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2001–02 FA Premier League

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The 2001–02 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the competition. It began with a new sponsor, Barclaycard, and was titled the FA Barclaycard Premiership, replacing the previous sponsor, Carling. The title race turned into a battle among four sides – Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Newcastle United.

FA Premier League
Season2001–02
Dates18 August 2001 – 11 May 2002
ChampionsArsenal
2nd Premier League title
12th English title
RelegatedIpswich Town
Derby County
Leicester City
Champions LeagueArsenal
Liverpool
Manchester United
Newcastle United
UEFA CupLeeds United
Chelsea
Blackburn Rovers
Ipswich Town (through UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking)
Intertoto CupAston Villa
Fulham
Matches played380
Goals scored1,001 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerThierry Henry
(24 goals)
Best goalkeeperNigel Martyn (18 clean sheets)
Biggest home winBlackburn Rovers 7–1 West Ham United
(14 October 2001)
Biggest away winIpswich Town 0–6 Liverpool
(9 February 2002)
Highest scoringTottenham Hotspur 3–5 Manchester United
(29 September 2001)
Blackburn Rovers 7–1 West Ham United
(14 October 2001)
Charlton Athletic 4–4 West Ham United
(19 November 2001)
West Ham United 3–5 Manchester United
(16 March 2002)
Newcastle United 6–2 Everton
(29 March 2002)
Longest winning run13 games[1]
Arsenal
Longest unbeaten run21 games[1]
Arsenal
Longest winless run16 games[1]
Leicester City
Longest losing run7 games[1]
Derby County
Highest attendance67,638
Manchester United 0–1 Middlesbrough
(23 March 2002)
Lowest attendance15,415
Leicester City 1–2 Middlesbrough
(18 September 2001)
Total attendance13,091,502[2]
Average attendance34,451[2]

Arsenal clinched the title on 8 May 2002 after a convincing win against Manchester United at Old Trafford, in the penultimate game of the season. This new attacking Arsenal side had won the FA Cup five days before and made history by accomplishing their third double, their second under the reign of Arsène Wenger, who showed his commitment by signing a new four-year deal with Arsenal.

The season started on 18 August 2001 and ended on 11 May 2002.

Season summary

At the start of 2002 the title race was wide open, with the likes of Newcastle United and Leeds United contesting at the top of the table along with the usual likes of Arsenal and Manchester United. Newcastle, after back-to-back away wins at Arsenal and Leeds during the Christmas period, confirmed themselves as genuine title challengers and led the league at the turn of the year. Leeds had topped the table at Christmas prior to losing at Elland Road to Newcastle.

Despite being top of the table at the start of December – eleven points clear of Manchester United – Liverpool underwent a severe slump, falling to fifth place, five points behind United. Would-be contenders Chelsea, Newcastle United and Leeds United had by this point disappeared into the chasing pack.

January saw Liverpool travelling to both Highbury and Old Trafford in the space of a fortnight. Liverpool's Danny Murphy scored a late winner to give the Merseyside club all three points against United, and John Arne Riise then salvaged a point for Liverpool against Arsenal, allowing Manchester United to top the table for the first time that season.

In March, Arsenal were installed as strong favourites for the Premiership title after Liverpool's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Arsenal's April triumph against Bolton Wanderers brought them to within three points of a second Premier League title under Arsène Wenger.

Fittingly, the Premiership title would be decided at Old Trafford as Arsenal and Manchester United faced one another in a decisive encounter. Arsenal only required a draw to guarantee their second title in five seasons to go with their FA Cup victory against London rivals Chelsea four days previously; United had to win to take the title race to the last day. In the end, Arsenal emerged victorious as their record signing Sylvain Wiltord scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal was confirmed Premiership champions with a game to spare. Manchester United's disappointment was compounded by Liverpool leapfrogging them into second place by virtue of their 4–3 victory against Blackburn Rovers.

On the final day of the season Liverpool confirmed second place, and in doing so, gaining automatic qualification to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, by thrashing Ipswich Town 5–0 at Anfield. Arsenal rounded off their successful league campaign in style, beating Everton 4–3 at Highbury. Manchester United limped to a poor draw against Charlton Athletic, completing a disappointing campaign for the deposed league champions, the first time since the Premiership had been formed that they had finished out of the top two places and they were required to play in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League the following season.

