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2001–02 Southampton F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League. Initially under Stuart Gray and then Gordon Strachan from October, they finished 11th in the Premier League and reached the third round of the FA Cup.

Southampton F.C.
2001–02 season
ChairmanRupert Lowe
ManagerStuart Gray (until 21 October)
Gordon Strachan (from 22 October)
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
Premier League11th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Pahars (14)
All: Pahars (16)
Average home league attendance30,633

Season summary edit

The move to St Mary's Stadium was seen as the way forward for Southampton after 103 years at the dilapidated Dell, but a terrible start to the season saw relegation looking certain and cost manager Stuart Gray his job after barely six months in charge. His successor was Gordon Strachan, who had just left Coventry City. Strachan quickly turned Southampton's fortunes round, and they gradually climbed to a secure 11th place in the final table.

At the end of the season, Matthew Le Tissier retired, bringing to an end his 16-year playing career for Southampton. He remained at the club as a coach.

Final league table edit

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[a]
11 Southampton 38 12 9 17 46 54 −8 45
12 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 35 47 −12 45
13 Fulham 38 10 14 14 36 44 −8 44 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Results edit

Southampton's score comes first[1]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2001 Leeds United A 0–2 39,715
25 August 2001 Chelsea H 0–2 31,107
9 September 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 33,668
15 September 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 1–0 24,378 Pahars
24 September 2001 Aston Villa H 1–3 26,794 Pahars
29 September 2001 Middlesbrough A 3–1 26,142 Beattie (2), Pahars (pen)
13 October 2001 Arsenal H 0–2 29,759
20 October 2001 West Ham United A 0–2 25,842
24 October 2001 Ipswich Town H 3–3 29,614 Beattie, Pahars, Marsden
27 October 2001 Fulham A 1–2 18,771 Beattie
3 November 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 1–2 30,523 Pahars
17 November 2001 Derby County A 0–1 32,063
24 November 2001 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 31,198 Pahars
2 December 2001 Everton A 0–2 28,138
8 December 2001 Leicester City A 4–0 20,321 Svensson (2), Beattie, Pahars
15 December 2001 Sunderland H 2–0 29,459 Craddock (own goal), Pahars
22 December 2001 Manchester United A 1–6 67,638 Pahars
26 December 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 31,719 Beattie
29 December 2001 Leeds United H 0–1 31,622
1 January 2002 Chelsea A 4–2 35,156 Beattie (2), Pahars, Marsden
9 January 2002 Liverpool H 2–0 31,527 Beattie, Riise (own goal)
13 January 2002 Manchester United H 1–3 31,858 Beattie
19 January 2002 Liverpool A 1–1 43,710 Davies
30 January 2002 West Ham United H 2–0 31,879 Davies, Fernandes
2 February 2002 Arsenal A 1–1 38,024 Tessem
9 February 2002 Newcastle United A 1–3 51,857 Pahars
23 February 2002 Bolton Wanderers H 0–0 31,380
2 March 2002 Ipswich Town A 3–1 25,440 Delap, Ormerod, Marsden
6 March 2002 Middlesbrough H 1–1 28,931 Svensson
16 March 2002 Leicester City H 2–2 30,012 Pahars (2, 1 pen)
23 March 2002 Sunderland A 1–1 46,120 Tessem
30 March 2002 Fulham H 1–1 31,616 Delap
1 April 2002 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 28,851
6 April 2002 Derby County H 2–0 29,263 Oakley, Pahars
13 April 2002 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 26,557 El Khalej
20 April 2002 Everton H 0–1 31,785
27 April 2002 Aston Villa A 1–2 35,255 Beattie
11 May 2002 Newcastle United H 3–1 31,973 Svensson, Beattie (pen), Telfer

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 16 January 2002 Rotherham United A 1–2 8,464 Pahars (pen)

League Cup edit

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 11 September 2001 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–0 6,489 Beattie, Svensson (2)
R3 9 October 2001 Gillingham A 2–0 7,948 Beattie (pen), Pahars
R4 27 November 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 (lost 5–6 on pens) 8,404 Davies, El Khalej

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[2]

