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2001–02 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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

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

Season summary edit

In the 2001–02 season, despite standing 9th on Boxing Day 2001, 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]

Results edit

Sunderland's score comes first[2]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League edit

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Everton 38 11 10 17 45 57 −12 43
16 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 13 16 44 62 −18 40
17 Sunderland 38 10 10 18 29 51 −22 40
18 Ipswich Town (R) 38 9 9 20 41 64 −23 36 UEFA Cup QR and relegation to the First Division[a]
19 Derby County (R) 38 8 6 24 33 63 −30 30 Relegation to the Football League First Division
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying as the winners of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association, and as one of the UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.

Results per matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWLDWDLDWLLDLWLWDLWWLDLDLLWLLWLDLWLLLDD
Position71010678759121215131311131311910101211111511141413141516141515171717
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 edit

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 edit

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

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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 Thomas Sorensen
2 DF   SUI Bernt Haas[notes 1]
3 DF   ENG Michael Gray (captain)
4 MF   USA Claudio Reyna
5 DF   SVK Stanislav Varga
6 DF   BRA Emerson Thome
7 FW   CMR Patrick M'Boma (on loan from Parma)
8 MF   ENG Gavin McCann
9 FW   IRL Niall Quinn
10 FW   ENG Kevin Phillips
11 MF   IRL Kevin Kilbane[notes 2]
12 DF   SWE Joachim Björklund
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   NIR Michael Ingham[notes 3]
15 FW   FRA David Bellion
16 MF   IRL Jason McAteer[notes 4]
17 DF   ENG Jody Craddock
18 DF   ENG Darren Williams
19 FW   SCO Kevin Kyle
20 MF   SWE Stefan Schwarz
21 MF   ENG Paul Thirlwell
24 DF   NIR George McCartney
26 MF   IRL Thomas Butler
30 GK   AUT Jürgen Macho
33 DF   ARG Julio Arca

Left club during season edit

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   SCO Don Hutchison[notes 5] (to West Ham United)
7 FW   FRA Lilian Laslandes (on loan to Köln)
12 FW   ENG Danny Dichio (to West Bromwich Albion)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   SCO Alex Rae (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
23 MF   ENG Chris Lumsdon (to Barnsley)
37 MF   ENG Neil Wainwright (to Darlington)

Reserves edit

The following players did not appear for the first 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
14 MF   ARG Nicolás Medina
22 DF   ENG Simon Ramsden
25 DF   ENG Mark Maley
27 FW   IRL Michael Reddy
28 MF   WAL John Oster[notes 6]
29 MF   BEL Tom Peeters
31 DF   ENG Ben Clark
32 DF   NED Baki Mercimek[notes 7]
34 FW   ENG Michael Proctor
35 MF   IRL Brendan McGill
36 DF   IRL Cliff Byrne
40 GK   ENG John Kennedy
— GK   ENG Adam Dowell
— DF   ENG Patrick Collins
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   ENG Steve Harrison
— DF   ENG Craig James
— DF   ENG Gareth Mordey
— DF   IRL Stephen Capper
— DF   IRL Mark Rossiter
— MF   ENG Jonjo Dickman
— MF   ENG Marc Hand
— MF   ENG Carl Shippen
— MF   NIR Chris Kingsberry
— MF   IRL Glenn Lacey
— MF   IRL Richie Ryan
— FW   SCO Dene Shields
— FW   NIR Neil Teggart
— FW   IRL Keith Graydon

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Name From Fee
18 May 2001 MF   Nicolas Medina   Argentinos Juniors £3,500,000[4]
13 June 2001 DF   Baki Mercimek   Haarlem Free[5]
28 June 2001 FW   Lilian Laslandes   Bordeaux £3,600,000[6]
3 July 2001 FW   David Bellion   Cannes Free[7]
3 August 2001 DF   Bernt Haas   Grasshopper £750,000[8]
19 October 2001 MF   Jason McAteer   Blackburn Rovers £1 million
7 December 2001 MF   Claudio Reyna   Rangers £4 million
28 January 2002 DF   Joachim Björklund   Venezia £1.5 million

Out edit

Date Pos Name To Fee
1 July 2001 MF   Carsten Fredgaard   FC Copenhagen £500,000[9]
18 August 2001 MF   Neil Wainwright   Darlington £50,000
30 August 2001 MF   Don Hutchison   West Ham United £5 million[10]
19 September 2001 MF   Alex Rae   Wolverhampton Wanderers £1.2 million
30 November 2001 FW   Danny Dichio   West Bromwich Albion £1.25 million
11 December 2001 MF   Chris Lumsdon   Barnsley £350,000

