2001–02 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 2001–02 football season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division . The Bees were denied promotion after defeat to Stoke City in the 2002 Second Division playoff Final .
Season summary
2001–02 was Steve Coppell 's lone season as Brentford manager.
After a promising, but ultimately disappointing 2000–01 season, Steve Coppell replaced Ray Lewington as manager of Second Division Brentford on 8 May 2001. In the knowledge he would be provided with little money to buy players, Coppell was also tasked with raising £500,000 in transfer fees. The previous season's squad was kept together, with two fringe players released and two arrivals – youngster Stephen Hunt and defender Jason Price on a short-term contract. After a 1–1 opening day draw with Wigan Athletic , teenage Blackburn Rovers forward Ben Burgess was brought in on a one-month loan , which was subsequently extended until the end of the season.
Brentford had its best start to a season since 1934–35 and topped the table for the first time after a 4–0 win over Tranmere Rovers on 8 September 2001. After a first league defeat of the season at the hands of Swindon Town on 25 September, the Bees went on a seven-match club record-equalling winning run and seized top spot in the Second Division. Captain Paul Evans led by example, scoring 9 goals in 13 matches in all competitions before suffering a hamstring injury in mid-October. His temporary replacement was Arsenal 's teenage midfielder Steve Sidwell , another loan signing which would prove to be a master-stroke and which would later be extended until the end of the season. Between 10 November 2001 and 24 January 2002, Brentford won just twice in a spell of 13 league matches, suffering eight defeats, while briefly returning to the top of the table in late December. By 21 December, Lloyd Owusu , Paul Evans and Ben Burgess had each reached 10 or more goals for the season, which was the fourth instance of three Brentford players reaching double-figures before Christmas Day.
A 4–0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in front of the Sky cameras at Griffin Park on 24 January 2002 turned Brentford's flagging season around, with twin forwards Owusu and Burgess finding the net with regularity. The Bees lost just two of the next 16 matches, but a 0–0 draw away to West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in the penultimate match of the season dropped the club out of the final automatic promotion place. Cause for concern was a goal drought suffered by Ben Burgess, who had failed to score since 26 February and the midfield was weakened by the £150,000 sale of Gavin Mahon to Watford , in a bid to reduce the wage bill. Brentford would play 2nd-place Reading at Griffin Park on the final day of the season, needing a win to secure automatic promotion, while the Royals only needed a draw. Brentford took the lead through Martin Rowlands , but were pegged back 13 minutes from time by Jamie Cureton and the match finished as a 1–1 draw, which consigned the Bees to the playoffs .
Brentford faced 6th-placed Huddersfield Town in the playoff semi-finals, a rematch of the 1995 semi-final encounter between the two sides. The Bees held the Terriers to a 0–0 draw at the McAlpine Stadium and reached the 2002 Second Division playoff Final courtesy of goals from Darren Powell and Lloyd Owusu to emerge 2–1 victors in the second leg. In the final versus Stoke City , Brentford "simply had no sting in their tail" and were defeated 2–0.
League table
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Second Division
Source: Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD). (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
Pre-season
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
13 July 2001
Sutton United
A
0–0
652
17 July 2001
Hampton & Richmond Borough
A
2–0
n/a
Abbey (2)
20 July 2001
Woking
A
3–1
785
O'Connor , Evans , (og )
24 July 2001
India
H
3–0
3,634
Owusu (2), Evans
28 July 2001
Coventry City
H
0–0
n/a
1 August 2001
Portsmouth
H
2–2
1,361
Hutchinson , Powell
3 August 2001
Wimbledon
H
0–4
1,550
6 August 2001
Chertsey Town
A
6–0
n/a
Hutchinson , Charles (2), Geddes (2), Tabb (pen )
Football League Second Division
No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
1
11 August 2001
Wigan Athletic
A
1–1
5,925
Ingimarsson
2
18 August 2001
Port Vale
H
2–0
4,561
Evans , Burgess
3
25 August 2001
Chesterfield
A
1–0
3,571
Evans
4
27 August 2001
Cambridge United
H
2–1
4,674
Evans (2)
5
8 September 2001
Tranmere Rovers
H
4–0
5,211
Owusu , Burgess , Evans , Williams
6
15 September 2001
Notts County
A
0–0
5,043
7
18 September 2001
Bristol City
H
