# 2001–02 Brentford F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. The Bees were denied promotion after defeat to Stoke City in the 2002 Second Division playoff Final.

## Season summary

After a promising, but ultimately disappointing 2000–01 season, Steve Coppell replaced Ray Lewington as manager of Second Division Brentford on 8 May 2001. In the knowledge he would be provided with little money to buy players, Coppell was also tasked with raising £500,000 in transfer fees. The previous season's squad was kept together, with two fringe players released and two arrivals – youngster Stephen Hunt and defender Jason Price on a short-term contract. After a 1–1 opening day draw with Wigan Athletic, teenage Blackburn Rovers forward Ben Burgess was brought in on a one-month loan, which was subsequently extended until the end of the season.
Brentford had its best start to a season since 1934–35 and topped the table for the first time after a 4–0 win over Tranmere Rovers on 8 September 2001. After a first league defeat of the season at the hands of Swindon Town on 25 September, the Bees went on a seven-match club record-equalling winning run and seized top spot in the Second Division. Captain Paul Evans led by example, scoring 9 goals in 13 matches in all competitions before suffering a hamstring injury in mid-October. His temporary replacement was Arsenal's teenage midfielder Steve Sidwell, another loan signing which would prove to be a master-stroke and which would later be extended until the end of the season. Between 10 November 2001 and 24 January 2002, Brentford won just twice in a spell of 13 league matches, suffering eight defeats, while briefly returning to the top of the table in late December. By 21 December, Lloyd Owusu, Paul Evans and Ben Burgess had each reached 10 or more goals for the season, which was the fourth instance of three Brentford players reaching double-figures before Christmas Day.
A 4–0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in front of the Sky cameras at Griffin Park on 24 January 2002 turned Brentford's flagging season around, with twin forwards Owusu and Burgess finding the net with regularity. The Bees lost just two of the next 16 matches, but a 0–0 draw away to West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in the penultimate match of the season dropped the club out of the final automatic promotion place. Cause for concern was a goal drought suffered by Ben Burgess, who had failed to score since 26 February and the midfield was weakened by the £150,000 sale of Gavin Mahon to Watford, in a bid to reduce the wage bill. Brentford would play 2nd-place Reading at Griffin Park on the final day of the season, needing a win to secure automatic promotion, while the Royals only needed a draw. Brentford took the lead through Martin Rowlands, but were pegged back 13 minutes from time by Jamie Cureton and the match finished as a 1–1 draw, which consigned the Bees to the playoffs.
Brentford faced 6th-placed Huddersfield Town in the playoff semi-finals, a rematch of the 1995 semi-final encounter between the two sides. The Bees held the Terriers to a 0–0 draw at the McAlpine Stadium and reached the 2002 Second Division playoff Final courtesy of goals from Darren Powell and Lloyd Owusu to emerge 2–1 victors in the second leg. In the final versus Stoke City, Brentford "simply had no sting in their tail" and were defeated 2–0.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 90 | Promotion to Football League First Division |
| 2 | Reading (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 84 | Promotion to Football League First Division |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 83 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 83 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Stoke City (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 80 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |

## Results

    Brentford's goal tally listed first.

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Pre-season

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| 13 July 2001 | Sutton United | A | 0–0 | 652 | |
| 17 July 2001 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | A | 2–0 | n/a | Abbey (2) |
| 20 July 2001 | Woking | A | 3–1 | 785 | O'Connor, Evans, (og) |
| 24 July 2001 | India | H | 3–0 | 3,634 | Owusu (2), Evans |
| 28 July 2001 | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | n/a | |
| 1 August 2001 | Portsmouth | H | 2–2 | 1,361 | Hutchinson, Powell |
| 3 August 2001 | Wimbledon | H | 0–4 | 1,550 | |
| 6 August 2001 | Chertsey Town | A | 6–0 | n/a | Hutchinson, Charles (2), Geddes (2), Tabb (pen) |