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   WAL Paul Jones
2 DF   ENG Jason Dodd
3 DF   ENG Wayne Bridge
4 MF   ENG Chris Marsden
5 DF   NOR Claus Lundekvam
6 DF   ENG Paul Williams
7 MF   ENG Matt Le Tissier (captain)
8 MF   ENG Matt Oakley
9 FW   ENG James Beattie
10 FW   ENG Kevin Davies
11 FW   FRA Eric Hassli (on loan from Metz)
12 MF   SWE Anders Svensson
13 GK   ENG Neil Moss
14 MF   ENG Stuart Ripley
15 DF   ENG Francis Benali
16 MF   ENG Mark Draper
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   LVA Marian Pahars
18 MF   IRL Rory Delap[3]
19 MF   POR Dani Rodrigues
20 DF   MAR Tahar El Khalej
21 FW   NOR Jo Tessem
24 DF   ROU Dan Petrescu
25 DF   ENG Garry Monk
26 MF   LVA Imants Bleidelis
29 MF   FRA Fabrice Fernandes
30 FW   AUS Scott McDonald
32 DF   NIR Chris Baird
33 DF   SCO Paul Telfer
34 FW   ECU Agustín Delgado
35 MF   ECU Cléber Chalá
36 FW   ENG Brett Ormerod

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
6 DF   ENG Dean Richards (to Tottenham Hotspur)
11 FW   GER Uwe Rösler (to Unterhaching)
22 FW   AUS Adrian Caceres (to Hull City)
28 MF   ENG Kevin Gibbens (to Oxford United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF   ENG Paul Murray (to Oldham Athletic)
31 DF   ENG Ryan Ashford (to Torquay United)
— FW   ENG Mark Peters (to Brentford)
— FW   ENG Adam Wallace (to Southend United)

Reserve squad 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
23 MF   ESP Jacinto Elá[4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 GK   ENG Scott Bevan

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Name From Fee
12 June 2001 MF   Anders Svensson Elfsborg £500,000[5]
10 July 2001 MF   Rory Delap Derby County £4,000,000[6]
11 July 2001 MF   Jacinto Elá Espanyol Free
31 July 2001 MF   Paul Murray Queens Park Rangers Free[7]
31 October 2001 DF   Paul Williams Coventry City Free[8]
31 October 2001 DF   Paul Telfer Coventry City Free[8]
13 November 2001 FW   Agustín Delgado Club Necaxa £3,500,000[9]
16 November 2001 MF   Cléber Chalá El Nacional £1,000,000[10]
24 November 2001 DF   Mike Williamson Torquay United £100,000[11]
5 December 2001 FW   Brett Ormerod Blackpool £1,750,000[12]
28 December 2001 MF   Fabrice Fernandes Rennes £1,100,000[13]

Out edit

Date Pos Name To Fee
31 May 2001 DF   Phil Warner Cambridge United Free[14]
14 June 2001 FW   Luis Boa Morte Fulham £1,700,000[15]
20 June 2001 MF   Hassan Kachloul Aston Villa Free
26 June 2001 DF   John Beresford Ossett Town Free
10 August 2001 MF   Paul Hughes Luton Town Free
21 September 2001 DF   Dean Richards Tottenham Hotspur £8,100,000[16]
11 December 2001 MF   Paul Murray Oldham Athletic Free
8 January 2002 FW   Uwe Rösler SpVgg Unterhaching Free
15 February 2002 FW   Mark Peters Brentford Free[17]
18 March 2002 FW   Adrian Caceres Hull City Free
28 March 2002 MF   Kevin Gibbens Oxford United Free
28 March 2002 DF   Ryan Ashford Torquay United Free
28 March 2002 FW   Adam Wallace Southend United Free
20 May 2002 MF   Matt Le Tissier Retired[18]
22 May 2002 MF   Stuart Ripley Released
Transfers in:   £11,950,000
Transfers out:   £9,800,000
Total spending:   £2,150,000

Loan in edit

Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
26 October 2001 DF   Paul Williams Coventry City 30 October 2001 [19]
15 March 2002 FW   Eric Hassli Metz 11 May 2002 [20]

