2001–02 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2001–02 season
Chairman Bob Murray
Manager Peter Reid
Stadium Stadium of Light
FA Premier League 17th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League:
Kevin Phillips (11)
All:
Kevin Phillips (13)
Average home league attendance 44,108

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

Season summary

In the 2001–02 season, 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]

Final league table

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
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
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

Sunderland's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 August 2001Ipswich TownH1–047,370Phillips (pen)
22 August 2001FulhamA0–220,197
26 August 2001Newcastle UnitedA1–152,021Phillips
8 September 2001Blackburn RoversH1–045,103Quinn
16 September 2001Aston VillaA0–031,668
19 September 2001Tottenham HotspurH1–247,310Phillips
22 September 2001Charlton AthleticH2–246,825Quinn (2)
29 September 2001Bolton WanderersA2–024,520Phillips, Craddock
13 October 2001Manchester UnitedH1–348,305Phillips
22 October 2001MiddlesbroughA0–228,432
27 October 2001ArsenalH1–148,029Schwarz
3 November 2001Leicester CityA0–120,573
18 November 2001Leeds UnitedH2–048,005Arca, Phillips
25 November 2001LiverpoolA0–143,537
1 December 2001West Ham UnitedH1–047,437Phillips
9 December 2001ChelseaH0–048,017
15 December 2001SouthamptonA0–229,459
22 December 2001EvertonH1–048,013Reyna
26 December 2001Blackburn RoversA3–029,869Quinn (2), Kilbane
29 December 2001Ipswich TownA0–524,517
1 January 2002Aston VillaH1–145,324Thome
12 January 2002EvertonA0–130,736
19 January 2002FulhamH1–145,124Phillips
29 January 2002MiddlesbroughH0–144,579
2 February 2002Manchester UnitedA1–467,587Phillips
9 February 2002Derby CountyA1–031,771Quinn
24 February 2002Newcastle UnitedH0–148,290
2 March 2002Tottenham HotspurA1–236,062M'Boma
5 March 2002Bolton WanderersH1–043,011McAteer
16 March 2002ChelseaA0–440,218
23 March 2002SouthamptonH1–146,120McAteer
30 March 2002ArsenalA0–338,047
1 April 2002Leicester CityH2–144,950Reyna (2)
7 April 2002Leeds UnitedA0–239,195
13 April 2002LiverpoolH0–148,355
20 April 2002West Ham UnitedA0–333,319
27 April 2002Charlton AthleticA2–226,614Kilbane, Phillips
11 May 2002Derby CountyH1–147,989Phillips

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2002West Bromwich AlbionH1–229,133Phillips

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R212 September 2001Sheffield WednesdayA2–4 (a.e.t)12,074Phillips, Laslandes

Players

First-team squad

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

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

Reserves

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

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
18 May 2001 MF Argentina Nicolas Medina Argentina Argentinos Juniors £3.5 million
13 June 2001 DF Netherlands Baki Mercimek Netherlands Haarlem Free
28 June 2001 FW France Lilian Laslandes France Bordeaux £3.6 million
3 July 2001 FW France David Bellion France Cannes Free
3 August 2001 DF Switzerland Bernt Haas Switzerland Grasshopper £750,000
7 December 2001 MF United States Claudio Reyna Scotland Rangers £4 million

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
18 August 2001 MF England Neil Wainwright England Darlington £50,000
30 August 2001 MF Scotland Don Hutchison England West Ham United £5 million
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 Undisclosed

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season[4]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Denmark Thomas Sørensen 3503401000
13 GK Northern Ireland Michael Ingham 10000010
30 GK Austria Jurgen Macho 40400000
Defenders
2 DF Switzerland Bernt Haas 290270100+10
3 DF England Michael Gray 3603500010
5 DF Slovakia Stanislav Varga 110901010
6 DF Brazil Emerson Thome 1211210000
12 DF Sweden Joachim Björklund 12011+100000
17 DF England Jody Craddock 3113010+1000
18 DF England Darren Williams 30023+501010
24 DF Northern Ireland George McCartney 20012+601010
Midfielders:
4 MF United States Claudio Reyna 1731730000
8 MF England Gavin McCann 3102901010
11 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Kilbane 30224+420+1010
16 MF Republic of Ireland Jason McAteer 2722621000
20 MF Sweden Stefan Schwarz 20118+210000
21 MF England Paul Thirlwell 16011+301010
26 MF Republic of Ireland Thomas Butler 702+500000
33 MF Argentina Julio Arca 24120+211010
Forwards:
7 FW Cameroon Patrick M'Boma 915+410000
9 FW Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn 39624+1461000
10 FW England Kevin Phillips 391337111111
15 FW France David Bellion 1000+900010
19 FW Scotland Kevin Kyle 800+600+100+10
Players no longer with club:
4 MF Scotland Don Hutchison 20200000
7 FW France Lilian Laslandes 1315+70000+11
16 MF Scotland Alex Rae 301+200000

References

  1. 1 2 Richard Rundle. "2001–02 FA Premier League". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  2. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sunderland/2001-2002/results
  3. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/faprem/sunder.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/sunderland/tab/players/season/2002/

Notes

  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.
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