2001–02 Port Vale F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Port Vale 2001–02 Brian Horton Bill Bell Vale Park Football League Second Division 14th (58 points) FA Cup Second Round(eliminated by Cardiff City) League Cup Second Round(eliminated by Charlton Athletic) Football League Trophy Area Quarter-finals(eliminated by Hull City) Player of the Year Mark Goodlad Stephen McPhee (11) Stephen McPhee (14) 10,344 vs. Stoke City, 21 October 2001 2,664 vs. Carlisle United, 16 October 2001 5,210 5–0 vs. Cambridge United, 5 October 2001 0–3 (three games) _shoulder_stripes_black_stripes _collarblack _shoulder_stripes_black_stripes _white_stripes _black_hoops_color ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ffffff 2000–01 2002–03 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. thumb|150px|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".Baggaley Mike Vale hurting after Barrow defeat https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/vale-hurting-after-barrow-defeat 25 August 2024 Valiant's Substack 25 August 2024 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,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/1527270.stm Vale sign Osborn 5 September 2001 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 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.Baggaley Mike Vale pass test at promotion rivals https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/vale-pass-test-at-promotion-rivals 7 October 2024 Valiant's Substack 6 October 2024 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,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/1676852.stm McClare's loan extension hope 26 November 2001 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 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".https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/1608735.stm Port Vale 1-1 Stoke 21 October 2001 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 The next month Danny Webber was taken in on loan from Manchester United.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/1682819.stm Webber joins Vale on loan 29 November 2001 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 Vale continued through the Christmas period in inconsistent form, despite the arrival of 36-year-old John Durnin.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/1717785.stm Vale offer Durnin a chance 18 December 2001 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/1803140.stm Atangana blow for Vale 5 February 2002 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 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.Baggaley Mike Injury and transfer news ahead of Chesterfield https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/injury-and-transfer-news-ahead-of 24 January 2025 Valiant's Substack 23 January 2025 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,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/1810010.stm Stoke 0-1 Port Vale 10 February 2002 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 as Horton was named Manager of the Month.Horton Rewarded for Fab Feb http://www.leaguemanagers.com/news/news-1860.html LMA 12 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131127062830/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/news/news-1860.html 27 November 2013 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.Rothmans football yearbook 2002-03 2002 London : Headline 978-0-7553-1099-9 https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball2002unse/ 27 November 2022 This run raised hopes of a play-off bid.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/1833731.stm Port Vale push on 21 February 2002 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/2001778.stm Durnin lands Vale role 22 May 2002 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 Finances The collapse of ITV Digital cost the club £400,000 in revenue.Clubs in Crisis https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/westmidlands/series1/football-finance.shtml 8 November 2011 BBC Inside Out 21 October 2002 Chairman Bill Bell announced a 30% cut in the players' wage budget at the end of the campaign. These ominous warnings belied a financial crisis that would hit the club hard the following season. 