During the 2001–02 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Blackburn won just four of their first 14 league games, a run which also included seven draws and three defeats. However, they had little time to savour their Worthington Cup glory that resulted from a 2–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on 24 February - they were deep in the relegation mire and occupying third place from bottom following a dreadful winter period, as they won two and lost ten in 12 games, the two wins seeing them do a decidedly one-sided double over Charlton Athletic (2–0 away and 4–1 home). But Graeme Souness inspired his side, bolstered by the arrival of striker Andy Cole, to a considerable turnaround in form - seeing them win six in their final 12 games - which saw them climb to 10th place in the final table. UEFA Cup qualification had already been achieved thanks to the Worthington Cup triumph, but the club's fans were left wondering whether it could have been achieved automatically had it not been for the club's dismal winter period. Especially, their league record produced four more defeats than wins in contrast to a final goal difference of +4, concluding them as a comprehensively winning team despite their inconsistency.[citation needed]
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During the 2001 02 English football season Blackburn Rovers competed in the Premier League known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons Blackburn Rovers2001 02 seasonChairmanRobert CoarManagerGraeme SounessFA Premier League10thFA CupFifth roundLeague CupWinnersTop goalscorerLeague Matt Jansen 10 All Matt Jansen 16 Average home league attendance25 984 2000 012002 03 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Final league table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 FA Premier League 3 3 FA Cup 3 4 League Cup 4 First team squad 4 1 Left club during season 4 2 Reserve squad 5 Statistics 5 1 Appearances and goals 5 2 Top scorers 5 2 1 Premier League 6 Football League Cup Final line up 7 Notes 8 ReferencesSeason summary EditBlackburn won just four of their first 14 league games a run which also included seven draws and three defeats However they had little time to savour their Worthington Cup glory that resulted from a 2 1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on 24 February they were deep in the relegation mire and occupying third place from bottom following a dreadful winter period as they won two and lost ten in 12 games the two wins seeing them do a decidedly one sided double over Charlton Athletic 2 0 away and 4 1 home But Graeme Souness inspired his side bolstered by the arrival of striker Andy Cole to a considerable turnaround in form seeing them win six in their final 12 games which saw them climb to 10th place in the final table UEFA Cup qualification had already been achieved thanks to the Worthington Cup triumph but the club s fans were left wondering whether it could have been achieved automatically had it not been for the club s dismal winter period Especially their league record produced four more defeats than wins in contrast to a final goal difference of 4 concluding them as a comprehensively winning team despite their inconsistency citation needed At the end of the season striker Mark Hughes retired at the age of 38 after a playing career spanning 22 years that had yielded two league titles four FA Cups a Cup Winners Cup and three League Cups Final league table EditMain article 2001 02 FA Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation8 Aston Villa 38 12 14 12 46 47 1 50 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round9 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 49 53 4 5010 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 55 51 4 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round a 11 Southampton 38 12 9 17 46 54 8 4512 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 35 47 12 45Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Notes Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners Results summaryOverall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 12 10 16 55 51 4 46 8 6 5 33 20 13 4 4 11 22 31 9Source Statto Results by roundRound1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAAHHAAHHAHAAHResultLDWLDDWLWDDWDDLLLWLLLWLLLLDWWLLWDWDWLWPosition14158131312611810107710101415121414151415171718181815161717171615121210Source