2001–02 Portsmouth F.C. season

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Portsmouth
2001–02 season
ChairmanMilan Mandaric
ManagerGraham Rix (until 25 March)
Harry Redknapp (from 25 March)
StadiumFratton Park
First Division17th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Crouch (18)
All: Crouch (19)
Average home league attendance15,121

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

Season summary[]

Portsmouth started the season promisingly but slumped during the winter and were involved in a relegation battle for the second half of the season. A string of poor results, including a 4–1 home loss in the FA Cup to bottom of the Football League Leyton Orient, meant that Director of Football Harry Redknapp was given more responsibilities until he eventually replaced Rix as team manager toward the end of the season. The goals of striker Peter Crouch and the creativity of veteran Croatian midfielder Robert Prosinečki played a crucial role in saving Portsmouth from relegation. Despite only spending the one season with the club before moving to Slovenian side Olimpija Ljubljana, such was the role Prosinečki played that he is now widely regarded as one of the greatest players to ever grace Fratton Park. Crouch was sold to Aston Villa near the end of the season for £5 million, which was used in the ensuing summer to rebuild the squad.

Tragedy struck the club six days before the start of the season when goalkeeper Aaron Flahavan was killed in a car crash near Bournemouth on 5 August. Both Portsmouth and Flahavan's youth club Southampton retired the number 1 jersey during the season, out of respect for Flahavan, who had played more than 100 games for Portsmouth since making his debut five years earlier.

Kit[]

Portsmouth retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by the club's own brand, Pompey Sport, and sponsored by Bishop's Printers.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2001–02 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Bradford City 46 15 10 21 69 76 −7 55
16 Nottingham Forest 46 12 18 16 50 51 −1 54
17 Portsmouth 46 13 14 19 60 72 −12 53
18 Walsall 46 13 12 21 51 71 −20 51
19 Grimsby Town 46 12 14 20 50 72 −22 50
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD) when the goal difference between a certain number of teams is tied.
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
46 13 14 19 60 72  −12 53 9 6 8 36 31  +5 4 8 11 24 41  −17
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAAHAHHHAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDLWWWDWDLLWLWDLDWDWLWLLLWLLLLWDLDLWDDWLDDLDDLL
Position1017128752357577912119101010910111112131416161615161617171716161616151615171717
Source: 11v11.com: 2001–02 Portsmouth results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Portsmouth's score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 23,012 Crouch, Crowe
18 August 2001 Bradford City H 0–1 17,239
25 August 2001 Stockport County A 1–0 5,090 Prosinečki
27 August 2001 Grimsby Town H 4–2 13,614 Burchill (2), Crouch (2)
8 September 2001 Gillingham H 2–1 17,224 Barrett, Zamperini
12 September 2001 Wimbledon A 3–3 7,138 Burchill, Crouch, Bradbury (pen)
15 September 2001 Crystal Palace H 4–2 18,149 Zamperini, Prosinečki, Burchill (pen), Crouch
18 September 2001 Walsall A 0–0 6,153
22 September 2001 Coventry City A 0–2 18,303
25 September 2001 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 17,287 Prosinečki (pen)
28 September 2001 Barnsley A 4–1 11,660 Vincent, Crouch, Bradbury (2, 1 pen)
12 October 2001 Rotherham United A 1–2 6,427 Crouch
20 October 2001 Sheffield United H 1–0 15,538 Edinburgh
23 October 2001 Norwich City A 0–0 19,962
27 October 2001 Preston North End H 0–1 15,402
30 October 2001 Birmingham City H 1–1 15,612 Bradbury
3 November 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–2 18,212 Crouch (2), Barrett
10 November 2001 Burnley A 1–1 14,123 Crouch
17 November 2001 Manchester City H 2–1 19,103 Bradbury, Crouch
25 November 2001 Watford A 0–3 15,631
28 November 2001 Nottingham Forest H 3–2 14,837 Hjelde (own goal), Bradbury (2, 1 pen)
2 December 2001 Norwich City H 1–2 13,286 Harper
8 December 2001 Crewe Alexandra H 2–4 14,430 Lovell, Crouch
13 December 2001 Millwall A 0–1 11,527
22 December 2001 Stockport County H 2–0 13,887 Crouch, Lovell
26 December 2001 Gillingham A 0–2 10,477
29 December 2001 Grimsby Town A 1–3 5,217 Crouch
12 January 2002 Bradford City A 1–3 14,306 Primus
17 January 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–3 13,105 Quashie, Prosinečki
30 January 2002 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 26,476 Prosinečki
2 February 2002 Barnsley H 4–4 12,756 Prosinečki (3, 1 pen), Primus
9 February 2002 Sheffield United A 3–4 17,553 Crouch, Prosinečki, Quashie
16 February 2002 Rotherham United H 0–0 13,313
23 February 2002 West Bromwich Albion A 0–5 21,028
26 February 2002 Coventry City H 1–0 12,336 Crouch
2 March 2002 Walsall H 1–1 13,203 Crouch
5 March 2002 Crystal Palace A 0–0 15,915
9 March 2002 Millwall H 3–0 15,221 Biagini, O'Neil, Pitt
12 March 2002 Wimbledon H 1–2 13,118 Biagini
16 March 2002 Crewe Alexandra A 1–1 7,170 Crouch
23 March 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–0 14,819
30 March 2002 Preston North End A 0–2 16,832
1 April 2002 Burnley H 1–1 18,020 Todorov
7 April 2002 Birmingham City A 1–1 25,030 Pitt
13 April 2002 Watford H 0–1 16,302
21 April 2002 Manchester City A 1–3 34,657 Pitt

