2001–02 Aston Villa F.C. season

During 2001–02, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Aston Villa's early season form was good and the Midlanders even went top briefly at the end of October, but followed that with a run of eleven games with only one win, falling out of the title race.

Aston Villa
2001–02 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerJohn Gregory (until 24 January)[1]
John Deehan and Stuart Gray (caretakers)
Graham Taylor (from 5 February)
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League8th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Intertoto CupWinners
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Darius Vassell and Juan Pablo Ángel (12)

All:
Juan Pablo Ángel (16)
Average home league attendance35,012

John Gregory announced his surprise resignation after four years as Villa manager on 24 January. A host of names were linked with the vacancy, but in the end it was Graham Taylor, who took Villa to promotion in 1988 and second place in the league in 1990, who was appointed manager. Taylor was unable to improve Villa's form, but two wins against Southampton and Chelsea at the end of the season where enough to see Villa finish eighth thus finishing in the top 10 for the seventh year in succession.

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Transfers

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Transferred in

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Date Pos Player From Fee
20 June 2001 AM   Hassan Kachloul Southampton Free transfer
7 July 2001 LM   Mustapha Hadji Coventry City £4,500,000
12 July 2001 GK   Peter Schmeichel   Sporting Free transfer
19 July 2001 CB   Olof Mellberg   Racing Santander £5,000,000
24 August 2001 CF   Boško Balaban   Dinamo Zagreb £5,800,000
27 March 2002 CF Peter Crouch Portsmouth £5,000,000
£20,300,000

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player From Loan End

Transferred out

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Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 2001 CM   David Curtolo - Released
1 July 2001 GK Neil Cutler Stoke City Free transfer
7 July 2001 CF Julian Joachim Coventry City £2,000,000
11 July 2001 GK David James West Ham United £3,500,000
11 July 2001 CB Gareth Southgate Middlesbrough £6,500,000
31 October 2001 CF   Neil Tarrant   Ross County Free transfer
20 December 2001 CF Richard Walker Blackpool £50,000
8 February 2002 LM   David Ginola Everton Free transfer
19 March 2002 AM Michael Standing Bradford City Free transfer
£12,050,000

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player To Loan End
26 July 2001 CF   Neil Tarrant   Motherwell 31 October 2001
14 September 2001 CF Richard Walker Wycombe Wanderers 11 December 2001
25 October 2001 LB   Jlloyd Samuel Gillingham 3 December 2001
26 October 2001 LM   Thomas Hitzlsperger Chesterfield 10 December 2001
9 March 2002 CM Stephen Cooke Bournemouth 21 April 2002
28 March 2002 CF Dion Dublin Millwall 31 May 2002

