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2001–02 Port Vale F.C. season

Port Vale
2001–02 season
ChairmanBill Bell
ManagerBrian Horton
StadiumVale Park
Football League Second Division14th (58 Points)
FA CupSecond Round
(knocked out by Cardiff City)
League CupSecond Round
(knocked out by Charlton Athletic)
Football League TrophyArea Quarter-finalists
(knocked out by Hull City)
Player of the YearMark Goodlad
Top goalscorerLeague: Stephen McPhee (11)
All: Stephen McPhee (14)
Highest home attendance10,344 vs. Stoke City, 21 October 2001
Lowest home attendance2,664 vs. Carlisle United, 16 October 2001
Average home league attendance5,210
Biggest win5–0 vs. Cambridge United, 5 October 2001
Biggest defeat0–3 (three games)

The 2001–02 season was Port Vale's 90th season of football in the English Football League and second-successive season (39th overall) in the Second Division. After finishing 11th the previous year and lifting the Football League Trophy, expectations were cautious. Under manager Brian Horton, the Valiants ultimately secured a 14th‑place finish with 58 points, a middling position that reflected inconsistency across the league season.

Both cup runs ended in the Second Round, Vale being knocked out of the FA Cup by Cardiff City and eliminated from the League Cup at the same stage. Meanwhile, the Football League Trophy campaign ended in the Area Quarter‑Finals, with defeat to Hull City curtailing hopes of a second straight final appearance. Off the pitch, Port Vale's financial position deteriorated. Revenue losses linked to the collapse of ITV Digital prompted plans for a 30% wage‑bill reduction, while internal turmoil saw a dismissed chief executive and a rejected takeover bid by the Valiant 2001 supporters' trust. By February, club debt had reached approximately £1.7 million, setting the stage for a more severe crisis the following season.

Striker Chris Killen.

Overview

Second Division

The pre-season saw Brian Horton sign numerous bit-part players on free transfers: Ashley Dodd (Manchester United); Ian Armstrong (Liverpool); Phil Hardy (an eleven-year Wrexham veteran); Rae Ingram (Macclesfield Town); and Alex Gibson (Stoke City). He also signed Stephen McPhee from Coventry City, who would go on to become a key player for the club.

The season opened with six points from three games, with the sequence concluding with a 4–1 win over Peterborough United, after which Horton said that "I hope we don't start thinking every game will be a four-goal stroll because it won't be".[1] This was followed by just one point from six games, in September, after failing to secure Paul Hall's signature, New Zealand international striker Chris Killen was signed on loan from Manchester City. Simon Osborn also joined from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a one-month contract,[2] before he moved on to Gillingham. On 5 October, Vale won 5–0 at home to Cambridge United, with Killen scoring a brace and collecting an assist.[3] Steve Torpey was allowed to join Scarborough on a one-month loan. Arriving in Burslem was Sean McClare, who joined on a one-month loan from Barnsley,[4] before signing permanently when the loan deal finished. Frenchman Johan Gallon also had a trial at the club but was not offered a contract. On 21 October, Vale played rivals Stoke City, and McPhee scored for Vale, before Chris Iwelumo buried a late equaliser for the "Potters".[5] The next month Danny Webber was taken in on loan from Manchester United.[6]

Vale continued through the Christmas period in inconsistent form, despite the arrival of 36-year-old John Durnin.[7] In January, Mvondo Atangana became the first Cameroonian to play for the Vale, when he joined on loan from Dundee United – he would only play two games before picking up a serious injury.[8] Meanwhile, Richard Burgess was allowed to join Nuneaton Borough permanently. On 22 January, Vale recorded a 3–2 victory over Oldham Athletic with Marc Bridge-Wilkinson marking his return from a five-month injury layoff with the assist for McPhee's winning goal.[9] Vale then went on a sequence of seven wins in eight games to shoot up the table, including a 1–0 win over Stoke at the Britannia Stadium thanks to a Micky Cummins header,[10] as Horton was named Manager of the Month.[11] The 23,019 attendance at Stoke was the highest at any match in the division during the season. In contrast, the lowest attendance figure was 2,379, who saw a 1–0 win at Cambridge United three days later.[12] This run raised hopes of a play-off bid.[13] It also encouraged chairman Bill Bell to offer new contracts to the management team (Horton, Grew, Foyle and Glover), as well as seven players. Horton was also awarded the Manager of the Month award for February. However, Vale finished poorly, winning just one of their final eleven games.

