2001–02 Watford F.C. season

Watford
2001–02 season
Chairman Elton John
Manager Gianluca Vialli
Stadium Vicarage Road
First Division 14th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Quarter finals
Top goalscorer Smith (11)
Average home league attendance 14,896

During the 2001–02 English football season, Watford competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 2001-02 season, Gianluca Vialli was named as Taylor's managerial replacement.[1] Vialli made several high-profile signings, and wage bills at the club soared, with Vialli himself earning almost a million pounds a year. However, the season was disappointing, with the club finishing 14th in the division, and Vialli was sacked after only one season, having refused to resign.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Manchester City46193163191238453310852+5699
2West Bromwich Albion4615443611124725186129+3289
3Wolverhampton Wanderers4613463318127443257643+3386
4Millwall461535432278826266948+2177
5Birmingham City461445442079726297049+2176
6Norwich City4615623616731324356051+975
7Burnley4611753929105831337062+875
8Preston North End4613734521751126387159+1272
9Wimbledon46986302295933356357+667
10Crystal Palace4613374222731328407062+866
11Coventry City4612473319821326345953+666
12Gillingham4612563826651226416467–364
13Sheffield United46887343077919245354–160
14 Watford 4610583830661124266256+659
15Bradford City4610112413959928376976–755
16Nottingham Forest4671152621571124305051–154
17Portsmouth469683631481124416072–1253
18Walsall4610672927361422445171–2051
19Grimsby Town469773428371316445072–2250
20Sheffield Wednesday4667102837671021344971–2250
21Rotherham United4671333229361420375266–1449
22Crewe Alexandra468872332451424444776–2949
23Barnsley469953733261522535986–2748
24Stockport County46511719441715235842102–6026
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Watford's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2001Manchester CityA0–333,939
18 August 2001Rotherham UnitedH3–213,839Smith (2), Nielsen
25 August 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA0–120,257
27 August 2001WalsallH2–114,652Galli, Nielsen
9 September 2001WimbledonH3–015,466Wooter, Gayle, Robinson
15 September 2001West Bromwich AlbionH1–215,726Gayle
18 September 2001Norwich CityA1–317,885Vega
22 September 2001Crewe AlexandraA0–16,507
26 September 2001Birmingham CityH3–313,091Smith, Cox, Glass
30 September 2001Preston North EndH1–118,911Jackson (own goal)
13 October 2001Sheffield WednesdayH3–114,456Hyde, Noel-Williams, Helguson
20 October 2001Grimsby TownA3–05,506Hyde (2), Noble
23 October 2001Nottingham ForestH1–216,355Noel-Williams
27 October 2001Bradford CityA3–416,860Helguson, Smith (2, 1 pen)
30 October 2001Sheffield UnitedA2–014,338Helguson, Smith
3 November 2001BarnsleyH3–013,964Smith, Helguson (2)
10 November 2001Stockport CountyH1–112,576Smith
13 November 2001BurnleyA0–113,162
18 November 2001GillinghamA0–08,733
25 November 2001PortsmouthH3–015,631Robinson, Cox, Issa
1 December 2001Nottingham ForestA0–024,015
9 December 2001Coventry CityA2–013,251Glass (2, 1 pen)
15 December 2001Crystal PalaceH1–016,499Noel-Williams
22 December 2001Wolverhampton WanderersH1–117,389Smith
29 December 2001WalsallA3–06,882Fisken, Nielsen, Smith
1 January 2002MillwallH1–415,300Helguson
12 January 2002Rotherham UnitedA1–16,409Swailes (own goal)
15 January 2002MillwallA0–112,531
20 January 2002Manchester CityH1–217,074Smith
31 January 2002Preston North EndA1–112,749Noel-Williams
6 February 2002BurnleyH1–212,160Pennant
10 February 2002Grimsby TownH2–012,163Robinson, Noel-Williams
16 February 2002Sheffield WednesdayA1–218,244Noel-Williams
19 February 2002WimbledonA0–05,551
23 February 2002Birmingham CityA1–218,059Pennant, Johnson (own goal)
26 February 2002Norwich CityH2–112,622Hyde, Nielsen
2 March 2002Crewe AlexandraH0–115,199
5 March 2002West Bromwich AlbionA1–119,580Brown
9 March 2002Crystal PalaceA2–016,817Nielsen, Gayle
16 March 2002Coventry CityH3–015,833Brown (2), Gayle
23 March 2002BarnsleyA0–212,449
29 March 2002Bradford CityH0–014,001
1 April 2002Stockport CountyA1–24,086Webber
6 April 2002Sheffield UnitedH0–313,377
13 April 2002PortsmouthA1–016,302Webber
21 April 2002GillinghamH2–315,674McNamee, Nielsen

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2002ArsenalH2–420,105Noel-Williams, Gayle

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R121 August 2001Plymouth ArgyleH1–09,230Gayle
R212 September 2001Bristol CityA3–27,256Gayle (pen), Vega, Hyde
R39 October 2001Bradford CityH4–18,613Hyde, Noel-Williams (2), Vega
R427 November 2001Charlton AthleticH3–2 (a.e.t.)12,621Vernazza, Robinson, Helguson
QF19 December 2001Sheffield WednesdayA0–420,319

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Espen Baardsen
2 France DF Patrick Blondeau
3 England DF Paul Robinson
4 England MF Paolo Vernazza
5 Italy DF Filippo Galli
6 Switzerland DF Ramon Vega
7 Denmark MF Allan Nielsen
8 Jamaica MF Micah Hyde
9 England FW Tommy Smith
10 England MF Stephen Hughes
11 Scotland MF Stephen Glass
12 Netherlands FW Nordin Wooter
13 England GK Alec Chamberlain
14 Australia MF Richard Johnson
15 England FW Gifton Noel-Williams
16 England DF Nigel Gibbs
17 England MF Nick Wright
18 Iceland FW Heiðar Helguson
19 England DF James Panayi
20 England MF David Noble (on loan from Arsenal)
No. Position Player
21 Republic of Ireland FW Dominic Foley
22 England MF Lee Cook
24 Australia MF Paul Okon
25 England MF Gary Fisken
26 England MF Fabien Forde
27 Jamaica FW Marcus Gayle
28 South Africa MF Pierre Issa
29 England DF Neil Cox
30 England MF Danny Webber (on loan from Manchester United)
31 England MF Sam Swonnell
32 England DF Jerel Ifil
33 England MF Anthony McNamee
34 Jamaica DF Lloyd Doyley
35 Trinidad and Tobago FW Jason Norville
36 England MF Jamie Hand
37 England GK Richard Lee
39 England MF Gavin Mahon
40 England DF Nick Williams

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
33 England MF David Perpetuini (to Gillingham)
28 Wales DF Rob Page (to Sheffield United)
23 England DF Darren Ward (to Millwall)
35 England DF Barrie Matthews (Released)
31 Scotland FW Allan Smart (to Oldham Athletic)
No. Position Player
24 England DF Tom Neill (Released)
23 England MF Jermaine Pennant (on loan from Arsenal)
30 England DF Matthew Langston (Released)
30 England DF Wayne Brown (on loan from Ipswich Town)

References

  1. ↑ "Vialli named new Watford boss". BBC Sport. 2 May 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Watford sack Vialli". BBC Sport. 14 June 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/watford/2001-2002/results
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