lo ch , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁clubs ▁w age ▁bill . ▁Manager ▁Billy ▁Dav ies ▁also ▁res igned ▁early ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁Mother well ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁S PL ▁club ▁to ▁enter ▁administration ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁with ▁deb ts ▁of ▁£ 1 1 ▁million ▁and ▁a ▁w age ▁bill ▁tot alling ▁ 9 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁annual ▁turn over . ▁Dav ies ' ▁replacement , ▁Eric ▁Black , ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁Pat ▁Ne vin ▁both ▁left ▁their ▁roles ▁with ▁only ▁two ▁matches ▁to ▁go ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁once ▁administration ▁hit , ▁and ▁ 1 9 ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁players ▁were ▁made ▁redundant ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Despite ▁Mother well ' s ▁financial ▁difficulties , ▁it ▁was ▁St ▁John stone ▁who ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁bottom ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁with ▁only ▁ 2 1 ▁points , ▁ 1 9 ▁points ▁behind ▁ 1 1 th ▁place . ▁Their ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁was ▁confirmed ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁against ▁Mother well ▁left ▁them ▁ 1 4 ▁points ▁ad rift ▁with ▁ 4 ▁matches ▁to ▁play . ▁ ▁Format ▁In ▁the ▁initial ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁teams ▁play ▁the ▁other ▁eleven ▁teams ▁three ▁times . ▁After ▁ 3 3 ▁r ounds , ▁the ▁league ▁spl its ▁into ▁two ▁sections , ▁a