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April/May 2002
Final Table - 20/04/02
| Team | PL | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 66 | 42 | 24 | 90 | Pr |
| Reading | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 43 | 27 | 84 | Pr |
| Brentford | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 43 | 34 | 83 | PO |
| Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 81 | PO |
| Stoke City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 80 | PO |
| Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 47 | 18 | 78 | PO |
| Bristol City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 53 | 15 | 73 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 60 | 49 | 11 | 71 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 77 | 65 | 12 | 70 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 64 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 66 | 51 | 15 | 64 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 63 | 60 | 3 | 63 | |
| Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 59 | |
| Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 58 | |
| Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 76 | -11 | 57 | |
| Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 66 | 69 | -3 | 56 | |
| Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 64 | 59 | 5 | 55 | |
| Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 52 | |
| Notts County | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 59 | 71 | -12 | 50 | |
| Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 54 | 79 | -25 | 49 | |
| Bury | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 75 | -32 | 44 | Re |
| AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 56 | 71 | -15 | 44 | Re |
| Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 56 | 89 | -33 | 43 | Re |
| Cambridge United | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 93 | -46 | 34 | Re |
Pr = Promoted
PO = Play-Offs
Re = Relegated
May
1st
Division
Two
Play
Offs
Semi
Final
-
Second
Leg
Brentford
2
-
1
Huddersfield
Town
Despite
taking
the
lead
in
the
2nd
minute
through
an
Andy
Booth
shot,
Huddersfield
succumbed
to
concerted
Brentford
pressure
and
were
knocked
out
of
the
play-offs.
The lead lasted for just 12 minutes as Brentford equalised from a set piece. Darren Powell was the player who headed home a free kick.
After the break it was the Bees who scored the deciding goal when Lloyd Owusu fired the ball past the despairing dive of Martin Margetson as the second half got underway.
So it is back to the drawing board for Town as they remain in the Second Division for another season.
| Town Team | Margetson, Jenkins, Evans, Irons, Gray, Ifil, Facey, Heary (Hay 74), Holland, Thorrington, Booth |
| Scorer/s | Booth (2) |
| Booked | Thorrington, Ifil, Hay |
| Sent Off | None |
| Attendance | 11,191 |
April
28th
Division
Two
Play
Offs
Semi
Final
-
First
Leg
Huddersfield
Town
0
-
0
Brentford
Huddersfield
striker
Andy
Booth
should
have
given
the
home
team
a
first
leg
advantage
but
had
two
goals
disallowed,
one
for
handball
and
one
for
offside,
and
also
struck
the
woodwork.
Apart from this the two teams cancelled each other out and Town now face a difficult task in the return leg.
| Town Team | Margetson, Moses, Evans, Irons, Gray, Ifil, Facey, Heary (Hay 80), Holland, Thorrington, Booth |
| Scorer/s | None |
| Booked | Thorrington |
| Sent Off | None |
| Attendance | 16,523 |
April
20th
Town
will
play
Brentford
in
the
Nationwide
League
Division
II
Play-Off
semi-finals.
The
first
match
on
April
28th
is
at
home
and
the
away
leg
will
be
played
on
Wednesday,
May
1st.
If
Town
win
in
the
semi
finals
they
will
play
either
Stoke
City
or
Cardiff
City
in
the
final
on
May
12th
at
the
Millennium
Stadium,
Cardiff.
April
20th
Nationwide
League
-
Division
Two
Notts
County
2
-
1
Huddersfield
Town
The
result
of
this
match
wasn't
really
important
as
Town
had
already
reached
the
play-offs
but
it
was
vital
to
Notts
County
who
were
trying
to
avoid
relegation.
Notts County put in a sterling performance and too the lead in the 14th minute when a Richard Liburd cross was headed past Margetson by Danny Allsopp.
Town created a couple of chances themselves but the County defence held firm and after the break extended their lead with a goal from Kevin Nicholson, who drove the ball home with a low shot from the edge of the area.
Town managed to pull a goal back late in the game when Facey was fouled in the box, Kenny Irons making no mistake from the penalty spot, but it was too little, too late and County made sure of their Second Division status at the expense of Bournemouth.
| Town Team | Margetson, G Evans, Irons (Beech 85), Gray, Ifil, Facey, Holland, Delaney (Macari 85), Moses, Booth, Mattis (Hay 69) |
| Scorer/s | Irons (82, pen) |
| Booked | Mattis |
| Sent Off | None |
| Attendance | 15,618 |
April
14th
These
are
the
dates
for
the
Division
2
play-offs;
Play-Off
Semi
Final
1st
Leg
-
28/4/02
Play-Off
Semi
Final
2nd
Leg
-
1/5/02
Play-Off
Final
-
12/5/02
April
13th
Nationwide
League
-
Division
Two
Huddersfield
Town
2
-
1
Port
Vale
Despite
going
a
goal
behind
in
the
first
half
Town
managed
to
reach
the
Division
2
play-off's
after
beating
Port
Vale
and
seeing
their
rivals,
Bristol
City,
lose.
Town were slow off the blocks and Port Vale took the lead in the 7th minute through Bridge -Wilkinson who hit a marvellous free kick that went over the wall and beat Martyn Margetson.
Port Vale continued to outplay Town but it was the home team who drew level when Delroy Facey latched on to a Chris Hay cross and fired the ball home.
After the break manger Lou Macari made a tactical substitution when he sent on Andy Booth for Chris Hay and this paid dividends when the big striker headed home a