2001–02 Newcastle United F.C. season
In the 2001-02 season, English professional football (soccer) club Newcastle United F.C. played in the Premier League, finishing fourth.
2001–02 season | ||||
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Chairman | Freddy Shepherd | |||
Manager | Sir Bobby Robson | |||
Stadium | St. James' Park | |||
FA Premier League | Fourth place | |||
FA Cup | Sixth round | |||
League Cup | Fifth round | |||
Intertoto Cup | Finalists | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Alan Shearer (23) All: Alan Shearer (27) | |||
Average home league attendance | 51,373 | |||
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Season summary
For Bobby Robson's first two seasons as manager, the club remained in the bottom half of the table, however during this period Robson had built up an exciting young squad. He felt that his side could aim for eighth place in the final table as the season began
Newcastle reached an Inter-Toto Cup final early in the season against Troyes AC, which they lost on away goals after a 4-4 draw at home.[1] They were soon looking like unlikely contenders for the Premiership title. Players such as Kieron Dyer (a Ruud Gullit signing), Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert ensured the team were capable of once again punching their weight in the league. Newcastle achieved qualification for the lucrative Champions' League finishing in 4th place.[2]
This brought renewed hope for the club after four seasons of struggle, though in the end Newcastle fell short of winning the title that they had coveted since 1927. Nonetheless, fourth place was their highest since 1997, securing Champions League football for only the second time in the club's history.
- Kieron Dyer
- Craig Bellamy
- Laurent Robert
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Liverpool | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League first group stage |
3 | Manchester United | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 71 | |
5 | Leeds United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 66 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
6 | Chelsea | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 64 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Club transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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June 2001 | FW | £6,000,000 | ||
July 2001 | DF | Free | ||
August 2001 | MF | £9,500,000 | ||
September 2001 | DF | £500,000 (loan fee) | ||
January 2002 | MF | £5,000,000 | ||
- Total spending:
£21m
Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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May 2001 | MF | Free | ||
May 2001 | MF | Free | ||
May 2001 | FW | Free | ||
May 2001 | MF | Loan ended | ||
May 2001 | DF | - | Retired | |
January 2002 | MF | Loan | ||
February 2002 | DF | Undisclosed | ||
February 2002 | MF | Undisclosed | ||
March 2002 | DF | £150,000 | ||
- Total spending:
£0.15m
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
- The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U-19 squad
- The following players made most of their appearances for the under-19 team this season, but may have also appeared for the under-17s or the reserves.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U-17 squad
- The following players made most of their appearances for the under-17 team this season, but may have appeared for the under-19s or the reserves.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Trialists
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Other players
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Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Director of Football | |
Manager | |
Assistant manager | |
First-team coach | |
Goalkeeping coach | |
Under 17 coach | |
Under 19 coach | |
Reserve team coach | |
Academy striker coach | |
Physiotherapist | |
Assistant Physio | |
Chief scout |
Appearances, goals and cards
- (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
1 | GK | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | DF | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
3 | DF | 26+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
4 | MF | 37 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
5 | DF | 31+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 38+6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
6 | MF | 10+6 | 3 | 3+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 14+10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
7 | MF | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
7 | MF | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | 15+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | 36+1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45+1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | |
10 | MF | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
11 | MF | 28+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 39+1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
12 | DF | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | FW | 6+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | FW | 26+1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 37+2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | |
18 | DF | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
20 | FW | 4+16 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+6 | 2 | 4+28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | FW | 4+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12+13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
24 | DF | 20+8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27+8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
25 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
32 | MF | 34+2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40+2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | |
34 | DF | 33+2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44+2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
35 | DF | 4+12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 8+15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Matches
Pre-season
Intertoto Cup
14 July 2001 R3 1st leg | Lokeren | 0 – 4 | Newcastle United | Lokeren |
Report | Quinn Ameobi LuaLua |
Stadium: Daknamstadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: C. Mendez (Spain) |
21 July 2001 R3 2nd leg | Newcastle United | 1 – 0 | Lokeren | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Bellamy |
Report | Mrzlecki |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 29,021 Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Germany) |
25 July 2001 Semi–finals 1st leg | 1860 Munich | 2 – 3 | Newcastle United | Munich |
Agostino Tapalović |
Report | Solano Hughes |
Stadium: Olympiastadion |
1 August 2001 Semi–finals 2nd leg | Newcastle United | 3 – 1 | 1860 Munich | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Speed LuaLua Solano |
Report | Schroth |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,635 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
7 August 2001 Finals 1st leg | Troyes | 0 – 0 | Newcastle United | Troyes |
Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 10,414 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
21 August 2001 Finals 2nd leg | Newcastle United | 4 – 4 | Troyes | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Solano Ameobi Speed Hughes |
Report | Leroy Goussé Boutal |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,577 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy) |
Rob Lee Testimonial
11 August 2001 | Newcastle United | 0 – 1 | Athletic Bilbao | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:15 BST | (Report) | Guerrero |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 18,189 Referee: David Laws |
Premier League
19 August 2001 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Newcastle United | London |
15:00 BST | Zenden |
Report | Acuña |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,124 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
26 August 2001 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Sunderland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Bellamy |
Phillips |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,021 Referee: Mike Riley |
8 September 2001 | Middlesbrough | 1–4 | Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
15:00 BST | Cooper Schwarzer |
Report | Shearer Dabizas Robert |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,004 Referee: Graham Poll |
15 September 2001 | Newcastle United | 4–3 | Manchester United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 BST | Robert Lee Dabizas Brown |
Report | van Nistelrooy Giggs Verón Keane |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,056 Referee: Steve Bennett |
