2001–02 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
2001–02 season
Chairman David Sheepshanks
Manager George Burley
Stadium Portman Road
FA Premier League 18th (relegated)
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fourth round
UEFA Cup Third round
Top goalscorer M. Bent (9)
Average home league attendance 24,396

During the 2001–02 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

A year after finishing fifth in the Premiership and earning George Burley the title of "Manager of the Year", Ipswich dropped back into Division One after two years among the elite after falling victim to second season syndrome. A dismal start to the season saw their UEFA Cup dream end in the third phase of the competition, while after 18 games they were still bottom of the Premiership with just one win. A turnaround then followed and seven wins from eight games pulled Ipswich up to 12th and appeared to have secured their survival. But another slump set in and this time they were unable to halt it. Any lingering hopes of survival were ended on the final day by a 5–0 defeat against Liverpool.

Despite losing their Premiership status, the Tractor Boys still had European action to look forward to. They attained UEFA Cup qualification via UEFA's fair play league.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
  1. ↑ Despite relegation, Ipswich Town qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying Round as Fair Play Award winners

Results

Ipswich Town's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 August 2001SunderlandA0–147,370
21 August 2001Derby CountyH3–121,197George (2), Naylor
25 August 2001Charlton AthleticH0–122,804
8 September 2001Leicester CityA1–118,774Stewart
16 September 2001Blackburn RoversH1–122,126Armstrong
22 September 2001Manchester UnitedA0–467,551
30 September 2001Leeds UnitedH1–222,643Stewart
13 October 2001EvertonH0–022,820
21 October 2001FulhamA1–117,221Wright
24 October 2001SouthamptonA3–329,614Stewart (2), Venus
28 October 2001West Ham UnitedH2–322,834Hreidarsson, Holland
4 November 2001ChelseaA1–240,497Stewart (pen)
18 November 2001Bolton WanderersH1–222,335Holland
25 November 2001MiddlesbroughA0–032,586
1 December 2001ArsenalH0–224,666
9 December 2001Newcastle UnitedH0–124,748
17 December 2001Aston VillaA1–229,320George
22 December 2001Tottenham HotspurA2–136,040George, Armstrong
26 December 2001Leicester CityH2–024,403M Bent, Peralta
29 December 2001SunderlandH5–024,517Armstrong (2), Gaardsøe, George, Clapham
1 January 2002Charlton AthleticA2–325,893M Bent (2)
12 January 2002Tottenham HotspurH2–125,077M Bent, McGreal
19 January 2002Derby CountyA3–129,658M Bent, Peralta, Reuser
30 January 2002FulhamH1–025,156M Bent
2 February 2002EvertonA2–133,069Peralta, Holland
9 February 2002LiverpoolH0–625,608
2 March 2002SouthamptonH1–325,440George
6 March 2002Leeds UnitedA0–239,414
13 March 2002Blackburn RoversA1–223,305Stewart
16 March 2002Newcastle UnitedA2–251,115M Bent (2)
23 March 2002Aston VillaH0–028,053
30 March 2002West Ham UnitedA1–333,871M Bent
1 April 2002ChelseaH0–028,053
6 April 2002Bolton WanderersA1–425,817Clapham
21 April 2002ArsenalA0–238,058
24 April 2002MiddlesbroughH1–025,979D Bent
27 April 2002Manchester UnitedH0–128,433
11 May 2002LiverpoolA0–544,088

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2002Dagenham & RedbridgeA4–15,949Peralta (2), Magilton, Stewart
R427 January 2002Manchester CityH1–421,199M Bent

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R39 October 2001Crewe AlexandraA3–26,116Reuser (2), Armstrong
R427 November 2001Newcastle UnitedA1–432,576D Bent

UEFA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg20 September 2001Torpedo MoscowH1–121,201Bramble
R1 Second Leg28 September 2001Torpedo MoscowA2–110,500George, Stewart
R2 First Leg18 October 2001HelsingborgH0–022,254
R2 Second Leg1 November 2001HelsingborgA3–1 (won 3-1 on agg)9,484Hreidarsson, Stewart (2)
R3 First Leg22 November 2001Inter MilanH1–024,569Armstrong
R3 Second Leg6 December 2001Inter MilanA1–4 (lost 2-4 on agg)25,358Armstrong (pen)