### Football League Second Division

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| 1 | 11 August 2001 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–1 | 5,925 | Ingimarsson |
| 2 | 18 August 2001 | Port Vale | H | 2–0 | 4,561 | Evans, Burgess |
| 3 | 25 August 2001 | Chesterfield | A | 1–0 | 3,571 | Evans |
| 4 | 27 August 2001 | Cambridge United | H | 2–1 | 4,674 | Evans (2) |
| 5 | 8 September 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 4–0 | 5,211 | Owusu, Burgess, Evans, Williams |
| 6 | 15 September 2001 | Notts County | A | 0–0 | 5,043 | |
| 7 | 18 September 2001 | Bristol City | H | 2–2 | 6,432 | Burgess, Powell |
| 8 | 22 September 2001 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–2 | 5,522 | Owusu, Evans |
| 9 | 25 September 2001 | Swindon Town | A | 0–2 | 5,519 | |
| 10 | 29 September 2001 | Colchester United | H | 4–1 | 5,179 | Evans (2), Burgess, Owusu |
| 11 | 5 October 2001 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–1 | 6,823 | Rowlands, Ingimarsson |
| 12 | 13 October 2001 | Peterborough United | H | 2–1 | 11,097 | Owusu, Evans |
| 13 | 13 October 2001 | Bournemouth | A | 2–0 | 3,934 | Hunt (2) |
| 14 | 23 October 2001 | Bury | H | 5–1 | 5,389 | Owusu (2), Gibbs (2), Burgess |
| 15 | 27 October 2001 | Reading | A | 2–1 | 14,680 | Ingimarsson, Price |
| 16 | 3 November 2001 | Blackpool | H | 2–0 | 7,605 | Sidwell, Owusu |
| 17 | 10 November 2001 | Stoke City | A | 2–3 | 17,953 | Burgess, Owusu |
| 18 | 20 November 2001 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | 8,513 | Burgess |
| 19 | 24 November 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | 10,849 | |
| 20 | 1 December 2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 3–5 | 8,013 | Owusu, Evans, Burgess |
| 21 | 4 December 2001 | Cardiff City | A | 1–3 | 10,184 | Evans |
| 22 | 15 December 2001 | Wrexham | H | 3–0 | 5,326 | Ingimarsson, Hunt, Burgess |
| 23 | 21 December 2001 | Northampton Town | H | 3–0 | 5,142 | Evans, Owusu, Burgess |
| 24 | 26 December 2001 | Cambridge United | A | 1–2 | 3,989 | Burgess |
| 25 | 29 December 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | 9,389 | |
| 26 | 12 January 2002 | Port Vale | A | 1–2 | 4,588 | Owusu |
| 27 | 19 January 2002 | Wigan Athletic | H | 0–1 | 5,549 | |
| 28 | 22 January 2002 | Northampton Town | A | 0–1 | 4,184 | |
| 29 | 24 January 2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 4–0 | 7,475 | Ingimarsson, Burgess (2), Sidwell |
| 30 | 2 February 2002 | Colchester United | A | 1–1 | 3,657 | Owusu |
| 31 | 9 February 2002 | Bournemouth | H | 1–0 | 6,698 | Owusu |
| 32 | 12 February 2002 | Cardiff City | H | 2–1 | 6,718 | Hunt, Burgess |
| 33 | 16 February 2002 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 5,100 | Owusu |
| 34 | 22 February 2002 | Notts County | H | 2–1 | 5,367 | Evans, Burgess |
| 35 | 26 February 2002 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–3 | 4,935 | Burgess (2) |
| 36 | 2 March 2002 | Bristol City | A | 2–0 | 11,421 | Owusu, Rowlands |
| 37 | 5 March 2002 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | 5,644 | Owusu (2) |
| 38 | 9 March 2002 | Wrexham | A | 3–0 | 3,343 | Evans (2), Rowlands |
| 39 | 12 March 2002 | Chesterfield | H | 0–0 | 5,372 | |
| 40 | 16 March 2002 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 7,165 | Ingimarsson |
| 41 | 19 March 2002 | Blackpool | A | 3–1 | 4,865 | Rowlands, Owusu (2) |
| 42 | 30 March 2002 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 8,837 | Sidwell |
| 43 | 1 April 2002 | Bury | A | 0–2 | 4,332 | |
| 44 | 6 April 2002 | Huddersfield Town | H | 3–0 | 7,393 | Owusu, Sidwell, Rowlands |
| 45 | 13 April 2002 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 | 18,346 | |
| 46 | 20 April 2002 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 11,303 | Rowlands |

