2001–02 Gillingham F.C. season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Gillingham competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
Another satisfying season under player-manager Andy Hessenthaler saw Gillingham finish comfortably in 12th place despite many club rivals having better financial budgets to sign and pay players.Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
| 1 | Manchester City | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 108 | 52 | +56 | 99 | ||||
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 89 | ||||
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 86 | ||||
| 4 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 77 | ||||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 76 | ||||
| 6 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 75 | ||||
| 7 | Burnley | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 75 | ||||
| 8 | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 72 | ||||
| 9 | Wimbledon | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 67 | ||||
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 66 | ||||
| 11 | Coventry City | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 34 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 66 | ||||
| 12 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 64 | 67 | –3 | 64 | ||||
| 13 | Sheffield United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 53 | 54 | –1 | 60 | ||||
| 14 | Watford | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 59 | ||||
| 15 | Bradford City | 46 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 69 | 76 | –7 | 55 | ||||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 50 | 51 | –1 | 54 | ||||
| 17 | Portsmouth | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 60 | 72 | –12 | 53 | ||||
| 18 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 51 | 71 | –20 | 51 | ||||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 50 | 72 | –22 | 50 | ||||
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 49 | 71 | –22 | 50 | ||||
| 21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 37 | 52 | 66 | –14 | 49 | ||||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 47 | 76 | –29 | 49 | ||||
| 23 | Barnsley | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 53 | 59 | 86 | –27 | 48 | ||||
| 24 | Stockport County | 46 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 58 | 42 | 102 | –60 | 26 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored takes precedence over goal difference.
| Key | |
| Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League | |
| Promoted to FA Premier League | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted to Premier League through play-offs | |
| Relegated |
Results
Gillingham's score comes firstLegend
Football League First Division
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 5 January 2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 15,271 | Shaw |
| R4 | 5 February 2002 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | 9,772 | Jones |
| R5 | 16 February 2002 | Arsenal | A | 2–5 | 38,003 | King, Gooden |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 21 August 2001 | Oxford United | A | 2–1 | 5,886 | King, Onuora |
| R2 | 11 September 2001 | Millwall | H | 2–1 | 7,511 | King, Ipoua |
| R3 | 9 October 2001 | Southampton | H | 0–2 | 7,948 |