2001–02 Aston Villa F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Aston Villa
2001–02 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerJohn Gregory (until 24 January)[1]
John Deehan and Stuart Gray (caretakers)
Graham Taylor (from 5 February)
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League8th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Intertoto CupWinners
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Darius Vassell and Juan Pablo Ángel (12)
All:
Juan Pablo Ángel (16)
Average home league attendance35,012

Season summary

Aston Villa's early season form was good and the Midlanders even went top briefly at the end of October, but followed that with a run of eleven games with only one win, falling out of the title race. Still, it came as a shock when John Gregory announced his resignation after four years as Villa manager on 24 January. A host of names were linked with the vacancy, but in the end it was Graham Taylor, who took Villa to promotion in 1988 and second place in the league in 1990, who was appointed manager. Taylor was unable to improve Villa's form, but two wins against Southampton and Chelsea at the end of the season where enough to see Villa finish eighth: this was hardly amazing, but it at least meant that Villa would be finishing in the top 10 for the seventh year in succession.

Final league table
Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Chelsea 38 17 13 8 66 38 +28 64 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
7 West Ham United 38 15 8 15 48 57 −9 53
8 Aston Villa 38 12 14 12 46 47 −1 50 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
9 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 49 53 −4 50
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 55 51 +4 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
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.
  2. Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 August 2001Tottenham HotspurA0–036,059
26 August 2001Manchester UnitedH1–142,632Vassell 4'
8 September 2001LiverpoolA3–144,102Dublin 31', Hendrie 55', Vassell 86'
16 September 2001SunderlandH0–031,668
24 September 2001SouthamptonA3–126,794Boateng 9', Ángel 15', Hadji 79'
30 September 2001Blackburn RoversH2–027,732Ángel 46', Vassell 72'
14 October 2001FulhamH2–028,579Vassell 50', Taylor 61'
20 October 2001EvertonA2–333,352Hadji 71', Schmeichel 90'
24 October 2001Charlton AthleticH1–027,701Kachloul 9'
27 October 2001Bolton WanderersH3–233,599Ángel 13', (pen) 47', Vassell 43'
3 November 2001Newcastle UnitedA0–351,057
17 November 2001MiddlesbroughH0–035,424
25 November 2001Leeds UnitedA1–140,159Kachloul 35'
1 December 2001Leicester CityH0–230,711
5 December 2001West Ham UnitedA1–128,377Dublin 1'
9 December 2001ArsenalA2–338,074Merson 21', Stone 34'
17 December 2001Ipswich TownH2–129,320Ángel 44', 70'
22 December 2001Derby CountyA1–328,001Ángel 45'
26 December 2001LiverpoolH1–242,602Hendrie 21'
29 December 2001Tottenham HotspurH1–141,134Ángel (pen) 90'
1 January 2002SunderlandA1–145,324Taylor 59'
12 January 2002Derby CountyH2–128,881Vassell 12', Ángel 26'
21 January 2002Charlton AthleticA2–125,681Vassell 8', Ángel 42'
30 January 2002EvertonH0–032,460
2 February 2002FulhamA0–020,041
9 February 2002ChelseaH1–141,137Merson 28'
23 February 2002Manchester UnitedA0–167,592
2 March 2002West Ham UnitedH2–137,341Ángel 23', Vassell 90'
5 March 2002Blackburn RoversA0–321,988
17 March 2002ArsenalH1–241,520Dublin 69'
23 March 2002Ipswich TownA0–025,247
30 March 2002Bolton WanderersA2–324,600Warhurst (own goal) 15', Taylor 17'
2 April 2002Newcastle UnitedH1–136,597Crouch 26'
6 April 2002MiddlesbroughA1–226,003Ángel 60'
13 April 2002Leeds UnitedH0–140,039
20 April 2002Leicester CityA2–218,125Vassell 22', Hitzlsperger 27'
27 April 2002SouthamptonH2–135,255Vassell 8', 42'
11 May 2002ChelseaA3–140,709Crouch 21', Vassell 63', Dublin 88'

FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2002Manchester UnitedH2–338,444Taylor 51', Neville (own goal) 53'