Loan out edit

Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
30 October 2001 FW   Uwe Rösler West Bromwich Albion 30 November 2001 [21]
31 December 2001 MF   Dani Rodrigues Bristol City 21 April 2002
1 February 2002 GK   Scott Bevan Stoke City 11 February 2002
15 March 2002 GK   Scott Bevan Woking 31 May 2002

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   WAL Paul Jones 40 0 36 0 1 0 3 0
13 GK   ENG Neil Moss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Jason Dodd 32 0 26+3 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF   ENG Wayne Bridge 42 0 38 0 1 0 3 0
5 DF   NOR Claus Lundekvam 37 0 34 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF   ENG Paul Williams 30 0 27+1 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF   ENG Francis Benali 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   MAR Tahar El Khalej 15 2 12+1 1 0 0 1+1 1
24 DF   ROU Dan Petrescu 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   ENG Garry Monk 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ENG Chris Marsden 42 3 38 3 1 0 3 0
7 MF   ENG Matt Le Tissier 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Matt Oakley 30 1 26+1 1 0 0 3 0
12 MF   SWE Anders Svensson 38 6 33+1 4 1 0 3 2
14 MF   ENG Stuart Ripley 6 0 1+4 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF   ENG Mark Draper 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
18 MF   IRL Rory Delap 29 2 24+4 2 0 0 1 0
21 MF   NOR Jo Tessem 24 2 7+15 2 0 0 1+1 0
26 MF   LVA Imants Bleidelis 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   FRA Fabrice Fernandes 12 1 6+5 1 1 0 0 0
33 MF   SCO Paul Telfer 30 1 27+1 1 1 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG James Beattie 31 14 24+4 12 0 0 3 2
10 FW   ENG Kevin Davies 27 3 18+5 2 0+1 0 2+1 1
17 FW   LVA Marian Pahars 39 16 33+3 14 1 1 2 1
30 FW   AUS Scott McDonald 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
34 FW   ECU Agustin Delgado 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
36 FW   ENG Brett Ormerod 18 1 8+10 1 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
6 DF   ENG Dean Richards 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF   GER Uwe Rosler 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 FW   ENG Paul Murray 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions[22][23]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK   Paul Jones 40
2 RB   Jason Dodd 29
5 CB   Claus Lundekvam 37
6 CB   Paul Williams 29
3 LB   Wayne Bridge 42
33 RM   Paul Telfer 29
12 CM   Anders Svensson 37
8 CM   Matt Oakley 29
4 LM   Chris Marsden 30
17 CF   Marian Pahars 36
9 CF   James Beattie 27

References edit

  1. ^ "Southampton results for the 2001–2002 season". Statto Organisation Ltd.
  2. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001–2002/faprem/southam.htm[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England.
  4. ^ Elá was born in Equatorial Guinea, and would later represent them at full international level.
  5. ^ "Svensson joins Saints". BBC News. 12 June 2001.
  6. ^ "Delap completes £4m Saints switch". BBC News. 10 July 2001.
  7. ^ "Murray lands Saints deal". BBC News. 31 July 2001.
  8. ^ a b "Telfer set for Saints". BBC News. 31 October 2001.
  9. ^ "Delgado joins Saints". BBC Sport. 13 November 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Saints move for Chala". BBC Sport. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Saints seal Williamson deal". BBC Sport. 24 November 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Ormerod completes Saints move". BBC Sport. 5 December 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Saints sign Fernandes". BBC Sport. 28 December 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Cambridge snap up Warner". BBC News. 31 May 2001.
  15. ^ "Fulham seal Boa Morte deal". BBC News. 14 June 2001.
  16. ^ "Richards joins Spurs". BBC News. 21 September 2001.
  17. ^ "Brentford snap up Peters". BBC News. 15 February 2002.
  18. ^ "Le Tissier to quit". BBC Sport. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Saints sign Williams". BBC Sport. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Saints sign Hassli". BBC Sport. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Rosler comes to Albion's aid". BBC Sport. 30 October 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  22. ^ "All Southampton players: 2002".
  23. ^ "Southampton in FA Premier League 2001/2002 fixture".
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