2001–02 Rushden & Diamonds F.C. season

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

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

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  ENG Billy Turley
2 DF  ENG Tarkan Mustafa
3 DF  ENG Paul Underwood
4 MF  IRL Michael McElhatton
5 DF  WAL Mark Peters
7 MF  ENG Garry Butterworth
8 MF  AUS Jon Brady
9 FW  ENG Scott Partridge
10 FW  ENG Duane Darby
11 MF  ENG Andy Burgess
12 FW  ENG Brett Angell
15 MF  ENG Gary Mills
16 GK  WAL Tony Pennock
17 DF  ENG Gary Setchell
18 DF  SCO Stuart Gray[notes 1]
19 FW  FRA Raphaël Jacquel
20 FW  JAM Paul Hall[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  ENG Ritchie Hanlon
22 DF  ENG Andrew Sambrook
23 DF  ENG Brett Solkhon
24 GK  ENG Adam Dowell
25 FW  WAL Robert Duffy
26 DF  ENG John Dempster
27 MF  ENG Daniel Talbot
28 MF  ENG David Bell[notes 3]
29 MF  ENG Stuart Wardley
30 DF  ENG Delroy Gordon
31 FW  JAM Onandi Lowe
32 DF  ENG Chris Tedder
33 DF  IRL David Bell
34 GK  WAL Alex Davies
35 DF  NIR Barry Hunter
36 DF  ENG Andy Tillson
37 GK  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  IRL Michael McElhatton (on loan to Chester City)
6 DF  ENG Ray Warburton (to Boston United)
9 FW  ENG Justin Jackson (to Doncaster Rovers)
12 MF  ENG Jim Rodwell (to Boston United)
14 DF  IRL Shaun Carey[notes 4] (on loan to Stevenage Borough)
19 FW  ENG Warren Patmore (to Woking)
19 FW  ENG Christian Lee (on loan from Farnborough Town)
19 FW  ENG Peter Thomson (on loan from Luton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  ENG Stuart Douglas (on loan from Luton Town)
20 MF  ENG Simon Wormull (to Stevenage Borough)
21 MF  ENG Richard Butcher (to Kettering Town)
22 DF  ENG Matty Stowell (to Hampton & Richmond Borough)
24 FW  FRA Jean-Michel Sigere (to Stevenage Borough)
29 FW  ENG Luke Rowlett (to Tamworth)
31 FW  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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