Plymouth 2001/02

Plymouth finished 1st of 24 in the 2001/02 Third Division with 102 points (won 31, drawn 9, lost 6; scored 71, conceded 28) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 31 matches of 46; lowest 21st, after match 3. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 19 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Plymouth
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 11 Aug 2001	Shrewsbury (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	17th
2	Sat 18 Aug 2001	Hull (away)	0–0 D	Drew	1	19th
3	Sat 25 Aug 2001	Rochdale (home)	1–2 L	Lost	1	21st
4	Mon 27 Aug 2001	Rushden & Diamonds (away)	3–2 W	Won	4	18th
5	Sat 8 Sep 2001	Torquay (away)	1–0 W	Won	7	14th
6	Tue 11 Sep 2001	Swansea (home)	3–1 W	Won	10	8th
7	Sat 15 Sep 2001	Kidderminster (away)	0–0 D	Drew	11	9th
8	Tue 18 Sep 2001	Exeter (away)	3–2 W	Won	14	8th
9	Sat 22 Sep 2001	Macclesfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	17	5th
10	Tue 25 Sep 2001	York (away)	0–0 D	Drew	18	7th
11	Sat 29 Sep 2001	Luton (home)	2–1 W	Won	21	4th
12	Sat 6 Oct 2001	Oxford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	22	5th
13	Sat 13 Oct 2001	Halifax Town (home)	3–0 W	Won	25	4th
14	Sat 20 Oct 2001	Mansfield (away)	3–0 W	Won	28	2nd
15	Tue 23 Oct 2001	Lincoln (home)	2–0 W	Won	31	1st
16	Sun 28 Oct 2001	Bristol Rovers (away)	2–1 W	Won	34	1st
17	Sat 3 Nov 2001	Hartlepool (home)	1–0 W	Won	37	1st
18	Fri 9 Nov 2001	Cheltenham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	38	1st
19	Tue 20 Nov 2001	Southend (away)	1–0 W	Won	41	1st
20	Sat 24 Nov 2001	Carlisle (home)	3–0 W	Won	44	1st
21	Sat 1 Dec 2001	Leyton Orient (away)	0–0 D	Drew	45	1st
22	Sat 15 Dec 2001	Darlington (home)	1–0 W	Won	48	1st
23	Sat 22 Dec 2001	Scunthorpe (away)	1–2 L	Lost	48	1st
24	Wed 26 Dec 2001	Torquay (home)	2–2 D	Drew	49	1st
25	Sat 29 Dec 2001	Rushden & Diamonds (home)	1–0 W	Won	52	1st
26	Sat 12 Jan 2002	Hull (home)	1–0 W	Won	55	1st
27	Sat 19 Jan 2002	Shrewsbury (away)	1–3 L	Lost	55	1st
28	Tue 22 Jan 2002	Scunthorpe (home)	2–1 W	Won	58	1st
29	Sat 26 Jan 2002	Oxford (home)	4–2 W	Won	61	1st
30	Sat 2 Feb 2002	Luton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	61	1st
31	Tue 5 Feb 2002	Swansea (away)	1–0 W	Won	64	1st
32	Sat 9 Feb 2002	Mansfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	67	1st
33	Sat 16 Feb 2002	Halifax Town (away)	2–0 W	Won	70	1st
34	Sat 23 Feb 2002	Kidderminster (home)	2–1 W	Won	73	1st
35	Tue 26 Feb 2002	Exeter (home)	3–0 W	Won	76	1st
36	Sat 2 Mar 2002	Macclesfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	77	1st
37	Tue 5 Mar 2002	York (home)	1–0 W	Won	80	1st
38	Sat 16 Mar 2002	Leyton Orient (home)	3–0 W	Won	83	1st
39	Sat 23 Mar 2002	Lincoln (away)	1–0 W	Won	86	1st
40	Tue 26 Mar 2002	Rochdale (away)	3–1 W	Won	89	1st
41	Sat 30 Mar 2002	Bristol Rovers (home)	1–0 W	Won	92	1st
42	Mon 1 Apr 2002	Hartlepool (away)	0–1 L	Lost	92	1st
43	Sat 6 Apr 2002	Southend (home)	0–0 D	Drew	93	2nd
44	Sat 13 Apr 2002	Carlisle (away)	2–0 W	Won	96	1st
45	Mon 15 Apr 2002	Darlington (away)	4–1 W	Won	99	1st
46	Sat 20 Apr 2002	Cheltenham (home)	2–0 W	Won	102	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.