# 2001–02 AFC Bournemouth season

The 2001-02 AFC Bournemouth season saw the club relegated from the English Second Division. During the 2001–02 English football season, Bournemouth participated in Division Two, the LDV Vans Trophy, the FA Cup, and the Football League Cup. Bournemouth finished 21st in Division Two and were subsequently relegated to Division Three. They reached the Second Round of the FA Cup, but were knocked of the League Cup and the LDV Vans Trophy at the first hurdle.
2001 also marked the opening of a new look Dean Court, known for sponsorship reasons as 'The Fitness First Stadium', but the first 8 games of the season were held at Dorchester Town's Avenue Stadium while building work was being completed. The first game at The Fitness First Stadium was against Wrexham with the Cherries winning 3–0.

## Season squad

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 | Gareth Stewart |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Neil Young |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Stephen Purches |
| 5 | FW | NIR | Warren Feeney |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Shaun Maher |
| 7 | DF | WAL | Carl Fletcher |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Peter Grant |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chukki Eribenne |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Steve Fletcher |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Richard Hughes |
| 12 | MF | IRL | Garreth O'Connor |
| 13 | GK | FRA | Mickaël Ménétrier |
| 14 | FW | ENG | James Hayter |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Narada Bernard |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Wade Elliott |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Willie Huck |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Jason Tindall |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Pascal Tetu |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Amos Foyewa |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Karl Broadhurst |
| 22 | MF | WAL | Brian Stock |
| 23 | DF | ENG | David Birmingham |
| 24 | MF | ENG | James Ford |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Danny Smith |
| 26 | FW | SCO | Derek Holmes |
| 27 | DF | SCO | Graeme Mathie |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Kieran McAnespie (on loan from Fulham) |
| 30 | FW | COD | Trésor Kandol |
| 32 | GK | AUS | Dimitris Brinias |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Danny Thomas |
| 34 | GK | ENG | James Bittner |

### 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 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | John Melligan (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 31 | GK | CAN | Simon Rayner (joined Barry Town in January 2002) |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Eddie Howe (joined Portsmouth) on 28 March 2002 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Stephen Cooke (on loan from Aston Villa) |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 19 | Notts County | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 50 | |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 54 | 79 | −25 | 49 | |
| 21 | Bournemouth (R) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 44 | Relegation to Football League Third Division |
| 22 | Bury (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 44 | Relegation to Football League Third Division |
| 23 | Wrexham (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 56 | 89 | −33 | 43 | Relegation to Football League Third Division |

