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Plymouth Argyle F.C.
2001–02 season
ChairmanPaul Stapleton
ManagerPaul Sturrock
StadiumHome Park
Third Division1st
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Graham Coughlan (11)
All: Graham Coughlan/David Friio (11)
Highest home attendance18,517 (vs Cheltenham Town, 20 April)
Lowest home attendance3,850 (vs Swansea City, 11 September)

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.

Season summary

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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 in the first round 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

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For more information, see Football League Second Division.
11 August 2001 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Home Park, Plymouth
Report
  • Jemson 73'
 Attendance: 5,087
Referee: C Penton
18 August 2001 Hull City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Boothferry Park, Hull
Report Attendance: 10,755
Referee: G Cain
25 August 2001 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Rochdale Home Park, Plymouth
 Report
Attendance: 4,198
Referee: R Harris
27 August 2001 Rushden & Diamonds 2–3 Plymouth Argyle Nene Park, Irthlingborough
 Report
Attendance: 4,414
Referee: G Hegley
8 September 2001 Torquay United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Plainmoor, Torquay
Report
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: M Brandwood
11 September 2001 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Swansea City Home Park, Plymouth
 Report
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: P Prosser
15 September 2001 Kidderminster Harriers 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Aggborough, Kidderminster
Report Attendance: 2,801
Referee: S Baines
18 September 2001 Exeter City 2–3 Plymouth Argyle St James Park, Exeter
 Report
Attendance: 5,756
Referee: D Gallagher
22 September 2001 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Macclesfield Town Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 4,227
Referee: J Ross
25 September 2001 York City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Bootham Crescent, York
Report Attendance: 2,282
Referee: M Cowburn
29 September 2001 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Luton Town Home Park, Plymouth
 Report
Attendance: 5,782
Referee: A Hall
6 October 2001 Oxford United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Kassam Stadium, Oxford
 Report
Attendance: 6,017
Referee: P Alcock
13 October 2001 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Halifax Town Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 5,065
Referee: M Warren
20 October 2001 Mansfield Town 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Field Mill, Mansfield
Report
Attendance: 4,621
Referee: G Frankland
23 October 2001 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Lincoln City Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 6,572
Referee: M Fletcher
28 October 2001 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Memorial Ground, Bristol
 Report
Attendance: 6,889
Referee: M Halsey
3 November 2001 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Hartlepool United Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 5,723
Referee: B Jordan
9 November 2001 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
Report Attendance: 5,035
Referee: B Curson
20 November 2001 Southend United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Roots Hall, Southend
Report
Attendance: 3,716
Referee: P Taylor
24 November 2001 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Carlisle United Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 5,870
Referee: R Harris
1 December 2001 Leyton Orient 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Brisbane Road, Leyton
Report Attendance: 6,342
Referee: S Dunn
15 December 2001 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Darlington Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 5,041
Referee: M Cooper
22 December 2001 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
 Report
Attendance: 3,602
Referee: G Laws
26 December 2001 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Torquay United Home Park, Plymouth
 Report
Attendance: 13,677
Referee: P Rejer
29 December 2001 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Rushden & Diamonds Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 9,503
Referee: L Cable
12 January 2002 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Hull City Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 9,134
Referee: C Wilkes
19 January 2002 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
 Report
Attendance: 4,796
Referee: D Pugh
22 January 2002 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Scunthorpe United Home Park, Plymouth
 Report
Attendance: 5,804
Referee: M Fletcher
26 January 2002 Plymouth Argyle 4–2 Oxford United Home Park, Plymouth
 Report
Attendance: 8,239
Referee: B Curson
2 February 2002 Luton Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Kenilworth Road, Luton
 Report Attendance: 9,585
Referee: P Joslin
5 February 2002 Swansea City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Vetch Field, Swansea
Report
Attendance: 4,060
Referee: S Tomlin
9 February 2002 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Mansfield Town Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 14,716
Referee: D Crick
16 February 2002 Halifax Town 0–2 Plymouth Argyle The Shay, Halifax
Report
Attendance: 2,330
Referee: T Parkes
23 February 2002 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Kidderminster Harriers Home Park, Plymouth
 Report
Attendance: 8,758
Referee: R Beeby
26 February 2002 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Exeter City Home Park, Plymouth
 Report
Attendance: 16,369
Referee: G Cain
2 March 2002 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Moss Rose, Macclesfield
 Report
Attendance: 2,557
Referee: P Dowd
5 March 2002 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 York City Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 10,801
Referee: P Prosser
16 March 2002 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Leyton Orient Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 9,438
Referee: M Fletcher
23 March 2002 Lincoln City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Sincil Bank, Lincoln
Report
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Trevor Parkes
26 March 2002 Rochdale 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Spotland, Rochdale
 Report
Attendance: 4,457
Referee: Mike Pike
30 March 2002 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Bristol Rovers Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 15,732
Referee: Paul Danson
1 April 2002 Hartlepool United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Victoria Park, Hartlepool
 Report Attendance: 3,725
Referee: Mike Jones
6 April 2002 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Southend United Home Park, Plymouth
Report Attendance: 10,021
Referee: Ray Olivier
13 April 2002 Carlisle United 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Brunton Park, Carlisle
Report
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Mark Cowburn
15 April 2002 Darlington 1–4 Plymouth Argyle Feethams, Darlington
 Report
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Guy Stretton
20 April 2002 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Cheltenham Town Home Park, Plymouth
 Report Attendance: 18,517
Referee: Steve Tomlin

League table

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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

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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]

FA Cup

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For more information, see 2001–02 FA Cup.

