2001–02 West Ham United F.C. season

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West Ham United
2001–02 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerGlenn Roeder
StadiumBoleyn Ground
FA Premier League7th
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Chelsea)
League CupSecond round
(knocked out by Reading)
Top goalscorerLeague: Frédéric Kanouté (11)
All: Jermain Defoe (14)
Average home league attendance31,359

During the 2001–02 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Final league table[]

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Leeds United 38 18 12 8 53 37 +16 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
6 Chelsea 38 17 13 8 66 38 +28 64
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
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.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[1]

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 David James
2 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Řepka
3 DF England ENG Nigel Winterburn
4 MF Scotland SCO Don Hutchison[a]
5 DF Slovakia SVK Vladimír Labant
6 DF Australia AUS Hayden Foxe
7 DF Scotland SCO Christian Dailly
8 MF England ENG Trevor Sinclair
10 FW Italy ITA Paolo Di Canio
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Lomas[b]
12 FW England ENG Paul Kitson
14 FW France FRA Frédéric Kanouté[c]
15 DF Cameroon CMR Rigobert Song
16 MF England ENG John Moncur
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Shaka Hislop[d]
19 DF England ENG Ian Pearce
20 DF England ENG Scott Minto
21 MF England ENG Michael Carrick
24 DF Norway NOR Ragnvald Soma
25 FW England ENG Jermain Defoe
26 MF England ENG Joe Cole
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Byrne[e]
28 MF France FRA Laurent Courtois
29 FW Guinea GUI Titi Camara
30 DF France FRA Sébastien Schemmel
33 MF Australia AUS Richard Garcia
34 MF Northern Ireland NIR Grant McCann

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
18 FW Bulgaria BUL Svetoslav Todorov (to Portsmouth)
36 MF England ENG Adam Newton[f] (to Peterborough United)
38 MF England ENG Steven Clark (to Southend United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 DF England ENG Anwar Uddin (to Sheffield Wednesday)
40 DF Australia AUS Steve Laurie (to Peterborough United)
— MF Italy ITA Emmanuel Cascione (to Pistoiese)

Reserve squad[]

The following players did not appear for the first 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
13 GK Sweden SWE Sven Andersson
22 GK Canada CAN Craig Forrest
23 DF England ENG Steve Potts
31 FW Turkey TUR Omer Riza[g]
32 GK England ENG Stephen Bywater
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 DF England ENG Gary Charles
37 MF Australia AUS Michael Ferrante
39 DF England ENG Izzy Iriekpen
41 GK Republic of Ireland IRL David Forde
— MF England ENG Leon Britton

Results[]

Premier League[]

