# 2001–02 Hull City A.F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was the 98th season in the history of Hull City Association Football Club and their sixth consecutive season in the Third Division. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the League Cup, and the League Trophy.

## Competitions
### Third Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 70 |
| 10 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 66 |
| 11 | Hull City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 61 |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 58 |
| 13 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 58 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerbase

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### FA Cup
#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### League Cup
#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### League Trophy

Hull were given a bye for the first round of the League Trophy, and entered the competition at the second round stage, with a home tie against Leigh RMI on 30 October 2001.

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Squad

| # | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Paul Musselwhite | GK | Portsmouth | 22 December 1968 (age 32) | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 September 2000 | Free |
| 14 | Matt Glennon | GK | Stockport | 8 October 1978 (age 22) | Bolton Wanderers | June 2001 | £50,000 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Mike Edwards | DF | Hessle | 25 April 1980 (age 21) | Academy | July 1996 | – |
| 3 | Andy Holt | DF | Stockport | 21 April 1978 (age 23) | Oldham Athletic | March 2001 | £150,000 |
| 4 | Justin Whittle | DF | Derby | 18 March 1971 (age 30) | Stoke City | 27 November 1998 | £65,000 |
| 5 | Mark Greaves | DF | Hull | 22 January 1975 (age 26) | Brigg Town | 17 June 1996 | Unknown |
| 6 | Matt Wicks | DF | Reading | 8 September 1978 (age 22) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 January 2002 | Swap deal |
| 19 | Matt Bloomer | DF | Grimsby | 3 November 1978 (age 22) | Grimsby Town | June 2001 | Unknown |
| 21 | Ben Morley | DF | Hull | 22 December 1980 (age 20) | Academy | 8 December 1997 | – |
| 28 | Nicky Mohan | DF | Middlesbrough | 6 October 1970 (age 30) | Stoke City | July 2001 | Unknown |
| 29 | Ben Petty | DF | Solihull | 22 March 1977 (age 24) | Stoke City | July 2001 | Unknown |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 7 | Ryan Williams | MF | Sutton-in-Ashfield | 31 August 1978 (age 22) | Chesterfield | 19 June 2001 | £160,000 |
| 15 | Julian Johnsson | MF | Unknown | 24 February 1975 (age 26) | Sogndal | 1 August 2001 | £50,000 |
| 16 | Lee Philpott | MF | Barnet | 21 February 1970 (age 31) | Lincoln City | July 2000 | Free |
| 18 | Scott Kerr | MF | Leeds | 11 December 1981 (age 19) | Bradford City | 19 June 2001 | £15,000 |
| 23 | Theodore Whitmore | MF | Montego Bay | 5 August 1972 (age 28) | Seba United | 29 October 1999 | Free |
| 25 | Richard Sneekes | MF | Amsterdam | 30 October 1968 (age 32) | Stockport County | November 2001 | Free |
| 26 | Jason van Blerk | MF | Sydney | 16 March 1968 (age 33) | Stockport County | January 2002 | Loan |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 8 | Lawrie Dudfield | FW | Southwark | 7 May 1980 (age 20) | Leicester City | 22 June 2001 | £250,000 |
| 9 | Gary Alexander | FW | Lambeth | 15 August 1979 (age 21) | Swindon Town | June 2001 | Unknown |
| 10 | Rodney Rowe | FW | Huddersfield | 30 July 1975 (age 25) | Gillingham | 3 January 2001 | Free |
| 11 | David Beresford | FW | Middleton | 11 November 1976 (age 24) | Huddersfield Town | 29 June 2001 | Free |
| 13 | Adrián Cáceres | FW | Buenos Aires | 10 January 1982 (age 19) | Southampton | March 2002 | Unknown |
| 20 | Rob Matthews | FW | Slough | 14 October 1970 (age 30) | Halifax Town | 21 March 2001 | Free |
| 27 | Gary Bradshaw | FW | Beverley | 30 December 1982 (age 18) | Academy | March 2000 | – |
| Out on loan |||||||||
| 17 | Neil Mann | DF | Nottingham | 19 November 1972 (age 28) | Grantham Town | July 1993 | Free |
| – | Michael Price | DF | Wrexham | 29 April 1982 (age 19) | Everton | July 2001 | Unknown |
* ↑ Players' ages listed as they were on 1 July 2001, the official start date of the 2001–02 season

