2001–02 Crystal Palace F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Crystal Palace
2001–02 season
ChairmanSimon Jordan
ManagerSteve Bruce (until 2 November)
Trevor Francis (from 30 November)
StadiumSelhurst Park
First Division10th
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Morrison (22)
All: Morrison (24)
Average home league attendance17,177

Season summary

Palace turned to Steve Bruce for the 2001–02 season.[1] A good start to the season gave Palace hope for a promotion challenge, but Bruce attempted to walk out on the club after just four months at the helm to take charge of Birmingham City.[2][3] After a short spell on 'gardening leave',[4] Bruce was eventually allowed to join Birmingham City,[5] succeeded by Trevor Francis, who had ironically been his predecessor at Birmingham.[6]

Final league table
Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Preston North End 46 20 12 14 71 59 +12 72
9 Wimbledon 46 18 13 15 63 57 +6 67
10 Crystal Palace 46 20 6 20 70 62 +8 66
11 Coventry City 46 20 6 20 59 53 +6 66
12 Gillingham 46 18 10 18 64 67 −3 64
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first[7]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2001Rotherham UnitedA3–26,994Freedman (pen), Riihilahti, Smith
18 August 2001Stockport CountyH4–115,760Riihilahti, Morrison (pen), Freedman
25 August 2001Nottingham ForestA2–418,239Freedman (2)
8 September 2001MillwallH1–321,641Morrison
15 September 2001PortsmouthA2–418,149Rodger, Freedman
18 September 2001Grimsby TownH5–013,970Kirovski, Popovic (2), Freedman, Morrison
22 September 2001BarnsleyH1–015,433Riihilahti
25 September 2001Sheffield UnitedA3–114,180Smith, Freedman (pen), Hopkin
29 September 2001Sheffield WednesdayH4–117,066Freedman (2), Morrison (2)
13 October 2001WimbledonH4–020,009Morrison, Kirovski, Riihilahti, Brown (own goal)
16 October 2001Bradford CityH2–015,721Morrison (2)
20 October 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA1–026,471Kirovski
23 October 2001BurnleyA0–114,713
28 October 2001Norwich CityH3–219,553Morrison (2), Freedman
31 October 2001West Bromwich AlbionH0–117,273
3 November 2001WalsallA2–26,795Hopkin, Freedman
17 November 2001Crewe AlexandraH4–121,802Walton (own goal), Morrison, Kirovski, Freedman
21 November 2001GillinghamA0–39,396
24 November 2001Preston North EndA1–215,264Freedman
28 November 2001Coventry CityA0–213,695
1 December 2001BurnleyH1–218,457Morrison
8 December 2001Manchester CityH2–122,080Freedman, Kirovski
11 December 2001Birmingham CityA0–120,119
15 December 2001WatfordA0–116,499
20 December 2001Nottingham ForestH1–115,645Morrison
26 December 2001MillwallA0–316,630
29 December 2001Bradford CityA2–114,233Berhalter, Benjamin
13 January 2002Stockport CountyA1–05,541Freedman
16 January 2002GillinghamH3–117,646Morrison (2), Freedman
19 January 2002Rotherham UnitedH2–017,311Morrison, Smith
29 January 2002Coventry CityH1–316,197Freedman
2 February 2002Sheffield WednesdayA3–120,099Morrison, Freedman, Smith
7 February 2002Wolverhampton WanderersH0–218,475
16 February 2002WimbledonA1–113,564Morrison
23 February 2002Sheffield UnitedH0–118,009
26 February 2002BarnsleyA4–111,207Freedman, Riihilahti, Akinbiyi, Gray
2 March 2002Grimsby TownA2–55,924Gray, Morrison
5 March 2002PortsmouthH0–015,915
9 March 2002WatfordH0–216,817
16 March 2002Manchester CityA0–133,637
23 March 2002WalsallH2–021,038Morrison, Freedman (pen)
30 March 2002Norwich CityA1–221,251Morrison
1 April 2002Birmingham CityH0–019,598
7 April 2002Crewe AlexandraA0–06,724
13 April 2002Preston North EndH2–021,361Hopkin, Akinbiyi
21 April 2002West Bromwich AlbionA0–226,712

FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2002Newcastle UnitedA0–238,089

League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R121 August 2001Leyton OrientA4–24,290Morrison (2), Black (2)
R212 September 2001EvertonA1–1 (won 5-4 on pens)21,128Freedman (pen)
R310 October 2001Sheffield WednesdayA2–2 (lost 1-3 on pens)8,796Rodger, Riihilahti

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[8]

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 Aleksandrs Koliņko
2 DF Jamie Smith
3 DF Craig Harrison
4 DF Dean Austin
6 MF David Hopkin
7 MF Hayden Mullins
8 MF Simon Rodger
9 FW Dougie Freedman
10 FW Clinton Morrison[notes 1]
11 MF Tommy Black
12 DF Gregg Berhalter
13 GK Lance Cronin
14 MF Steven Thomson
15 MF Aki Riihilahti
16 DF Andy Frampton
17 FW Andrejs Rubins
20 FW Richard Harris
No. Position Player
21 GK Cédric Carrasso
24 MF Julian Gray
25 MF Jovan Kirovski
27 FW Steve Kabba
28 DF Tony Popovic
30 DF Danny Granville
31 GK Matt Clarke
32 MF Jamie Pollock
33 DF Scott Gooding
34 MF Robert Kember
35 DF Ryan Williams
36 DF Kit Symons[notes 2]
38 DF Curtis Fleming[notes 3]
39 FW Gareth Williams
40 MF Wayne Routledge
55 FW Ade Akinbiyi[notes 4]

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
5 MF Fan Zhiyi (to Dundee)
5 DF Christian Edwards (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
18 MF Wayne Carlisle (to Bristol Rovers)
19 DF David Woozley (to Torquay United)
21 GK Matthew Gregg (released)
22 FW Andy Martin (to Torquay United)
23 MF Stephen Evans (to Brentford)
26 MF Sean Hankin (to Torquay United)
No. Position Player
26 FW Trevor Benjamin[notes 5] (on loan from Leicester City)
26 DF Shaun Murphy (on loan from Sheffield United)
29 MF Jon Boardman (to Woking)
30 FW Chris Sharpling (to Woking)
36 DF Steve Vickers (on loan from Middlesbrough)
37 DF Richard Howell (to Stevenage Borough)
41 GK Gary Hateley (to Weston-Super-Mare)

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
GK Fraser Digby
DF Gareth Gwillim
No. Position Player
MF Steve Warren

References
  1. Rookwood, Dan (31 May 2001). "Bruce confirmed as Palace manager". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. Fifield, Dominic (3 November 2001). "Palace farce as Bruce awaits escape to Blues". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. Stewart, Colin. "Bruce Left in Limbo as Palace Turn Down Resignation." The Scotsman: 3. 3 Nov 2001. ProQuest. Web. 31 May 2013. Archived on 3 June 2013. Accessed 2013-07-04.
  4. Johnson, William (12 November 2001). "Palace stand firm over Bruce dispute". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  5. "Bruce finally joins the Blues". The Guardian. 12 December 2001. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  6. Rookwood, Dan (30 November 2001). "Palace name Francis as manager". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  7. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/crystal-palace/2001-2002/results
  8. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/d1/cpalace.htm

Notes
  1. Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.
  2. Fleming was born in Basingstoke, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.
  3. Fleming was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in April 1996.
  4. Akinbiyi was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in 1999.
  5. Benjamin was born in Kettering, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2002.
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