2001–02 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
2001-02 season
Chairman Ken Bates
Manager Claudio Ranieri
FA Premier League 6th
FA Cup Runners-up
League Cup Semi-finals
UEFA Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League:
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (23)

All:
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (29)
Average home league attendance League: 39,030
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2001-02 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 88th competitive season, 10th consecutive season in the Premier League and 96th year as a club.

Season summary

The 2001-02 campaign was the first full season under Italian manager Claudio Ranieri, who had replaced his compatriot Gianluca Vialli after five matches of the previous season.[1] He made his first signing in the shape of French defender William Gallas for £6.2 million from Olympique Marseille, before signing Frank Lampard from West Ham United for £11 million on 14 June.[2] Lampard went on to become Chelsea's highest goal scorer of all time. The signing of Lampard allowed Chelsea to part company with their captain Dennis Wise, who ended his successful 12-season spell at the club by joining Leicester City for £1.6 million.[3] The third and final signing of the window was of French midfielder and 1998 FIFA World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit, who joined from FC Barcelona for £7.5 million on 26 June.[4]

Chelsea players encountered controversy in the second round of the UEFA Cup, when they were due to face Hapoel Tel Aviv on 18 October 2001. Six Chelsea first-team players - Albert Ferrer, William Gallas, Emmanuel Petit, Graeme Le Saux, Eidur Gudjohnsen and captain Marcel Desailly - did not fly to Israel due to fears since the September 11 attacks in the previous month and recent Palestinian insurgency. Chelsea lost the match 2-0, with Desailly's replacement, the Ugandan teenager Joel Kitamirike, making mistakes in his only match for Chelsea.[5] The six players returned for the second leg at Stamford Bridge, but a 1-1 draw saw Chelsea eliminated by an underdog for the second consecutive season.[6]

The club came 6th in the Premier League, as they had done the previous season, and reached their third FA Cup final in six seasons. In the final against London rivals and Premier League champions Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 4 May 2002, Chelsea lost 2-0 with both goals in the last twenty minutes of the match.[7] Chelsea were led out into the final by Roberto Di Matteo, who had announced his retirement earlier in the season due to a long-term absence with a triple leg fracture.[8]

First team squad

Squad at end of season[9]

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

No. Position Player
1 Netherlands GK Ed de Goey
3 Nigeria DF Celestine Babayaro
6 France DF Marcel Desailly
8 England MF Frank Lampard
9 Netherlands FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
10 Serbia and Montenegro MF Slaviša Jokanović
11 Netherlands MF Boudewijn Zenden
12 Croatia FW Mario Stanić
13 France DF William Gallas
14 England DF Graeme Le Saux
15 Netherlands DF Mario Melchiot
17 France MF Emmanuel Petit
18 Spain MF Albert Ferrer
20 England MF Jody Morris
No. Position Player
22 Iceland FW Eiður Guðjohnsen
23 Italy GK Carlo Cudicini
24 Italy MF Samuele Dalla Bona
25 Italy FW Gianfranco Zola
26 England DF John Terry
28 England FW Leon Knight
29 Germany DF Robert Huth
30 Denmark FW Jesper Grønkjær
31 Australia GK Mark Bosnich
32 Finland FW Mikael Forssell
33 England DF Joel Kitamirike
36 England MF Joe Keenan
39 England FW Carlton Cole

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
16 Italy MF Roberto Di Matteo (retired)
18 Italy MF Gabriele Ambrosetti (on loan to Piacenza)
No. Position Player
34 England DF Jon Harley (to Fulham)

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
7 Netherlands DF Winston Bogarde
19 Italy DF Valerio Di Cesare
27 Georgia (country) FW Rati Aleksidze
34 England DF Pat Baldwin
35 England GK Rhys Evans
37 Wales DF Danny Slatter
No. Position Player
38 England DF Scott Cousins
England GK Lenny Pidgeley
Scotland DF Warren Cummings
England MF Rob Wolleaston
Scotland MF Ryan Stevenson
Germany FW Sebastian Kneißl