### Football League Second Division play-offs

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| SF (1st leg) | 28 April 2002 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–0 | 16,523 | |
| SF (2nd leg) | 1 May 2002 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–1 (won 2–1 on aggregate) | 11,191 | Owusu, Powell |
| Final | 11 May 2002 | Stoke City | N | 0–2 | 42,523 | |

### FA Cup

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| R1 | 17 November 2001 | Morecambe | H | 1–0 | 4,026 | Gibbs |
| R2 | 8 December 2001 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2–3 | 3,457 | Dobson, Burgess |

### Football League Cup

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| R1 | 21 August 2001 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 4,111 | O'Connor |
| R2 | 12 September 2001 | Newcastle United | A | 1–4 | 25,633 | Owusu |

### Football League Trophy

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| SR1 | 17 October 2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 2,051 |
* Sources: Soccerbase, 11v11

## Playing squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2001–02 season.
| No | Position | Name | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Ólafur Gottskálksson | (1968-03-12)12 March 1968 (aged 33) | Hibernian | 2000 | |
| 13 | GK | Paul Smith | (1979-12-17)17 December 1979 (aged 21) | Carshalton Athletic | 2000 | |
| 25 | GK | Alan Julian | (1983-03-11)11 March 1983 (aged 18) | Youth | 2001 | |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | Danny Boxall | (1977-08-24)24 August 1977 (aged 23) | Crystal Palace | 1998 | |
| 3 | DF | Ijah Anderson | (1975-12-30)30 December 1975 (aged 25) | Southend United | 1995 | |
| 4 | DF | Ívar Ingimarsson | (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 23) | ÍBV | 1999 | |
| 5 | DF | Darren Powell | (1976-03-10)10 March 1976 (aged 25) | Hampton | 1998 | |
| 6 | DF | Scott Marshall | (1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 28) | Southampton | 1999 | |
| 12 | DF | Michael Dobson | (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 20) | Youth | 2000 | |
| 15 | DF | Jay Lovett | (1978-01-22)22 January 1978 (aged 23) | Crawley Town | 2000 | |
| 23 | DF | David Theobald | (1978-12-15)15 December 1978 (aged 22) | Ipswich Town | 1999 | |
| 26 | DF | Lee Fieldwick | (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 19) | Youth | 2000 | |
| 27 | DF | Matt Somner | (1982-12-08)8 December 1982 (aged 18) | Youth | 2001 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 7 | MF | Paul Evans (c) | (1974-09-01)1 September 1974 (aged 26) | Shrewsbury Town | 1999 | |
| 11 | MF | Martin Rowlands | (1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 22) | Farnborough Town | 1998 | |
| 18 | MF | Eddie Hutchinson | (1982-02-23)23 February 1982 (aged 19) | Sutton United | 2000 | |
| 20 | MF | Kevin O'Connor | (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 19) | Youth | 2000 | |
| 21 | MF | Mark Williams | (1981-10-19)19 October 1981 (aged 19) | Youth | 2000 | |
| 22 | MF | Jay Smith | (1981-12-29)29 December 1981 (aged 19) | Youth | 2001 | |
| 28 | MF | Stephen Hunt | (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 20) | Crystal Palace | 2001 | |
| 31 | MF | Jay Tabb | (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 17) | Crystal Palace | 2000 | |
| 32 | MF | Steve Sidwell | (1982-12-14)14 December 1982 (aged 18) | Arsenal | 2001 | On loan from Arsenal |
| 34 | MF | Stephen Evans | (1980-09-25)25 September 1980 (aged 20) | Crystal Palace | 2002 | |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | FW | Lloyd Owusu | (1976-11-12)12 November 1976 (aged 24) | Slough Town | 1998 | |
| 17 | FW | Mark McCammon | (1978-08-07)7 August 1978 (aged 23) | Charlton Athletic | 2000 | |
| 24 | FW | Julian Charles | (1977-02-05)5 February 1977 (aged 24) | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 1999 | |
| 30 | FW | Ben Burgess | (1981-11-09)9 November 1981 (aged 19) | Blackburn Rovers | 2001 | On loan from Blackburn Rovers |
| 33 | FW | Mark Peters | (1983-10-04)4 October 1983 (aged 17) | Southampton | 2002 | |
| Players who left the club mid-season ||||||||
| 8 | MF | Gavin Mahon | (1977-01-02)2 January 1977 (aged 24) | Hereford United | 1998 | Transferred to Watford |
| 10 | FW | Scott Partridge | (1974-10-13)13 October 1974 (aged 26) | Torquay United | 1999 | Transferred to Rushden & Diamonds |
| 14 | MF | Tony Folan | (1978-09-18)18 September 1978 (aged 22) | Crystal Palace | 1998 | Released |
| 16 | MF | Derek Bryan | (1974-11-11)11 November 1974 (aged 26) | Hampton | 1997 | Released |
| 19 | DF | Paul Gibbs | (1972-10-26)26 October 1972 (aged 28) | Plymouth Argyle | 2000 | Transferred to Barnsley |
| 29 | DF | Jason Price | (1977-04-12)12 April 1977 (aged 24) | Swansea City | 2001 | Released |
| 32 | FW | Adrian Caceres | (1982-01-10)10 January 1982 (aged 19) | Southampton | 2001 | Returned to Southampton after loan |
* Source: Soccerbase

