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 The club began the 2001–02 season in the Football League Third Division, following a disappointing 12th-place finish the previous year.GoS: 2001–02 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.Team Page 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
Football League
League table PosClub PldWDLGFGAGDPts1Plymouth Argyle4631967128+431022Luton Town4630799648+48973Mansfield Town46247157260+12794Cheltenham Town462115106649+17785Rochdale462115106552+1378
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
FA Cup
First Round
First round replay
Second Round
Second Round Replay
Football League Cup
First Round
Football League Trophy
Southern Section First Round
Players
First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Statistics Appearances and goals Key
# = 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.
No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineNotesAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals-GK Chris Adamson ‡1000001*0Chris Adamson-GK Romain Larrieu4504010500Romain Larrieu-GK Luke McCormick00000000Luke McCormick-DF Jon Beswetherick †3203000350Jon Beswetherick-DF Paul Connolly ¤00000000Paul Connolly-DF Graham Coughlan4611401051*11Graham Coughlan-DF Brian McGlinchey2913010331Brian McGlinchey-DF Craig Taylor10000010Craig Taylor-DF David Worrell4204000460David Worrell-DF Paul Wotton4654000505Paul Wotton-MF Steve Adams4624010512Steve Adams-MF Jason Bent213310024*4Jason Bent-MF Joe Broad ¤7000108*0Joe Broad-MF Sean Evers ¤70101090Sean Evers-MF David Friio41842104610David Friio-MF Neil Heaney8000008*0Neil Heaney-MF Lee Hodges4564010506Lee Hodges-MF Martin Phillips3964210448Martin Phillips-MF Kevin Wills1802010210Kevin Wills-FW Nicky Banger †102000010*2Nicky Banger-FW Dean Crowe ‡1000001*0Dean Crowe-FW Mickey Evans3873010427Mickey Evans-FW Martin Gritton ¤20000020-FW Martin Green¤21000000-FW Marino Keith239200025*9Marino Keith-FW Ian Stonebridge4284110479Ian Stonebridge
Goalscorers ScorerGoals Graham Coughlan11 David Friio Marino Keith9 Ian Stonebridge Martin Phillips8 Mickey Evans7 Lee Hodges6 Paul Wotton Jason Bent4 Steve Adams2 Nicky Banger Brian McGlinchey1
Awards 2001–02 AwardsPos.Player Player of the Year DF Graham Coughlan Young Player of the Year MF Steve Adams
Transfers
Permanent In DatePos.PlayerFromFee 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 Dundee United Free 4 December 2001 MF Neil Heaney Dundee United Undisclosed
Out DatePos.PlayerToFee 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 datePos.PlayerToEnd 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 datePos.PlayerFromEnd 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
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