2–2
6,432
Burgess , Powell
8
22 September 2001
Oldham Athletic
H
2–2
5,522
Owusu , Evans
9
25 September 2001
Swindon Town
A
0–2
5,519
10
29 September 2001
Colchester United
H
4–1
5,179
Evans (2), Burgess , Owusu
11
5 October 2001
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
2–1
6,823
Rowlands , Ingimarsson
12
13 October 2001
Peterborough United
H
2–1
11,097
Owusu , Evans
13
13 October 2001
Bournemouth
A
2–0
3,934
Hunt (2)
14
23 October 2001
Bury
H
5–1
5,389
Owusu (2), Gibbs (2), Burgess
15
27 October 2001
Reading
A
2–1
14,680
Ingimarsson , Price
16
3 November 2001
Blackpool
H
2–0
7,605
Sidwell , Owusu
17
10 November 2001
Stoke City
A
2–3
17,953
Burgess , Owusu
18
20 November 2001
Huddersfield Town
A
1–1
8,513
Burgess
19
24 November 2001
Queens Park Rangers
H
0–0
10,849
20
1 December 2001
Wycombe Wanderers
A
3–5
8,013
Owusu , Evans , Burgess
21
4 December 2001
Cardiff City
A
1–3
10,184
Evans
22
15 December 2001
Wrexham
H
3–0
5,326
Ingimarsson , Hunt , Burgess
23
21 December 2001
Northampton Town
H
3–0
5,142
Evans , Owusu , Burgess
24
26 December 2001
Cambridge United
A
1–2
3,989
Burgess
25
29 December 2001
Tranmere Rovers
A
0–1
9,389
26
12 January 2002
Port Vale
A
1–2
4,588
Owusu
27
19 January 2002
Wigan Athletic
H
0–1
5,549
28
22 January 2002
Northampton Town
A
0–1
4,184
29
24 January 2002
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
4–0
7,475
Ingimarsson , Burgess (2), Sidwell
30
2 February 2002
Colchester United
A
1–1
3,657
Owusu
31
9 February 2002
Bournemouth
H
1–0
6,698
Owusu
32
12 February 2002
Cardiff City
H
2–1
6,718
Hunt , Burgess
33
16 February 2002
Peterborough United
A
1–1
5,100
Owusu
34
22 February 2002
Notts County
H
2–1
5,367
Evans , Burgess
35
26 February 2002
Oldham Athletic
A
2–3
4,935
Burgess (2)
36
2 March 2002
Bristol City
A
2–0
11,421
Owusu , Rowlands
37
5 March 2002
Swindon Town
H
2–0
5,644
Owusu (2)
38
9 March 2002
Wrexham
A
3–0
3,343
Evans (2), Rowlands
39
12 March 2002
Chesterfield
H
0–0
5,372
40
16 March 2002
Wycombe Wanderers
H
1–0
7,165
Ingimarsson
41
19 March 2002
Blackpool
A
3–1
4,865
Rowlands , Owusu (2)
42
30 March 2002
Stoke City
H
1–0
8,837
Sidwell
43
1 April 2002
Bury
A
0–2
4,332
44
6 April 2002
Huddersfield Town
H
3–0
7,393
Owusu , Sidwell , Rowlands
45
13 April 2002
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–0
18,346
46
20 April 2002
Reading
H
1–1
11,303
Rowlands
Football League Second Division play-offs
Main article: 2002 Football League play-offs
FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Football League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Football League Trophy
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Trophy
No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
SR1
17 October 2001
Wycombe Wanderers
A
0–1
2,051
Playing squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2001–02 season.
Coaching staff
Name
Role
Steve Coppell
Manager
Wally Downes
Assistant coach
Roberto Forzoni
Assistant coach
Jim Stannard
Goalkeeping coach
Phil McLoughlin
Physiotherapist
Colin Martin
Medical Officer
John Griffin
Chief scout
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Substitute appearances in brackets.
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Goalscorers
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Discipline
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: ESPN FC
International caps
Management
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Steve Coppell
11 August 2001
11 May 2002
54
27
12
15
050.00
46
24
11
11
052.17
Summary
Games played
54 (46 Second Division , 2 FA Cup , 2 League Cup , 1 Football League Trophy , 3 Football League playoffs )
Games won
27 (24 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs)
Games drawn
12 (11 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs)
Games lost
15 (11 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs)
Goals scored
82 (77 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League playoffs)
Goals conceded
54 (43 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League playoffs)
Clean sheets
22 (19 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs)
Biggest league win
4–0 on two occasions; 5–1 versus Bury , 23 October 2001
Worst league defeat
2–0 on two occasions; 3–1 versus Cardiff City , 4 December 2001; 5–3 versus Wycombe Wanderers , 1 December 2001
Most appearances
54, Ívar Ingimarsson (46 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League playoffs)
Top scorer (league)
20, Lloyd Owusu
Top scorer (all competitions)
22, Lloyd Owusu
Transfers & loans
Kit
Supplier: Patrick Sponsor(s): GMB
Source: Brentford F.C.
Awards
Notes
Match played at Millennium Stadium , Cardiff .
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