2001–02 Aston Villa F.C. season

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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

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

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[a]
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[b]
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 summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 14 12 46 47  −1 50 8 7 4 22 17  +5 4 7 8 24 30  −6
Results by matchday
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultDDWDWWWLWWLDDLDLWLLDDWWDDDLWLLDLDLLDWW
Position141581064453133567888897777777787781010101098
Source: 11v11.com: 2001-02 Aston Villa results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Aston Villa's score comes first[2]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 36,059
26 August 2001 Manchester United H 1–1 42,632 Vassell 4'
8 September 2001 Liverpool A 3–1 44,102 Dublin 31', Hendrie 55', Vassell 86'
16 September 2001 Sunderland H 0–0 31,668
24 September 2001 Southampton A 3–1 26,794 Boateng 9', Ángel 15', Hadji 79'
30 September 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 27,732 Ángel 46', Vassell 72'
14 October 2001 Fulham H 2–0 28,579 Vassell 50', Taylor 61'
20 October 2001 Everton A 2–3 33,352 Hadji 71', Schmeichel 90'
24 October 2001 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 27,701 Kachloul 9'
27 October 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 3–2 33,599 Ángel 13', (pen) 47', Vassell 43'
3 November 2001 Newcastle United A 0–3 51,057
17 November 2001 Middlesbrough H 0–0 35,424
25 November 2001 Leeds United A 1–1 40,159 Kachloul 35'
1 December 2001 Leicester City H 0–2 30,711
5 December 2001 West Ham United A 1–1 28,377 Dublin 1'
9 December 2001 Arsenal A 2–3 38,074 Merson 21', Stone 34'
17 December 2001 Ipswich Town H 2–1 29,320 Ángel 44', 70'
22 December 2001 Derby County A 1–3 28,001 Ángel 45'
26 December 2001 Liverpool H 1–2 42,602 Hendrie 21'
29 December 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 41,134 Ángel (pen) 90'
1 January 2002 Sunderland A 1–1 45,324 Taylor 59'
12 January 2002 Derby County H 2–1 28,881 Vassell 12', Ángel 26'
21 January 2002 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 25,681 Vassell 8', Ángel 42'
30 January 2002 Everton H 0–0 32,460
2 February 2002 Fulham A 0–0 20,041
9 February 2002 Chelsea H 1–1 41,137 Merson 28'
23 February 2002 Manchester United A 0–1 67,592
2 March 2002 West Ham United H 2–1 37,341 Ángel 23', Vassell 90'
5 March 2002 Blackburn Rovers A 0–3 21,988
17 March 2002 Arsenal H 1–2 41,520 Dublin 69'
23 March 2002 Ipswich Town A 0–0 25,247
30 March 2002 Bolton Wanderers A 2–3 24,600 Warhurst (own goal) 15', Taylor 17'
2 April 2002 Newcastle United H 1–1 36,597 Crouch 26'
6 April 2002 Middlesbrough A 1–2 26,003 Ángel 60'
13 April 2002 Leeds United H 0–1 40,039
20 April 2002 Leicester City A 2–2 18,125 Vassell 22', Hitzlsperger 27'
27 April 2002 Southampton H 2–1 35,255 Vassell 8', 42'
11 May 2002 Chelsea A 3–1 40,709 Crouch 21', Vassell 63', Dublin 88'

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2002 Manchester United H 2–3 38,444 Taylor 51', Neville (own goal) 53'

League Cup[]

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 10 October 2001 Reading H 1–0 23,431 Dublin 45'
R4 28 November 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–1 26,526

Intertoto Cup[]

Main article: 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 First Leg 14 July 2001 NK Slaven Belupo Croatia A 1–2 3,000 Ginola 88'
R3 Second Leg 21 July 2001 NK Slaven Belupo Croatia H 2–0 (won 3–2 on agg) 27,580 Hendrie 19', 41'
SF First Leg 25 July 2001 Rennes France A 1–2 15,753 Vassell 90'
SF Second Leg 1 August 2001 Rennes France H 1–0 (won on away goals) 30,782 Dublin 5'
F First Leg 7 August 2001 Basel Switzerland A 1–1 25,879 Merson 59'
F Second Leg 21 August 2001 Basel Switzerland H 4–1 (won 5–2 on agg) 39,593 Vassell 45', Ángel 55', 79', Ginola 83'

UEFA Cup[]

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 20 September 2001 NK Varteks Croatia H 2–3 27,132 Ángel 54', 70'
R1 Second Leg 27 September 2001 NK Varteks Croatia A 1–0 (lost on away goals) 12,100 Hadji 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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark DEN Peter Schmeichel
2 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright
4 DF Sweden SWE Olof Mellberg
5 DF Turkey TUR Alpay Özalan
6 MF Netherlands NED George Boateng[a]
7 MF England ENG Ian Taylor
8 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel
9 FW England ENG Dion Dublin
10 MF England ENG Paul Merson (captain)
11 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman
15 DF England ENG Gareth Barry
16 FW England ENG Peter Crouch
17 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie
18 MF England ENG Steve Stone
19 FW Croatia CRO Boško Balaban
20 MF Morocco MAR Mustapha Hadji
21 MF Germany GER Thomas Hitzlsperger
22 FW England ENG Darius Vassell
30 MF Morocco MAR Hassan Kachloul
31 DF England ENG Jlloyd Samuel[b]

