2001–02 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2001–02 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerPeter Reid
StadiumStadium of Light
FA Premier League17th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Phillips (11)
All:
Kevin Phillips (13)
Average home league attendance44,108

During the 2001–02 season, Sunderland competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

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In the 2001–02 season, despite standing 9th on Boxing Day 2001, Sunderland narrowly avoided relegation. They were the lowest scoring team in the Premier League,[1] with 29 goals, ending the season in 17th place and being knocked out of both English Cup competitions in their first rounds.[1]

Results

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Sunderland's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Everton 38 11 10 17 45 57 −12 43
16 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 13 16 44 62 −18 40
17 Sunderland 38 10 10 18 29 51 −22 40
18 Ipswich Town (R) 38 9 9 20 41 64 −23 36 UEFA Cup QR and relegation to the First Division[a]
19 Derby County (R) 38 8 6 24 33 63 −30 30 Relegation to the Football League First Division
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying as the winners of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association, and as one of the UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.

Results per matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWLDWDLDWLLDLWLWDLWWLDLDLLWLLWLDLWLLLDD
Position71010678759121215131311131311910101211111511141413141516141515171717
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2001 Ipswich Town H 1–0 47,370 Phillips (pen)
22 August 2001 Fulham A 0–2 20,197
26 August 2001 Newcastle United A 1–1 52,021 Phillips
8 September 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 45,103 Quinn
16 September 2001 Aston Villa A 0–0 31,668
19 September 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–2 47,310 Phillips
22 September 2001 Charlton Athletic H 2–2 46,825 Quinn (2)
29 September 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 2–0 24,520 Phillips, Craddock
13 October 2001 Manchester United H 1–3 48,305 Phillips
22 October 2001 Middlesbrough A 0–2 28,432
27 October 2001 Arsenal H 1–1 48,029 Schwarz
3 November 2001 Leicester City A 0–1 20,573
18 November 2001 Leeds United H 2–0 48,005 Arca, Phillips
25 November 2001 Liverpool A 0–1 43,537
1 December 2001 West Ham United H 1–0 47,437 Phillips
9 December 2001 Chelsea H 0–0 48,017
15 December 2001 Southampton A 0–2 29,459
22 December 2001 Everton H 1–0 48,013 Reyna
26 December 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 3–0 29,869 Quinn (2), Kilbane
29 December 2001 Ipswich Town A 0–5 24,517
1 January 2002 Aston Villa H 1–1 45,324 Thome
12 January 2002 Everton A 0–1 30,736
19 January 2002 Fulham H 1–1 45,124 Phillips
29 January 2002 Middlesbrough H 0–1 44,579
2 February 2002 Manchester United A 1–4 67,587 Phillips
9 February 2002 Derby County A 1–0 31,771 Quinn
24 February 2002 Newcastle United H 0–1 48,290
2 March 2002 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 36,062 M'Boma
5 March 2002 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 43,011 McAteer
16 March 2002 Chelsea A 0–4 40,218
23 March 2002 Southampton H 1–1 46,120 McAteer
30 March 2002 Arsenal A 0–3 38,047
1 April 2002 Leicester City H 2–1 44,950 Reyna (2)
7 April 2002 Leeds United A 0–2 39,195
13 April 2002 Liverpool H 0–1 48,355
20 April 2002 West Ham United A 0–3 33,319
27 April 2002 Charlton Athletic A 2–2 26,614 Kilbane, Phillips
11 May 2002 Derby County H 1–1 47,989 Phillips

FA Cup

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Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 2002 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 29,133 Phillips

League Cup

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Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 12 September 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–4 (a.e.t.) 12,074 Phillips, Laslandes

Players

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First-team squad

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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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark DEN Thomas Sorensen
2 DF Switzerland SUI Bernt Haas[notes 1]
3 DF England ENG Michael Gray (captain)
4 MF United States USA Claudio Reyna
5 DF Slovakia SVK Stanislav Varga
6 DF Brazil BRA Emerson Thome
7 FW Cameroon CMR Patrick M'Boma (on loan from Parma)
8 MF England ENG Gavin McCann
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Quinn
10 FW England ENG Kevin Phillips
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane[notes 2]
12 DF Sweden SWE Joachim Björklund
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Northern Ireland NIR Michael Ingham[notes 3]
15 FW France FRA David Bellion
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason McAteer[notes 4]
17 DF England ENG Jody Craddock
18 DF England ENG Darren Williams
19 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Kyle
20 MF Sweden SWE Stefan Schwarz
21 MF England ENG Paul Thirlwell
24 DF Northern Ireland NIR George McCartney
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Thomas Butler
30 GK Austria AUT Jürgen Macho
33 DF Argentina ARG Julio Arca

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF Scotland SCO Don Hutchison[notes 5] (to West Ham United)
7 FW France FRA Lilian Laslandes (on loan to Köln)
12 FW England ENG Danny Dichio (to West Bromwich Albion)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Scotland SCO Alex Rae (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
23 MF England ENG Chris Lumsdon (to Barnsley)
37 MF England ENG Neil Wainwright (to Darlington)

Reserves

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The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Medina
22 DF England ENG Simon Ramsden
25 DF England ENG Mark Maley
27 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Reddy
28 MF Wales WAL John Oster[notes 6]
29 MF Belgium BEL Tom Peeters
31 DF England ENG Ben Clark
32 DF Netherlands NED Baki Mercimek[notes 7]
34 FW England ENG Michael Proctor
35 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brendan McGill
36 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Cliff Byrne
40 GK England ENG John Kennedy
— GK England ENG Adam Dowell
— DF England ENG Patrick Collins
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Steve Harrison
— DF England ENG Craig James
— DF England ENG Gareth Mordey
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Capper
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Rossiter
— MF England ENG Jonjo Dickman
— MF England ENG Marc Hand
— MF England ENG Carl Shippen
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Kingsberry
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Glenn Lacey
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Ryan
— FW Scotland SCO Dene Shields
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Neil Teggart
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Graydon