Newcastle joined Manchester United in those Champions League qualifying rounds by finishing in fourth, whilst a poor run of results at the beginning of the year saw Leeds United's title and Champions League hopes crumble, they were to finish five points adrift of Newcastle in fifth, and would be joined in the UEFA Cup by Chelsea, whose inconsistent form also put pay to their top four aspirations. Leeds controversially sacked their manager David O'Leary after the season concluded.

For the first time in the history of the Premier League, all three promoted teams avoided relegation – Fulham, Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn and Bolton spent eleven years in the Premier League, before they were both relegated in 2011–12; coincidentally, in that same season, the three teams promoted from the 2010–11 Football League Championship also stayed up. Fulham spent thirteen years in the top flight before their relegation in 2013–14.

Fulham had splashed out £34 million on new players during the close season, with their owner Mohamed Al-Fayed being one of the wealthiest benefactors in English football. He even boasted that they would win the Premiership title in 2001–02, and most pundits tipped Fulham, managed by former French international Jean Tigana, to push for a place in Europe. However, Fulham finished thirteenth, 47 points away from Arsenal.

Bolton Wanderers went top of the Premiership after winning their first three fixtures of the season, causing an upset by beating Gérard Houllier's Liverpool in the latter stage of the game. Manager Sam Allardyce was boasting that his side were good enough to win their first ever league title, but Bolton's league form slumped after the first two months of the season and they finished 16th place – their survival confirmed in the penultimate game of the season.

Blackburn Rovers were the most successful of the promoted sides. Graeme Souness' men beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 in the League Cup final to lift the trophy for the first time, and then climbed from 18th place in the Premiership in late February to finish in a secure 10th place – higher than any other newly promoted team that season. Blackburn secured a UEFA Cup place for 2002–03.

Leicester City was the first team officially relegated from the Premiership, finishing bottom of table with just five Premiership wins in their last season at 111-year-old Filbert Street before relocation to the new 32 000-seat Walkers Stadium. The club went through the regime of two managers during the season – Peter Taylor was replaced by Dave Bassett in early October. Under Bassett, the Foxes briefly climbed out of the relegation zone but a 16-match winless streak including six straight defeats between late January and the beginning of March ultimately sealed their fate. After relegation was confirmed at the beginning of April, Bassett joined the club's board to be replaced by former assistant manager Micky Adams.

Next to go down were Derby County, who had been promoted alongside Leicester six years earlier. Manager Jim Smith resigned in early October to be replaced by assistant manager Colin Todd, who was sacked three months later after Derby were knocked out of the FA Cup by Division Three strugglers Bristol Rovers. In his place came John Gregory, less than a week after he had resigned from Aston Villa but despite his best efforts, he was unable to prevent their relegation, which was confirmed with two games to spare following a 2–0 loss away at Liverpool.

The last team to be relegated were Ipswich Town, who had qualified for the UEFA Cup and earned manager George Burley the Manager of the Year award the previous season after finishing fifth. Ipswich made a terrible start to the season, winning just one of their first 18 Premiership games. They then went on a strong run of form, winning seven out of eight games, which looked to have secured their Premiership survival, but they then suffered another slump which they were unable to halt. Coincidentally, like Derby, they too were sent down by losing away at Liverpool, who thrashed them 5–0 on the final day. Bizarrely, despite their relegation, Ipswich's disciplinary record this season was the best of the teams that hadn't qualified for European competition via league position, thus giving them a second successive UEFA Cup campaign for the following season after England received one of the three additional slots awarded through the UEFA Fair Play ranking.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Fulham, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, returning after a top flight absence of thirty-three, two and three years respectively. This was also Fulham's first season in the Premier League. The teams replaced Manchester City, Coventry City, and Bradford City, who were relegated to the First Division after their presences of one, thirty-four and two-year top flight spells respectively. As of the 2023-24 season, this is the most recent Premier League season not to feature the former of the three relegated teams.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2001–02 Premier League teams
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Greater London Premier League football clubs
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ArsenalLondon (Highbury)Arsenal Stadium38,419
Aston VillaBirminghamVilla Park42,573
Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,367
Bolton WanderersBoltonReebok Stadium28,723
Charlton AthleticLondon (Charlton)The Valley27,111
ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge42,055
Derby CountyDerbyPride Park Stadium33,597
EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park40,569
FulhamLondon (Fulham)Craven Cottage24,600
Ipswich TownIpswichPortman Road30,300
Leeds UnitedLeedsElland Road40,242
Leicester CityLeicesterFilbert Street[a]22,000
LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield45,522
Manchester UnitedManchesterOld Trafford68,174
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium35,049
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park52,387
SouthamptonSouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium[b]32,689
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light49,000
Tottenham HotspurLondon (Tottenham)White Hart Lane36,240
West Ham UnitedLondon (Upton Park)Boleyn Ground35,647

