2001–02 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
2001–02 season
Chairman Paul Stapleton
Manager Paul Sturrock
Third Division 1st
FA Cup Second round
League Cup First round
League Trophy First round
Top goalscorer League:
Coughlan (11)
All:
Coughlan / Friio (11)
Highest home attendance 18,517 (vs Cheltenham Town, 20 April 2002)
Lowest home attendance 3,850 (vs Swansea City, 11 September 2001)
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 season was the 107th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, their 77th in the Football League, and 5th in the fourth tier of the English football league system. Their 12th place finish in the 2000–01 season meant it was their fourth successive season playing in the Third Division.

Contents

Season summary

The club began the 2001-02 season in the Football League Third Division, following a disappointing 12th place finish the previous year.[1] There were signs of change at the club and they finished the season as champions, breaking numerous club records in the process, including a record haul of 102 points.[2] They achieved 31 wins, 9 draws, and 6 defeats, from 46 games. Their leading goalscorer was Graham Coughlan with 11 goals in all competitions - an outstanding achievement for a centre-back. The club reached the Second Round of the FA Cup, drawing 1-1 at home with Bristol Rovers before losing the replay 3-2. They entered the League Cup at the First Round stage and were eliminated away to Watford 1-0. They also competed in the Football League Trophy where they bowed out in the First Round after a 2-1 defeat away to Cheltenham Town. Notable players to begin their careers with the Pilgrims this season included Coughlan, Marino Keith, and Jason Bent.

Legend

      Win       Draw       Loss

Football League

For more information, see Football League Second Division.

League Table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 9 6 71 28 +43 102
2 Luton Town 46 30 7 9 96 48 +48 97
3 Mansfield Town 46 24 7 15 72 60 +12 79
4 Cheltenham Town 46 21 15 10 66 49 +17 78
5 Rochdale 46 21 15 10 65 52 +13 78

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 31 9 6 71 28 +43 102 19 2 2 41 11 +30 12 7 4 30 17 +13

As of games played 20 April 2002[3]

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Ground H A H A A H A A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H H A H H A A H A H H A H H A A H A H A A H
Result L D L W W W D W W D W D W W W W W D W W D W L D W W L W W L W W W W W D W W W W W L D W W W
Position 18 19 22 18 14 8 9 8 5 7 4 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

Last updated: 20 April 2002.
Source: League Fixtures
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FA Cup

For more information, see 2001–02 FA Cup.

First Round

First Round Replay

Second Round

Second Round Replay

Football League Cup

For more information, see 2001–02 Football League Cup.

First Round

Football League Trophy

For more information, see Football League Trophy.

Southern Section First Round

Squad details

Player statistics

Key

  * First appearance(s) for Plymouth Argyle.
  ¤ On loan to another club from Plymouth Argyle during season.
  ‡ On loan at Plymouth Argyle from another club during season.
  † Permanent player left club during the season.

# = Squad number; Pos = Playing position; P = Number of games played; G = Number of goals scored; = Yellow cards; = Red cards; GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward

Statistics do not include minor competitions or games played for other clubs. All players are listed by position and then surname.[4]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals [5]
- GK Chris Adamson ‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1* 0 [6]
- GK Romain Larrieu 45 0 4 0 1 0 50 0 [7]
- GK Luke McCormick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [8]
- DF Jon Beswetherick † 32 0 3 0 0 0 35 0 [9]
- DF Paul Connolly ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [10]
- DF Graham Coughlan 46 11 4 0 1 0 51* 11 [11]
- DF Brian McGlinchey 29 1 3 0 1 0 33 1 [12]
- DF Craig Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 [13]
- DF David Worrell 42 0 4 0 0 0 46 0 [14]
- DF Paul Wotton 46 5 4 0 0 0 50 5 [15]
- MF Steve Adams 46 2 4 0 1 0 51 2 [16]
- MF Jason Bent 21 3 3 1 0 0 24* 4 [17]
- MF Joe Broad ¤ 7 0 0 0 1 0 8* 0 [18]
- MF Sean Evers ¤ 7 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 [19]
- MF David Friio 41 8 4 2 1 0 46 10 [20]
- MF Neil Heaney 8 0 0 0 0 0 8* 0 [21]
- MF Lee Hodges 45 6 4 0 1 0 50 6 [22]
- MF Martin Phillips 39 6 4 2 1 0 44 8 [23]
- MF Kevin Wills 18 0 2 0 1 0 21 0 [24]
- FW Nicky Banger † 10 2 0 0 0 0 10* 2 [25]
- FW Dean Crowe ‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1* 0 [26]
- FW Mickey Evans 38 7 3 0 1 0 42 7 [27]
- FW Martin Gritton ¤ 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 [28]
- FW Steve Guinan † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [29]
- FW Marino Keith 23 9 2 0 0 0 25* 9 [30]
- FW Ian Stonebridge 42 8 4 1 1 0 47 9 [31]
- FW Blair Sturrock 19 1 2 0 0 0 21* 1 [32]

