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.
John Gregory announced his surprise 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 thus finishing in the top 10 for the seventh year in succession.
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.
^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.
^Tarrant was born in Darlington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
^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.
^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.
^Nicolas was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
^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
^"Gregory resigns as Villa boss". bbc.co.uk. 24 January 2002.
^. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^"FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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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 Aston Villa2001 02 seasonChairmanDoug EllisManagerJohn Gregory until 24 January 1 John Deehan and Stuart Gray caretakers Graham Taylor from 5 February StadiumVilla ParkPremier League8thFA CupThird roundLeague CupFourth roundIntertoto CupWinnersUEFA CupFirst roundTop goalscorerLeague Darius Vassell and Juan Pablo Angel 12 All Juan Pablo Angel 16 Average home league attendance35 012 2000 012002 03 John Gregory announced his surprise 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 thus finishing in the top 10 for the seventh year in succession Contents 1 Final league table 2 Results 2 1 Legend 2 2 FA Premier League 2 3 FA Cup 2 4 League Cup 2 5 Intertoto Cup 2 6 UEFA Cup 3 Players 3 1 First team squad 3 2 Left club during season 3 3 Reserve squad 3 4 U 19 squad 3 5 U 17 squad 3 6 Other players 4 Statistics 4 1 Appearances and goals 4 2 Starting 11 5 Transfers 5 1 In 5 2 Out 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksFinal league table EditMain article 2001 02 FA Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation6 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 9 538 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 b Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Notes Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea the losing finalists Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners Results summaryOverall Home AwayPld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 12 14 12 46 47 1 50 8 7 4 22 17 5 4 7 8 24 30 6Source 2001 02 Aston Villa Premier League Results Results by matchdayMatch1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAResultDDWDWWWLWWLDDLDLWLLDDWWDDDLWLLDLDLLDWWPosition141581064453133567888897777777787781010101098Source 11v11 com 2001 02 Aston Villa resultsA Away H Home W Win D Draw L LossResults EditAston Villa s score comes first 2 Legend Edit Win Draw LossFA Premier League Edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers18 August 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 0 36 05926 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 66824 September 2001 Southampton A 3 1 26 794 Boateng 9 Angel 15 Hadji 79 30 September 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 2 0 27 732 Angel 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 Angel 13 pen 47 Vassell 43 3 November 2001 Newcastle United A 0 3 51 05717 November 2001 Middlesbrough H 0 0 35 42425 November 2001 Leeds United A 1 1 40 159 Kachloul 35 1 December 2001 Leicester City H 0 2 30 7115 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 Angel 44 70 22 December 2001 Derby County A 1 3 28 001 Angel 45 26 December 2001 Liverpool H 1 2 42 602 Hendrie 21 29 December 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 1 41 134 Angel 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 Angel 26 21 January 2002 Charlton Athletic A 2 1 25 681 Vassell 8 Angel 42 30 January 2002 Everton H 0 0 32 4602 February 2002 Fulham A 0 0 20 0419 February 2002 Chelsea H 1 1 41 137 Merson 28 23 February 2002 Manchester United A 0 1 67 5922 March 2002 West Ham United H 2 1 37 341 Angel 23 Vassell 90 5 March 2002 Blackburn Rovers A 0 3 21 98817 March 2002 Arsenal H 1 2 41 520 Dublin 69 23 March 2002 