2001–02 Rushden & Diamonds F.C. season

Rushden & Diamonds 2001–02 football season
Rushden & Diamonds
2001–02 season
ManagerEngland Brian Talbot
StadiumNene Park
Third Division6th
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerOnandi Lowe (19)
← 2000–01

During the 2001–02 English football season, Rushden & Diamonds competed in the Third Division.

Season summary

In their first season ever in the Football League, Rushden & Diamonds finished 6th, qualifying for the play-offs. They eliminated Rochdale to reach the final, but lost 3–1 to Cheltenham Town.

Kit

Rushden & Diamonds' kit was manufactured by Fila and sponsored by Dr. Martens.[1]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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 England ENG Billy Turley
2 DF England ENG Tarkan Mustafa
3 DF England ENG Paul Underwood
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael McElhatton
5 DF Wales WAL Mark Peters
7 MF England ENG Garry Butterworth
8 MF Australia AUS Jon Brady
9 FW England ENG Scott Partridge
10 FW England ENG Duane Darby
11 MF England ENG Andy Burgess
12 FW England ENG Brett Angell
15 MF England ENG Gary Mills
16 GK Wales WAL Tony Pennock
17 DF England ENG Gary Setchell
18 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Gray[notes 1]
19 FW France FRA Raphaël Jacquel
20 FW Jamaica JAM Paul Hall[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF England ENG Ritchie Hanlon
22 DF England ENG Andrew Sambrook
23 DF England ENG Brett Solkhon
24 GK England ENG Adam Dowell
25 FW Wales WAL Robert Duffy
26 DF England ENG John Dempster
27 MF England ENG Daniel Talbot
28 MF England ENG David Bell[notes 3]
29 MF England ENG Stuart Wardley
30 DF England ENG Delroy Gordon
31 FW Jamaica JAM Onandi Lowe
32 DF England ENG Chris Tedder
33 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Bell
34 GK Wales WAL Alex Davies
35 DF Northern Ireland NIR Barry Hunter
36 DF England ENG Andy Tillson
37 GK England ENG Stuart Naylor

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
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael McElhatton (on loan to Chester City)
6 DF England ENG Ray Warburton (to Boston United)
9 FW England ENG Justin Jackson (to Doncaster Rovers)
12 MF England ENG Jim Rodwell (to Boston United)
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Carey[notes 4] (on loan to Stevenage Borough)
19 FW England ENG Warren Patmore (to Woking)
19 FW England ENG Christian Lee (on loan from Farnborough Town)
19 FW England ENG Peter Thomson (on loan from Luton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Stuart Douglas (on loan from Luton Town)
20 MF England ENG Simon Wormull (to Stevenage Borough)
21 MF England ENG Richard Butcher (to Kettering Town)
22 DF England ENG Matty Stowell (to Hampton & Richmond Borough)
24 FW France FRA Jean-Michel Sigere (to Stevenage Borough)
29 FW England ENG Luke Rowlett (to Tamworth)
31 FW England ENG Caleb Folan[notes 5] (on loan from Leeds United)

References

  1. ^ "Rushden & Diamonds - Historical Football Kits".
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Rushden & Diamonds - 2001/02".

Notes

  1. ^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented Scotland at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Hall was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  3. ^ Bell was born in Wellingborough, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 and B level.
  4. ^ Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 level.
  5. ^ Folan was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and grandmother and represented the Republic of Ireland at B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland national football team in October 2008.
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