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline and bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit was all blue with a white trimmed collar. Their new away kit was all white with blue socks. The club's third kit for this season was orange with blue shorts and accents.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueUEFA CupFA CupFootball League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Netherlands Ed de Goeij 8060200000
3 DF Nigeria Celestine Babayaro 280180204040
6 DF France Marcel Desailly 371241208030
8 MF England Frank Lampard 53734+35418140
9 FW Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 48293523207343
10 MF Serbia and Montenegro Slaviša Jokanović 31012+80305030
11 MF Netherlands Boudewijn Zenden 32313+93303040
12 FW Croatia Mario Stanić 35218+91204120
13 DF France William Gallas 41227+31304140
14 DF England Graeme Le Saux 40226+11208130
15 DF Netherlands Mario Melchiot 50235+22306040
17 MF France Emmanuel Petit 38126+11306020
18 DF Spain Albert Ferrer 1002+20004020
20 MF England Jody Morris 1002+30102020
22 FW Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen 472326+614337353
23 GK Italy Carlo Cudicini 41027+10008050
24 MF Italy Samuele Dalla Bona 38416+84306050
25 FW Italy Gianfranco Zola 50519+163416150
26 DF England John Terry 43432+11215230
29 DF Germany Robert Huth 100+10000000
30 FW Denmark Jesper Grønkjær 16011+20003000
31 GK Australia Mark Bosnich 7050200000
32 FW Finland Mikael Forssell 3592+204306342
33 DF England Joel Kitamirike 1000000010
36 MF England Joe Keenan 100+10000000
39 FW England Carlton Cole 312+11000000

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
13DFFrance William GallasFrance Marseille£6,200,00018-05-2001
8MFEngland Frank LampardEngland West Ham United£11,000,000[10]11-06-2001
17MFFrance Emmanuel PetitSpain Barcelona£7,500,000[11]26-06-2001
11MFNetherlands Boudewijn ZendenSpain Barcelona£7,500,00002-08-2001

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
8MFUruguay Gustavo PoyetEngland Tottenham Hotspur£2,250,000[12]10-06-2001
11MFEngland Dennis WiseEngland Leicester City£2,000,000[13]25-06-2001
21DFFrance Bernard LambourdeFrance BastiaFree29-06-2001
N/AMFEngland Jay RichardsonEngland Exeter CityFree04-07-2001
5DFFrance Frank LeboeufFrance Marseille£1,200,000[14]25-07-2001
34DFEngland Jon HarleyEngland Fulham£3,500,000[15]08-08-2001

Premier League

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Newcastle United 38 21 8 9 74 52 +22 71 2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
5 Leeds United 38 18 12 8 53 37 +16 66 2002–03 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Chelsea 38 17 13 8 66 38 +28 64
7 West Ham United 38 15 8 15 48 57 9 53
8 Aston Villa 38 12 14 12 46 47 1 50 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 17 13 8 66 38  +28 64 11 4 4 43 21  +22 6 9 4 23 17  +6

Matches

UEFA Cup

First round

Second round

FA Cup

League Cup

References

  1. "Ranieri's Chelsea deal". BBC News. 15 September 2000.
  2. Ingle, Sean (14 June 2001). "Lampard signs for Chelsea". The Guardian. London.
  3. "Wise joins Leicester soccer team". CNN.
  4. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/chelsea-clinch-75m-petit-deal-6355098.html
  5. "Hapoel stun subdued Chelsea". BBC News. 18 October 2001.
  6. Brodkin, Jon (1 November 2001). "Hapoel leave Chelsea with the blues". The Guardian. London.
  7. http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/cupfinalresults/2002chelseaarsenal
  8. "Why injured Di Matteo was Ranieri's team leader in Cup clash with Arsenal". Daily Mail. London.
  9. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/faprem/chelsea.htm
  10. "Chelsea agree £11m Lampard deal". BBC Sport. 2001-06-11. Retrieved 2001-06-11.
  11. "Chelsea insist Petit 'has signed'". BBC Sport. 2001-06-25. Retrieved 2001-06-25.
  12. "Poyet joins Spurs". BBC News. 10 June 2001.
  13. "Wise seals Leicester switch". BBC Sport. 2001-06-25. Retrieved 2001-06-25.
  14. "Leboeuf's Marseille move". BBC Sport. 2001-07-25. Retrieved 2001-07-25.
  15. "Harley completes Fulham switch". BBC Sport. 2001-08-08. Retrieved 2001-08-08.
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