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 16 January 2002 Leyton Orient H 1–4 12,936 Smith (own goal)

League Cup[]

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 21 August 2001 Colchester United H 1–2 7,078 Crouch

Squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Jason Crowe
3 DF England ENG Jamie Vincent
4 MF England ENG Shaun Derry
5 DF England ENG Eddie Howe
6 DF England ENG Carl Tiler
7 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Harper
8 MF Croatia CRO Robert Prosinečki
10 FW England ENG Lee Bradbury
11 MF Scotland SCO Nigel Quashie
13 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Zamperini
14 GK Guernsey Guernsey Chris Tardif
15 MF England ENG Courtney Pitt
16 DF Denmark DEN Thomas Thøgersen
17 MF England ENG Tom Curtis
19 FW England ENG Luke Nightingale
20 FW England ENG Rory Allen
21 DF England ENG Justin Edinburgh
22 FW Slovenia SVN Mladen Rudonja
23 MF Scotland SCO Garry Brady
24 DF England ENG Scott Hiley
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW England ENG Steve Lovell
26 MF England ENG Gary O'Neil
27 MF Brazil BRA Stefani Miglioranzi
28 MF Greece GRE Michael Panopoulos
29 MF England ENG Mark Summerbell (on loan from Middlesbrough)
30 DF England ENG Linvoy Primus
31 GK England ENG Dave Beasant
32 FW England ENG Rowan Vine
33 DF England ENG Lewis Buxton
34 MF England ENG Neil Barrett
35 FW Scotland SCO Mark Burchill
36 MF France FRA Uliano Courville
37 GK Japan JPN Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
38 MF England ENG Carl Pettefer
39 DF Scotland SCO Scott Wilson (on loan from Rangers)
40 GK England ENG Alan Knight
41 FW Argentina ARG Leonardo Biagini (on loan from Mallorca)
42 DF England ENG Shaun Cooper
43 FW Bulgaria BUL Svetoslav Todorov

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
1 GK England ENG Aaron Flahavan (died)
5 DF Jamaica JAM Darren Moore (to West Bromwich Albion)
9 FW England ENG Peter Crouch (to Aston Villa)
18 DF Northern Ireland NIR Dave Waterman (to Oxford United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW England ENG Lee Mills (to Coventry City)
29 MF Wales WAL Ceri Hughes (to Cardiff City)
37 GK Serbia SRB Saša Ilić (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
39 GK Australia AUS Andy Petterson (to West Bromwich Albion)

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/portsmouth/2001-2002/results
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Portsmouth - 2001/02".
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