League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R310 October 2001ReadingH1–023,431Dublin 45'
R428 November 2001Sheffield WednesdayH0–126,526

Intertoto Cup
Main article: 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R3 First Leg14 July 2001NK Slaven BelupoA1–23,000Ginola 88'
R3 Second Leg21 July 2001NK Slaven BelupoH2–0 (won 3-2 on agg)27,580Hendrie 19', 41'
SF First Leg25 July 2001RennesA1–215,753Vassell 90'
SF Second Leg1 August 2001RennesH1–0 (won on away goals)30,782Dublin 5'
F First Leg7 August 2001BaselA1–125,879Merson 59'
F Second Leg21 August 2001BaselH4–1 (won 5-2 on agg)39,593Vassell 45', Ángel 55', 79', Ginola 83'

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg20 September 2001NK VarteksH2–327,132Ángel 54', 70'
R1 Second Leg27 September 2001NK VarteksA1–0 (lost on away goals)12,100Hadji 90'

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 GK Peter Schmeichel
2 DF Mark Delaney
3 DF Alan Wright
4 DF Olof Mellberg
5 DF Alpay Özalan
6 MF George Boateng[lower-alpha 1]
7 MF Ian Taylor
8 FW Juan Pablo Ángel
9 FW Dion Dublin
10 MF Paul Merson (captain)
11 DF Steve Staunton
No. Position Player
12 GK Peter Enckelman
15 DF Gareth Barry
16 FW Peter Crouch
17 MF Lee Hendrie
18 MF Steve Stone
19 FW Boško Balaban
20 MF Mustapha Hadji
21 MF Thomas Hitzlsperger
22 FW Darius Vassell
30 MF Hassan Kachloul
31 DF Jlloyd Samuel[lower-alpha 2]

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
14 MF David Ginola (to Everton)
26 FW Richard Walker (to Blackpool)
No. Position Player
27 MF Michael Standing (to Bradford City)
44 FW Neil Tarrant[lower-alpha 3] (to Ross County)

Reserve squad
The following players made most of their appearances for the reserves this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s, or may have appeared for the first team in a friendly.

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

No. Position Player
13 GK Boaz Myhill[lower-alpha 4]
24 MF John McGrath
25 FW Jon Bewers
28 MF Gavin Melaugh
29 MF Stephen Cooke
DF Danny Haynes
DF Danny Jackman
No. Position Player
DF Andrew Marfell
MF Jay Smith
MF David Berks
MF Giovanni Speranza[lower-alpha 5] (on trial)
MF Serhiy Kandaurov[lower-alpha 6] (on trial from Benfica)
Template:Country data Stefan Andersson

U-19 squad
The following players made most of their appearances for the U-19s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s.

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

No. Position Player
23 FW Stefan Moore
39 GK Wayne Henderson
42 FW Peter Hynes
43 DF Liam Ridgewell
46 DF Ben Willetts
DF David Andrewartha
DF Rob Edwards[lower-alpha 7]
DF Leon Hylton
DF Cameron Stuart
DF Seán Dillon
MF Ryan Amoo
No. Position Player
MF Jamie Cunnington (on trial to Bradford City)
MF Alexis Nicolas[lower-alpha 8]
MF James Pawley
MF Peter Whittingham
MF David Scullion
MF Thomas Kristensen (on trial from AB)
MF Alexei Eremenko[lower-alpha 9] (on trial from FC Jokerit)
FW Lee McGuire
FW Michael Husbands
FW Hjalgrím Elttør (on trial from KÍ)
Template:Country data DF Andy Wells

U-17 squad
The following players made most of their appearances for the U-17s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-19s.

