2001–02 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
2001–02 season
ManagerPaul Jewell
StadiumJJB Stadium
Second Division10th
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerAndy Liddell (18)

During the 2001–02 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Background

See also: 2000–01 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

In the 2000–01 season, Wigan finished in the playoffs for the third consecutive season, but once again missed out on promotion, losing in the play-off semi finals to Reading. Following the sudden departure of manager Steve Bruce at the end of the season, Paul Jewell was appointed as his replacement.

Transfers

Following the departures of several players from the previous season, Jewell spent heavily in the summer in an attempt to build a squad capable of gaining promotion.

Shortly before the transfer deadline, Wigan signed Nathan Ellington for a club record transfer fee of £1.2 million.[1]

At the end of the season, defender Arjan de Zeeuw turned down a new contract at the club and left on a free transfer to join First Division side Portsmouth.

In

No. Player Position From Fee Date Notes
22 Peter Kennedy MF Watford £300,000 18 July 2001 [2][3]
2 Jason De Vos DF Dundee United £500,000 30 July 2001 [4]
8 Ian Nolan DF Bradford City Free 10 August 2001 [5]
23 Gábor Bukrán MF Walsall Free 10 August 2001 [6]
27 Stewart Kerr GK Celtic £250,000 25 August 2001 [7]
31 Paul Dalglish FW Norwich City Free 25 August 2001
21 Tony Dinning MF Wolverhampton Wanderers £750,000 10 September 2001 [8]
23 Matt Jackson DF Norwich City Free 22 November 2001
1 John Filan GK Blackburn Rovers £600,000 14 December 2001 [9]
17 Gary Teale MF Ayr United £200,000 14 December 2001 [9]
9 Nathan Ellington FW Bristol Rovers £1,200,000 28 March 2002 [10]
19 Jason Jarrett MF Bury £75,000 28 March 2002 [11]

Out

No. Player Position To Fee Date Notes
1 Roy Carroll GK Manchester United £2,500,000 27 July 2001 [12]
8 Kevin Nicholls MF Luton Town £25,000 5 August 2001 [13]
23 Gábor Bukrán MF SV Salzburg Released 18 August 2001 [14]
3 Kevin Sharp DF Wrexham Free 1 November 2001 [15]
17 Alan McLoughlin MF Rochdale Free 24 December 2001
9 Simon Haworth FW Tranmere Rovers £125,000 1 March 2002 [11]
16 Derek Stillie GK Dunfermline Athletic Free 22 May 2002 [16]
6 Arjan de Zeeuw DF Portsmouth Free 7 June 2002 [17]
4 Pat McGibbon DF Tranmere Rovers Released 30 June 2002 [18]
8 Ian Nolan DF Southport Released 30 June 2002 [18]
18 Ian Kilford MF Scunthorpe United Released 30 June 2002 [18]
25 Ben Kay MF Released 30 June 2002 [18]
26 Ian Johnson MF Southport Released 30 June 2002 [18]
31 Paul Dalglish FW Blackpool Released 30 June 2002 [18]

Loans in

No. Player Pos From Date Duration Notes
24 Dariusz Adamczuk MF Rangers 10 August 2001 Three months [19]
23 Matt Jackson DF Norwich City 20 October 2001 One month [20]
3 Jeff Kenna DF Blackburn Rovers 2 November 2001 One month [21]
24 Paul Cook MF Burnley 3 December 2001 One month [9]
3 Gary Croft DF Ipswich Town 16 January 2002 One month [22]

Loans out

No. Player Pos To Date Duration Notes
12 Neil Roberts FW Hull City 25 January 2002 One month [22]
21 Tony Dinning MF Stoke City 27 March 2002 End of season [11]

League

Main article: 2001-02 Football League

Wigan Athletic's league season started on 11 August 2001, with a 1–1 draw against Brentford. The season started poorly, and only the team's away form kept them out of the relegation zone.[23] Despite the club's poor results, chairman Dave Whelan publicly backed manager Paul Jewell, and blamed the previous two managers for the club's current position.[24]

Results improved following a 6–1 win against Stoke City in November, and the club eventually finished in a mid-table position.

Results

Wigan Athletic's score comes first[25]