Vale finished in 14th place with 58 points, quite some distance from either the play-offs or the relegation zone. The team lost 14 of their 23 league games away from home. Stoke finished nine places and 22 points above the Vale and won promotion via the play-offs, never to meet the Vale again for the rest of the decade. McPhee hit 14 goals to become the club's top-scorer, with Brooker and Cummins close behind in the scoring charts. Cummins was also an ever-present. Overworked goalkeeper Mark Goodlad was voted Player of the Year.

At the end of the season, numerous players were allowed to leave on free transfers: Sagi Burton (Crewe Alexandra); George O'Callaghan (Cork City); Danny Maye (Southend United); Paul Donnelly (Stone Dominoes); Steve Torpey (Prescot Cables); and Phil Hardy. Durnin also turned his hand to coaching, and was appointed as the club's under-17 coach.[14]

Finances

The collapse of ITV Digital cost the club £400,000 in revenue.[15] Chairman Bill Bell announced a 30% cut in the players' wage budget at the end of the campaign.[15] These ominous warnings belied a financial crisis that would hit the club hard the following season.[15] In August, former chairman Jim Lloyd returned to the club as a director. The next month, Chief Executive Dave Jolley was sacked. A Charles Machin-led consortium made a £1 million bid for the club in December but was turned away by Bill Bell, who claimed that Valiant2001 "won't last three months". Later that month, former commercial director Neil Hughes was arrested for fraud allegedly stealing £20,000 from the club, but he denied the offence. The club's debt stood at £1.7 million in February. The next month, the Football Association's compliance unit began investigating the club but found no wrongdoing. The club's shirt sponsors were Tunstall Assurance.

Cup competitions

In the FA Cup, Vale avoided losing to a non-League club for the second successive season by beating Aylesbury United 3–0 at Vale Park.[16] They had been held by the "Ducks" 0–0 at half-time, and the non-League side seemed to have taken the lead on 52 minutes until captain Scott Honeyball's headed goal was disallowed for an infringement; Burgess then put the Vale ahead two minutes later before Cummins and Brooker made the game safe.[17] They exited at the second round after a 3–0 defeat to Cardiff City at Ninian Park.[18]

In the League Cup, for the second consecutive season, Vale faced Third Division Chesterfield in the first round, this time, however, the two-legged format was scrapped in favour of a standard knock-out tournament structure. Vale progressed with a 2–1 win thanks to a brace from McPhee. It was a bad-tempered affair, with three sendings-off.[19] Facing Premier League Charlton Athletic at The Valley in the second round, Alan Curbishley's men eliminated the Vale with a 2–0 win.

In the Football League Trophy, Vale advanced past Carlisle United and Rochdale to reach the Area Quarter-finals. where they faced Hull City at Boothferry Park. The "Tigers" eliminated the "Valiants" with a 2–1 win.[20]