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. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF France FRA David Ginola (to Everton)
26 FW England ENG Richard Walker (to Blackpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF England ENG Michael Standing (to Bradford City)
44 FW Scotland SCO Neil Tarrant[c] (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. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK England ENG Boaz Myhill[d]
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John McGrath
25 FW England ENG Jon Bewers
28 MF Northern Ireland NIR Gavin Melaugh
29 MF England ENG Stephen Cooke
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Danny Jackman
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG
— MF England ENG Jay Smith
— MF England ENG
— MF Germany GER Giovanni Speranza[e] (on trial)
— MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Kandaurov[f] (on trial from Benfica)
—  

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. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW England ENG Stefan Moore
39 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Wayne Henderson
42 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Peter Hynes
43 DF England ENG Liam Ridgewell
46 DF England ENG Ben Willetts
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Rob Edwards[g]
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Seán Dillon
— MF England ENG Ryan Amoo
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG (on trial to Bradford City)
— MF England ENG Alexis Nicolas[h]
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG Peter Whittingham
— MF Northern Ireland NIR David Scullion
— MF Denmark DEN Thomas Kristensen (on trial from AB)
— MF Russia RUS Alexei Eremenko[i] (on trial from FC Jokerit)
— FW England ENG
— FW England ENG Michael Husbands
— FW Faroe Islands FRO Hjalgrím Elttør (on trial from KÍ)
— DF  

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. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Gary Cahill
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Paul Green
— DF England ENG James O'Connor
— DF England ENG
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG Jamie Ward[j]
— MF Scotland SCO Colin Marshall
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Steven Davis
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL
— FW England ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor
— FW England ENG
— FW England ENG Luke Moore
— FW England ENG Shane Paul
— FW Scotland SCO
— MF  
— MF  
— MF  
—  

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. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Jamie McCombe (on trial from Scunthorpe United)
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL
— DF Denmark DEN Casper Abildgaard (on trial from AB)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Fahey
— FW England ENG John Turner
— MF  

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Continental
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Denmark DEN Peter Schmeichel 36 1 29 1 1 0 2 0 4 0
12 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney 39 0 30 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright 32 0 23 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
4 DF Sweden SWE Olof Mellberg 36 0 32 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF Turkey TUR Alpay Özalan 24 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
11 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton 38 0 30+3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
31 DF England ENG Jlloyd Samuel 26 0 17+6 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0
Midfielders
6 MF Netherlands NED George Boateng 48 1 37 1 1 0 1+1 0 8 0
7 MF England ENG Ian Taylor 18 4 7+9 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
10 MF England ENG Paul Merson 27 3 18+3 2 1 0 0 0 5 1
14 MF France FRA David Ginola 13 2 0+5 0 0 0 1+1 0 3+3 2
15 MF England ENG Gareth Barry 28 0 16+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 6+1 0
17 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie 39 4 25+4 2 1 0 2 0 7 2
18 MF England ENG Steve Stone 32 1 14+8 1 0+1 0 1 0 5+3 0
20 MF Morocco MAR Mustapha Hadji 32 3 17+6 2 0+1 0 2 0 3+3 1
21 MF Germany GER Thomas Hitzlsperger 12 1 11+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Morocco MAR Hassan Kachloul 31 2 17+5 2 0 0 2 0 6+1 0
Forwards
8 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel 35 16 26+3 12 1 0 1 0 2+2 4
9 FW England ENG Dion Dublin 30 6 9+12 4 0 0 1+1 1 5+2 1
16 FW England ENG Peter Crouch 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Croatia CRO Boško Balaban 11 0 0+8 0 0 0 1+1 0 1 0
22 FW England ENG Darius Vassell 44 14 30+6 12 1 0 0+1 0 2+4 2
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 Denmark Peter Schmeichel 36
2 RB Wales Mark Delaney 39
4 CB Sweden Olof Mellberg 36
11 CB Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 35
3 LB England Alan Wright 32
17 RM England Lee Hendrie 35
10 CM England Paul Merson 24 Alpay Özalan has 24 starts
6 CM Netherlands George Boateng 47
30 LM Morocco Hassan Kachloul 25
8 CF Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel 30
22 CF England Darius Vassell 33

Transfers[]

In[]

# Pos Player From Fee Date
30 MF Morocco Hassan Kachloul England Southampton Free June 2001
20 MF Morocco Mustapha Hadji England Coventry City £2,500,000 + Julian Joachim July 2001
1 GK Denmark Peter Schmeichel Portugal Sporting CP Free July 2001
4 DF Sweden Olof Mellberg Spain Racing Santander £5,000,000 July 2001
19 FW Croatia Boško Balaban Croatia Dinamo Zagreb £5,800,000 August 2001
16 FW England Peter Crouch England Portsmouth £5,000,000 March 2002

Out[]

# Pos Player To Fee Date
12 FW England Julian Joachim England Coventry City Swap July 2001
1 GK England David James England West Ham United £3,500,000 July 2001
4 DF England Gareth Southgate England Middlesbrough £6,500,000 July 2001
13 DF England Neil Cutler England Stoke City Free July 2001
19 FW England Richard Walker England Blackpool £50,000 December 2001
14 MF France David Ginola England Everton Free February 2002
27 MF England Michael Standing England Bradford City Free March 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. ^ "Gregory resigns as Villa boss". bbc.co.uk. 24 January 2002.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2001-2002/results
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  4. ^ "All Aston Villa players: 2002". www.11v11.com.

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