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Arsenal Arsène Wenger Tony AdamsNikeDreamcast/Sega1
Aston Villa Graham Taylor Paul MersonDiadoraNTL
Blackburn Rovers Graeme Souness Garry FlitcroftKappaTime
Bolton Wanderers Sam Allardyce Guðni BergssonReebokReebok
Charlton Athletic Alan Curbishley Mark KinsellaLe Coq SportifRedbus
Chelsea Claudio Ranieri Marcel DesaillyUmbroFly Emirates
Derby County John Gregory Darryl PowellErreàPedigree
Everton David Moyes David WeirPumaOne 2 One
Fulham Jean Tigana Andy MelvilleAdidasPizza Hut
Ipswich Town George Burley Matt HollandPunchTXU Energi
Leeds United David O'Leary Rio FerdinandNikeStrongbow
Leicester City Micky Adams Matt ElliottLe Coq SportifLG
Liverpool Gérard Houllier Jamie RedknappReebokCarlsberg
Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson Roy KeaneUmbroVodafone
Middlesbrough Steve McClaren Paul InceErreàBT Cellnet
Newcastle United Bobby Robson Alan ShearerAdidasNTL
Southampton Gordon Strachan Matt Le TissierSaintsFriends Provident
Sunderland Peter Reid Michael GrayNikeReg Vardy
Tottenham Hotspur Glenn Hoddle Tim SherwoodAdidasHolsten
West Ham United Glenn Roeder Steve LomasFilaDr. Martens
  • 1 The Dreamcast logo appeared on Arsenal's home and third shirts while the Sega logo appeared on their away shirt

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Middlesbrough Bryan Robson
Terry Venables		Mutual consent5 June 2001[3]Pre-season Steve McClaren12 June 2001[4]
West Ham United Glenn Roeder (caretaker)End of caretaker spell14 June 2001[5] Glenn Roeder14 June 2001
Leicester City Peter TaylorSacked30 September 200120th Dave Bassett10 October 2001
Southampton Stuart Gray1 October 200112th Gordon Strachan1 October 2001
Derby County Jim SmithResigned7 October 200119th Colin Todd8 October 2001[6]
Colin ToddSacked14 January 2002[7]19th John Gregory30 January 2002
Aston Villa John GregoryResigned24 January 2002[8]7th Graham Taylor5 February 2002
Everton Walter SmithSacked10 March 200216th David Moyes16 March 2002
Leicester City Dave BassettPromoted to director of football position6 April 200220th Micky Adams7 April 2002[9]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Arsenal (C)3826937936+4387Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
2Liverpool3824866730+3780
3Manchester United3824598745+4277Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4Newcastle United3821897452+2271
5Leeds United38181285337+1666Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
6Chelsea38171386638+2864
7West Ham United38158154857−953
8Aston Villa381214124647−150Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
9Tottenham Hotspur38148164953−450
10Blackburn Rovers381210165551+446Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
11Southampton38129174654−845
12Middlesbrough38129173547−1245
13Fulham381014143644−844Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
14Charlton Athletic381014143849−1144
15Everton381110174557−1243
16Bolton Wanderers38913164462−1840
17Sunderland381010182951−2240
18Ipswich Town (R)3899204164−2336UEFA Cup QR and relegation to the First Division[c]
19Derby County (R)3886243363−3030Relegation to the Football League First Division
20Leicester City (R)38513203064−3428
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayARSAVLBLBBOLCHACHEDEREVEFULIPSLEELEILIVMUNMIDNEWSOUSUNTOTWHU
Arsenal—3–23–31–12–42–11–04–34–12–01–24–01–13–12–11–31–13–02–12–0
Aston Villa1–2—2–03–21–01–12–10–02–02–10–10–21–21–10–01–12–10–01–12–1
Blackburn Rovers2–33–0—1–14–10–00–11–03–02–11–20–01–12–20–12–22–00–32–17–1
Bolton Wanderers0–23–21–1—0–02–21–32–20–04–10–32–22–10–41–00–40–10–21–11–0
Charlton Athletic0–31–20–21–2—2–11–01–21–13–20–22–00–20–20–01–11–12–23–14–4
Chelsea1–11–30–05–10–1—2–13–03–22–12–02–04–00–32–21–12–44–04–05–1
Derby County0–23–12–11–01–11–1—3–40–11–30–12–30–12–20–12–31–00–11–00–0
Everton0–13–21–23–10–30–01–0—2–11–20–02–21–30–22–01–32–01–01–15–0
Fulham1–30–02–03–00–01–10–02–0—1–10–00–00–22–32–13–12–12–00–20–1
Ipswich Town0–20–01–11–20–10–03–10–01–0—1–22–00–60–11–00–11–35–02–12–3
Leeds United1–11–13–10–00–00–03–03–20–12–0—2–20–43–41–03–42–02–02–13–0
Leicester City1–32–22–10–51–12–30–30–00–01–10–2—1–40–11–20–00–41–02–11–1
Liverpool1–21–34–31–12–01–02–01–10–05–01–11–0—3–12–03–01–11–01–02–1
Manchester United0–11–02–11–20–00–35–04–13–24–01–12–00–1—0–13–16–14–14–00–1
Middlesbrough0–42–11–31–10–00–25–11–02–10–02–21–01–20–1—1–41–32–01–12–0
Newcastle United0–23–02–13–23–01–21–06–21–12–23–11–00–24–33–0—3–11–10–23–1
Southampton0–21–31–20–01–00–22–00–11–13–30–12–22–01–31–13–1—2–01–02–0
Sunderland1–11–11–01–02–20–01–11–01–11–02–02–10–11–30–10–11–1—1–21–0
Tottenham Hotspur1–10–01–03–20–12–33–11–14–01–22–12–11–03–52–11–32–02–1—1–1
West Ham United1–11–12–02–12–02–14–01–00–23–10–01–01–13–51–03–02–03–00–1—
Source: 11v11
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Arsenal's Thierry Henry was the top scorer, with 24 goals.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Thierry HenryArsenal24
2 Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkChelsea23
Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United
Alan ShearerNewcastle United
5 Michael OwenLiverpool19
6 Ole Gunnar SolskjærManchester United17
7 Robbie FowlerLiverpool
Leeds United		15
8 Eiður GuðjohnsenChelsea14
Marians PaharsSouthampton
10 Andy ColeManchester United
Blackburn Rovers		13

