2001–02 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was the 123rd season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their first season back in the top-flight after a four-year absence. It covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.[1]

Bolton Wanderers
2001–02 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSam Allardyce
StadiumReebok Stadium
Premier League16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michael Ricketts (12)
All:
Michael Ricketts (15)
Highest home attendance27,351 (vs Arsenal, 29 April 2002)
Lowest home attendance5,761 (vs. Walsall, 11 September 2001)
Average home league attendance25,098

Season summary

Three wins from their first three Premiership games put newly promoted Bolton on top of the table, and manager Sam Allardyce was boasting (tongue-in-cheek) that his side were capable of winning their first-ever league title, but the strong start to the season was not followed up and in the end they finished 16th, just enough to avoid relegation.

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 GK Steve Banks
2 DF Bruno N'Gotty
3 DF Mike Whitlow
4 DF Guðni Bergsson
5 DF Colin Hendry
6 DF Paul Warhurst
7 FW Bo Hansen
8 MF Per Frandsen
9 FW Henrik Pedersen
10 FW Dean Holdsworth
11 MF Ricardo Gardner
12 DF Dean Holden
13 FW Youri Djorkaeff
14 MF Gareth Farrelly
15 MF Kevin Nolan
16 FW Fredi Bobic (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
No. Position Player
17 FW Michael Ricketts
19 MF David Norris
20 MF Nicky Southall
21 FW Rod Wallace
22 GK Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 MF Mario Espartero (on loan from Metz)
24 DF Anthony Barness
25 DF Simon Charlton
26 DF Leam Richardson
28 MF Jermaine Johnson
29 MF Stig Tøfting
30 GK Kevin Poole
32 MF Jeff Smith
34 MF Kostas Konstantinidis (on loan from Hertha Berlin)
38 MF Wayne Buchanan
46 MF Cleveland Taylor

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 FW Ian Marshall (to Blackpool)
23 MF Djibril Diawara (on loan from Torino)
27 FW Akinori Nishizawa (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
No. Position Player
42 GK Jani Viander (on loan from HJK)
MF Nicky Summerbee (to Manchester City)

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
18 FW Paul Wheatcroft
27 MF Gérald Forschelet
31 FW Emanuele Morini
33 MF Ryan Baldacchino
35 GK Jeff Cassar
No. Position Player
37 DF Nicky Hunt
39 MF Ciaran Ryan
40 MF Chris Downey
41 DF Alan O'Hare

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Results

FA Premier League
Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League

Results per matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWWDLDDLLWLDWDLLDLLDDDDLLWDDLLWWLWDLLL
Position11112114868989101212141515141616171817171617181615161415161616
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2002. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
18 August 2001 Leicester City A 5 – 0 Nolan (2) 15', 41', Ricketts 33', Frandsen (2) 45', 83' 19,987
21 August 2001 Middlesbrough H 1 – 0 Ricketts 39' 20,747
27 August 2001 Liverpool H 2 – 1 Ricketts 27', Holdsworth 90' 27,205
8 September 2001 Leeds United A 0 – 0 40,153
15 September 2001 Southampton H 0 – 1 24,378
19 September 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 1 – 1 Wallace 69' 25,949
22 September 2001 Arsenal A 1 – 1 Ricketts 83' 38,014
29 September 2001 Sunderland H 0 – 2 24,520
13 October 2001 Newcastle United H 0 – 4 25,631
20 October 2001 Manchester United A 2 – 1 Nolan 35', Ricketts 84' 67,559
27 October 2001 Aston Villa A 2 – 3 Ricketts (2) 2', 75' 33,599
3 November 2001 Everton H 2 – 2 Frandsen 10', Ricketts 90' 27,343
18 November 2001 Ipswich Town A 2 – 1 Bergsson 6', Ricketts 25' 22,335
24 November 2001 Fulham H 0 – 0 23,848
3 December 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 2 – 3 Ricketts 8', Wallace 56' 32,971
8 December 2001 Derby County A 0 – 1 25,712
15 December 2001 Charlton Athletic H 0 – 0 Frandsen 84' 20,834
23 December 2001 Chelsea A 1 – 5 Nolan 3' 34,063
26 December 2001 Leeds United H 0 – 3 27,060
29 December 2001 Leicester City H 2 – 2 Nolan 34', Ricketts 90' 23,037
1 January 2002 Liverpool A 1 – 1 Nolan 78' 43,710
12 January 2002 Chelsea H 2 – 2 Ricketts 56', Nolan 79' 23,891
19 January 2002 Middlesbrough A 1 – 1 Hansen 73' 26,104
29 January 2002 Manchester United H 0 – 4 27,350
2 February 2002 Newcastle United A 2 – 3 Gardner 19', Southall 34' 52,094
9 February 2002 West Ham United H 1 – 0 Gardner 38' 24,342
23 February 2002 Southampton A 0 – 0 31,380
2 March 2002 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 1 Wallace 45' 27,203
5 March 2002 Sunderland A 0 – 1 43,011
16 March 2002 Derby County H 1 – 3 Gardner 46' 25,893
23 March 2002 Charlton Athletic A 2 – 1 Djorkaeff (2) 15', 39' 26,358
30 March 2002 Aston Villa H 3 – 2 Delaney 8'(og), Bobic 40', Nolan 76' 24,600
1 April 2002 Everton A 1 – 3 N'Gotty 75' 39,784
6 April 2002 Ipswich Town H 4 – 1 Bobic (3) 2', 30', 38', Djorkaeff 35' 25,817
20 April 2002 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 – 1 Holdsworth 71' 25,817
23 April 2002 Fulham A 0 – 3 18,107
29 April 2002 Arsenal H 0 – 2 27,351
11 May 2002 West Ham United A 1 – 2 Djorkaeff 35,546
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Charlton Athletic 38 10 14 14 38 49 −11 44
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
Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
Relegation to the Football League First Division
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Ipswich Town qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round as the winners of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association, one of the UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.

FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
16 January 2002 Round 3 Stockport County A 4 – 1 Bergsson 36', Fradin 42'(og), Frandsen 73', Ricketts 85' 5,821
5 February 2002 Round 4 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 – 4 27,093

League Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
11 September 2001 Round 2 Walsall H 4 – 3 (aet) Ricketts 68', Holdsworth 80', Nishizawa 90', Pedersen 97' 5,761
8 October 2001 Round 3 Nottingham Forest H 1 – 0 Wallace 3' 6,881
27 November 2001 Round 4 Southampton H 2 – 2 (aet)
Won 6 – 5 on penalties		 Holdsworth 55' (pen), Ricketts 110' 8,404
11 December 2001 Round 5 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 – 6 28,430

Statistics

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season.

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 34 0(0) 01 0(0) 03 0(0) 38 0(0)
2 Kevin Nolan Midfielder 34 0(1) 01 0(1) 01 0(1) 36 0(3)
3 Simon Charlton Defender 35 0(1) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 36 0(1)
4 Ricardo Gardner Midfielder 29 0(2) 02 0(0) 00 0(1) 31 0(1)
5 Guðni Bergsson Defender 29 0(0) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 31 0(0)
6 Ricardo Gardner Midfielder 31 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 31 0(1)
7 Mike Whitlow Defender 28 0(1) 01 0(0) 00 0(1) 29 0(2)
8 Michael Ricketts Striker 26 (12) 01 0(1) 00 0(3) 27 (16)
9 Per Frandsen Midfielder 25 0(5) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 26 0(5)
10 Bruno N'Gotty Defender 24 0(2) 00 0(0) 02 0(1) 26 0(3)
11 Paul Warhurst Defender/Midfielder 25 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 26 0(0)
12 Anthony Barness Defender 19 0(6) 02 0(0) 02 0(0) 23 0(6)
13= Nicky Southall Defender/Midfielder 10 0(8) 02 0(0) 04 0(0) 16 0(8)
13= Rod Wallace Striker 14 0(6) 01 0(0) 01 0(2) 16 0(8)
15 Gareth Farrelly Midfielder 11 0 (7) 02 0(0) 03 0(0) 16 0(7)
16 Bo Hansen Striker 10 0(7) 02 0(0) 02 0(0) 14 0(7)
17 Fredi Bobic Striker 14 0(2) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 14 0(2)
18 Dean Holdsworth Striker 09 (22) 00 0(1) 03 0(1) 12 (24)
19 Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder/Striker 12 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 12 0(0)
20 Henrik Pedersen Streiker 05 0(6) 02 0(0) 01 0(1) 08 0(7)
21 Delroy Facey Striker 01 0(8) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(8)
22 Jermaine Johnson Midfielder 04 0(6) 01 0(1) 02 0(0) 07 0(7)
23 Colin Hendry Defender 03 0(0) 00 0(0) 04 0(0) 07 0(0)
24 Djibril Diawara Defender 04 0(5) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 06 0(5)
25 Stig Tøfting Midfielder 06 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 06 0(0)
26= Kevin Poole Goalkeeper 03 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(0)
26= Kostas Konstantinidis Defender 03 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(0)
26= Akinori Nishizawa Striker 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(0) 03 0(0)
29= Ian Marshall Defender/Striker 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 02 0(1)
29= David Norris Midfielder 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 01 0(1) 02 0(1)
29= Leam Richardson Midfielder 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 02 0(1)
32 Steve Banks Goalkeeper 01 0(0) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 02 0(0)
33= Dean Holden Defender 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 01 0(0)
33= Jani Viander Goalkeeper 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0)
34= Wayne Buchanan Midfielder 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(1)
34 Cleveland Taylor Midfielder 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(1)

Top scorers
P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 Michael Ricketts Striker 12 1 2 15
2 Kevin Nolan Midfielder 08 0 0 08
3= Fredi Bobic Striker 04 0 0 04
3= Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder/Striker 04 1 0 04
3= Dean Holdsworth Striker 02 0 2 04
3= Rod Wallace Striker 03 0 1 04

References
  1. "Bolton Wanderers 2001/02". bwfcstats.com. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/faprem/bolton.htm
  3. "Bolton snap up Pedersen". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. "Wallace the Wanderer". BBC News. 17 September 2001.
  5. "Bon is good for Bolton". BBC News. 2 January 2002.
  6. "Bolton sign Tofting". BBC News. 7 February 2002.
  7. "Bolton sign Djorkaeff". BBC News. 13 February 2002.
  8. "Bolton sign US keeper". BBC News. 28 March 2002.
  9. "O'Kane joins Blackpool". BBC News. 14 June 2001.
  10. "Japan striker joins Bolton". BBC News. 16 July 2001.
  11. "Bolton clinch N'Gotty deal". BBC News. 14 September 2001.
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