First-team squad

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. Position Player
1 England GK Andy Marshall
2 Netherlands DF Fabian Wilnis
3 England MF Jamie Clapham
4 England DF John McGreal
5 Iceland DF Hermann Hreidarsson
6 England DF Mark Venus
7 Northern Ireland MF Jim Magilton
8 Republic of Ireland MF Matt Holland
9 Spain FW Pablo Couñago
10 England FW Alun Armstrong
11 England FW Marcus Stewart
12 England DF Richard Naylor
14 England MF Jermaine Wright
15 England DF Chris Makin
No. Position Player
17 England DF Wayne Brown
18 England FW Darren Bent
19 England DF Titus Bramble
21 Republic of Ireland GK Keith Branagan
22 England MF Tommy Miller
30 Netherlands MF Martijn Reuser
32 England MF Darren Ambrose
33 Nigeria MF Finidi George
34 Italy GK Matteo Sereni
35 Argentina MF Sixto Peralta (on loan from Inter Milan)
36 Denmark DF Thomas Gaardsøe
37 France MF Ulrich Le Pen
38 England FW Marcus Bent

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
23 Netherlands FW Guillermo Graaven (released)
31 Slovenia DF Amir Karić (loaned to NK Maribor)
No. Position Player
Northern Ireland MF Sean Friars (to Carlisle United)

Reserve squad

The following players were contracted to Ipswich, but did not make any competitive appearances that season.

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

No. Position Player
13 England GK Mike Salmon
16 England MF Gary Croft
20 England MF Richard Logan
24 Netherlands MF Nabil Abidallah
25 England MF Ashley Nicholls
26 England GK James Pullen
27 England DF Lee Beevers
No. Position Player
28 England MF Matt Bloomfield
29 South Africa DF Justin Miller
England DF Matt Richards
Turkey DF Erdem Artun
England MF Robert Dickinson
England FW Ed Chibogu
England FW Alan Connell

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England Andy Marshall 150130200000
21 GK Republic of Ireland Keith Branagan 100+10000000
34 GK Italy Matteo Sereni 330250002060
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 1906+80101+1020
4 DF England John McGreal 331271102030
5 DF Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson 472381201061
6 DF England Mark Venus 351291001050
15 DF England Chris Makin 38030010204+10
17 DF England Wayne Brown 1000100000
19 DF England Titus Bramble 24216+21200041
36 DF Denmark Thomas Gaardsøe 613+11000+100+10
Midfielders
3 MF England Jamie Clapham 41222+1020+10204+20
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 30216+81110050
8 MF Republic of Ireland Matt Holland 463383101060
14 MF England Jermaine Wright 38124+5120204+10
22 MF England Tommy Miller 1305+300+10200+20
30 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser 30318+6120121+20
32 MF England Darren Ambrose 100+10000000
33 MF Nigeria Finidi George 29721+46000041
35 MF Argentina Sixto Peralta 29516+6322102+20
37 MF France Ulrich Le Pen 200+100+100000
Forwards
9 FW Spain Pablo Couñago 1901+1200+10102+20
10 FW England Alun Armstrong 38721+1140+10211+22
11 FW England Marcus Stewart 351020+86211043
12 FW England Richard Naylor 2215+910+100+203+20
18 FW England Darren Bent 722+31000+110+10
38 FW England Marcus Bent 271022+39210000

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[3]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
34 GK Italy Matteo Sereni 33
15 RB England Chris Makin 37
6 CB England Mark Venus 35
32 CB Iceland Hermann Hreidarsson 47
4 LB England John McGreal 33
14 RM England Jermaine Wright 32 Finidi George has 25 starts
7 CM Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 22
8 CM England Matt Holland 46
3 LM England Jamie Clapham 28
10 CF England Alun Armstrong 24 Marcus Bent also has 24 starts
11 CF England Marcus Stewart 27

Transfers

In

Out

Transfers in: Decrease £13,750,000
Transfers out: Increase £9,000,000
Total spending: Decrease £4,750,000

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/2001-2002/results
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/faprem/ipswich.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2002
  4. ↑ "Marshall completes Ipswich move". BBC News. 2 July 2001.
  5. ↑ "Hartlepool hotshot signs for Ipswich". BBC News. 16 July 2001.
  6. ↑ Finidi agrees Ipswich move; BBC Sport, 16 August 2001
  7. ↑ "Ipswich sign Sereni". BBC. 2001-08-17. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  8. ↑ "Dane signs for Ipswich". BBC News. 28 August 2001.
  9. ↑ "Ipswich sign French winger". BBC News. 13 November 2001.
  10. ↑ "Bent completes Ipswich move". BBC Sport. 23 November 2003. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
  11. ↑ "Arsenal complete Wright signing". BBC News. 5 July 2001.
  12. ↑ "Scowcroft completes Leicester move". BBC News. 31 July 2001.
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