## Competitions
### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Results

| Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 1 | 11 August 2001 | Huddersfield Town | McAlpine Stadium | 0-1 | 10,137 | |
| 2 | 18 August 2001 | Blackpool | Avenue Stadium | 0-1 | 3,709 | |
| 3 | 25 August 2001 | Cardiff City | Ninian Park | 2-2 | 13,383 | Feeney pen 62' Tindall 65' |
| 4 | 1 September 2001 | Cambridge United | Abbey Stadium | 2-2 | 2,754 | Elliott 20' 85' |
| 5 | 8 September 2001 | Swindon Town | Avenue Stadium | 0-0 | 3,770 | |
| 6 | 15 September 2001 | Bury | Avenue Stadium | 3-2 | 3,004 | Hayter 9' Feeney pen 22' Stock 90' |
| 7 | 18 September 2001 | Peterborough United | London Road | 0-6 | 3,445 | |
| 8 | 22 September 2001 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium | 1-2 | 6,714 | Howe 76' |
| 9 | 25 September 2001 | Reading | Avenue Stadium | 1-0 | 3,691 | Hayter 71' |
| 10 | 29 September 2001 | Stoke City | Britannia Stadium | 0-2 | 14,803 | |
| 11 | 5 October 2001 | Oldham Athletic | Avenue Stadium | 3-2 | 3,312 | Hayter 57' Holmes 60' Elliott 65' |
| 12 | 9 October 2001 | Wigan Athletic | Avenue Stadium | 2-0 | 2,908 | Hayter 14' Elliott 90' |
| 13 | 13 October 2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park | 1-1 | 6,810 | Holmes 21' |
| 14 | 20 October 2001 | Brentford | Avenue Stadium | 0-2 | 3,934 | |
| 15 | 23 October 2001 | Bristol City | Ashton Gate | 0-1 | 9,972 | |
| 16 | 27 October 2001 | Notts County | Avenue Stadium | 4-2 | 3,209 | Elliott pen 37' pen 45' C. Fletcher 41' Feeney 71' |
| 17 | 3 November 2001 | Colchester United | Layer Road | 2-1 | 4,369 | Feeney 13' Howe 20' |
| 18 | 10 November 2001 | Wrexham | Dean Court | 3-0 | 5,031 | Stock 29' Hayter 45' Tindall 64' |
| 19 | 20 November 2001 | Port Vale | Dean Court | 0-0 | 4,428 | |
| 20 | 24 November 2001 | Chesterfield | Saltergate | 1-2 | 4,353 | Feeney 27' |
| 21 | 1 December 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | Dean Court | 0-2 | 6,035 | |
| 22 | 15 December 2001 | Northampton Town | Sixfields | 0-1 | 3,909 | |
| 23 | 22 December 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | Dean Court | 1-2 | 8,147 | C. Fletcher 89' |
| 24 | 26 December 2001 | Swindon Town | County Ground | 0-0 | 6,790 | |
| 25 | 29 December 2001 | Wigan Athletic | JJB Stadium | 0-0 | 5,011 | |
| 26 | 12 January 2002 | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 3-4 | 4,583 | Hayter 8' C. Fletcher 45' 89' |
| 27 | 19 January 2002 | Huddersfield Town | Dean Court | 2-3 | 5,307 | Holmes 58' Feeney 90' |
| 28 | 22 January 2002 | Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 1-2 | 10,901 | Feeney 50' |
| 29 | 26 January 2002 | Oldham Athletic | Boundary Park | 3-3 | 4,853 | Howe 53' Feeney pen 56' Hughes 66' |
| 30 | 2 February 2002 | Stoke City | Dean Court | 3-1 | 6,027 | Purches 6' Hughes 43' Feeney 56' |
| 31 | 5 February 2002 | Cardiff City | Dean Court | 1-2 | 4,336 | Holmes 73' |
| 32 | 9 February 2002 | Brentford | Griffin Park | 0-1 | 6,698 | |
| 33 | 16 February 2002 | Wycombe Wanderers | Dean Court | 1-2 | 5,807 | Howe 76' |
| 34 | 23 February 2002 | Bury | Gigg Lane | 1-2 | 4,218 | Holmes 14' |
| 35 | 23 February 2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Dean Court | 1-1 | 6,337 | Holmes 36' |
| 36 | 2 March 2002 | Peterborough United | Dean Court | 0-2 | 5,163 | |
| 37 | 5 March 2002 | Reading | Madejski Stadium | 2-2 | 13,538 | Hayter 48' Holmes 71' |
| 38 | 9 March 2002 | Northampton Town | Dean Court | 5-1 | 6,322 | Feeney 33' 74' Tindall 55' Holmes 65' Purches 90' |
| 39 | 16 March 2002 | Tranmere Rovers | Prenton Park | 0-0 | 7,829 | |
| 40 | 19 March 2002 | Cambridge United | Dean Court | 2-2 | 7,082 | Feeney 24' Elliott pen 49' |
| 41 | 23 March 2002 | Bristol City | Dean Court | 1-3 | 7,033 | McAnespie 90' |
| 42 | 30 March 2002 | Notts County | Meadow Lane | 0-2 | 9,014 | |
| 43 | 2 April 2002 | Colchester United | Dean Court | 0-1 | 5,908 | |
| 44 | 6 April 2002 | Shrewsbury Town | Vale Park | 0-0 | 3,514 | |
| 45 | 13 April 2002 | Chesterfield | Dean Court | 3-1 | 6,068 | Holmes 33' Feeney 54' Elliott pen 57' |
| 46 | 20 April 2002 | Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 1-2 | 4,289 | C. Fletcher 7' |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 1 | 21 August 2001 | Torquay United | Avenue Stadium | 0-2 | 2,556 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 1 | 17 November 2001 | Worksop Town | Dean Court | 3-0 | 4,414 | Hughes 14' Hayter 26' S. Fletcher 77' |
| 2 | 8 December 2001 | Peterborough United | London Road | 0-1 | 4,773 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 1 | 16 October 2001 | Barnet | Underhill | 1-2 | 789 | Kandol 31' |