18 August 2001 1 Liverpool 2–1 West Ham United Liverpool
15:00 BST Owen Goal 17', 77' Report Di Canio Goal 30' (pen.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,935
Referee: Jeff Winter
25 August 2001 2 West Ham United 0–0 Leeds United Upton Park, London
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 24,517
Referee: Paul Durkin
8 September 2001 3 Derby County 0–0 West Ham United Derby
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 27,802
Referee:
15 September 2001 4 Middlesbrough 2–0 West Ham United Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Deane Goal 31'
Johnston Goal 41'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,445
Referee: Mike Riley
23 September 2001 5 West Ham United 3–0 Newcastle United Upton Park, London
16:00 BST Hutchison Goal 18'
Di Canio Goal 53'
Kanouté Goal 82'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,840
Referee: Peter Jones
29 September 2001 6 Everton 5–0 West Ham United Liverpool
15:00 BST Campbell Goal 45'
Hutchison Goal 52' (o.g.)
Gravesen Goal 56'
Watson Goal 75'
Radzinski Goal 79'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,049
Referee: Paul Durkin
14 October 2001 7 Blackburn Rovers 7–1 West Ham United Blackburn
14:00 BST Flitcroft Goal 18'
Dunn Goal 27'
Johnson Goal 28'
McCann Goal 63' (o.g.)
Tugay Goal 80'
Jansen Goal 82'
Hignett Goal 90'		 Report Carrick Goal 39' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,712
Referee: Andy D'Urso
20 October 2001 8 West Ham United 2–0 Southampton Upton Park, London
15:00 BST Kanouté Goal 53', 81' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 25,842
Referee: Neale Barry
24 October 2001 9 West Ham United 2–1 Chelsea Upton Park, London
19:45 BST Carrick Goal 5'
Kanouté Goal 13'		 Report Hasselbaink Goal 22' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,520
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 October 2001 10 Ipswich Town 2–3 West Ham United Ipswich
14:00 GMT Hreiðarsson Goal 63'
Holland Goal 90'		 Report Di Canio Goal 22'
Kanouté Goal 71'
Defoe Goal 90'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,834
Referee: Steve Dunn
3 November 2001 11 West Ham United 0–2 Fulham Upton Park, London
19:45 GMT Report Legwinski Goal 44'
Malbranque Goal 65'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,217
Referee: Graham Barber
19 November 2001 12 Charlton Athletic 4–4 West Ham United Charlton, London
20:00 GMT Euell Goal 21', 28'
Johansson Goal 51', 90'		 Report Kitson Goal 3', 30', 64'
Defoe Goal 84'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 23,198
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 November 2001 13 West Ham United 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Upton Park, London
15:00 GMT Report Ferdinand Goal 50' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,780
Referee: David Elleray
1 December 2001 14 Sunderland 1–0 West Ham United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Phillips Goal 85' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,437
Referee: Peter Jones
5 December 2001 15 West Ham United 1–1 Aston Villa Upton Park, London
19:45 GMT Defoe Goal 90' Report Dublin Goal 1' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,377
Referee: Mike Dean
8 December 2001 16 Manchester United 0–1 West Ham United Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Defoe Goal 64' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,582
Referee: Paul Durkin
15 December 2001 17 West Ham United 1–1 Arsenal Upton Park, London
15:00 GMT Kanouté Goal 36' Report Cole Goal 39' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,523
Referee: Mike Riley
22 December 2001 18 Leicester City 1–1 West Ham United Leicester
15:00 GMT Izzet Goal 43' Report Di Canio Goal 74' (pen.) Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,131
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 December 2001 19 West Ham United 4–0 Derby County Upton Park, London
12:00 GMT Schemmel Goal 5'
Di Canio Goal 73'
Sinclair Goal 86'
Defoe Goal 90'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,379
Referee: Graham Poll
29 December 2001 20 West Ham United 1–1 Liverpool Upton Park, London
15:00 GMT Sinclair Goal 39' Report Owen Goal 88' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,103
Referee: Rob Styles
1 January 2002 21 Leeds United 3–0 West Ham United Leeds
20:00 GMT Viduka Goal 4', 7'
Fowler Goal 50'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,320
Referee: Steve Dunn
12 January 2002 22 West Ham United 1–0 Leicester City Upton Park, London
15:00 GMT Di Canio Goal 36' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,698
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
20 January 2002 23 Chelsea 5–1 West Ham United Fulham, London
14:00 GMT Hasselbaink Goal 45', 60'
Guðjohnsen Goal 51', 87'
Forssell Goal 90'		 Report Defoe Goal 88' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,035
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 January 2002 24 Southampton 2–0 West Ham United Southampton
19:45 GMT Davies Goal 43'
Fernandes Goal 66'		 Report Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,879
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 February 2002 25 West Ham United 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Upton Park, London
15:00 GMT Sinclair Goal 17'
Kanouté Goal 56'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,307
Referee: Peter Jones
9 February 2002 26 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 West Ham United Horwich
15:00 GMT Gardner Goal 38' Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,342
Referee: David Pugh
23 February 2002 27 West Ham United 1–0 Middlesbrough Upton Park, London
15:00 GMT Kanouté Goal 76' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,420
Referee: Chris Foy
2 March 2002 28 Aston Villa 2–1 West Ham United Birmingham
15:00 GMT Ángel Goal 23'
Darius Vassell Goal 90'		 Report Di Canio Goal 13', pen.' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,341
Referee: Graham Barber
6 March 2002 29 West Ham United 1–0 Everton Upton Park, London
19:45 GMT Sinclair Goal 59' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,883
Referee: Barry Knight
16 March 2002 30 West Ham United 3–5 Manchester United Upton Park, London
15:00 GMT Lomas Goal 8'
Kanouté Goal 20'
Defoe Goal 78'		 Report Beckham Goal 17', 89' (pen.)
Butt Goal 22'
Scholes Goal 55'
Solskjær Goal 64'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,281
Referee: Mark Halsey
30 March 2002 31 West Ham United 3–1 Ipswich Town Upton Park, London
15:00 GMT Lomas Goal 36'
Di Canio Goal 74'
Defoe Goal 86'		 Report M. Bent Goal 71' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,871
Referee: Alan Wiley
1 April 2002 32 Fulham 0–1 West Ham United Fulham, London
15:00 BST Report Kanouté Goal 20' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,416
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 April 2002 33 West Ham United 2–0 Charlton Athletic Upton Park, London
15:00 BST Di Canio Goal 23', pen.'
Kanouté Goal 34'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,389
Referee: Mike Riley
13 April 2002 34 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 West Ham United Tottenham, London
15:00 BST Sheringham Goal 53' Report Pearce Goal 89' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,083
Referee: Neale Barry
20 April 2002 35 West Ham United 3–0 Sunderland Upton Park, London
15:00 BST Sinclair Goal 28'
Lomas Goal 52'
Defoe Goal 77'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,319
Referee: Steve Bennett
24 April 2002 36 Arsenal 2–0 West Ham United Holloway, London
20:00 BST Ljungberg Goal 77'
Kanu Goal 80'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,038
Referee: Steve Dunn
27 April 2002 37 Newcastle United 3–1 West Ham United Newcastle-upon-Tyne
15:00 BST Shearer Goal 41'
LuaLua Goal 53'
Robert Goal 66'		 Report Defoe Goal 20' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,127
Referee: Paul Durkin
11 May 2002 38 West Ham United 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Upton Park, London
15:00 BST Lomas Goal 45'
Pearce Goal 89'		 Report Djorkaeff Goal 67' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,546
Referee: Mike Dean