Goalscorers

Scorer Goals
Graham Coughlan 11
David Friio
Marino Keith 9
Ian Stonebridge
Martin Phillips 8
Mickey Evans 7
Lee Hodges 6
Paul Wotton
Jason Bent 4
Steve Adams 2
Nicky Banger
Brian McGlinchey 1
Blair Sturrock

Starting XI

The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.

No. Nat. Position Name Starts
1 GK Romain Larrieu 50
2 DF David Worrell 46
5 DF Graham Coughlan 51
6 DF Paul Wotton 51
3 DF Jon Beswetherick 28
7 MF Martin Phillips 42
8 MF David Friio 46
4 MF Steve Adams 43
11 MF Lee Hodges 47
9 FW Ian Stonebridge 33
10 FW Mickey Evans 34

Awards

2001–02 Awards Pos. Player
Player of the Year DF Graham Coughlan
Young Player of the Year MF Steve Adams

Transfers

Permanent

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee
24 August 2001 FW Nicky Banger Dundee Free
21 September 2001 MF Jason Bent Colorado Rapids Free
6 November 2001 FW Marino Keith Livingston Free
1 December 2001 FW Blair Sturrock Brechin City Free
4 December 2001 MF Neil Heaney Dundee United Undisclosed

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee
3 July 2001 FW Sean McCarthy Exeter City Free
8 July 2001 MF Martin Barlow Exeter City Free
10 July 2001 GK Jon Sheffield Yeovil Town Free
1 August 2001 MF Michael Meaker Northwich Victoria Undisclosed
6 August 2001 DF Michael Heathcote Shrewsbury Town Free
17 August 2001 MF Stuart Elliott Carlisle United Free
26 November 2001 FW Nicky Banger Free Agent Released
28 March 2002 FW Steve Guinan Shrewsbury Town Free
29 May 2002 DF Jon Beswetherick Sheffield Wednesday Free

Loans

In

Start Date Pos. Player To End Date
10 August 2001 FW Dean Crowe Stoke City 5 September 2001
10 January 2002 GK Chris Adamson West Bromwich Albion 7 February 2002

Out

Start Date Pos. Player From End Date
24 November 2001 MF Joe Broad Yeovil Town 24 December 2001
29 November 2001 FW Martin Gritton Shelbourne 31 May 2002
1 February 2002 DF Paul Connolly Bideford 31 May 2002
28 March 2002 MF Sean Evers Stevenage Borough 31 May 2002

References

  1. ^ GoS: 2001-02
  2. ^ Team Page
  3. ^ League Table
  4. ^ Appearances
  5. ^ Soccerbase Statistics
  6. ^ Chris Adamson
  7. ^ Romain Larrieu
  8. ^ Luke McCormick
  9. ^ Jon Beswetherick
  10. ^ Paul Connolly
  11. ^ Graham Coughlan
  12. ^ Brian McGlinchey
  13. ^ Craig Taylor
  14. ^ David Worrell
  15. ^ Paul Wotton
  16. ^ Steve Adams
  17. ^ Jason Bent
  18. ^ Joe Broad
  19. ^ Sean Evers
  20. ^ David Friio
  21. ^ Neil Heaney
  22. ^ Lee Hodges
  23. ^ Martin Phillips
  24. ^ Kevin Wills
  25. ^ Nicky Banger
  26. ^ Dean Crowe
  27. ^ Mickey Evans
  28. ^ Martin Gritton
  29. ^ Steve Guinan
  30. ^ Marino Keith
  31. ^ Ian Stonebridge
  32. ^ Blair Sturrock
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