Ipswich Town A 0 0 25 24730 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 Angel 60 13 April 2002 Leeds United H 0 1 40 03920 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 Edit Main article 2001 02 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR3 6 January 2002 Manchester United H 2 3 38 444 Taylor 51 Neville own goal 53 League Cup Edit Main article 2001 02 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR3 10 October 2001 Reading H 1 0 23 431 Dublin 45 R4 28 November 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 0 1 26 526Intertoto Cup Edit Main article 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR3 First Leg 14 July 2001 NK Slaven Belupo A 1 2 3 000 Ginola 88 R3 Second Leg 21 July 2001 NK Slaven Belupo H 2 0 won 3 2 on agg 27 580 Hendrie 19 41 SF First Leg 25 July 2001 Rennes A 1 2 15 753 Vassell 90 SF Second Leg 1 August 2001 Rennes H 1 0 won on away goals 30 782 Dublin 5 F First Leg 7 August 2001 Basel A 1 1 25 879 Merson 59 F Second Leg 21 August 2001 Basel H 4 1 won 5 2 on agg 39 593 Vassell 45 Angel 55 79 Ginola 83 UEFA Cup Edit Main article 2001 02 UEFA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR1 First Leg 20 September 2001 NK Varteks H 2 3 27 132 Angel 54 70 R1 Second Leg 27 September 2001 NK Varteks A 1 0 lost on away goals 12 100 Hadji 90 Players EditFirst team squad Edit 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 Player1 GK DEN Peter Schmeichel2 DF WAL Mark Delaney3 DF ENG Alan Wright4 DF SWE Olof Mellberg5 DF TUR Alpay Ozalan6 MF NED George Boateng a 7 MF ENG Ian Taylor8 FW COL Juan Pablo Angel9 FW ENG Dion Dublin10 MF ENG Paul Merson captain 11 DF IRL Steve Staunton No Pos Nation Player12 GK FIN Peter Enckelman15 DF ENG Gareth Barry16 FW ENG Peter Crouch17 MF ENG Lee Hendrie18 MF ENG Steve Stone19 FW CRO Bosko Balaban20 MF MAR Mustapha Hadji21 MF GER Thomas Hitzlsperger22 FW ENG Darius Vassell30 MF MAR Hassan Kachloul31 DF ENG Jlloyd Samuel b Left 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 Player14 MF FRA David Ginola to Everton 26 FW ENG Richard Walker to Blackpool No Pos Nation Player27 MF ENG Michael Standing to Bradford City 44 FW SCO Neil Tarrant c to Ross County Reserve squad Edit 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 Player13 GK ENG Boaz Myhill d 24 MF IRL John McGrath25 FW ENG Jon Bewers28 MF NIR Gavin Melaugh29 MF ENG Stephen Cooke DF ENG Danny Haynes DF ENG Danny Jackman No Pos Nation Player DF ENG Andrew Marfell MF ENG Jay Smith MF ENG David Berks MF GER Giovanni Speranza e on trial MF UKR Serhiy Kandaurov f on trial from Benfica Stefan AnderssonU 19 squad Edit 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 Player23 FW ENG Stefan Moore39 GK IRL Wayne Henderson42 FW IRL Peter Hynes43 DF ENG Liam Ridgewell46 DF ENG Ben Willetts DF ENG David Andrewartha DF ENG Rob Edwards g DF ENG Leon Hylton DF ENG Cameron Stuart DF IRL Sean Dillon MF ENG Ryan Amoo No Pos Nation Player MF ENG Jamie Cunnington on trial to Bradford City MF ENG Alexis Nicolas h MF ENG James Pawley MF ENG Peter Whittingham MF NIR David Scullion MF DEN Thomas Kristensen on trial from AB MF RUS Alexei Eremenko i on trial from FC Jokerit FW ENG Lee McGuire FW ENG Michael Husbands FW FRO Hjalgrim Elttor on trial from KI DF Andy WellsU 17 squad Edit 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 ENG Antoni Pecora GK IRL Stephen Gahan DF ENG Stuart Bridges DF ENG Gary Cahill DF ENG Scott Cormell DF ENG Nick Green DF ENG Paul Green DF ENG James O Connor DF ENG Oliver Williams MF ENG Adam Baptist MF ENG Jamie Ward j MF SCO Colin Marshall No Pos Nation Player MF NIR Steven Davis MF IRL Stephen Foley Sheridan FW ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor FW ENG Mark Atkinson FW ENG Luke Moore FW ENG Shane Paul FW SCO Alan Brazil MF Rowan Caney MF John Grady MF David Nolan Daniel BridgesOther players Edit 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 ENG Liam Folds DF ENG Jamie McCombe on trial from Scunthorpe United DF IRL Pierre Ennis DF DEN Casper Abildgaard on trial from AB No Pos Nation Player MF IRL Keith Fahey FW ENG John Turner MF John