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

No. Position Player
GK Antoni Pecora
GK Stephen Gahan
DF Stuart Bridges
DF Gary Cahill
DF Scott Cormell
DF Nick Green
DF Paul Green
DF James O'Connor
DF Oliver Williams
MF Adam Baptist
MF Jamie Ward[lower-alpha 10]
MF Colin Marshall
No. Position Player
MF Steven Davis
MF Stephen Foley-Sheridan
FW Gabriel Agbonlahor
FW Mark Atkinson
FW Luke Moore
FW Shane Paul
FW Alan Brazil
Template:Country data MF Rowan Caney
Template:Country data MF John Grady
Template:Country data MF David Nolan
Template:Country data Daniel Bridges

Other players
The following players did not play for any Aston Villa 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
DF Liam Folds
DF Jamie McCombe (on trial from Scunthorpe United)
DF Pierre Ennis
DF Casper Abildgaard (on trial from AB)
No. Position Player
MF Keith Fahey
FW John Turner
Template:Country data MF John Malpass

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupContinental
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Peter Schmeichel 361291102040
12 GK Peter Enckelman 1409000004+10
Defenders
2 DF Mark Delaney 390300001080
3 DF Alan Wright 320230101070
4 DF Olof Mellberg 360320101020
5 DF Alpay Özalan 240140002080
11 DF Steve Staunton 38030+30102020
31 DF Jlloyd Samuel 26017+6010000+20
Midfielders
6 MF George Boateng 481371101+1080
7 MF Ian Taylor 1847+93111000
10 MF Paul Merson 27318+32100051
14 MF David Ginola 1320+50001+103+32
15 MF Gareth Barry 28016+400+10006+10
17 MF Lee Hendrie 39425+42102072
18 MF Steve Stone 32114+810+10105+30
20 MF Mustapha Hadji 32317+620+10203+31
21 MF Thomas Hitzlsperger 12111+11000000
30 MF Hassan Kachloul 31217+5200206+10
Forwards
8 FW Juan Pablo Ángel 351626+31210102+24
9 FW Dion Dublin 3069+124001+115+21
16 FW Peter Crouch 7272000000
19 FW Boško Balaban 1100+80001+1010
22 FW Darius Vassell 441430+612100+102+42
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 30 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[4]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Peter Schmeichel 36
2 RB Mark Delaney 39
4 CB Olof Mellberg 36
11 CB Steve Staunton 35
3 LB Alan Wright 32
17 RM Lee Hendrie 35
10 CM Paul Merson 24 Alpay Özalan has 24 starts
6 CM George Boateng 47
30 LM Hassan Kachloul 25
8 CF Juan Pablo Ángel 30
22 CF Darius Vassell 33

Transfers

In
# Pos Player From Fee Date
30MF Hassan Kachloul SouthamptonFreeJune 2001
20MF Mustapha Hadji Coventry City£2,500,000 + Julian JoachimJuly 2001
1GK Peter Schmeichel Sporting CPFreeJuly 2001
4DF Olof Mellberg Racing Santander£5,000,000July 2001
19FW Boško Balaban Dinamo Zagreb£5,800,000August 2001
16FW Peter Crouch Portsmouth£5,000,000March 2002

Out
# Pos Player To Fee Date
12FW Julian Joachim Coventry CitySwapJuly 2001
1GK David James West Ham United£3,500,000July 2001
4DF Gareth Southgate Middlesbrough£6,500,000July 2001
13DF Neil Cutler Stoke CityFreeJuly 2001
19FW Richard Walker Blackpool£50,000December 2001
14MF David Ginola EvertonFreeFebruary 2002
27MF Michael Standing Bradford CityFreeMarch 2002

Notes
  1. Boateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Netherlands in November 2001.
  2. Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-21 level and be called up to the senior team before switching his international allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago and making his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.
  3. Tarrant was born in Darlington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  5. Speranza was born in Giessen, West Germany (now Germany), and later represented Italy internationally in futsal.
  6. Kandaurov was born in Zheleznogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia), but also qualified to represent Ukraine internationally and made his international debut for Ukraine in August 1992.
  7. Edwards was born in Madeley, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Wales in March 2003.
  8. Nicolas was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  9. Eremenko was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia), but was raised in Finland from the age of 7, gained Finnish citizenship in 2003, and would make his international debut for Finland in October 2003.
  10. Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.

References
  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/1780820.stm
  2. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2001-2002/results
  3. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/faprem/avilla.htm
  4. http://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/2002/
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