League Cup[]

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
11 September 2001 Second Round Reading 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 West Ham United Reading
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,173
Referee: Bill Jordan
Penalties
A. Smith Penalty scored
Murty Penalty scored
Rougier Penalty scored
Harper Penalty missed
Igoe Penalty scored
Henderson Penalty scored
Viveash Penalty scored		 Hutchison Penalty scored
Courtois Penalty scored
Carrick Penalty scored
Sinclair Penalty scored
Defoe Penalty missed
Dailly Penalty scored
Minto Penalty missed

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
6 January 2002 Third Round Macclesfield Town 0–3 West Ham United Macclesfield
13:00 GMT Report Defoe Goal 45', 72'
Cole Goal 84'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 5,706
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 January 2002 Fourth Round Chelsea 1–1 West Ham United Fulham, London
15:00 GMT Hasselbaink Goal 21' Report Kanouté Goal 82' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,443
Referee: David Elleray
6 February 2002 Fourth Round Replay West Ham United 2–3 Chelsea Upton Park, London
19:45 GMT Defoe Goal 37', 50' Report Hasselbaink Goal 41'
Forssell Goal 65'
Terry Goal 90'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 27,272
Referee: Graham Poll

Statistics[]

Overview[]

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 15 8 15 48 57 −9 039.47
FA Cup 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 033.33
League Cup 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Total 42 16 10 16 54 61 −7 038.10

Goalscorers[]

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 ST 25 England Jermain Defoe 10 4 0 14
2 ST 14 France Frédéric Kanouté 11 1 0 12
3 ST 10 Italy Paolo Di Canio 9 0 0 9
4 MF 8 England Trevor Sinclair 5 0 0 5
5 MF 11 Northern Ireland Steve Lomas 4 0 0 4
6 ST 9 England Paul Kitson 3 0 0 3
7 DF 19 England Ian Pearce 2 0 0 2
MF 21 England Michael Carrick 2 0 0 2
9 MF 4 Scotland Don Hutchison 1 0 0 1
MF 26 England Joe Cole 0 1 0 1
DF 30 France Sebastien Schemmel 1 0 0 1
Totals 48 6 0 54