Statto comA Away H Home W Win D Draw L LossResults EditBlackburn Rovers score comes first 1 Legend Edit Win Draw LossFA Premier League Edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers18 August 2001 Derby County A 1 2 28 236 Blake22 August 2001 Manchester United H 2 2 29 836 Beckham o g Gillespie25 August 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 1 24 992 Mahon Duff8 September 2001 Sunderland A 0 1 45 10316 September 2001 Ipswich Town A 1 1 22 126 Jansen19 September 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 1 1 25 949 Neill22 September 2001 Everton H 1 0 27 732 Grabbi30 September 2001 Aston Villa A 0 2 28 62314 October 2001 West Ham United H 7 1 22 712 Flitcroft Dunn Johnson McCann o g Tugay Jansen Hignett20 October 2001 Arsenal A 3 3 38 108 Gillespie Dunn 2 29 October 2001 Leicester City H 0 0 21 8733 November 2001 Southampton A 2 1 30 523 Tugay Hignett17 November 2001 Liverpool H 1 1 28 859 Jansen24 November 2001 Chelsea A 0 0 37 9781 December 2001 Middlesbrough H 0 1 23 8499 December 2001 Leeds United H 1 2 28 309 Berg15 December 2001 Newcastle United A 1 2 50 064 Dunn22 December 2001 Charlton Athletic A 2 0 25 857 Duff Dunn26 December 2001 Sunderland H 0 3 29 86929 December 2001 Derby County H 0 1 23 5291 January 2002 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 1 35 13112 January 2002 Charlton Athletic H 4 1 23 365 Tugay Cole Hignett Jansen19 January 2002 Manchester United A 1 2 67 552 Hignett30 January 2002 Arsenal H 2 3 25 893 Jansen 2 2 February 2002 West Ham United A 0 2 35 3079 February 2002 Fulham A 0 2 19 5802 March 2002 Bolton Wanderers A 1 1 27 203 Jansen5 March 2002 Aston Villa H 3 0 21 988 Dunn Duff Cole13 March 2002 Ipswich Town H 2 1 23 305 Duff Cole17 March 2002 Leeds United A 1 3 39 857 Jansen30 March 2002 Leicester City A 1 2 16 236 Hughes1 April 2002 Southampton H 2 0 28 851 Duff Yordi10 April 2002 Chelsea H 0 0 25 44120 April 2002 Middlesbrough A 3 1 26 932 Yordi Cole Dunn pen 23 April 2002 Newcastle United H 2 2 26 712 Gillespie Cole28 April 2002 Everton A 2 1 34 976 Jansen Cole8 May 2002 Liverpool A 3 4 40 663 Duff Cole Jansen11 May 2002 Fulham H 3 0 30 487 Cole 2 DuffFA Cup Edit Main article 2001 02 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR3 5 January 2002 Barnsley A 1 1 12 314 HignettR3R 16 January 2002 Barnsley H 3 1 10 203 Grabbi Dunn pen JohanssonR4 26 January 2002 Millwall A 1 0 15 004 ColeR5 16 February 2002 Middlesbrough A 0 1 20 921League Cup Edit Main article 2001 02 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR2 12 September 2001 Oldham Athletic H 2 0 9 559 Jansen DunningR3 10 October 2001 Middlesbrough H 2 1 a e t 9 536 Hignett ShortR4 28 November 2001 Manchester City H 2 0 17 907 Johansson JohnsonR5 11 December 2001 Arsenal H 4 0 13 278 Jansen 3 HughesSF First Leg 8 January 2002 Sheffield Wednesday A 2 1 30 883 Hignett ColeSF Second Leg 22 January 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 4 2 won 6 3 on agg 26 844 Jansen Duff Cole HignettF 24 February 2002 Tottenham Hotspur N 2 1 72 500 Jansen ColeFirst team squad EditSquad at end of season 2 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp USA Brad Friedel2 DF nbsp ENG John Curtis3 MF nbsp TUR Tugay Kerimoglu4 DF nbsp NOR Henning Berg Vice captain 5 DF nbsp NOR Stig Inge Bjornebye6 DF nbsp ENG Craig Short7 MF nbsp ENG Garry Flitcroft captain 8 MF nbsp ENG David Dunn9 FW nbsp ENG Andrew Cole10 FW nbsp ENG Matt Jansen11 MF nbsp IRL Damien Duff12 FW nbsp WAL Mark Hughes14 DF nbsp SWE Nils Eric Johansson15 MF nbsp ENG Craig Hignett No Pos Nation Player16 MF nbsp IRL Alan Mahon17 FW nbsp ESP Yordi on loan from Real Zaragoza 18 MF nbsp NIR Keith Gillespie20 FW nbsp NOR Egil Ostenstad21 FW nbsp ITA Corrado Grabbi22 DF nbsp TUR Hakan Unsal23 GK nbsp IRL Alan Kelly24 MF nbsp ENG Darren Dunning27 GK nbsp ENG Alan Miller28 DF nbsp ENG Martin Taylor29 MF nbsp IRL Jonathan Douglas30 DF nbsp SCO Gordon Greer31 DF nbsp AUS Lucas NeillLeft club during season Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player9 FW nbsp ENG Marcus Bent to Ipswich Town 13 GK nbsp AUS John Filan to Wigan Athletic 14 FW nbsp WAL Nathan Blake to Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 MF nbsp IRL Jason McAteer to Sunderland No Pos Nation Player19 MF nbsp NIR Damien Johnson to Birmingham City 22 DF nbsp IRL Jeff Kenna to Birmingham City 29 DF nbsp ENG Marlon Broomes to Sheffield Wednesday