 October 2001Newcastle UnitedH0–114,493

Squad

[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

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
  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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