League position by matchday[]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHHAHHHAHHHAAH
ResultLDDLWLLWWWLDLLDWDDWDLWLLWLWLWLWWWDWLLW
Position121717201518191514111415151616161415111111111214111210131010108777787
Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England David James 29 0 26 0 3 0 0 0
17 GK Trinidad and Tobago Shaka Hislop 13 0 12 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Řepka 34 0 31 0 3 0 0 0
3 DF England Nigel Winterburn 34 0 29+2 0 3 0 0 0
5 DF Slovakia Vladimír Labant 14 0 7+5 0 0+2 0 0 0
6 DF Australia Hayden Foxe 7 0 4+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 DF Scotland Christian Dailly 42 0 38 0 3 0 1 0
15 DF Cameroon Rigobert Song 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF England Ian Pearce 9 2 8+1 2 0 0 0 0
20 DF England Scott Minto 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF Norway Ragnvald Soma 4 0 1+2 0 1 0 0 0
27 DF Republic of Ireland Shaun Byrne 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF France Sebastian Schemmel 39 1 35 1 3 0 1 0
Midfielders
4 MF Scotland Don Hutchison 28 1 24 1 3 0 1 0
8 MF England Trevor Sinclair 37 5 34 5 2 0 1 0
11 MF Northern Ireland Steve Lomas 17 4 14+1 4 1+1 0 0 0
16 MF England John Moncur 21 0 7+12 0 1 0 1 0
21 MF England Michael Carrick 32 2 30 2 1 0 1 0
26 MF England Joe Cole 33 1 29+1 0 3 1 0 0
28 MF France Laurent Courtois 8 0 5+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
33 MF Australia Richard Garcia 9 0 2+6 0 0 0 0+1 0
34 MF Northern Ireland Grant McCann 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW Italy Paolo Di Canio 27 9 26 9 1 0 0 0
12 FW England Paul Kitson 9 3 3+4 3 2 0 0 0
14 FW France Frédéric Kanouté 28 12 27 11 1 1 0 0
25 FW England Jermain Defoe 39 13 14+21 10 2+1 3 1 0
29 FW Guinea Titi Camara 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
18 FW Bulgaria Svetoslav Todorov 8 0 2+4 0 0+1 0 1 0

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
11 July 2001 GK England David James England Aston Villa £4,300,000
7 August 2001 MF France Laurent Courtois France Toulouse Free
30 August 2001 MF Scotland Don Hutchison England Sunderland £5,000,000[2]
14 September 2001 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Řepka Italy Fiorentina £5,500,000[3]
25 November 2001 GK Sweden Sven Andersson Sweden Helsingborgs IF Free
11 January 2002 DF Slovakia Vladimír Labant Czech Republic Sparta Prague £1,200,000
1 February 2002 GK Republic of Ireland David Forde Wales Barry Town £15,000

Out[]

Date Pos. Name To Fee
14 June 2001 MF England Frank Lampard England Chelsea £11,000,000[4]
20 June 2001 DF England Stuart Pearce England Manchester City Free[5]
5 July 2001 FW Nigeria Amos Foyewa England Bournemouth Free
11 July 2001 DF England Stevland Angus England Cambridge United Free
13 July 2001 DF Croatia Igor Štimac Croatia Hajduk Split Free[6]
14 July 2001 DF England Terrell Forbes England Queens Park Rangers Free
9 August 2001 FW England Gavin Holligan England Wycombe Wanderers Free
16 November 2001 FW Croatia Davor Šuker Germany 1860 Munich Free
17 January 2002 DF Australia Steve Laurie England Peterborough United Free
25 January 2002 MF England Steven Clark England Southend United £15,000
27 February 2002 DF England Anwar Uddin England Sheffield Wednesday Free
19 March 2002 FW Bulgaria Svetoslav Todorov England Portsmouth £750,000[7]
1 May 2002 DF England Adam Newton England Peterborough United Free

Notes[]

  1. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Scotland in March 1999.
  2. ^ Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
  3. ^ Kanouté was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally through his father and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  4. ^ Hislop was born in Hackney, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but was raised in Trinidad and Tobago and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 1999.
  5. ^ Byrne was born in Taplow, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-16 and U-21 level.
  6. ^ Newton was born in Ascot, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
  7. ^ Rıza was born in Edmonton, England, but qualified to represent Turkey internationally and has represented them at A2 level.

References[]

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - West Ham United - 2001/02".
  2. ^ "Roeder signs Hutchison". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 August 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Repka set for Hammers debut". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Chelsea land Lampard". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 June 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Pearce set to join Manchester City". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 June 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Stimac returns to Croatia". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 July 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Pompey seal Todorov deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 March 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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