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/1658811.stm Port Vale 3-0 Aylesbury 17 November 2001 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 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.Port Vale 3-0 Aylesbury United http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/match/2001-11-17/port-vale/vs/aylesbury-united aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk 23 March 2018 They exited at the second round after a 3–0 defeat to Cardiff City at Ninian Park.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/1695436.stm Cardiff 3-0 Port Vale 8 December 2001 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/1497771.stm Port Vale 2-1 Chesterfield 21 August 2001 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/1689303.stm Hull 2-1 Port Vale 4 December 2001 BBC Sport 18 January 2011 Results Football League Second Division League table 2001–02 Football League Second Division y PTV Results by matchday table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/L/W/L/L/D/L/L/L/W/L/W/D/D/L/W/W/L/D/D/D/L/L/W/W/L/L/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/L/L/L/D/L/D/W/L/D/L/L Position 3/10/6/11/13/15/15/19/19/18/19/16/18/17/18/17/17/17/17/17/18/19/19/17/16/16/17/16/14/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/13/12/13/13/13/14 Points 3p/3p/6p/6p/6p/7p/7p/7p/7p/10p/10p/13p/14p/15p/15p/18p/21p/21p/22p/23p/24p/24p/24p/27p/30p/30p/30p/33p/36p/39p/40p/43p/46p/49p/52p/52p/52p/52p/53p/53p/54p/57p/57p/58p/58p/58p Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 StattoPort Vale 2001–2002 : Results & Fixtures. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 28 April 2012. Matches 1 11 August 2001 Port Vale 4–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-notts-county-11-august-2001-7510/ Notts County McPhee 21 O'Callaghan 47 62 Dodd 70 Cas 28 Allsopp 53 Vale Park Burslem Richard Beeby 6,076 2 18 August 2001 Brentford 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/brentford-v-port-vale-18-august-2001-7654/ Port Vale Evans 53 Burgess 84 Griffin Park Brentford, West London Paul Alcock 4,561 3 25 August 2001 Port Vale 4–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-peterborough-united-25-august-2001-7852/ Peterborough United Hardy 32 Cummins 50 Brooker 78 McPhee 90 Cullen 67 Vale Park Burslem B. Curson 4,925 4 27 August 2001 Colchester United 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/colchester-united-v-port-vale-27-august-2001-7891/ Port Vale Keith 21 McGleish 46 Layer Road Colchester Paul Armstrong 3,611 5 1 September 2001 Port Vale 0–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-reading-01-september-2001-7983/ Reading Cureton 45 62 Vale Park Burslem Mike Pike 5,196 6 8 September 2001 Bristol City 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/bristol-city-v-port-vale-08-september-2001-8020/ Port Vale Thorpe 49 O'Callaghan 10 Ashton Gate Ashton Gate, Bristol Andy Hall 12,560 7 15 September 2001 Queens Park Rangers 4–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/queens-park-rangers-v-port-vale-15-september-2001-8247/ Port Vale Palmer 64 Thomson 72 76 pen. 90 Brooker 55 Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush, West London Paul Danson 9,295 8 18 September 2001 Port Vale 0–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-swindon-town-18-september-2001-8374/ Swindon Town Invincibile 32 Hewlett 60 Vale Park Burslem Mark Cooper 3,737 9 22 September 2001 Port Vale 0–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-northampton-town-22-september-2001-8458/ Northampton Town Hunter 73 Vale Park Burslem Alan Kaye 4,419 10 25 September 2001 Wrexham 1–3 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/wrexham-v-port-vale-25-september-2001-8595/ Port Vale Faulconbridge 56 McPhee 42 82 Killen 46 Racecourse Ground Wrexham Graham Frankland 3,091 11 29 September 2001 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/wycombe-wanderers-v-port-vale-29-september-2001-8746/ Port Vale Walker 8 14 Rammell 12 Killen 53 Adams Park High Wycombe Paul Taylor 5,714 12 5 October 2001 Port Vale 5–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-cambridge-united-05-october-2001-8862/ Cambridge United Cummins 39 Armstrong 46 Killen 55 59 Brooker 57 Vale Park Burslem Roy Pearson 4,119 13 13 October 2001 Chesterfield 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/chesterfield-v-port-vale-13-october-2001-9049/ Port Vale Willis 54 Brooker 64 Saltergate Chesterfield, Derbyshire Ray Olivier 4,348 14 21 October 2001 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-stoke-city-21-october-2001-9213/ Stoke City McPhee 63 Iwelumo 78 Vale Park Burslem Phil Richards 10,344 15 24 October 2001 Port Vale 0–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-cardiff-city-24-october-2001-9353/ Cardiff City Prior 19 Earnshaw 34 Vale Park Burslem Steve Dunn 4,552 16 27 October 2001 Wigan Athletic 0–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/wigan-athletic-v-port-vale-27-october-2001-9402/ Port Vale Killen 21 JJB Stadium Wigan Colin Webster 5,634 17 3 November 2001 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-bury-03-november-2001-9604/ Bury Killen 63 Vale Park Burslem Roger Furnandiz 4,688 18 10 November 2001 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-port-vale-10-november-2001-9723/ Port Vale Zamora 49 Withdean Stadium Brighton Joe Ross 6,648 19 20 November 2001 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/afc-bournemouth-v-port-vale-20-november-2001-9884/ Port Vale Dean Court Bournemouth Steve Tomlin 4,428 20 24 November 2001 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-huddersfield-town-24-november-2001-10016/ Huddersfield Town Cummins 81 Knight 67 Vale Park Burslem Mike Jones 5,026 21 1 December 2001 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-blackpool-01-december-2001-10214/ Blackpool Cummins 78 Coid 36 Vale Park Burslem Frazer Stretton 5,390 22 15 December 2001 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-port-vale-15-december-2001-10534/ Port Vale Allison 34 83 Yates 38 Cummins 30 Prenton Park Prenton Graham Frankland 7,859 23 21 December 2001 Oldham Athletic 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/oldham-athletic-v-port-vale-21-december-2001-10638/ Port Vale Eyres 30 Reeves 57 Boundary Park Oldham Graham Salisbury 4,317 24 26 December 2001 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-bristol-city-26-december-2001-10668/ Bristol City McPhee 63 Vale Park Burslem Roy Pearson 5,682 25 29 December 2001 Port Vale 3–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-colchester-united-29-december-2001-10758/ Colchester United Armstrong 35 Rowland 39 Brooker 69 Duguid 90 Vale Park Burslem David Crick 4,444 26 1 January 2002 15:00 GMT Reading 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/reading-v-port-vale-01-january-2002-10776/ Port Vale Cureton 83 pen. 89 Madejski Stadium Reading, Berkshire Phil Prosser 10,743 27 8 January 2002 Peterborough United 3–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/peterborough-united-v-port-vale-08-january-2002-10916/ Port Vale Watson 20 Bullard 47 Oldfield 65 London Road Stadium Peterborough Lee Cable 3,747 28 12 January 2002 Port Vale 2–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-brentford-12-january-2002-10975/ Brentford McPhee 45 pen. Armstrong 70 Owusu 31 Vale Park Burslem Alan Butler 4,588 29 19 January 2002 Notts County 1–3 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/notts-county-v-port-vale-19-january-2002-11081/ Port Vale Fenton 86 Brooker 16 76 McPhee 38 pen. Meadow Lane Nottingham Paul Rejer 6,006 30 22 January 2002 Port Vale 3–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-oldham-athletic-22-january-2002-11115/ Oldham Athletic McClare 22 Brooker 45 McPhee 80 Appleby 48 Corazzin 70 Vale Park Burslem Mark Clattenburg 4,408 31 2 February 2002 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-wycombe-wanderers-02-february-2002-11325/ Wycombe Wanderers Durnin 23 Bulman 73 Vale Park Burslem Mike Pike 4,737 32 10 February 2002 Stoke City 0–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/stoke-city-v-port-vale-10-february-2002-11406/ Port Vale Cummins 36 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent Graham Laws 23,019 33 13 February 2002 Cambridge United 0–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/cambridge-united-v-port-vale-13-february-2002-11425/ Port Vale McPhee 37 Abbey Stadium Cambridge David Crick 2,379 34 16 February 2002 Port Vale 4–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-chesterfield-16-february-2002-11459/ Chesterfield Cummins 41 72 Bridge-Wilkinson 90 90 Hurst 68 Vale Park Burslem George Cain 5,529 35 23 February 2002 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-queens-park-rangers-23-february-2002-11548/ Queens Park Rangers Bridge-Wilkinson 18 Vale Park Burslem John Brandwood 6,228 36 26 February 2002 Northampton Town 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-port-vale-26-february-2002-11581/ Port Vale Forrester 19 Sixfields Stadium Northampton Scott Mathieson 5,155 37 2 March 2002 Swindon Town 3–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/swindon-town-v-port-vale-02-march-2002-11628/ Port Vale Gurney 43 Heywood 45 Willis 83 County Ground Swindon Mike Jones 5,867 38 5 March 2002 Port Vale 1–3 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-wrexham-05-march-2002-11657/ Wrexham McPhee 59 Edwards 36 Trundle 85 pen. 87 Vale Park Burslem Phil Richards 4,436 39 9 March 2002 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-tranmere-rovers-09-march-2002-11679/ Tranmere Rovers Bridge-Wilkinson 23 Haworth 10 Vale Park Burslem Colin Webster 4,630 40 16 March 2002 Blackpool 4–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/blackpool-v-port-vale-16-march-2002-11763/ Port Vale Murphy 51 84 Walker 70 Bullock 90 Bloomfield Road Blackpool Alan Butler 7,811 41 23 March 2002 Bury 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/bury-v-port-vale-23-march-2002-11842/ Port Vale Newby 70 Bridge-Wilkinson 79 Gigg Lane Bury, Greater Manchester Richard Beeby 3,700 42 30 March 2002 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-wigan-athletic-30-march-2002-11960/ Wigan Athletic Brooker 45 Vale Park Burslem Paul Alcock 4,359 43 1 April 2002 Cardiff City 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/cardiff-city-v-port-vale-01-april-2002-11985/ Port Vale Thorne 74 Ninian Park Cardiff Phil Richards 15,556 44 6 April 2002 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-afc-bournemouth-06-april-2002-12051/ AFC Bournemouth Vale Park Burslem Graham Salisbury 3,514 45 13 April 2002 Huddersfield Town 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/huddersfield-town-v-port-vale-13-april-2002-12121/ Port Vale Facey 42 Booth 65 Bridge-Wilkinson 7 Kirklees Stadium Huddersfield Mick Fletcher 12,270 46 20 April 2002 Port Vale 0–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-brighton-and-hove-albion-20-april-2002-12185/ Brighton & Hove Albion Watson 72 Vale Park Burslem Mike Ryan 8,812 FA Cup 2001–02 FA Cup R1 17 November 2001 Port Vale 3–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-aylesbury-united-17-november-2001-9853/ Aylesbury United Burgess 54 Cummins 71 Brooker 90 Vale Park Burslem Bill Jordan 4,956 R2 8 December 2001 Cardiff City 3–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/cardiff-city-v-port-vale-08-december-2001-10358/ Port Vale Earnshaw Gordon Fortune-West Ninian Park Cardiff Peter Walton 9,650 League Cup 2001–02 Football League Cup R1 21 August 2001 Port Vale 2–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-chesterfield-21-august-2001-7748/ Chesterfield McPhee 14 35 Rowland 4 Vale Park Burslem Phil Prosser 2,723 R2 12 September 2001 Charlton Athletic 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/charlton-athletic-v-port-vale-12-september-2001-8190/ Port Vale Fortune 36 Konchesky 63 The Valley Charlton, London Keith Hill 7,247 Football League Trophy 2001–02 Football League Trophy R1 16 October 2001 Port Vale 2–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-carlisle-united-16-october-2001-9145/ Carlisle United Armstrong 55 Brooker 61 Foran 19 Vale Park Burslem Trevor Parkes 2,664 R2 30 October 2001 Rochdale 1–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-port-vale-30-october-2001-9531/ Port Vale Townson 49 Burton 53 pen. Armstrong 66 Spotland Stadium Rochdale Mike Ryan 1,639 Northern Section Quarter-final 4 December 2001 19:45 BST Hull City 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/hull-city-v-port-vale-04-december-2001-10303/ Port Vale Whittle 26 Whitmore 66 McPhee 14 Boothferry Park Kingston upon Hull Steve Baines 5,326 Squad statistics Appearances and goals Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy 1 GK ENG Mark Goodlad 43 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 DF ENG Matt Carragher 41 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 DF IRL Phil Hardy 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 MF ENG Sean McClare 23 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 DF ENG Michael Walsh 28 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 DF SKN Sagi Burton 37 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 7 MF ENG Neil Brisco 37 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 8 MF IRL Micky Cummins 46 8 2 1 2 0 3 0 9 FW ENG Steve Brooker 41 9 2 1 2 0 3 1 10 FW