23 September 2001 | West Ham United | 3–0 | Newcastle United | London |
Hutchison Di Canio Kanouté |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 24,810 Referee: Peter Jones |
26 September 2001 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Solano |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,185 Referee: David Pugh |
30 September 2001 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Report | Riise Murphy |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,095 Referee: Graham Barber |
13 October 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–4 | Newcastle United | Bolton |
Jääskeläinen |
Report | Solano Robert Shearer Bellamy |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,631 Referee: Mike Riley |
21 October 2001 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Report | Anderton Poyet |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,593 Referee: Alan Wiley |
27 October 2001 | Everton | 1–3 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
Weir |
Report | Bellamy Solano Acuña |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,524 Referee: Jeff Winter |
3 November 2001 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Bellamy Shearer |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,057 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
17 November 2001 | Fulham | 3–1 | Newcastle United | London |
Saha Legwinski Hayles |
Report | Speed |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,159 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
24 November 2001 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Derby County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,070 Referee: Rob Styles |
1 December 2001 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Newcastle United | London |
MacDonald |
Report | Speed Shearer |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 24,151 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
9 December 2001 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Ipswich |
Report | Solano |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,748 Referee: Rob Styles |
15 December 2001 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Bernard Speed |
Report | Dunn |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,064 Referee: Steve Dunn |
18 December 2001 | Arsenal | 1–3 | Newcastle United | London |
Pires Parlour |
Report | O'Brien Bellamy Shearer Robert |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,012 Referee: Graham Poll |
22 December 2001 | Leeds United | 3–4 | Newcastle United | Leeds |
Bowyer Viduka Harte |
Report | Bellamy Elliott Shearer Solano |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,287 Referee: Jeff Winter |
26 December 2001 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer Speed Bernard |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,127 Referee: Mark Halsey |
29 December 2001 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer |
Report | Guðjohnsen |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,123 Referee: Steve Bennett |
2 January 2002 | Manchester United | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
van Nistelrooy Scholes |
Report | Shearer |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,646 Referee: Peter Jones |
12 January 2002 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Leeds United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Duberry Dyer Bellamy |
Report | Smith Mills |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,130 Referee: Graham Barber |
19 January 2002 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
Report | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,354 Referee: Alan Wiley |
30 January 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Newcastle United | London |
Iversen |
Report | Acuña Shearer Bellamy |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,798 Referee: Mike Dean |
2 February 2002 | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer Bellamy |
Report | Gardner Southall |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,094 Referee: David Elleray |
9 February 2002 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Robert Shearer |
Report | Pahars |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,857 Referee: Barry Knight |
24 February 2002 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Sunderland |
Report | Dabizas |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 48,290 Referee: Graham Barber |
2 March 2002 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Report | Bergkamp Campbell |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,067 Referee: Neale Barry |
6 March 2002 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
Murphy Hamann |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,204 Referee: Jeff Winter |
16 March 2002 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Robert Shearer |
Report | Bent |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,115 Referee: Mike Riley |
29 March 2002 | Newcastle United | 6–2 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer Cort O'Brien Solano Bernard |
Report | Ferguson Alexandersson |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,921 Referee: Graham Poll |
2 April 2002 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
Crouch |
Report | Shearer |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,597 Referee: Steve Dunn |
8 April 2002 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Fulham | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Dyer |
Report | Saha |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,017 Referee: Alan Wiley |
13 April 2002 | Derby County | 2–3 | Newcastle United | Derby |
Christie Morris |
Report | Robert Dyer LuaLua |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,031 Referee: Rob Styles |
20 April 2002 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Speed LuaLua Shearer |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,360 Referee: Mike Dean |
23 April 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
Gillespie Cole |
Report | Shearer |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,712 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
27 April 2002 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer LuaLua Robert |
Report | Defoe |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,127 Referee: Paul Durkin |
11 May 2002 | Southampton | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
Svensson Beattie El Khalej Telfer |
Report | Shearer |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,973 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
FA Cup
5 January 2002 Round 3 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer Acuña |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 38,089 Referee: Mike Riley |
27 January 2002 Round 4 | Peterborough United | 2–4 | Newcastle United | Peterborough |
O'Brien Farrell |
Report | O'Brien McClen Shearer Hughes |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 13,841 Referee: Neale Barry |
17 February 2002 Round 5 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Solano |
Report | Dunne |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,020 Referee: Alan Wiley |
9 March 2002 Round 6 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Robert |
Report | Edu |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,027 Referee: Mark Halsey |
23 March 2002 R6 replay | Arsenal | 3–0 | Newcastle United | London |
Pires Bergkamp Campbell |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,073 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
League Cup
12 September 2001 Round 2 | Newcastle United | 4–1 | Brentford | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Ameobi Bellamy |
Report | Owusu |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,633 Referee: R. Furnandiz |
9 October 2001 Round 3 | Barnsley | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Barnsley |
Report | Bellamy |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,493 Referee: Chris Foy |
27 November 2001 Round 4 | Newcastle United | 4–1 | Ipswich Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Robert Ameobi Shearer |
Report | Bent |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 32,576 Referee: Alan Wiley |
12 December 2001 Quarter-final | Chelsea | 1–0 | Newcastle United | London |
Hasselbaink |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 27,613 Referee: David Elleray |
References
- "Newcastle keep Troyes at bay". BBC News. 7 August 2001.
- "FA Barclay Card Premiership 2001/2002 final table". soccerbot.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- https://www.nufc.com/html/2001-02html/2001-02reserve_apps.html
- https://www.nufc.com/html/2001-02html/2001-02u19_squad.html
- https://www.nufc.com/html/2001-02html/2001-02u17_squad.html