Results

Football League Second Division

League table

Main article: 2001–02 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 16 15 15 63 60 +3 63
13 Swindon Town 46 15 14 17 46 56 −10 59
14 Port Vale 46 16 10 20 51 62 −11 58
15 Colchester United 46 15 12 19 65 76 −11 57
16 Blackpool 46 14 14 18 66 69 −3 56
Source: [21]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWLWLLDLLLWLWDDLWWLDDDLLWWLLWWWDWWWWLLLDLDWLDLL
Position310611131515191918191618171817171717171819191716161716141313131313131313131313131213131314
Points33666777710101314151518212122232424242730303033363940434649525252525353545757585858
Source: Statto[22]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 August 2001 1 Port Vale 4–2 Notts County Burslem
McPhee 21'
O'Callaghan 47', 62'
Dodd 70'		 Report Cas 28'
Allsopp 53'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,076
Referee: Richard Beeby
18 August 2001 2 Brentford 2–0 Port Vale Brentford, West London
Evans 53'
Burgess 84'		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,561
Referee: Paul Alcock
25 August 2001 3 Port Vale 4–1 Peterborough United Burslem
Hardy 32'
Cummins 50'
Brooker 78'
McPhee 90'		 Report Cullen 67' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,925
Referee: B. Curson
27 August 2001 4 Colchester United 2–0 Port Vale Colchester
Keith 21'
McGleish 46'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,611
Referee: Paul Armstrong
1 September 2001 5 Port Vale 0–2 Reading Burslem
Report Cureton 45', 62' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,196
Referee: Mike Pike
8 September 2001 6 Bristol City 1–1 Port Vale Ashton Gate, Bristol
Thorpe 49' Report O'Callaghan 10' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,560
Referee: Andy Hall
15 September 2001 7 Queens Park Rangers 4–1 Port Vale Shepherd's Bush, West London
Palmer 64'
Thomson 72', 76' (pen.), 90'		 Report Brooker 55' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,295
Referee: Paul Danson
18 September 2001 8 Port Vale 0–2 Swindon Town Burslem
Report Invincibile 32'
Hewlett 60'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,737
Referee: Mark Cooper
22 September 2001 9 Port Vale 0–1 Northampton Town Burslem
Report Hunter 73' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,419
Referee: Alan Kaye
25 September 2001 10 Wrexham 1–3 Port Vale Wrexham
Faulconbridge 56' Report McPhee 42', 82'
Killen 46'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,091
Referee: Graham Frankland
29 September 2001 11 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Port Vale High Wycombe
Walker 8', 14'
Rammell 12'		 Report Killen 53' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,714
Referee: Paul Taylor
5 October 2001 12 Port Vale 5–0 Cambridge United Burslem
Cummins 39'
Armstrong 46'
Killen 55', 59'
Brooker 57'		 Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,119
Referee: Roy Pearson
13 October 2001 13 Chesterfield 1–1 Port Vale Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Willis 54' Report Brooker 64' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,348
Referee: Ray Olivier
21 October 2001 14 Port Vale 1–1 Stoke City Burslem
McPhee 63' Report Iwelumo 78' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 10,344
Referee: Phil Richards
24 October 2001 15 Port Vale 0–2 Cardiff City Burslem
Report Prior 19'
Earnshaw 34'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,552
Referee: Steve Dunn
27 October 2001 16 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Port Vale Wigan
Report Killen 21' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: Colin Webster
3 November 2001 17 Port Vale 1–0 Bury Burslem
Killen 63' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,688
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
10 November 2001 18 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Port Vale Brighton
Zamora 49' Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,648
Referee: Joe Ross
20 November 2001 19 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Port Vale Bournemouth
Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 4,428
Referee: Steve Tomlin
24 November 2001 20 Port Vale 1–1 Huddersfield Town Burslem
Cummins 81' Report Knight 67' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,026
Referee: Mike Jones
1 December 2001 21 Port Vale 1–1 Blackpool Burslem
Cummins 78' Report Coid 36' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,390
Referee: Frazer Stretton