## Coaching staff

| Name | Role |
| Steve Coppell | Manager |
| Wally Downes | Assistant coach |
| Roberto Forzoni | Assistant coach |
| Jim Stannard | Goalkeeping coach |
| Phil McLoughlin | Physiotherapist |
| Colin Martin | Medical Officer |
| John Griffin | Chief scout |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Substitute appearances in brackets.
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Playoffs | Playoffs | Total | Total |
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Ólafur Gottskálksson | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Danny Boxall | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (6) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Ijah Anderson | 33 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 (2) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Ívar Ingimarsson | 46 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 6 |
| 5 | DF | | Darren Powell | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | Paul Evans | 40 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 14 |
| 8 | MF | | Gavin Mahon | 34 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 (1) | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Lloyd Owusu | 43 (1) | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 50 (1) | 22 |
| 10 | FW | | Scott Partridge | 0 (1) | 0 | — | — | 0 (1) | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 (2) | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Martin Rowlands | 13 (10) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 (12) | 7 |
| 12 | DF | | Michael Dobson | 38 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 (1) | 1 |
| 13 | GK | | Paul Smith | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Jay Lovett | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Derek Bryan | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Mark McCammon | 1 (13) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (15) | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Eddie Hutchinson | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (7) | 0 |
| 19 | DF | | Paul Gibbs | 23 (4) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | — | — | 27 (5) | 3 |
| 20 | MF | | Kevin O'Connor | 13 (12) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 16 (16) | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Mark Williams | 0 (20) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (23) | 1 |
| 22 | MF | | Jay Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | David Theobald | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Stephen Hunt | 34 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 (2) | 4 |
| 29 | DF | | Jason Price | 15 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | | Jay Tabb | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 |
| Players loaned in during the season ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | FW | | Ben Burgess | 43 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 18 |
| 32 | FW | | Adrian Caceres | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | Steve Sidwell | 29 (1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 34 (1) | 4 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: Soccerbase

### Goalscorers

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL2 | FAC | FLC | FLT | FLP | Total |
| 9 | FW | | Lloyd Owusu | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 30 | FW | | Ben Burgess | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | MF | | Paul Evans | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | MF | | Martin Rowlands | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | | Ívar Ingimarsson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | MF | | Steve Sidwell | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | MF | | Stephen Hunt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | DF | | Paul Gibbs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 5 | DF | | Darren Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | DF | | Jason Price | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | MF | | Mark Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | Michael Dobson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 77 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: Soccerbase