Overall transfer activity

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Squad

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First Team

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# Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls
Goalkeepers
1 Peter Schmeichel GK   Gladsaxe (1963-11-18)18 November 1963 (aged 37)   Sporting 12 July 2000 Free transfer - -
12 Peter Enckelman GK   Turku (1977-03-10)10 March 1977 (aged 24)   TPS 1 February 1999 £200,000 14 0
13 Boaz Myhill GK     Modesto, CA (1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 2001 - -
39 Wayne Henderson GK   Dublin (1983-09-16)16 September 1983 (aged 17) Academy 1 July 2001 - -
Defenders
2 Mark Delaney RB   Haverfordwest (1976-05-13)13 May 1976 (aged 25)   Cardiff City 9 March 1999 £250,000 59 1
3 Alan Wright LB   Ashton-under-Lyne (1971-09-28)28 September 1971 (aged 29) Blackburn Rovers 10 March 1995 £1,000,000 286 5
4 Olof Mellberg CB   Gullspång (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 23)   Racing Santander 19 July 2001 £5,000,000 - -
5 Alpay Özalan CB   İzmir (1973-05-30)30 May 1973 (aged 28)   Fenerbahçe 28 July 2000 £5,600,000 36 0
11 Steve Staunton LB   Dundalk (1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 32) Liverpool 6 December 2000 Free transfer 281 17
15 Gareth Barry LB   Hastings (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 20) Academy 1 January 1998 121 4
25 Jon Bewers RB   Kettering (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 1999 1 0
31 Jlloyd Samuel LB   San Fernando (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 20) Academy 1 January 1999 17 0
Midfielders
6 George Boateng CM     Nkawkaw (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 25) Coventry City 20 July 1999 £4,500,000 86 4
7 Ian Taylor CM   Birmingham (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 33) Sheffield Wednesday 21 December 1994 £1,000,000 255 36
10 Paul Merson (c) AM   Harlesden (1968-03-20)20 March 1968 (aged 33) Middlesbrough 8 September 1998 £6,750,000 117 16
14 David Ginola LM   Gassin (1967-01-25)25 January 1967 (aged 34) Tottenham Hotspur 30 July 2000 £3,000,000 28 3
17 Lee Hendrie RM   Solihull (1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (aged 24) Academy 1 July 1995 146 16
18 Steve Stone RM   Gateshead (1971-08-20)20 August 1971 (aged 29) Nottingham Forest 11 March 1999 £5,500,000 88 6
20 Mustapha Hadji LM   Ifrane Atlas-Saghir (1971-11-16)16 November 1971 (aged 29) Coventry City 7 July 2001 £4,500,000 - -
21 Thomas Hitzlsperger LM   Munich (1982-04-05)5 April 1982 (aged 19)   Bayern Munich 5 August 2000 Free transfer 1 0
24 John McGrath CM   Limerick (1980-03-27)27 March 1980 (aged 21) Academy 1 July 1999 3 0
27 Michael Standing AM   Shoreham-by-Sea (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) Academy 1 July 1998 0 0
28 Gavin Melaugh CM   Derry (1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2000 0 0
29 Stephen Cooke CM   Walsall (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 2000 1 0
30 Hassan Kachloul AM   Agadir (1973-02-19)19 February 1973 (aged 28) Southampton 1 July 2001 - -
Forwards
8 Juan Pablo Ángel CF   Medellín (1975-10-24)24 October 1975 (aged 25)   River Plate 13 January 2001 £9,500,000 10 1
9 Dion Dublin CF   Leicester (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 32) Coventry City 5 November 1998 £5,750,000 97 35
16 Peter Crouch CF   Macclesfield (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 20) Portsmouth 27 March 2002 £5,000,000 - -
19 Boško Balaban CF   Rijeka (1978-10-15)15 October 1978 (aged 22)   Dinamo Zagreb 24 October 2001 £5,800,000 - -
22 Darius Vassell CF   Birmingham (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 21) Academy 1 January 1998 58 7
23 Stefan Moore CF   Birmingham (1983-09-28)28 September 1983 (aged 17) Academy 1 July 2001 - -
26 Richard Walker CF   Birmingham (1977-11-08)8 November 1977 (aged 23) Academy 1 July 1997 Loan 10 2
42 Peter Hynes CF   Dublin (1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 17) Academy 1 July 2001 - -
44 Neil Tarrant CF     Darlington (1979-06-24)24 June 1979 (aged 22)   Ross County 28 April 1998 £250,000 0 0

Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 2001.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Chelsea 38 17 13 8 66 38 +28 64 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
7 West Ham United 38 15 8 15 48 57 −9 53
8 Aston Villa 38 12 14 12 46 47 −1 50 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
9 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 49 53 −4 50
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 55 51 +4 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.
  2. ^ Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 14 12 46 47  −1 50 8 7 4 22 17  +5 4 7 8 24 30  −6
Results by matchday
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultDDWDWWWLWWLDDLDLWLLDDWWDDDLWLLDLDLLDWW
Position141581064453133567888897777777787781010101098
Source: 11v11.com: 2001-02 Aston Villa results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Aston Villa's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 36,059
26 August 2001 Manchester United H 1–1 42,632 Vassell 4'
8 September 2001 Liverpool A 3–1 44,102 Dublin 31', Hendrie 55', Vassell 86'
16 September 2001 Sunderland H 0–0 31,668
24 September 2001 Southampton A 3–1 26,794 Boateng 9', Ángel 15', Hadji 79'
30 September 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 27,732 Ángel 46', Vassell 72'
14 October 2001 Fulham H 2–0 28,579 Vassell 50', Taylor 61'
20 October 2001 Everton A 2–3 33,352 Hadji 71', Schmeichel 90'
24 October 2001 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 27,701 Kachloul 9'
27 October 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 3–2 33,599 Ángel 13', (pen) 47', Vassell 43'
3 November 2001 Newcastle United A 0–3 51,057
17 November 2001 Middlesbrough H 0–0 35,424
25 November 2001 Leeds United A 1–1 40,159 Kachloul 35'
1 December 2001 Leicester City H 0–2 30,711
5 December 2001 West Ham United A 1–1 28,377 Dublin 1'
9 December 2001 Arsenal A 2–3 38,074 Merson 21', Stone 34'
17 December 2001 Ipswich Town H 2–1 29,320 Ángel 44', 70'
22 December 2001 Derby County A 1–3 28,001 Ángel 45'
26 December 2001 Liverpool H 1–2 42,602 Hendrie 21'
29 December 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 41,134 Ángel (pen) 90'
1 January 2002 Sunderland A 1–1 45,324 Taylor 59'
12 January 2002 Derby County H 2–1 28,881 Vassell 12', Ángel 26'
21 January 2002 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 25,681 Vassell 8', Ángel 42'
30 January 2002 Everton H 0–0 32,460
2 February 2002 Fulham A 0–0 20,041
9 February 2002 Chelsea H 1–1 41,137 Merson 28'
23 February 2002 Manchester United A 0–1 67,592
2 March 2002 West Ham United H 2–1 37,341 Ángel 23', Vassell 90'
5 March 2002 Blackburn Rovers A 0–3 21,988
17 March 2002 Arsenal H 1–2 41,520 Dublin 69'
23 March 2002 Ipswich Town A 0–0 25,247
30 March 2002 Bolton Wanderers A 2–3 24,600 Warhurst (own goal) 15', Taylor 17'
2 April 2002 Newcastle United H 1–1 36,597 Crouch 26'
6 April 2002 Middlesbrough A 1–2 26,003 Ángel 60'
13 April 2002 Leeds United H 0–1 40,039
20 April 2002 Leicester City A 2–2 18,125 Vassell 22', Hitzlsperger 27'
27 April 2002 Southampton H 2–1 35,255 Vassell 8', 42'
11 May 2002 Chelsea A 3–1 40,709 Crouch 21', Vassell 63', Dublin 88'

