Walsall 2001–02 football season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Walsall competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ edit ] After a disappointing start to the 2001–02 season, pressure was piling on Graydon and following an abject performance and 1–0 defeat, against local rivals West Brom, Jeff Bonser dismissed Graydon.[1] His replacement, ex-Wolves manager Colin Lee polarised supporters, but ultimately proved to be a success.[2] The style of football improved and Lee's signings improved the team dramatically. Relegation was avoided thanks to vital away wins against Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United .
Final league table [ edit ]
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 46 13 12 21 51 71 −20 51 10 6 7 29 27 +2 3 6 14 22 44 −22
Results by round Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A A A H H A H H H A H A A H H A A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H Result W D L L L L D L L D W L L W L W D W L D L L L W L W L D L L W D L L D L D W D W L D W W W D Position 8 6 11 16 20 22 22 22 23 23 20 21 23 21 22 21 22 19 20 19 21 21 23 20 22 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 22 23 23 22 20 18 18
Results [ edit ] Walsall's score comes first [3]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 11 August 2001 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 9,181 Leitão , Barras 18 August 2001 Preston North End A 1–1 11,402 Herivelto 25 August 2001 Birmingham City H 1–2 7,245 Herivelto 27 August 2001 Watford A 1–2 14,652 Leitão 8 September 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 6,809 Simpson 15 September 2001 Burnley A 2–5 14,019 Wrack , Davis (own goal) 18 September 2001 Portsmouth H 0–0 6,153 21 September 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–3 8,327 25 September 2001 Manchester City A 0–3 31,525 29 September 2001 Millwall H 0–0 6,289 9 October 2001 Norwich City H 2–0 5,713 Barras , Byfield 14 October 2001 Coventry City H 0–1 7,515 20 October 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 16,275 Byfield 23 October 2001 Rotherham United H 3–2 6,162 Matías (2), Wrack 27 October 2001 Gillingham A 0–2 7,548 30 October 2001 Stockport County A 2–0 4,553 Angell , Thøgersen 3 November 2001 Crystal Palace H 2–2 6,795 Barras (2) 11 November 2001 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 6,754 Matías , Angell 17 November 2001 Bradford City A 0–2 14,251 20 November 2001 Wimbledon A 2–2 4,249 Thøgersen , Leitão 24 November 2001 Sheffield United H 1–2 6,415 Wrack 1 December 2001 Rotherham United A 0–2 6,273 8 December 2001 Barnsley A 1–4 12,509 Aranalde 15 December 2001 Grimsby Town H 4–0 5,080 Biancalani , Angell , Leitão , Herivelto 22 December 2001 Birmingham City A 0–1 20,127 26 December 2001 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 7,325 Aranalde , Biancalani 29 December 2001 Watford H 0–3 6,882 1 January 2002 Norwich City A 1–1 19,434 Tillson 12 January 2002 Preston North End H 1–2 6,314 Wrack 20 January 2002 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 20,290 29 January 2002 Wimbledon H 2–1 5,388 Leitão , Carbon 2 February 2002 Millwall A 2–2 11,285 Matías , Keates (pen) 9 February 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–3 8,290 19 February 2002 Coventry City A 1–2 13,736 Holdsworth 23 February 2002 Manchester City H 0–0 7,618 26 February 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–3 27,043 2 March 2002 Portsmouth A 1–1 13,203 O'Connor 5 March 2002 Burnley H 1–0 5,611 Marcelo 9 March 2002 Grimsby Town A 2–2 7,016 Leitão , Byfield 16 March 2002 Barnsley H 2–1 7,495 Byfield , Goodman 23 March 2002 Crystal Palace A 0–2 21,038 30 March 2002 Gillingham H 1–1 6,190 Herivelto 1 April 2002 Nottingham Forest A 3–2 16,659 Simpson , Matías , Corica 6 April 2002 Stockport County H 1–0 6,322 Leitão 13 April 2002 Sheffield United A 1–0 20,520 Leitão 21 April 2002 Bradford City H 2–2 8,079 Corica (2)
League Cup [ edit ] [4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
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