SCO Stephen McPhee 44 11 2 0 2 2 3 1 11 MF ENG Marc Bridge-Wilkinson 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 GK ENG Dean Delany 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 GK ENG Chris Gowan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 DF ENG Rae Ingram 24 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 16 MF ENG Ashley Dodd 9 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 17 MF ENG Ian Armstrong 31 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 18 MF IRL George O'Callaghan 11 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 19 DF ENG Alex Gibson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 DF ENG Paul Donnelly 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 DF NIR Liam Burns 34 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 22 DF ENG Paul Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 DF WAL Steve Rowland 25 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 MF ENG Ben Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 MF ENG Danny Maye 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 FW ENG Billy Paynter 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 FW ENG Steve Torpey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 MF TRI Chris Birchall 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 MF ENG John Durnin 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club during the season: 4 MF ENG Simon Osborn 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 FW ENG Richard Burgess 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 FW CMR Mvondo Atangana 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 FW NZ Chris Killen 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 FW ENG Danny Webber 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 DF RSA Paul Byrne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |} Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameSecond DivisionFA CupLeague CupFootball League TrophyTotal1FWScotland10Stephen McPhee11021142FWEngland9Steve Brooker9101113MFIreland8Micky Cummins810094FWNew Zealand29Chris Killen60006–FWEngland#Marc Bridge-Wilkinson600066MFEngland17Ian Armstrong300257MFIreland18George O'Callaghan300038DFWales232Steve Rowland10001–DFIreland3Phil Hardy10001–MFEngland4Sean McClare10001–MFEngland30John Durnin10001–MFEngland16Ashley Dodd10001–DFSaint Kitts6Sagi Burton00011–FWEngland15Richard Burgess01001–––Own goals00000TOTALS5132561 Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. May 2001 MF ENG Ashley Dodd Manchester United Free transfer Port Vale FC Club Details Transfers Soccer Base http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2083&teamTabs=transfers www.soccerbase.com 7 October 2016 June 2001 DF ENG Alex Gibson Stoke City Free transfer June 2001 DF IRL Phil Hardy Wrexham Free transfer June 2001 DF ENG Rae Ingram Macclesfield Town Free transfer July 2001 FW SCO Stephen McPhee Coventry City Free transfer August 2001 FW ENG Steve Torpey Liverpool Free transfer Summer 2001 MF ENG Ian Armstrong Liverpool Free transfer September 2001 MF ENG Simon Osborn Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer 29 November 2001 MF ENG Sean McClare Barnsley Free transfer December 2001 MF ENG John Durnin WAL Rhyl Free transfer Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. October 2001 MF ENG Simon Osborn Gillingham Free transfer January 2002 FW ENG Richard Burgess Nuneaton Borough Free transfer April 2002 MF ENG Ashley Dodd Moor Green Free transfer April 2002 DF IRL Phil Hardy Released May 2002 MF IRL George O'Callaghan IRL Cork City Free transfer May 2002 FW ENG Steve Torpey Prescot Cables Free transfer June 2002 MF ENG Danny Maye Southend United Free transfer July 2002 DF ENG Paul Donnelly Stone Dominoes Free transfer July 2002 DF ENG Alex Gibson Stafford Rangers Free transfer August 2002 DF SKN Sagi Burton Crewe Alexandra Free transfer Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref. 23 September 2001 FW NZ Chris Killen Manchester City 23 November 2001 19 October 2001 MF ENG Sean McClare Barnsley 28 November 2001 23 November 2001 FW ENG Danny Webber Manchester United 31 December 2001 18 January 2002 FW CMR Mvondo Atangana SCO Dundee United 18 February 2002 Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref. 15 October 2001 FW ENG Steve Torpey Scarborough 15 November 2001 References Specific General Soccerbase Category:Port Vale F.C. seasons Port Vale