## Left club during season

| # | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (age) | Subsequent club | Date left | Fee |
| 6 | David Lee | DF | Basildon | 28 March 1980 (age 21) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 January 2002 | Swap deal |
| 12 | Ian Goodison | DF | Montego Bay | 21 November 1972 (age 28) | Seba United | 23 April 2002 | Free |
| 22 | David Brown | FW | Bolton | 2 October 1978 (age 22) | Torquay United | 4 September 2001 | Free |
| 22 | David Norris | MF | Stamford | 20 February 1981 (age 20) | Bolton Wanderers | 21 April 2002 | End of loan |
| 22 | Neil Roberts | FW | Wrexham | 7 April 1978 (age 23) | Wigan Athletic | February 2002 | End of loan |
| 24 | John Eyre | FW | Hull | 9 October 1974 (age 26) | Oldham Athletic | 11 July 2001 | Free |
| 24 | Kyle Lightbourne | FW | Hamilton | 29 September 1968 (age 32) | Macclesfield Town | 21 April 2002 | End of loan |
| 25 | Gary Brabin | MF | Liverpool | 9 December 1970 (age 21) | Released | August 2001 | Released |
| 25 | Michael Reddy | FW | Graiguenamanagh | 24 March 1980 (age 21) | Sunderland | October 2001 | End of loan |
| 26 | Caleb Folan | FW | Leeds | 26 October 1982 (age 18) | Leeds United | 31 December 2001 | End of loan |
| 26 | Paul Tait | FW | Newcastle | 24 October 1974 (age 26) | Crewe Alexandra | November 2001 | End of loan |
* ↑ Players' ages listed as they were on 1 July 2001, the official start date of the 2001–02 season

## Appearances

Note: Appearances shown after a "+" indicate player came on during course of the match.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Third Division | Third Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Paul Musselwhite | 21 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Mike Edwards | 45 | 1 | 38+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Holt | 34 | 0 | 24+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Justin Whittle | 41 | 1 | 35+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Mark Greaves | 28 | 1 | 25+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | David Lee | 14 | 1 | 2+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Matt Wicks | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ryan Williams | 34 | 2 | 26+3 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Lawrie Dudfield | 45 | 14 | 32+6 | 12 | 2+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Gary Alexander | 50 | 23 | 43+0 | 17 | 2+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Rodney Rowe | 15 | 2 | 5+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | David Beresford | 47 | 1 | 33+8 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | JAM | Ian Goodison | 21 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ARG | Adrián Cáceres | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | WAL | Michael Price | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | ENG | Matt Glennon | 32 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | FRO | Julian Johnsson | 47 | 5 | 38+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Lee Philpott | 11 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Neil Mann | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Scott Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Matt Bloomer | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Rob Matthews | 21 | 3 | 9+6 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Ben Morley | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | David Brown | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | David Norris | 6 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | WAL | Neil Roberts | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | JAM | Theodore Whitmore | 41 | 4 | 23+11 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | John Eyre | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | BER | Kyle Lightbourne | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Gary Brabin | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | IRL | Michael Reddy | 5 | 4 | 1+4 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NED | Richard Sneekes | 25 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | IRL | Caleb Folan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Paul Tait | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | AUS | Jason van Blerk | 10 | 1 | 10+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Gary Bradshaw | 4 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Nicky Mohan | 30 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Ben Petty | 33 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
* Source: Hull City 2001–02 (use drop down list to select relevant season)