2001–02 Aston Villa F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Aston Villa's early season form was good and the Midlanders even went top briefly at the end of November, but followed that with a run of eleven games with only one win, falling out of the title race. Still, it came as a shock when John Gregory announced his 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: this was hardly amazing, but it at least meant that Villa would be finishing in the top 10 for the seventh year in succession.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal !Arsenal (C)	38	26	9	3	79	36	+43	87	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Liverpool !Liverpool	38	24	8	6	67	30	+37	80	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage
3	Manchester United !Manchester United	38	24	5	9	87	45	+42	77	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Newcastle United !Newcastle United	38	21	8	9	74	52	+22	71	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
5	Leeds United !Leeds United	38	18	12	8	53	37	+16	66	2002–03 UEFA Cup First round ¹
6	Chelsea !Chelsea	38	17	13	8	66	38	+28	64	2002–03 UEFA Cup First round ¹
7	West Ham United !West Ham United	38	15	8	15	48	57	−9	53
8	Aston Villa !Aston Villa	38	12	14	12	46	47	−1	50	2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
9	Tottenham Hotspur !Tottenham Hotspur	38	14	8	16	49	53	−4	50
10	Blackburn Rovers !Blackburn Rovers	38	12	10	16	55	51	+4	46	2002–03 UEFA Cup First round ²
11	Southampton !Southampton	38	12	9	17	46	54	−8	45
12	Middlesbrough !Middlesbrough	38	12	9	17	35	47	−12	45
13	Fulham !Fulham	38	10	14	14	36	44	−8	44	2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
14	Charlton Athletic !Charlton Athletic	38	10	14	14	38	49	−11	44
15	Everton !Everton	38	11	10	17	45	57	−12	43
16	Bolton Wanderers !Bolton Wanderers	38	9	13	16	44	62	−18	40
17	Sunderland !Sunderland	38	10	10	18	29	51	−22	40
18	Ipswich Town (R)	38	9	9	20	41	64	−23	36	2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round ³
18	Ipswich Town (R)	38	9	9	20	41	64	−23	36	Relegation to the 2002–03 Football League First Division
19	Derby County (R)	38	8	6	24	33	63	−30	30	Relegation to the 2002–03 Football League First Division
20	Leicester City (R)	38	5	13	20	30	64	−34	28	Relegation to the 2002–03 Football League First Division

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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

Aston Villa's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

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
8 September 2001	Liverpool	A	3–1	44,102	Dublin, Hendrie, Vassell
16 September 2001	Sunderland	H	0–0	31,668
24 September 2001	Southampton	A	3–1	26,794	Boateng, Ángel, Hadji
30 September 2001	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–0	27,732	Ángel, Vassell
14 October 2001	Fulham	H	2–0	28,579	Vassell, Taylor
20 October 2001	Everton	A	2–3	33,352	Hadji, Schmeichel
24 October 2001	Charlton Athletic	H	1–0	27,701	Kachloul
27 October 2001	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–2	33,599	Ángel (2, 1 pen), Vassell
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
1 December 2001	Leicester City	H	0–2	30,711
5 December 2001	West Ham United	A	1–1	28,377	Dublin
9 December 2001	Arsenal	A	2–3	38,074	Merson, Stone
17 December 2001	Ipswich Town	H	2–1	29,320	Ángel (2)
22 December 2001	Derby County	A	1–3	28,001	Ángel
26 December 2001	Liverpool	H	1–2	42,602	Hendrie
29 December 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1	41,134	Ángel (pen)
1 January 2002	Sunderland	A	1–1	45,324	Taylor
12 January 2002	Derby County	H	2–1	28,881	Vassell, Ángel
21 January 2002	Charlton Athletic	A	2–1	25,681	Vassell, Ángel
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
23 February 2002	Manchester United	A	0–1	67,592
2 March 2002	West Ham United	H	2–1	37,341	Ángel, Vassell
5 March 2002	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–3	21,988
17 March 2002	Arsenal	H	1–2	41,520	Dublin
23 March 2002	Ipswich Town	A	0–0	25,247
30 March 2002	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–3	24,600	Warhurst (own goal), Taylor
2 April 2002	Newcastle United	H	1–1	36,597	Crouch
6 April 2002	Middlesbrough	A	1–2	26,003	Ángel
13 April 2002	Leeds United	H	0–1	40,039
20 April 2002	Leicester City	A	2–2	18,125	Vassell, Hitzlsperger
27 April 2002	Southampton	H	2–1	35,255	Vassell (2)
11 May 2002	Chelsea	A	3–1	40,709	Crouch, Vassell, Dublin

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup


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

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup


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

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup


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

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup


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

First-team squad

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.	Position	Player
1	GK	Peter Schmeichel
2	DF	Mark Delaney
3	DF	Alan Wright
4	DF	Olof Mellberg
5	DF	Alpay Özalan
6	MF	George Boateng^[4]
7	MF	Ian Taylor
8	FW	Juan Pablo Ángel
9	FW	Dion Dublin
10	MF	Paul Merson
11	DF	Steve Staunton
12	GK	Peter Enckelman

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	David Ginola
15	DF	Gareth Barry
16	FW	Peter Crouch
17	MF	Lee Hendrie
18	MF	Steve Stone
19	FW	Boško Balaban
20	MF	Mustapha Hadji
21	MF	Thomas Hitzlsperger
22	FW	Darius Vassell
30	MF	Hassan Kachloul
31	DF	Jlloyd Samuel^[5]

Reserve squad

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

No.	Position	Player
13	GK	Boaz Myhill^[6]
23	FW	Stefan Moore
24	MF	John McGrath
25	FW	Jon Bewers
28	MF	Gavin Melaugh
29	MF	Stephen Cooke
39	GK	Wayne Henderson
42	FW	Peter Hynes
43	DF	Liam Ridgewell
46	DF	Ben Willetts

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Rob Edwards
		DF	Leon Hylton
		DF	Danny Jackman
		DF	Andrew Marfell
		DF	Cameron Stuart
		DF	Seán Dillon
		MF	Ryan Amoo
		MF	Alexis Nicolas
		MF	Jay Smith
		MF	Keith Fahey
		FW	Michael Husbands
		FW	Peter Hynes

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Considering starts in all competitions^[7]

No.	Pos	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

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
30	MF	Hassan Kachloul	Southampton	Free	June 2001
20	MF	Mustapha Hadji	Coventry City	£2,500,000 + Julian Joachim	July 2001
1	GK	Peter Schmeichel	Sporting CP	Free	July 2001
4	DF	Olof Mellberg	Racing Santander	£5,000,000	July 2001
19	FW	Boško Balaban	Dinamo Zagreb	£5,800,000	August 2001
16	FW	Peter Crouch	Portsmouth	£5,000,000	March 2002

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
12	FW	Julian Joachim	Coventry City	Swap	July 2001
1	GK	David James	West Ham United	£3,500,000	July 2001
4	DF	Gareth Southgate	Middlesbrough	£6,500,000	July 2001
13	DF	Neil Cutler	Stoke City	Free	July 2001
19	FW	Richard Walker	Blackpool	£50,000	December 2001
14	MF	David Ginola	Everton	Free	February 2002
27	MF	Michael Standing	Bradford City	Free	March 2002

References

↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/1780820.stm
↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2001-2002/results
↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/faprem/avilla.htm
↑ Boateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana.
↑ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago.
↑ Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, and later represented Wales internationally.
↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/2002/

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