Legend

Win Draw Loss
Game Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Notes
1 11 August 2001 Brentford H 1–1 5,952 McCulloch [26]
2 18 August 2001 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–2 6,518 McCulloch [27]
3 25 August 2001 Bristol City H 1–2 6,231 Ashcroft [28]
4 8 September 2001 Bury A 2–0 4,175 Billy (o.g.), Haworth [29]
5 15 September 2001 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–1 5,400 [30]
6 18 September 2001 Huddersfield Town H 1–0 5,717 Haworth [31]
7 22 September 2001 Queens Park Rangers H 1–2 6,686 Dinning [32]
8 25 September 2001 Cambridge United A 2–2 2,969 Roberts (2) [33]
9 29 September 2001 Blackpool A 1–3 5,279 Ashcroft (pen) [34]
10 9 October 2001 Bournemouth A 0–2 2,908 [35]
11 12 October 2001 Cardiff City A 2–2 11,072 McGibbon, Haworth [36]
12 20 October 2001 Wrexham H 2–3 5,979 Dinning, Haworth [37]
13 23 October 2001 Tranmere Rovers A 2–1 9,030 Haworth (2) [38]
14 27 October 2001 Port Vale H 0–1 5,634 [39]
15 3 November 2001 Peterborough United A 2–0 5,405 Haworth (2) [40]
16 9 November 2001 Colchester United H 2–3 5,735 Fitzgerald (o.g.), Liddell [41]
17 13 November 2001 Stoke City H 6–1 7,047 Dinning, Liddell, de Zeeuw, Dalglish, Ashcroft (pen), Kenna [42]
18 20 November 2001 Chesterfield H 1–1 4,071 Edwards (own goal) [43]
19 24 November 2001 Northampton Town A 2–0 4,267 Dinning, Haworth [44]
20 1 December 2001 Swindon Town H 1–0 5,635 Liddell [45]
21 11 December 2001 Notts County H 1–1 3,827 Liddell
22 15 December 2001 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 6,407 Liddell [46]
23 22 December 2001 Reading A 1–1 15,808 Haworth [47]
24 26 December 2001 Bury H 1–1 6,751 Liddell [48]
25 29 December 2001 Bournemouth H 0–0 5,011 [49]
26 5 January 2002 Bristol City A 2–2 9,991 McCulloch, De Vos [50]
27 12 January 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–0 6,203 Liddell (3, 1 pen) [51]
28 19 January 2002 Brentford A 1–0 5,549 Liddell [52]
29 22 January 2002 Reading A 0–2 5,546 [53]
30 26 January 2002 Stoke City A 2–2 13,361 Green, Dinning [54]
31 2 February 2002 Blackpool H 0–1 7,357 [55]
32 9 February 2002 Wrexham A 0–2 4,153 [56]
33 16 February 2002 Cardiff City H 4–0 5,487 McCulloch, De Vos (2), de Zeeuw [57]
34 19 February 2002 Notts County A 3–1 3,358 McCulloch, Teale, Dalglish [58]
35 23 February 2002 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0 4,743 [59]
36 26 February 2002 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 8,519 De Vos [60]
37 2 March 2002 Huddersfield Town A 0–0 12,844 [61]
38 5 March 2002 Cambridge United H 4–1 3,535 Liddell (3, 1 pen), McCulloch [62]
39 9 March 2002 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 7,389 Liddell [63]
40 16 March 2002 Swindon Town A 1–1 6,226 Green [64]
41 23 March 2002 Tranmere Rovers H 1–2 7,783 Liddell (pen) [65]
42 30 March 2002 Port Vale A 0–1 4,359 [66]
43 1 April 2002 Peterborough United H 2–1 4,497 Liddell (2) [67]
44 6 April 2002 Chesterfield A 2–1 3,896 Liddell, Ellington [68]
45 13 April 2002 Northampton Town H 3–0 5,938 De Vos, Ellington, Green [69]
46 20 April 2002 Colchester United A 2–2 3,672 Roberts (2) [70]

Final league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 14 13 60 49 +11 71
9 Oldham Athletic 46 18 16 12 77 65 +12 70
10 Wigan Athletic 46 16 16 14 66 51 +15 64
11 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 13 16 58 64 −6 64
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 16 15 15 63 60 +3 63
Source: [71]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Cups

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup

Wigan played at home against non-league club Canvey Island in the first round of the FA Cup. Wigan lost 1–0, and had two players sent-off during the game. The result was considered one of the biggest upsets of the round.[72]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
First 17 November 2001 Canvey Island H 0–1 3,671 [73]

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
First 21 August 2001 Blackpool A 2–3 4,237 Brannan, Haworth

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2001-02 Football League Trophy

Wigan suffered a heavy defeat in the first round of the Football League Trophy, losing 1–5 against Wrexham. Manager Paul Jewell later recalled that chairman Dave Whelan confronted the players after the game, informing them that Jewell would be staying at the club and that the players would be held accountable if results did not improve.[74][75]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Notes
First (Northern) 16 October 2001 Wrexham A 1–5 1,550 Hill (o.g.) [76]

Squad statistics

Squad at end of season[77][78]

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia AUS John Filan 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Canada CAN Jason De Vos 21 5 19+1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Pat McGibbon 21 1 18 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Stephen McMillan 29 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Netherlands NED Arjan de Zeeuw 45 2 42 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Andy Liddell 36 18 33+1 18 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 DF England ENG Ian Nolan 8 0 5+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Nathan Ellington 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Lee Ashcroft 17 3 14+2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Lee McCulloch 36 6 24+10 6 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
12 FW Wales WAL Neil Roberts 18 4 5+12 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF England ENG Scott Green 41 3 35+4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Paul Mitchell 25 0 16+7 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
16 GK Scotland SCO Derek Stillie 16 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Gary Teale 23 1 22+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Ian Kilford 22 0 7+13 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF England ENG Jason Jarrett 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England ENG Ged Brannan 35 1 31+2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
21 MF England ENG Tony Dinning 34 5 32+1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Northern Ireland NIR Peter Kennedy 33 0 29+2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF England ENG Matt Jackson 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG Ben Kay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG Ian Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 GK Scotland SCO Stewart Kerr 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW England ENG Greg Traynor 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 FW England ENG David Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 DF England ENG Kieran Charnock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dalglish 30 2 17+12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF England ENG Ian Pendlebury 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK England ENG Scott Tynan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF England ENG Paul Santus 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF England ENG Leighton Baines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Wigan and left during the season:
3 DF England ENG Kevin Sharp 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jeff Kenna 7 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Gary Croft 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Wales WAL Simon Haworth 29 11 19+8 10 0 0 1 1 1 0
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan McLoughlin 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Hungary HUN Gábor Bukrán 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Poland POL Dariusz Adamczuk 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 MF England ENG Paul Cook 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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