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2002 Manchester United H 2–3 38,444 Taylor 51', Neville (own goal) 53'

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 10 October 2001 Reading H 1–0 23,431 Dublin 45'
R4 28 November 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–1 26,526

Intertoto Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 First Leg 14 July 2001 NK Slaven Belupo   A 1–2 3,000 Ginola 88'
R3 Second Leg 21 July 2001 NK Slaven Belupo   H 2–0 (won 3–2 on agg) 27,580 Hendrie 19', 41'
SF First Leg 25 July 2001 Rennes   A 1–2 15,753 Vassell 90'
SF Second Leg 1 August 2001 Rennes   H 1–0 (won on away goals) 30,782 Dublin 5'
F First Leg 7 August 2001 Basel   A 1–1 25,879 Merson 59'
F Second Leg 21 August 2001 Basel   H 4–1 (won 5–2 on agg) 39,593 Vassell 45', Ángel 55', 79', Ginola 83'

UEFA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 20 September 2001 NK Varteks   H 2–3 27,132 Ángel 54', 70'
R1 Second Leg 27 September 2001 NK Varteks   A 1–0 (lost on away goals) 12,100 Hadji 90'

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[3]

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   DEN Peter Schmeichel
2 DF   WAL Mark Delaney
3 DF   ENG Alan Wright
4 DF   SWE Olof Mellberg
5 DF   TUR Alpay Özalan
6 MF   NED George Boateng[a]
7 MF   ENG Ian Taylor
8 FW   COL Juan Pablo Ángel
9 FW   ENG Dion Dublin
10 MF   ENG Paul Merson (captain)
11 DF   IRL Steve Staunton
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK   FIN Peter Enckelman
15 DF   ENG Gareth Barry
16 FW   ENG Peter Crouch
17 MF   ENG Lee Hendrie
18 MF   ENG Steve Stone
19 FW   CRO Boško Balaban
20 MF   MAR Mustapha Hadji
21 MF   GER Thomas Hitzlsperger
22 FW   ENG Darius Vassell
30 MF   MAR Hassan Kachloul
31 DF   ENG Jlloyd Samuel[b]

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   FRA David Ginola (to Everton)
26 FW   ENG Richard Walker (to Blackpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF   ENG Michael Standing (to Bradford City)
44 FW   SCO Neil Tarrant[c] (to Ross County)

Reserve squad

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The following players made most of their appearances for the reserves this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s, or may have appeared for the first team in a friendly.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   ENG Boaz Myhill[d]
24 MF   IRL John McGrath
25 FW   ENG Jon Bewers
28 MF   NIR Gavin Melaugh
29 MF   ENG Stephen Cooke
DF   ENG Danny Haynes
DF   ENG Danny Jackman
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Andrew Marfell
MF   ENG Jay Smith
MF   ENG David Berks
MF   GER Giovanni Speranza[e] (on trial)
MF   UKR Serhiy Kandaurov[f] (on trial from Benfica)
   Stefan Andersson

U-19 squad

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The following players made most of their appearances for the U-19s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW   ENG Stefan Moore
39 GK   IRL Wayne Henderson
42 FW   IRL Peter Hynes
43 DF   ENG Liam Ridgewell
46 DF   ENG Ben Willetts
DF   ENG David Andrewartha
DF   ENG Rob Edwards[g]
DF   ENG Leon Hylton
DF   ENG Cameron Stuart
DF   IRL Seán Dillon
MF   ENG Ryan Amoo
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Jamie Cunnington (on trial to Bradford City)
MF   ENG Alexis Nicolas[h]
MF   ENG James Pawley
MF   ENG Peter Whittingham
MF   NIR David Scullion
MF   DEN Thomas Kristensen (on trial from AB)
MF   RUS Alexei Eremenko[i] (on trial from FC Jokerit)
FW   ENG Lee McGuire
FW   ENG Michael Husbands
FW   FRO Hjalgrím Elttør (on trial from )
DF    Andy Wells

