Rushden & Diamonds · Third Division 2001/02

Rushden & Diamonds 2001/02

Rushden & Diamonds finished 6th of 24 in the 2001/02 Third Division with 73 points (won 20, drawn 13, lost 13; scored 69, conceded 53). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 22nd, after match 7. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 12 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Rushden & Diamonds
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	York (away)	1–0 W	Won	3	6th
2	Thu 16 Aug 2001	Lincoln (home)	0–0 D	Drew	4	1st
3	Sat 25 Aug 2001	Macclesfield (away)	0–0 D	Drew	5	11th
4	Mon 27 Aug 2001	Plymouth (home)	2–3 L	Lost	5	13th
5	Sat 1 Sep 2001	Oxford (away)	2–3 L	Lost	5	14th
6	Sat 8 Sep 2001	Southend (home)	0–1 L	Lost	5	18th
7	Sat 15 Sep 2001	Leyton Orient (away)	1–2 L	Lost	5	22nd
8	Tue 18 Sep 2001	Torquay (home)	0–0 D	Drew	6	21st
9	Sat 22 Sep 2001	Cheltenham (home)	1–0 W	Won	9	17th
10	Tue 25 Sep 2001	Exeter (away)	1–1 D	Drew	10	17th
11	Sat 29 Sep 2001	Darlington (away)	0–0 D	Drew	11	20th
12	Fri 5 Oct 2001	Hartlepool (home)	2–1 W	Won	14	14th
13	Sat 13 Oct 2001	Rochdale (away)	0–0 D	Drew	15	12th
14	Sat 20 Oct 2001	Hull (home)	3–3 D	Drew	16	16th
15	Tue 23 Oct 2001	Shrewsbury (away)	2–0 W	Won	19	10th
16	Sat 27 Oct 2001	Mansfield (home)	3–1 W	Won	22	8th
17	Sat 3 Nov 2001	Swansea (away)	0–0 D	Drew	23	8th
18	Sat 10 Nov 2001	Halifax Town (home)	2–1 W	Won	26	8th
19	Tue 20 Nov 2001	Scunthorpe (home)	0–0 D	Drew	27	8th
20	Sat 24 Nov 2001	Kidderminster (away)	0–3 L	Lost	27	10th
21	Sat 1 Dec 2001	Bristol Rovers (home)	3–1 W	Won	30	8th
22	Sat 15 Dec 2001	Luton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	30	9th
23	Sat 22 Dec 2001	Carlisle (home)	3–1 W	Won	33	8th
24	Wed 26 Dec 2001	Southend (away)	2–4 L	Lost	33	9th
25	Sat 29 Dec 2001	Plymouth (away)	0–1 L	Lost	33	11th
26	Sat 12 Jan 2002	Lincoln (away)	4–2 W	Won	36	10th
27	Sat 19 Jan 2002	York (home)	3–0 W	Won	39	10th
28	Tue 22 Jan 2002	Carlisle (away)	0–3 L	Lost	39	10th
29	Sat 26 Jan 2002	Hartlepool (away)	1–5 L	Lost	39	11th
30	Tue 29 Jan 2002	Macclesfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	42	10th
31	Sat 2 Feb 2002	Darlington (home)	2–1 W	Won	45	9th
32	Tue 5 Feb 2002	Oxford (home)	2–1 W	Won	48	6th
33	Sat 9 Feb 2002	Hull (away)	1–2 L	Lost	48	8th
34	Sat 16 Feb 2002	Rochdale (home)	1–1 D	Drew	49	9th
35	Sat 23 Feb 2002	Leyton Orient (home)	1–0 W	Won	52	8th
36	Tue 26 Feb 2002	Torquay (away)	1–1 D	Drew	53	9th
37	Sat 2 Mar 2002	Cheltenham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	54	9th
38	Tue 5 Mar 2002	Exeter (home)	2–1 W	Won	57	9th
39	Sat 9 Mar 2002	Luton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	57	9th
40	Sat 16 Mar 2002	Bristol Rovers (away)	3–0 W	Won	60	8th
41	Sat 23 Mar 2002	Shrewsbury (home)	3–0 W	Won	63	7th
42	Sat 30 Mar 2002	Mansfield (away)	4–1 W	Won	66	7th
43	Mon 1 Apr 2002	Swansea (home)	4–0 W	Won	69	5th
44	Sat 6 Apr 2002	Scunthorpe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	70	6th
45	Sat 13 Apr 2002	Kidderminster (home)	0–2 L	Lost	70	6th
46	Sat 20 Apr 2002	Halifax Town (away)	4–2 W	Won	73	6th

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.