DF nbsp IRL Fred Murray to Cambridge United Reserve squad Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player25 DF nbsp ENG Simon Grayson26 FW nbsp WAL James Thomas32 GK nbsp ENG Ryan Robinson34 FW nbsp ENG Marc Richards DF nbsp SCO David McNamee No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ENG Jimmy Corbett MF nbsp ENG Neil Danns MF nbsp SCO Burton O Brien MF nbsp USA Jemal JohnsonStatistics EditAppearances and goals Edit No Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers1 GK nbsp USA Brad Friedel 45 0 36 0 3 0 6 023 GK nbsp IRL Alan Kelly 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0Defenders2 DF nbsp ENG John Curtis 16 0 10 0 1 0 5 04 DF nbsp NOR Henning Berg 38 1 34 1 2 0 2 05 DF nbsp NOR Stig Inge Bjornebye 29 0 23 0 2 0 4 06 DF nbsp ENG Craig Short 26 1 21 1 0 2 0 2 114 DF nbsp SWE Nils Eric Johansson 28 2 14 6 0 3 1 5 117 DF nbsp TUR Hakan Unsal 8 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 028 DF nbsp ENG Martin Taylor 29 0 12 7 0 3 1 0 6 030 DF nbsp SCO Gordon Greer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 031 DF nbsp AUS Lucas Neill 31 5 31 1 0 4 0 0Midfielders3 MF nbsp TUR Tugay Kerimoglu 43 3 32 1 3 3 1 0 5 1 07 MF nbsp ENG Garry Flitcroft 32 1 26 3 1 1 0 2 08 MF nbsp ENG David Dunn 36 8 26 3 7 2 1 5 011 MF nbsp IRL Damien Duff 39 8 31 1 7 1 1 0 5 112 MF nbsp WAL Mark Hughes 30 2 4 17 1 1 2 0 4 2 115 MF nbsp ENG Craig Hignett 29 8 4 16 4 2 1 1 5 1 316 MF nbsp IRL Alan Mahon 22 1 10 3 1 3 0 3 3 018 MF nbsp NIR Keith Gillespie 39 2 21 11 2 2 1 0 3 1 024 MF nbsp ENG Darren Dunning 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 129 MF nbsp IRL Jonathan Douglas 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Forwards9 FW nbsp ENG Andrew Cole 20 13 15 9 2 1 3 310 FW nbsp ENG Matt Jansen 43 16 34 1 10 2 1 0 4 1 613 FW nbsp ESP Yordi 9 2 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 020 FW nbsp NOR Egil Ostenstad 7 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 021 FW nbsp ITA Corrado Grabbi 19 2 10 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 0Left club during season9 FW nbsp ENG Marcus Bent 10 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 013 GK nbsp AUS John Filan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 014 FW nbsp WAL Nathan Blake 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 017 MF nbsp IRL Jason McAteer 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 019 MF nbsp NIR Damien Johnson 12 2 6 1 1 2 0 3 122 DF nbsp IRL Jeff Kenna 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Top scorers Edit Premier League Edit nbsp Matt Jansen 10 nbsp Andy Cole 9 nbsp Damien Duff 7 nbsp David Dunn 6 nbsp Craig Hignett 4Football League Cup Final line up Edit24 February 200214 00Blackburn Rovers2 1Tottenham HotspurJansen nbsp 25 Cole nbsp 69 Report dead link Ziege nbsp 33 Millennium Stadium CardiffAttendance 72 500Referee Graham Poll Hertfordshire nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Blackburn Rovers nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Tottenham HotspurBLACKBURN ROVERS GK 1 nbsp Brad FriedelRB 28 nbsp Martin TaylorCB 4 nbsp Henning Berg c CB 14 nbsp Nils Eric JohanssonLB 5 nbsp Stig Inge BjornebyeRM 18 nbsp Keith Gillespie nbsp 75 CM 8 nbsp David DunnCM 12 nbsp Mark HughesLM 11 nbsp Damien DuffCF 10 nbsp Matt Jansen nbsp 74 CF 9 nbsp Andrew ColeSubstitutes GK 27 nbsp Alan MillerDF 2 nbsp John CurtisMF 15 nbsp Craig Hignett nbsp 75 MF 16 nbsp Alan MahonFW 17 nbsp Yordi nbsp 74 Manager nbsp Graeme Souness nbsp TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR GK 1 nbsp Neil SullivanRB 18 nbsp Ben ThatcherCB 6 nbsp Chris PerryCB 26 nbsp Ledley KingLB 3 nbsp Mauricio Taricco nbsp nbsp 79 RM 7 nbsp Darren AndertonCM 8 nbsp Tim Sherwood nbsp CM 14 nbsp Gustavo Poyet nbsp 84 LM 23 nbsp Christian Ziege nbsp CF 10 nbsp Teddy Sheringham c CF 9 nbsp Les FerdinandSubstitutes GK 13 nbsp Kasey KellerDF 30 nbsp Anthony GardnerMF 29 nbsp Simon Davies nbsp 79 FW 11 nbsp Serhii RebrovFW 16 nbsp Steffen Iversen nbsp 84 Manager nbsp Glenn HoddleNotes EditReferences Edit Blackburn Rovers results for the 2001 2002 season statto com Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 FootballSquads Blackburn Rovers 2001 02 www footballsquads co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2001 02 Blackburn Rovers F C season amp oldid 1145591739, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
