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Rushden & Diamonds
2001–02 season
Manager	Brian Talbot
Stadium	Nene Park
Third Division	6th
Play-offs	Runners-up
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	Onandi Lowe (19)
	← 2000–01 2002–03 →

During the 2001–02 English football season, Rushden & Diamonds competed in the Third Division.

Season summary

In their first season ever in the Football League, Rushden & Diamonds finished 6th, qualifying for the play-offs. They eliminated Rochdale to reach the final, but lost 3–1 to Cheltenham Town.

Kit

Rushden & Diamonds' kit was manufactured by Fila and sponsored by Dr. Martens.^[1]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Billy Turley
2	DF	ENG	Tarkan Mustafa
3	DF	ENG	Paul Underwood
4	MF	IRL	Michael McElhatton
5	DF	WAL	Mark Peters
7	MF	ENG	Garry Butterworth
8	MF	AUS	Jon Brady
9	FW	ENG	Scott Partridge
10	FW	ENG	Duane Darby
11	MF	ENG	Andy Burgess
12	FW	ENG	Brett Angell
15	MF	ENG	Gary Mills
16	GK	WAL	Tony Pennock
17	DF	ENG	Gary Setchell
18	DF	SCO	Stuart Gray^{[notes 1]}
19	FW	FRA	Raphaël Jacquel
20	FW	JAM	Paul Hall^{[notes 2]}


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	ENG	Ritchie Hanlon
22	DF	ENG	Andrew Sambrook
23	DF	ENG	Brett Solkhon
24	GK	ENG	Adam Dowell
25	FW	WAL	Robert Duffy
26	DF	ENG	John Dempster
27	MF	ENG	Daniel Talbot
28	MF	ENG	David Bell^{[notes 3]}
29	MF	ENG	Stuart Wardley
30	DF	ENG	Delroy Gordon
31	FW	JAM	Onandi Lowe
32	DF	ENG	Chris Tedder
33	DF	IRL	David Bell
34	GK	WAL	Alex Davies
35	DF	NIR	Barry Hunter
36	DF	ENG	Andy Tillson
37	GK	ENG	Stuart Naylor

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	MF	IRL	Michael McElhatton (on loan to Chester City)
6	DF	ENG	Ray Warburton (to Boston United)
9	FW	ENG	Justin Jackson (to Doncaster Rovers)
12	MF	ENG	Jim Rodwell (to Boston United)
14	DF	IRL	Shaun Carey^{[notes 4]} (on loan to Stevenage Borough)
19	FW	ENG	Warren Patmore (to Woking)
19	FW	ENG	Christian Lee (on loan from Farnborough Town)
19	FW	ENG	Peter Thomson (on loan from Luton Town)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	ENG	Stuart Douglas (on loan from Luton Town)
20	MF	ENG	Simon Wormull (to Stevenage Borough)
21	MF	ENG	Richard Butcher (to Kettering Town)
22	DF	ENG	Matty Stowell (to Hampton & Richmond Borough)
24	FW	FRA	Jean-Michel Sigere (to Stevenage Borough)
29	FW	ENG	Luke Rowlett (to Tamworth)
31	FW	ENG	Caleb Folan^{[notes 5]} (on loan from Leeds United)

References

Notes

^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented Scotland at U-21 level.
^ Hall was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
^ Bell was born in Wellingborough, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 and B level.
^ Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 level.
^ Folan was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and grandmother and represented the Republic of Ireland at B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland national football team in October 2008.