MalpassStatistics EditAppearances and goals Edit No Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup ContinentalApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers1 GK DEN Peter Schmeichel 36 1 29 1 1 0 2 0 4 012 GK FIN Peter Enckelman 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0Defenders2 DF WAL Mark Delaney 39 0 30 0 0 0 1 0 8 03 DF ENG Alan Wright 32 0 23 0 1 0 1 0 7 04 DF SWE Olof Mellberg 36 0 32 0 1 0 1 0 2 05 DF TUR Alpay Ozalan 24 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 8 011 DF IRL Steve Staunton 38 0 30 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 031 DF ENG Jlloyd Samuel 26 0 17 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0Midfielders6 MF NED George Boateng 48 1 37 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 07 MF ENG Ian Taylor 18 4 7 9 3 1 1 1 0 0 010 MF ENG Paul Merson 27 3 18 3 2 1 0 0 0 5 114 MF FRA David Ginola 13 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 215 MF ENG Gareth Barry 28 0 16 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 017 MF ENG Lee Hendrie 39 4 25 4 2 1 0 2 0 7 218 MF ENG Steve Stone 32 1 14 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 3 020 MF MAR Mustapha Hadji 32 3 17 6 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 3 121 MF GER Thomas Hitzlsperger 12 1 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 030 MF MAR Hassan Kachloul 31 2 17 5 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0Forwards8 FW COL Juan Pablo Angel 35 16 26 3 12 1 0 1 0 2 2 49 FW ENG Dion Dublin 30 6 9 12 4 0 0 1 1 1 5 2 116 FW ENG Peter Crouch 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 019 FW CRO Bosko Balaban 11 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 022 FW ENG Darius Vassell 44 14 30 6 12 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 2Players transferred out during the seasonLast updated 30 May 2002Source Competitions Starting 11 Edit Considering starts in all competitions 4 No Pos Nat Name MS Notes1 GK Peter Schmeichel 362 RB Mark Delaney 394 CB Olof Mellberg 3611 CB Steve Staunton 353 LB Alan Wright 3217 RM Lee Hendrie 3510 CM Paul Merson 24 Alpay Ozalan has 24 starts6 CM George Boateng 4730 LM Hassan Kachloul 258 CF Juan Pablo Angel 3022 CF Darius Vassell 33Transfers EditIn Edit Pos Player From Fee Date30 MF Hassan Kachloul Southampton Free June 200120 MF Mustapha Hadji Coventry City 2 500 000 Julian Joachim July 20011 GK Peter Schmeichel Sporting CP Free July 20014 DF Olof Mellberg Racing Santander 5 000 000 July 200119 FW Bosko Balaban Dinamo Zagreb 5 800 000 August 200116 FW Peter Crouch Portsmouth 5 000 000 March 2002Out Edit Pos Player To Fee Date12 FW Julian Joachim Coventry City Swap July 20011 GK David James West Ham United 3 500 000 July 20014 DF Gareth Southgate Middlesbrough 6 500 000 July 200113 DF Neil Cutler Stoke City Free July 200119 FW Richard Walker Blackpool 50 000 December 200114 MF David Ginola Everton Free February 200227 MF Michael Standing Bradford City Free March 2002Notes Edit 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 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 Tarrant was born in Darlington England but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U 21 level 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 Speranza was born in Giessen West Germany now Germany and later represented Italy internationally in futsal 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 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 Nicolas was born in Westminster England but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented them at U 21 level 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 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 Edit Gregory resigns as Villa boss bbc co uk 24 January 2002 Aston Villa 2001 2002 Results statto com Archived from the original on 27 June 2013 Retrieved 24 June 2013 FootballSquads Aston Villa 2001 02 www footballsquads co uk All Aston Villa players 2002 www 11v11 com External links EditAston Villa official website avfchistory co uk 2001 02 season 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