Loan in edit

Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
14 February 2002 FW   Patrick M'Boma Parma 11 May 2002 [11]

Loan out edit

Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
9 August 2001 FW   Michael Proctor York City 21 April 2002
22 August 2001 FW   Danny Dichio West Bromwich Albion 22 September 2001 [12]
7 September 2001 MF   Brendan McGill Carlisle United 21 April 2002
21 September 2001 FW   Michael Reddy Hull City 21 October 2001 [13]
27 September 2001 DF   Mark Maley York City 21 April 2002 [14][15]
5 October 2001 MF   Chris Lumsdon Barnsley 11 December 2001
19 October 2001 MF   John Oster Barnsley 19 November 2001
7 January 2002 FW   Lilian Laslandes Köln 9 March 2002
25 March 2002 DF   Stanislav Varga West Bromwich Albion 25 April 2002
28 March 2002 FW   Michael Reddy Barnsley 22 April 2002

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of end of season[16]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   DEN Thomas Sørensen 35 0 34 0 1 0 0 0
13 GK   NIR Michael Ingham 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 GK   AUT Jurgen Macho 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   SUI Bernt Haas 29 0 27 0 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF   ENG Michael Gray 36 0 35 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF   SVK Stanislav Varga 11 0 9 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF   BRA Emerson Thome 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0
12 DF   SWE Joachim Björklund 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   ENG Jody Craddock 31 1 30 1 0+1 0 0 0
18 DF   ENG Darren Williams 30 0 23+5 0 1 0 1 0
24 DF   NIR George McCartney 20 0 12+6 0 1 0 1 0
Midfielders:
4 MF   USA Claudio Reyna 17 3 17 3 0 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Gavin McCann 31 0 29 0 1 0 1 0
11 MF   IRL Kevin Kilbane 30 2 24+4 2 0+1 0 1 0
16 MF   IRL Jason McAteer 27 2 26 2 1 0 0 0
20 MF   SWE Stefan Schwarz 20 1 18+2 1 0 0 0 0
21 MF   ENG Paul Thirlwell 16 0 11+3 0 1 0 1 0
26 MF   IRL Thomas Butler 7 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   ARG Julio Arca 24 1 20+2 1 1 0 1 0
Forwards:
7 FW   CMR Patrick M'Boma 9 1 5+4 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW   IRL Niall Quinn 39 6 24+14 6 1 0 0 0
10 FW   ENG Kevin Phillips 39 13 37 11 1 1 1 1
15 FW   FRA David Bellion 10 0 0+9 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW   SCO Kevin Kyle 8 0 0+6 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Players no longer with club:
4 MF   SCO Don Hutchison 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   FRA Lilian Laslandes 13 1 5+7 0 0 0 0+1 1
16 MF   SCO Alex Rae 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0

Notes edit

  1. ^ Haas was born in Vienna, Austria, but also qualified to represent Switzerland internationally and made his international debut for Switzerland in 1996.
  2. ^ Kilbane was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in September 1997.
  3. ^ Ingham was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005.
  4. ^ McAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994.
  5. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at B level before making his international debut for Scotland in March 1999.
  6. ^ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  7. ^ Mercimek was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and would represent them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2006.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Richard Rundle. "2001–02 FA Premier League". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Sunderland 2001-2002 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Sunderland - 2001/02".
  4. ^ "Sunderland snap up Argentine". BBC Sport. 18 May 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Sunderland sign Mercimek". BBC Sport. 13 June 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Sunderland grab Laslandes". BBC Sport. 28 June 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Reid signs teenage striker". BBC Sport. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Black Cats sign Swiss defender". BBC Sport. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Fredgaard leaves Sunderland". BBC Sport. 15 May 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Roeder signs Hutchison". BBC Sport. 30 August 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Mboma signs for Sunderland". BBC Sport. 13 February 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Baggies snap up Dichio". BBC Sport. 23 August 2001. Archived from the original on 27 August 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Hull sign Reddy". BBC Sport. 22 September 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  14. ^ "York sign Maley". BBC Sport. 27 September 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Maley stays on". BBC Sport. 22 November 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  16. ^ "All Sunderland players: 2002".
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