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos Name From Fee
18 May 2001 MF Argentina Nicolas Medina Argentina Argentinos Juniors £3,500,000[4]
13 June 2001 DF Netherlands Baki Mercimek Netherlands Haarlem Free[5]
28 June 2001 FW France Lilian Laslandes France Bordeaux £3,600,000[6]
3 July 2001 FW France David Bellion France Cannes Free[7]
3 August 2001 DF Switzerland Bernt Haas Switzerland Grasshopper £750,000[8]
19 October 2001 MF Republic of Ireland Jason McAteer England Blackburn Rovers £1 million
7 December 2001 MF United States Claudio Reyna Scotland Rangers £4 million
28 January 2002 DF Sweden Joachim Björklund Italy Venezia £1.5 million

Out

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Date Pos Name To Fee
1 July 2001 MF Denmark Carsten Fredgaard Denmark FC Copenhagen £500,000[9]
18 August 2001 MF England Neil Wainwright England Darlington £50,000
30 August 2001 MF Scotland Don Hutchison England West Ham United £5 million[10]
19 September 2001 MF Scotland Alex Rae England Wolverhampton Wanderers £1.2 million
30 November 2001 FW England Danny Dichio England West Bromwich Albion £1.25 million
11 December 2001 MF England Chris Lumsdon England Barnsley £350,000

Loan in

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Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
14 February 2002 FW Cameroon Patrick M'Boma Parma 11 May 2002 [11]

Loan out

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Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
9 August 2001 FW England Michael Proctor York City 21 April 2002
22 August 2001 FW England Danny Dichio West Bromwich Albion 22 September 2001 [12]
7 September 2001 MF Republic of Ireland Brendan McGill Carlisle United 21 April 2002
21 September 2001 FW Republic of Ireland Michael Reddy Hull City 21 October 2001 [13]
27 September 2001 DF England Mark Maley York City 21 April 2002 [14][15]
5 October 2001 MF England Chris Lumsdon Barnsley 11 December 2001
19 October 2001 MF Wales John Oster Barnsley 19 November 2001
7 January 2002 FW France Lilian Laslandes Köln 9 March 2002
25 March 2002 DF Slovakia Stanislav Varga West Bromwich Albion 25 April 2002
28 March 2002 FW Republic of Ireland Michael Reddy Barnsley 22 April 2002

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of end of season[16]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Denmark DEN Thomas Sørensen 35 0 34 0 1 0 0 0
13 GK Northern Ireland NIR Michael Ingham 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 GK Austria AUT Jurgen Macho 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Switzerland SUI Bernt Haas 29 0 27 0 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF England ENG Michael Gray 36 0 35 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Slovakia SVK Stanislav Varga 11 0 9 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF Brazil BRA Emerson Thome 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0
12 DF Sweden SWE Joachim Björklund 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF England ENG Jody Craddock 31 1 30 1 0+1 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Darren Williams 30 0 23+5 0 1 0 1 0
24 DF Northern Ireland NIR George McCartney 20 0 12+6 0 1 0 1 0
Midfielders:
4 MF United States USA Claudio Reyna 17 3 17 3 0 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Gavin McCann 31 0 29 0 1 0 1 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane 30 2 24+4 2 0+1 0 1 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason McAteer 27 2 26 2 1 0 0 0
20 MF Sweden SWE Stefan Schwarz 20 1 18+2 1 0 0 0 0
21 MF England ENG Paul Thirlwell 16 0 11+3 0 1 0 1 0
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Thomas Butler 7 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Argentina ARG Julio Arca 24 1 20+2 1 1 0 1 0
Forwards:
7 FW Cameroon CMR Patrick M'Boma 9 1 5+4 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Quinn 39 6 24+14 6 1 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Kevin Phillips 39 13 37 11 1 1 1 1
15 FW France FRA David Bellion 10 0 0+9 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Kyle 8 0 0+6 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Players no longer with club:
4 MF Scotland SCO Don Hutchison 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW France FRA Lilian Laslandes 13 1 5+7 0 0 0 0+1 1
16 MF Scotland SCO Alex Rae 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

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  1. ^ Haas was born in Vienna, Austria, but also qualified to represent Switzerland internationally and made his international debut for Switzerland in 1996.
  2. ^ Kilbane was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in September 1997.
  3. ^ Ingham was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005.
  4. ^ McAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994.
  5. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at B level before making his international debut for Scotland in March 1999.
  6. ^ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  7. ^ Mercimek was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and would represent them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2006.

References

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  1. ^ a b Richard Rundle. "2001–02 FA Premier League". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Sunderland 2001-2002 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Sunderland - 2001/02".
  4. ^ "Sunderland snap up Argentine". BBC Sport. 18 May 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Sunderland sign Mercimek". BBC Sport. 13 June 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Sunderland grab Laslandes". BBC Sport. 28 June 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Reid signs teenage striker". BBC Sport. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Black Cats sign Swiss defender". BBC Sport. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Fredgaard leaves Sunderland". BBC Sport. 15 May 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Roeder signs Hutchison". BBC Sport. 30 August 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Mboma signs for Sunderland". BBC Sport. 13 February 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Baggies snap up Dichio". BBC Sport. 23 August 2001. Archived from the original on 27 August 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Hull sign Reddy". BBC Sport. 22 September 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  14. ^ "York sign Maley". BBC Sport. 27 September 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Maley stays on". BBC Sport. 22 November 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  16. ^ "All Sunderland players: 2002".
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