First Round

17 November 2001 Whitby Town 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Turnbull Ground, Whitby
Gildea 42' (Report) Phillips 72' Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Neale Barry

First round replay

27 November 2001 Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Whitby Town Home Park, Plymouth
Bent 16'
Stonebridge 39'
Phillips 44'
Evans Red card 36'		 (Report) Burt 70'
Robinson 72'		 Attendance: 5,914
Referee: Paul Durkin

Second Round

8 December 2001 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Bristol Rovers Home Park, Plymouth
Wotton 27' (Report) Walters 60' Attendance: 6,141
Referee: Richard Beeby

Second Round Replay

18 December 2001 Bristol Rovers 3–2 Plymouth Argyle Memorial Ground, Bristol
Ommel 56'
Hogg 71'
Ellington 87'		 (Report) Friio 76', 86' Attendance: 5,763
Referee: Richard Beeby

Football League Cup

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

First Round

21 August 2001 Watford 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Vicarage Road, Watford
Gayle 82' (Report) Attendance: 9,230
Referee: Paul Armstrong

Football League Trophy

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For more information, see Football League Trophy.

Southern Section First Round

16 October 2001 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
Victory 53'
Alsop 63'		 (Report) Friio 16' Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Paul Rejer

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[4]

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 France FRA Romain Larrieu
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Worrell
3 DF England ENG Jon Beswetherick
4 MF France FRA David Friio
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Coughlan
6 DF England ENG Craig Taylor
7 DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McGlinchey
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Mickey Evans[notes 1]
10 FW England ENG Ian Stonebridge
11 MF England ENG Martin Phillips
12 MF England ENG Steve Adams
14 MF England ENG Lee Hodges
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG Paul Wotton
16 FW Scotland SCO Martin Gritton
17 MF England ENG Kevin Wills
19 FW Scotland SCO Marino Keith
20 MF Canada CAN Jason Bent
21 FW Scotland SCO Blair Sturrock
22 MF England ENG Joe Broad
23 GK England ENG Luke McCormick
24 DF England ENG Paul Connolly
25 MF England ENG Neil Heaney
28 MF Republic of the Congo CGO Marly Malonga

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
8 MF England ENG Sean Evers (on loan to Stevenage Borough)
18 FW England ENG Nicky Banger (released)
19 FW England ENG Dean Crowe (on loan from Stoke City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW England ENG Steve Guinan (to Shrewsbury Town)
26 GK England ENG Chris Adamson (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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; A yellow card = Yellow cards; A red card = 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.[5]

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

Goalscorers

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Scorer Goals
Republic of Ireland Graham Coughlan 11
France David Friio
Scotland Marino Keith 9
England Ian Stonebridge
England Martin Phillips 8
Republic of Ireland Mickey Evans 7
England Lee Hodges 6
England Paul Wotton
Canada Jason Bent 4
England Steve Adams 2
England Nicky Banger
Northern Ireland Brian McGlinchey 1

Awards

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

Transfers

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Permanent

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In

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

Out

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

Loans

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In

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

Out

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

Notes

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  1. ^ Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.

References

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  1. ^ GoS: 2001–02
  2. ^ Team Page
  3. ^ League Table
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Plymouth Argyle - 2001/02".
  5. ^ "Appearances". Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  6. ^ Soccerbase Statistics
  7. ^ Chris Adamson
  8. ^ Romain Larrieu
  9. ^ Luke McCormick
  10. ^ Jon Beswetherick
  11. ^ Paul Connolly
  12. ^ Graham Coughlan
  13. ^ Brian McGlinchey
  14. ^ Craig Taylor
  15. ^ David Worrell
  16. ^ Paul Wotton
  17. ^ Steve Adams
  18. ^ Jason Bent
  19. ^ Joe Broad
  20. ^ Sean Evers
  21. ^ David Friio
  22. ^ Neil Heaney
  23. ^ Lee Hodges
  24. ^ Martin Phillips
  25. ^ Kevin Wills
  26. ^ Nicky Banger
  27. ^ Dean Crowe
  28. ^ Mickey Evans
  29. ^ Marino Keith
  30. ^ Ian Stonebridge
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