since 1878
First Team Results & Match Reports
Season 2001-02 FA Barclaycard Premiership
Final League Position 18th Relegated
| Date | Opponent | V | F-A | WDL | Notes | Competition | Att. | Scorers | Manager | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 18/7 | Tampere United | A | 4-2 | W | Friendly | Unknown4 | Burley | ||||
| Thu 20/7 | VPS Vassa | A | 3-2 | W | Friendly | Unknown3 | Burley | ||||
| Sun 22/7 | Flora Tallin | A | 5-1 | W | Friendly | Unknown5 | Burley | ||||
| Wed 25/7 | Braintree Town | A | 5-1 | W | Testimonial Russell Tanner | Unknown5 | Burley | ||||
| Sun 29/7 | Peterborough United | A | 2-0 | W | Friendly | Unknown2 | Burley | ||||
| Sat 4/8 | PSV EINDHOVEN | H | 0-2 | L | Friendly | Burley | |||||
| Tue 7/8 | Dublin City | A | 5-0 | W | Friendly | Wright, Stewart, Naylor3 | Burley | ||||
| Thu 9/8 | Bray Wanderers | A | 2-0 | W | Friendly | Stewart, Naylor | Burley | ||||
| Sat 18/8 | Sunderland | A | 0-1 | L | 47,370 | Burley | |||||
| Tue 21/8 | DERBY COUNTY | H | 3-1 | W | 21,197 | George2, Naylor | Burley | ||||
| Sat 25/8 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | H | 0-1 | L | 22,804 | Burley | |||||
| Sat 8/9 | Leicester City | A | 1-1 | D | 18,774 | Stewart | Burley | ||||
| Sun 16/9 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | H | 1-1 | D |  |
22,126 | Armstrong | Burley | |||
| Thr 20/9 | TORPEDO MOSCOW | H | 1-1 | D | |
UEFA Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg | 21,201 | Bramble | Burley | ||
| Sat 22/9 | Manchester United | A | 0-4 | L | 67,551 | Burley | |||||
| Thr 27/9 | Torpedo Moscow | A | 2-1 | W | |
UEFA Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg | 10,000 | George, Stewart | Burley | ||
| Sun 30/9 | LEEDS UNITED | H | 1-2 | L | |
22,643 | Stewart | Burley | |||
| Tue 9/10 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3-2 | W | League Cup 3rd Round | 6,116 | Armstrong, Reuser2 | Burley | |||
| Sat 13/10 | EVERTON | H | 0-0 | D | 22,820 | Burley | |||||
| Thr 18/10 | HELSINGBORG IF | H | 0-0 | D | |
UEFA Cup 2nd Round, 1st Leg | 22,254 | Burley | |||
| Sun 21/10 | Fulham | A | 1-1 | D | 17,221 | Wright | Burley | ||||
| Wed 24/10 | Southampton | A | 3-3 | D | 29,614 | Venus, Stewart2 | Burley | ||||
| Sun 28/10 | WEST HAM UNITED | H | 2-3 | L | |
22,834 | Hreidarsson, Holland | Burley | |||
| Thr 1/11 | Helsingborg IF | A | 3-1 | W |  |
UEFA Cup 2nd Round, 2nd Leg | 10,000 | Hreidarsson, Stewart2 | Burley | ||
| Sun 4/11 | Chelsea | A | 1-2 | L | 40,467 | Stewart | Burley | ||||
| Sun 18/11 | BOLTON WANDERERS | H | 1-2 | L | |
22,335 | Holland | Burley | |||
| Thr 22/11 | INTER MILAN | H | 1-0 | W | |
UEFA Cup 3rd Round, 1st Leg | 24,569 | Armstrong | Burley | ||
| Sun 25/11 | Middlesbrough | A | 0-0 | D | 32,586 | Burley | |||||
| Tue 27/11 | Newcastle United | A | 1-4 | L | |
League Cup 4th Round | 32,576 | Bent | Burley | ||
| Sat 1/12 | ARSENAL | H | 0-2 | L | 24,666 | Burley | |||||
| Thu 6/12 | Inter Milan | A | 1-4 | L | |
UEFA Cup 3rd Round, 2nd Leg | 25,358 | Armstrong | Burley | ||
| Sun 9/12 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | H | 0-1 | L | 24,748 | Burley | |||||
| Mon 17/12 | Aston Villa | A | 1-2 | L | |
29,320 | George | Burley | |||
| Sat 22/12 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2-1 | W | 36,040 | Armstrong, George | Burley | ||||
| Wed 26/12 | LEICESTER CITY | H | 2-0 | W | 24,403 | Peralta, Bent | Burley | ||||
| Sat 29/12 | SUNDERLAND | H | 5-0 | W | 24,517 | Gaardsoe, George, Armstrong2, Clapham | Burley | ||||