15 December 2001 22 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Port Vale Prenton
Allison 34', 83'
Yates 38'		 Report Cummins 30' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,859
Referee: Graham Frankland
21 December 2001 23 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Port Vale Oldham
Eyres 30'
Reeves 57'		 Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,317
Referee: Graham Salisbury
26 December 2001 24 Port Vale 1–0 Bristol City Burslem
McPhee 63' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,682
Referee: Roy Pearson
29 December 2001 25 Port Vale 3–1 Colchester United Burslem
Armstrong 35'
Rowland 39'
Brooker 69'		 Report Duguid 90' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,444
Referee: David Crick
1 January 2002 26 Reading 2–0 Port Vale Reading, Berkshire
15:00 GMT Cureton 83' (pen.), 89' Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,743
Referee: Phil Prosser
8 January 2002 27 Peterborough United 3–0 Port Vale Peterborough
Watson 20'
Bullard 47'
Oldfield 65'		 Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,747
Referee: Lee Cable
12 January 2002 28 Port Vale 2–1 Brentford Burslem
McPhee 45' (pen.)
Armstrong 70'		 Report Owusu 31' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,588
Referee: Alan Butler
19 January 2002 29 Notts County 1–3 Port Vale Nottingham
Fenton 86' Report Brooker 16', 76'
McPhee 38' (pen.)		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,006
Referee: Paul Rejer
22 January 2002 30 Port Vale 3–2 Oldham Athletic Burslem
McClare 22'
Brooker 45'
McPhee 80'		 Report Appleby 48'
Corazzin 70'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,408
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2 February 2002 31 Port Vale 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Burslem
Durnin 23' Report Bulman 73' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,737
Referee: Mike Pike
10 February 2002 32 Stoke City 0–1 Port Vale Stoke-on-Trent
Report Cummins 36' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 23,019
Referee: Graham Laws
13 February 2002 33 Cambridge United 0–1 Port Vale Cambridge
Report McPhee 37' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,379
Referee: David Crick
16 February 2002 34 Port Vale 4–1 Chesterfield Burslem
Cummins 41', 72'
Bridge-Wilkinson 90', 90'		 Report Hurst 68' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,529
Referee: George Cain
23 February 2002 35 Port Vale 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Burslem
Bridge-Wilkinson 18' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,228
Referee: John Brandwood
26 February 2002 36 Northampton Town 1–0 Port Vale Northampton
Forrester 19' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,155
Referee: Scott Mathieson
2 March 2002 37 Swindon Town 3–0 Port Vale Swindon
Gurney 43'
Heywood 45'
Willis 83'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,867
Referee: Mike Jones
5 March 2002 38 Port Vale 1–3 Wrexham Burslem
McPhee 59' Report Edwards 36'
Trundle 85' (pen.), 87'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,436
Referee: Phil Richards
9 March 2002 39 Port Vale 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Burslem
Bridge-Wilkinson 23' Report Haworth 10' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,630
Referee: Colin Webster
16 March 2002 40 Blackpool 4–0 Port Vale Blackpool
Murphy 51', 84'
Walker 70'
Bullock 90'		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,811
Referee: Alan Butler
23 March 2002 41 Bury 1–1 Port Vale Bury, Greater Manchester
Newby 70' Report Bridge-Wilkinson 79' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Richard Beeby
30 March 2002 42 Port Vale 1–0 Wigan Athletic Burslem
Brooker 45' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,359
Referee: Paul Alcock
1 April 2002 43 Cardiff City 1–0 Port Vale Cardiff
Thorne 74' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,556
Referee: Phil Richards
6 April 2002 44 Port Vale 0–0 AFC Bournemouth Burslem
Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,514
Referee: Graham Salisbury
13 April 2002 45 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Port Vale Huddersfield
Facey 42'
Booth 65'		 Report Bridge-Wilkinson 7' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 12,270
Referee: Mick Fletcher
20 April 2002 46 Port Vale 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Burslem
Report Watson 72' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,812
Referee: Mike Ryan