### Discipline

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL2 | FL2 | FAC | FAC | FLC | FLC | FLT | FLT | FLP | FLP | Total | Total | Pts |
| 19 | DF | | Paul Gibbs | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | DF | | Ijah Anderson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | DF | | Darren Powell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 32 | MF | | Steve Sidwell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | MF | | Martin Rowlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 28 | MF | | Stephen Hunt | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | MF | | Paul Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | DF | | Jason Price | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | FW | | Ben Burgess | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | | Michael Dobson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | Gavin Mahon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | FW | | Mark McCammon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | MF | | Eddie Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | | Kevin O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Lloyd Owusu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | | David Theobald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | | Mark Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 4 | 87 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: ESPN FC

### International caps

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Caps | Goals | Ref |
| 4 | DF | | Ívar Ingimarsson | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | | Paul Evans | 1 | 0 | |

### Management

| Name | Nat | From | To | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record League | Record League | Record League | Record League | Record League |
| Name | Nat | From | To | P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % |
| Steve Coppell | | 11 August 2001 | 11 May 2002 | 54 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 050.00| | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 052.17 |

### Summary

| Games played | 54 (46 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League playoffs) |
| Games won | 27 (24 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs) |
| Games drawn | 12 (11 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs) |
| Games lost | 15 (11 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs) |
| Goals scored | 82 (77 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League playoffs) |
| Goals conceded | 54 (43 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League playoffs) |
| Clean sheets | 22 (19 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League playoffs) |
| Biggest league win | 4–0 on two occasions; 5–1 versus Bury, 23 October 2001 |
| Worst league defeat | 2–0 on two occasions; 3–1 versus Cardiff City, 4 December 2001; 5–3 versus Wycombe Wanderers, 1 December 2001 |
| Most appearances | 54, Ívar Ingimarsson (46 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League playoffs) |
| Top scorer (league) | 20, Lloyd Owusu |
| Top scorer (all competitions) | 22, Lloyd Owusu |

## Transfers & loans

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 2 August 2001 | MF | Stephen Hunt | Crystal Palace | Free | |
| 2 August 2001 | DF | Jason Price | Swansea City | Free | |
| 20 February 2002 | FW | Mark Peters | Southampton | Free | |
| 25 March 2002 | MF | Stephen Evans | Crystal Palace | Free | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 14 August 2001 | FW | Ben Burgess | Blackburn Rovers | End of season | |
| 7 September 2001 | FW | Adrian Caceres | Southampton | 7 October 2001 | |
| 22 October 2001 | MF | Steve Sidwell | Arsenal | End of season | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
| 13 September 2001 | FW | Scott Partridge | Rushden & Diamonds | Free | |
| 4 November 2001 | MF | Tony Folan | Bohemians | Free | |
| 4 March 2002 | MF | Gavin Mahon | Watford | £150,000 | |
| 15 March 2002 | DF | Paul Gibbs | Barnsley | Free | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 18 October 2001 | DF | Jay Lovett | Crawley Town | 30 April 2002 | |
| 29 October 2001 | FW | Julian Charles | Farnborough Town | 30 November 2001 | |
| Players released ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| 3 July 2001 | FW | Lorenzo Pinamonte | Castel di Sangro | 4 July 2001 | |
| 31 October 2001 | DF | Jason Price | Tranmere Rovers | 8 November 2001 | |
| 12 March 2002 | MF | Derek Bryan | Gravesend & Northfleet | 12 March 2002 | |
| 30 June 2002 | DF | Danny Boxall | Bristol Rovers | July 2002 | |
| 30 June 2002 | FW | Julian Charles | Billericay Town | 2002 | |
| 30 June 2002 | MF | Paul Evans | Bradford City | 9 August 2002 | |
| 30 June 2002 | DF | Ívar Ingimarsson | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 July 2002 | |
| 30 June 2002 | FW | Lloyd Owusu | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 July 2002 | |
| 30 June 2002 | DF | David Theobald | Swansea City | 26 July 2002 | |

## Kit

Supplier: Patrick Sponsor(s): GMB
| Home | Away |
Source: Brentford F.C.

## Awards

* Supporters' Player of the Year: Ívar Ingimarsson
* Football League Second Division Manager of the Month: Steve Coppell (October 2001)
* Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year: Paul Evans
* Football League Second Division Team of the Year: Paul Evans, Lloyd Owusu
* Football League Goal of the Month: Lloyd Owusu (March 2002)
* Hounslow Chronicle Player of the Month: Lloyd Owusu (December 2001)