During the 2001–02 English football season,

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competed in the

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Season summary

The 2001–02 season turned out to be the Stockport's worst ever season at the time. With Stockport already bottom of the league, a 4–0 home defeat to

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saw manager Kilner sacked. Shortly after he was replaced with former

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international

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. A 2–1 win over

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gave them some hope, but Stockport then went on to lose 11 matches in a row, another unwanted club record. The Hatters picked up just 3 more wins during the rest of the season (one of these being another unforgettable 2–1 victory over Manchester City, having been 1–0 down with just 5 minutes left) finishing the season with just 26 points, going down on 16 March, the quickest post-war relegation.

Final league table

Results

''Stockport County's score comes first''

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

League Cup

Squad

Left club during season

References

Stockport County F.C. seasons {{DEFAULTSORT:2001-02 Stockport County F.C. season