| Tue 1/1 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2-3 | L | 25,893 | Bent2 | Burley | ||||
| Sat 5/1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | A | 4-1 | W | FA Cup 3rd Round | 5,949 | Magilton, Stewart, Peralta2 | Burley | |||
| Sat 12/1 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | H | 2-1 | W | 25,077 | McGreal, Bent | Burley | ||||
| Sat 19/1 | Derby County | A | 3-1 | W | 29,658 | Peralta, Bent, Reuser | Burley | ||||
| Sun 27/1 | MANCHESTER CITY | H | 1-4 | L | |
FA Cup 4th Round | 21,199 | Bent | Burley | ||
| Wed 30/1 | FULHAM | H | 1-0 | W | 25,156 | Bent | Burley | ||||
| Sat 2/2 | Everton | A | 2-1 | W | 33,069 | Peralta, Holland | Burley | ||||
| Sat 9/2 | LIVERPOOL | H | 0-6 | L | |
25,608 | Burley | ||||
| Sat 23/2 | Alania Vladikavkaz | A | 2-1 | W | Friendly | 1,000 | George, Counago | Burley | |||
| Sat 2/3 | SOUTHAMPTON | H | 1-3 | L | 25,440 | George | Burley | ||||
| Wed 6/3 | Leeds United | A | 0-2 | L | 39,414 | Burley | |||||
| Wed 13/3 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1-2 | L | 23,305 | Stewart | Burley | ||||
| Sat 16/3 | Newcastle United | A | 2-2 | D | 51,115 | Bent2 | Burley | ||||
| Sat 23/3 | ASTON VILLA | H | 0-0 | D | 25,247 | Burley | |||||
| Sat 30/3 | West Ham United | A | 1-3 | L | 33,871 | Bent | Burley | ||||
| Mon 1/4 | CHELSEA | H | 0-0 | D | 28,053 | Burley | |||||
| Sat 6/4 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1-4 | L | 25,817 | Clapham | Burley | ||||
| Sun 21/4 | Arsenal | A | 0-2 | L | |
38,058 | Burley | ||||
| Wed 24/4 | MIDDLESBROUGH | H | 1-0 | W | 25,979 | Bent | Burley | ||||
| Sat 27/4 | MANCHESTER UNITED | H | 0-1 | L | |
28,433 | Burley | ||||
| Sat 11/5 | Liverpool | A | 0-5 | L | |
44,088 | Burley | ||||
Season Summary
| Comp | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 |
| League | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 64 |
| UEFA Cup | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| TOTALS | 57 | 22 | 11 | 24 | 86 | 91 |
Excludes abandoned games (if any), Matches decided on penalties (if any) count as a drawn game.
Attendance Summary
| Home Average | Home Total | Away Average | Away Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 24,426 | 464,086 | 34,907 | 663,231 |
| Cup/Play-offs | 22,306 | 89,223 | 15,000 | 89,999 |
Final League Table
Final League Table FA Premier League
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
1 ARSENAL 38 12 4 3 42 25 14 5 0 37 11 43 87
2 Liverpool 38 12 5 2 33 14 12 3 4 34 16 37 80
3 Manchester United 38 11 2 6 40 17 13 3 3 47 28 42 77
4 Newcastle United 38 12 3 4 40 23 9 5 5 34 29 22 71
5 Leeds United 38 9 6 4 31 21 9 6 4 22 16 16 66
6 Chelsea 38 11 4 4 43 21 6 9 4 23 17 28 64
7 West Ham United 38 12 4 3 32 14 3 4 12 16 43 -9 53
8 Aston Villa 38 8 7 4 22 17 4 7 8 24 30 -1 50
9 Tottenham Hotspur 38 10 4 5 32 24 4 4 11 17 29 -4 50
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 8 6 5 33 20 4 4 11 22 31 4 46
11 Southampton 38 7 5 7 23 22 5 4 10 23 32 -8 45
12 Middlesbrough 38 7 5 7 23 26 5 4 10 12 21 -12 45
13 Fulham 38 7 7 5 21 16 3 7 9 15 28 -8 44
14 Charlton Athletic 38 5 6 8 23 30 5 8 6 15 19 -11 44
15 Everton 38 8 4 7 26 23 3 6 10 19 34 -12 43
16 Bolton Wanderers 38 5 7 7 20 31 4 6 9 24 31 -18 40
17 Sunderland 38 7 7 5 18 16 3 3 13 11 35 -22 40
18 IPSWICH TOWN 38 6 4 9 20 24 3 5 11 21 40 -23 36
19 DERBY COUNTY 38 5 4 10 20 26 3 2 14 13 37 -30 30
20 LEICESTER CITY 38 3 7 9 15 34 2 6 11 15 30 -34 28
