2001–02 Norwich City F.C. season

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

Norwich City
2001–02 season
ChairmanBob Cooper
ManagerNigel Worthington
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division6th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iwan Roberts (14)[1]
All: Iwan Roberts (14)[1]
Highest home attendance21,251[2]
Lowest home attendance15,710[1]
Average home league attendance18,629[2]

Season summary

Despite losing 4-0 to Millwall on the opening day of the season, 2001-02 was a successful one for Norwich City. The Canaries never dropped out of the top 10 in Division One following their opening result and sneaked into the playoff places on the last day, following a 2-0 win over Stockport County. Their FA Cup run was halted at the third round after losing 4-0 to Chelsea after a replay. The game featured a memorable backheeled goal by Chelsea's Italian forward Gianfranco Zola. Norwich's League Cup run was equally disappointing, losing 1-0 away to Brentford away in the first round. Norwich faced Wolverhampton Wanderers in the First Division playoff semi final, defeating them 3-2 on aggregate, setting up a tie with Birmingham City in the final. The Canaries were eventually defeated on penalties at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff after Iwan Roberts had opened the scoring for Norwich in extra time, following a goalless 90 minutes.

Final league table
Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Millwall 46 22 11 13 69 48 +21 77 Participated in play-offs
5 Birmingham City 46 21 13 12 70 49 +21 76 Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
6 Norwich City 46 22 9 15 60 51 +9 75 Participated in play-offs
7 Burnley 46 21 12 13 70 62 +8 75
8 Preston North End 46 20 12 14 71 59 +12 72
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

All results referenced from statto.com[3]

Football League First Division
11 August 2001 1Millwall4–0Norwich CityLondon
Stadium: The New Den
18 August 2001 2Norwich City2–0Manchester CityNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
25 August 2001 3Wimbledon0-1Norwich City
27 August 2001 4Norwich City2-0Sheffield WednesdayNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
8 September 2001 5Norwich City1-0Nottingham ForestNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
15 September 2001 6Rotherham United1-1Norwich City
18 September 2001 7Norwich City3-1WatfordNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
22 September 2001 8Norwich City2-1BurnleyNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
26 September 2001 9Preston North End0-4Norwich City
29 September 2001 10Sheffield United1-2Norwich City
9 October 2001 11Walsall0-2Norwich City
13 October 2001 12Gillingham0-2Norwich City
19 October 2001 13Norwich City2-0West Bromwich AlbionNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
23 October 2001 14Norwich City0-0PortsmouthNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
28 October 2001 15Crystal Palace3-2Norwich City
30 October 2001 16Grimsby Town2-0Norwich City
3 November 2001 17Norwich City2-0Wolverhampton WndrsNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
10 November 2001 18Norwich City1-4Bradford CityNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
15 November 2001 19Stockport County1-2Norwich City
20 November 2001 20Norwich City2-2Crewe AlexandraNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
24 November 2001 21Norwich City2-1BarnsleyNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
2 December 2001 22Portsmouth2-1Norwich City
8 December 2001 23Birmingham City4-0Norwich City
15 December 2001 24Norwich City2-0Coventry CityNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
22 December 2001 25Norwich City2-1WimbledonNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
26 December 2001 26Nottingham Forest0-2Norwich City
29 December 2001 27Sheffield Wednesday5-0Norwich City
1 January 2002 28Norwich City1-1WalsallNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
13 January 2002 29Manchester City1-3Norwich City
20 January 2002 30Norwich City0-0MillwallNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
29 January 2002 31Crewe Alexandra0-1Norwich City
3 February 2002 32Norwich City2-1Sheffield UnitedNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
10 February 2002 33West Bromwich Albion0-1Norwich City
22 February 2002 34Norwich City3-0Preston North EndNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
26 February 2002 35Watford1-2Norwich City
2 March 2002 36Burnley1-1Norwich City
5 March 2002 37Norwich City0-0Rotherham UnitedNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
9 March 2002 38Coventry City1-2Norwich City
15 March 2002 39Norwich City0-1Birmingham CityNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
19 March 2002 40Norwich City2-1GillinghamNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
23 March 2002 41Wolverhampton Wndrs0-0Norwich City
30 March 2002 42Norwich City2-1Crystal PalaceNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
1 April 2002 43Bradford City0-1Norwich City
6 April 2002 44Norwich City1-1Grimsby TownNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
13 April 2002 45Barnsley0-2Norwich City
21 April 2002 46Norwich City2-0Stockport CountyNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road

Play-Offs
Main article: 2002 Football League play-offs
28 April 2002 Semi FinalNorwich City3-1Wolverhampton WanderersNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
1 May 2002 Semi FinalWolverhampton Wanderers1-0Norwich CityWolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
12 May 2002 FinalNorwich City1-1 (aet)Birmingham CityCardiff
Main Article Stadium: Millennium Stadium

FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
5 January 2002 3Norwich City0-0ChelseaNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
5 January 2002 3 ReplayChelsea4-0Norwich CityChelsea
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Stadium

League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
21 August 2001 2Brentford1-0Norwich CityBrentford

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[4]

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 Robert Green
2 DF Brian McGovern
3 DF Adam Drury
4 DF Malky Mackay
5 DF Craig Fleming
6 FW David Nielsen (on loan from Wimbledon)
7 MF Phil Mulryne
8 MF Gary Holt
9 FW Iwan Roberts
10 FW Zema Abbey
11 MF Chris Llewellyn
12 MF Darel Russell
13 GK Arran Lee-Barrett
14 FW Alex Notman
15 DF Darren Kenton
No. Position Player
16 DF Steen Nedergaard
17 DF Daryl Sutch
18 FW Paul McVeigh
19 FW Marc Libbra
20 FW Gaetano Giallanza
22 FW Ian Henderson
23 MF Neil Emblen
24 MF Clint Easton
25 MF Lewis Blois
26 FW Danny Bloomfield
27 MF Mark Rivers
28 GK Paul Crichton
29 MF Andrew Oxby
30 FW Paul Hayes

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
6 DF Matt Jackson (to Wigan Athletic)
19 DF Adrian Forbes (to Luton Town)
21 FW Adrian Coote[notes 1] (to Colchester United)
No. Position Player
22 FW Paul Dalglish (released)
31 FW Trevor Benjamin[notes 2] (on loan from Leicester 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
DF Damian Batt
DF Jason Shackell
MF Dean Sinclair
No. Position Player
FW Danny Crow
FW Ryan Jarvis

Notes
  1. Coote was born in Belton with Browston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  2. 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.

References
  1. "Norwich City". stats.football365.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  2. "Attendance Table". stats.football365.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  3. "Norwich City 2001-2002". statto.com. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  4. "Norwich City". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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