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Revision as of 13:41, 19 August 2013

Sunderland
2001–02 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerPeter Reid
StadiumStadium of Light
FA Premier League17th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Phillips (11)
All: Kevin Phillips (13)
Average home league attendance44,108

During the 2001–02 season, Sunderland competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

In the 2001–02 season, Sunderland narrowly avoided relegation. They were the lowest scoring team in the Premier League,[1] with 29 goals, ending the season in 17th place and being knocked out of both English Cup competitions in their first rounds.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League

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Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

1Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.

2Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners

3Despite relegation, Ipswich Town qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying Round as Fair Play Award winners

Results

Sunderland's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2001 Ipswich Town H 1–0 47,370 Phillips (pen)
22 August 2001 Fulham A 0–2 20,197
26 August 2001 Newcastle United A 1–1 52,021 Phillips
8 September 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 45,103 Quinn
16 September 2001 Aston Villa A 0–0 31,668
19 September 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–2 47,310 Phillips
22 September 2001 Charlton Athletic H 2–2 46,825 Quinn (2)
29 September 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 2–0 24,520 Phillips, Craddock
13 October 2001 Manchester United H 1–3 48,305 Phillips
22 October 2001 Middlesbrough A 0–2 28,432
27 October 2001 Arsenal H 1–1 48,029 Schwarz
3 November 2001 Leicester City A 0–1 20,573
18 November 2001 Leeds United H 2–0 48,005 Arca, Phillips
25 November 2001 Liverpool A 0–1 43,537
1 December 2001 West Ham United H 1–0 47,437 Phillips
9 December 2001 Chelsea H 0–0 48,017
15 December 2001 Southampton A 0–2 29,459
22 December 2001 Everton H 1–0 48,013 Reyna
26 December 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 3–0 29,869 Quinn (2), Kilbane
29 December 2001 Ipswich Town A 0–5 24,517
1 January 2002 Aston Villa H 1–1 45,324 Thome
12 January 2002 Everton A 0–1 30,736
19 January 2002 Fulham H 1–1 45,124 Phillips
29 January 2002 Middlesbrough H 0–1 44,579
2 February 2002 Manchester United A 1–4 67,587 Phillips
9 February 2002 Derby County A 1–0 31,771 Quinn
24 February 2002 Newcastle United H 0–1 48,290
2 March 2002 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 36,062 M'Boma
5 March 2002 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 43,011 McAteer
16 March 2002 Chelsea A 0–4 40,218
23 March 2002 Southampton H 1–1 46,120 McAteer
30 March 2002 Arsenal A 0–3 38,047
1 April 2002 Leicester City H 2–1 44,950 Reyna (2)
7 April 2002 Leeds United A 0–2 39,195
13 April 2002 Liverpool H 0–1 48,355
20 April 2002 West Ham United A 0–3 33,319
27 April 2002 Charlton Athletic A 2–2 26,614 Kilbane, Phillips
11 May 2002 Derby County H 1–1 47,989 Phillips

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 2002 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 29,133 Phillips

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 12 September 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–4 (a.e.t) 12,074 Phillips, Laslandes

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark DEN Thomas Sorensen
2 DF Switzerland SUI Bernt Haas
3 DF England ENG Michael Gray (captain)
4 MF United States USA Claudio Reyna
5 DF Slovakia SVK Stanislav Varga
6 DF Brazil BRA Emerson Thome
7 FW Cameroon CMR Patrick M'Boma (on loan from Parma)
8 MF England ENG Gavin McCann
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Quinn
10 FW England ENG Kevin Phillips
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane
12 DF Sweden SWE Joachim Björklund
13 GK Northern Ireland NIR Michael Ingham
14 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Medina
15 FW France FRA David Bellion
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason McAteer
17 DF England ENG Jody Craddock
18 DF England ENG Darren Williams
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Kyle
20 MF Sweden SWE Stefan Schwarz
21 MF England ENG Paul Thirlwell
22 DF England ENG Simon Ramsden
24 DF Northern Ireland NIR George McCartney
25 DF England ENG Mark Maley
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Thomas Butler
27 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Reddy
28 MF Wales WAL John Oster
29 MF Belgium BEL Tom Peeters
30 GK Austria AUT Jürgen Macho
31 DF England ENG Ben Clark
32 DF Turkey TUR Baki Mercimek
33 DF Argentina ARG Julio Arca
34 FW England ENG Michael Proctor
35 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brendan McGill
36 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Cliff Byrne
40 GK England ENG John Kennedy

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF Scotland SCO Don Hutchison (to West Ham United)
7 FW France FRA Lilian Laslandes (on loan to Köln)
12 FW England ENG Danny Dichio (to West Bromwich Albion)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Scotland SCO Alex Rae (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
23 MF England ENG Chris Lumsdon (to Barnsley)
37 MF England ENG Neil Wainwright (to Darlington)

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
18 May 2001 MF Argentina Nicolas Medina Argentinos Juniors £3.5 million
13 June 2001 DF Netherlands Baki Mercimek Haarlem Free
28 June 2001 FW France Lilian Laslandes Bordeaux £3.6 million
3 July 2001 FW France David Bellion Cannes Free
3 August 2001 DF Switzerland Bernt Haas Grasshopper £750,000
7 December 2001 MF United States Claudio Reyna Rangers £4 million

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
18 August 2001 MF England Neil Wainwright Darlington £50,000
30 August 2001 MF Scotland Don Hutchison West Ham United £5 million
19 September 2001 MF Scotland Alex Rae Wolverhampton Wanderers £1.2 million
30 November 2001 FW England Danny Dichio West Bromwich Albion £1.25 million
11 December 2001 MF England Chris Lumsdon Barnsley Undisclosed

References

  1. ^ a b Richard Rundle. "2001–02 FA Premier League". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sunderland/2001-2002/results
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