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
17 November 2001 R1 Port Vale 3–0 Aylesbury United Burslem
Burgess 54'
Cummins 71'
Brooker 90'		 Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,956
Referee: Bill Jordan
8 December 2001 R2 Cardiff City 3–0 Port Vale Cardiff
Earnshaw
Gordon
Fortune-West 		Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Peter Walton

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
21 August 2001 R1 Port Vale 2–1 Chesterfield Burslem
McPhee 14', 35' Report Rowland 4' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,723
Referee: Phil Prosser
12 September 2001 R2 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Port Vale Charlton, London
Fortune 36'
Konchesky 63'		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 7,247
Referee: Keith Hill

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Trophy
16 October 2001 R1 Port Vale 2–1 Carlisle United Burslem
Armstrong 55'
Brooker 61'		 Report Foran 19' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,664
Referee: Trevor Parkes
30 October 2001 R2 Rochdale 1–2 Port Vale Rochdale
Townson 49' Report Burton 53' (pen.)
Armstrong 66'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,639
Referee: Mike Ryan
4 December 2001 Northern Section Quarter-final Hull City 2–1 Port Vale Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Whittle 26'
Whitmore 66'		 Report McPhee 14' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 5,326
Referee: Steve Baines

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Mark Goodlad 50 0 43 0 2 0 2 0 3 0
2 DF England ENG Matt Carragher 47 0 41 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Phil Hardy 10 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
4 MF England ENG Sean McClare 25 1 23 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Michael Walsh 29 0 28 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Sagi Burton 42 1 37 0 2 0 1 0 2 1
7 MF England ENG Neil Brisco 43 0 37 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Micky Cummins 53 9 46 8 2 1 2 0 3 0
9 FW England ENG Steve Brooker 48 11 41 9 2 1 2 0 3 1
10 FW Scotland SCO Stephen McPhee 51 12 44 11 2 0 2 0 3 1
11 MF England ENG Marc Bridge-Wilkinson 19 6 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK England ENG Dean Delany 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Chris Gowan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF England ENG Rae Ingram 28 0 22 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
16 MF England ENG Ashley Dodd 13 1 9 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
17 MF England ENG Ian Armstrong 34 5 31 3 1 0 0 0 2 2
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL George O'Callaghan 16 3 11 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
19 DF England ENG Alex Gibson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF England ENG Paul Donnelly 8 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 DF Northern Ireland NIR Liam Burns 39 0 34 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
22 DF England ENG Paul Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Wales WAL Steve Rowland 29 1 25 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
24 MF England ENG Ben Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF England ENG Danny Maye 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 FW England ENG Billy Paynter 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW England ENG Steve Torpey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Chris Birchall 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF England ENG John Durnin 19 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who featured but departed the club during the season:
4 MF England ENG Simon Osborn 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 FW England ENG Richard Burgess 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
15 FW Cameroon CMR Mvondo Atangana 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW New Zealand NZL Chris Killen 10 6 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW England ENG Danny Webber 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 DF South Africa RSA Paul Byrne 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 FW  Scotland 10 Stephen McPhee 11 0 2 1 14
2 FW  England 9 Steve Brooker 9 1 0 1 11
3 MF  Ireland 8 Micky Cummins 8 1 0 0 9
4 FW  New Zealand 29 Chris Killen 6 0 0 0 6
– FW  England # Marc Bridge-Wilkinson 6 0 0 0 6
6 MF  England 17 Ian Armstrong 3 0 0 2 5
7 MF  Ireland 18 George O'Callaghan 3 0 0 0 3
8 DF  Wales 232 Steve Rowland 1 0 0 0 1
– DF  Ireland 3 Phil Hardy 1 0 0 0 1
– MF  England 4 Sean McClare 1 0 0 0 1
– MF  England 30 John Durnin 1 0 0 0 1
– MF  England 16 Ashley Dodd 1 0 0 0 1
– DF  Saint Kitts 6 Sagi Burton 0 0 0 1 1
– FW  England 15 Richard Burgess 0 1 0 0 1
– – – Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 51 3 2 5 61

Transfers

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