Hat-tricks

The 2001–02 Premier League season would see Robbie Fowler score his final hat-tricks of his professional career.
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Robbie FowlerLiverpoolLeicester City4–1 (A)20 October 2001[10]
Paul KitsonWest Ham UnitedCharlton Athletic4–4 (A)19 November 2001[11]
Ruud van NistelrooyManchester UnitedSouthampton6–1 (H)22 December 2001[12]
Robbie FowlerLeeds UnitedBolton Wanderers3–0 (A)26 December 2001[13]
Ole Gunnar SolskjærManchester UnitedBolton Wanderers4–0 (A)29 January 2002[14]
Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkPChelseaTottenham Hotspur4–0 (H)13 March 2002[15]
Fredi BobicBolton WanderersIpswich Town4–1 (H)6 April 2002[16]
Note: P Player scored a perfect hat-trick; (H) – Home; (A) – Away

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
August Sam AllardyceBolton Wanderers Louis SahaFulham
September John GregoryAston Villa Juan Sebastián VerónManchester United
October Glenn HoddleTottenham Hotspur Rio FerdinandLeeds United
November Phil ThompsonLiverpool Danny MurphyLiverpool
December Bobby RobsonNewcastle United Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United
January Gordon StrachanSouthampton Marcus BentIpswich Town
February Bobby RobsonNewcastle United Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United
March Gérard Houllier
Phil Thompson		Liverpool Dennis BergkampArsenal
April Arsène WengerArsenal Freddie Ljungberg

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
Premier League Manager of the Season Arsène WengerArsenal
Premier League Player of the Season Freddie LjungbergArsenal
PFA Players' Player of the Year Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United
PFA Young Player of the Year Craig BellamyNewcastle United
FWA Footballer of the Year Robert PiresArsenal
PFA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper Shay Given (Newcastle United)
Defence Steve Finnan (Fulham) Rio Ferdinand (Leeds United) Sami Hyypiä (Liverpool) Wayne Bridge (Southampton)
Midfield Robert Pires (Arsenal) Roy Keane (Manchester United) Patrick Vieira (Arsenal) Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
Attack Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) Thierry Henry (Arsenal)

See also

References

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