U-17 squad

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The following players made most of their appearances for the U-17s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-19s.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Antoni Pecora
GK   IRL Stephen Gahan
DF   ENG Stuart Bridges
DF   ENG Gary Cahill
DF   ENG Scott Cormell
DF   ENG Nick Green
DF   ENG Paul Green
DF   ENG James O'Connor
DF   ENG Oliver Williams
MF   ENG Adam Baptist
MF   ENG Jamie Ward[j]
MF   SCO Colin Marshall
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   NIR Steven Davis
MF   IRL Stephen Foley-Sheridan
FW   ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor
FW   ENG Mark Atkinson
FW   ENG Luke Moore
FW   ENG Shane Paul
FW   SCO Alan Brazil
MF    Rowan Caney
MF    John Grady
MF    David Nolan
   Daniel Bridges

Other players

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The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this 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
DF   ENG Liam Folds
DF   ENG Jamie McCombe (on trial from Scunthorpe United)
DF   IRL Pierre Ennis
DF   DEN Casper Abildgaard (on trial from AB)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   IRL Keith Fahey
FW   ENG John Turner
MF    John Malpass

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Continental
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   DEN Peter Schmeichel 36 1 29 1 1 0 2 0 4 0
12 GK   FIN Peter Enckelman 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0
Defenders
2 DF   WAL Mark Delaney 39 0 30 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
3 DF   ENG Alan Wright 32 0 23 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
4 DF   SWE Olof Mellberg 36 0 32 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF   TUR Alpay Özalan 24 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
11 DF   IRL Steve Staunton 38 0 30+3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
31 DF   ENG Jlloyd Samuel 26 0 17+6 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0
Midfielders
6 MF   NED George Boateng 48 1 37 1 1 0 1+1 0 8 0
7 MF   ENG Ian Taylor 18 4 7+9 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
10 MF   ENG Paul Merson 27 3 18+3 2 1 0 0 0 5 1
14 MF   FRA David Ginola 13 2 0+5 0 0 0 1+1 0 3+3 2
15 MF   ENG Gareth Barry 28 0 16+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 6+1 0
17 MF   ENG Lee Hendrie 39 4 25+4 2 1 0 2 0 7 2
18 MF   ENG Steve Stone 32 1 14+8 1 0+1 0 1 0 5+3 0
20 MF   MAR Mustapha Hadji 32 3 17+6 2 0+1 0 2 0 3+3 1
21 MF   GER Thomas Hitzlsperger 12 1 11+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   MAR Hassan Kachloul 31 2 17+5 2 0 0 2 0 6+1 0
Forwards
8 FW   COL Juan Pablo Ángel 35 16 26+3 12 1 0 1 0 2+2 4
9 FW   ENG Dion Dublin 30 6 9+12 4 0 0 1+1 1 5+2 1
16 FW   ENG Peter Crouch 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   CRO Boško Balaban 11 0 0+8 0 0 0 1+1 0 1 0
22 FW   ENG Darius Vassell 44 14 30+6 12 1 0 0+1 0 2+4 2
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 30 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions[4]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
1 GK   Peter Schmeichel 36
2 RB   Mark Delaney 39
4 CB   Olof Mellberg 36
11 CB   Steve Staunton 35
3 LB   Alan Wright 32
17 RM   Lee Hendrie 35
10 CM   Paul Merson 24 Alpay Özalan has 24 starts
6 CM   George Boateng 47
30 LM   Hassan Kachloul 25
8 CF   Juan Pablo Ángel 30
22 CF   Darius Vassell 33

Notes

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  1. ^ Boateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Netherlands in November 2001.
  2. ^ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-21 level and be called up to the senior team before switching his international allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago and making his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.
  3. ^ Tarrant was born in Darlington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. ^ Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  5. ^ Speranza was born in Giessen, West Germany (now Germany), and later represented Italy internationally in futsal.
  6. ^ Kandaurov was born in Zheleznogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia), but also qualified to represent Ukraine internationally and made his international debut for Ukraine in August 1992.
  7. ^ Edwards was born in Madeley, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Wales in March 2003.
  8. ^ Nicolas was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  9. ^ Eremenko was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia), but was raised in Finland from the age of 7, gained Finnish citizenship in 2003, and would make his international debut for Finland in October 2003.
  10. ^ Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.

References

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  1. ^ "Gregory resigns as Villa boss". bbc.co.uk. 24 January 2002.
  2. ^ "Aston Villa 2001-2002 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  4. ^ "All Aston Villa players: 2002". www.11v11.com.
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