2001–02 Southampton F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League. Initially under Stuart Gray and then Gordon Strachan from October, they finished 11th in the Premier League and reached the third round of the FA Cup.

Southampton F.C.

2001–02 season
Chairman	Rupert Lowe
Manager	Stuart Gray (until 21 October) Gordon Strachan (from 22 October)
Stadium	St Mary's Stadium
Premier League	11th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Pahars (14) All: Pahars (16)
Average home league attendance	30,633
Home colours

Season summary

The move to St Mary's Stadium was seen as the way forward for Southampton after 103 years at the dilapidated Dell, but a terrible start to the season saw relegation looking certain and cost manager Stuart Gray his job after barely six months in charge. His successor was Gordon Strachan, who had just left Coventry City. Strachan quickly turned Southampton's fortunes round, and they gradually climbed to a secure 11th place in the final table.

At the end of the season, Matthew Le Tissier retired, bringing to an end his 16-year playing career for Southampton. He remained at the club as a coach.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Tottenham Hotspur	38	14	8	16	49	53	−4	50
10	Blackburn Rovers	38	12	10	16	55	51	+4	46	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
11	Southampton	38	12	9	17	46	54	−8	45
12	Middlesbrough	38	12	9	17	35	47	−12	45
13	Fulham	38	10	14	14	36	44	−8	44	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Results

Southampton's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 2001	Leeds United	A	0–2	39,715
25 August 2001	Chelsea	H	0–2	31,107
9 September 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–2	33,668
15 September 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–0	24,378	Pahars
24 September 2001	Aston Villa	H	1–3	26,794	Pahars
29 September 2001	Middlesbrough	A	3–1	26,142	Beattie (2), Pahars (pen)
13 October 2001	Arsenal	H	0–2	29,759
20 October 2001	West Ham United	A	0–2	25,842
24 October 2001	Ipswich Town	H	3–3	29,614	Beattie, Pahars, Marsden
27 October 2001	Fulham	A	1–2	18,771	Beattie
3 November 2001	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–2	30,523	Pahars
17 November 2001	Derby County	A	0–1	32,063
24 November 2001	Charlton Athletic	H	1–0	31,198	Pahars
2 December 2001	Everton	A	0–2	28,138
8 December 2001	Leicester City	A	4–0	20,321	Svensson (2), Beattie, Pahars
15 December 2001	Sunderland	H	2–0	29,459	Craddock (own goal), Pahars
22 December 2001	Manchester United	A	1–6	67,638	Pahars
26 December 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	31,719	Beattie
29 December 2001	Leeds United	H	0–1	31,622
1 January 2002	Chelsea	A	4–2	35,156	Beattie (2), Pahars, Marsden
9 January 2002	Liverpool	H	2–0	31,527	Beattie, Riise (own goal)
13 January 2002	Manchester United	H	1–3	31,858	Beattie
19 January 2002	Liverpool	A	1–1	43,710	Davies
30 January 2002	West Ham United	H	2–0	31,879	Davies, Fernandes
2 February 2002	Arsenal	A	1–1	38,024	Tessem
9 February 2002	Newcastle United	A	1–3	51,857	Pahars
23 February 2002	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–0	31,380
2 March 2002	Ipswich Town	A	3–1	25,440	Delap, Ormerod, Marsden
6 March 2002	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	28,931	Svensson
16 March 2002	Leicester City	H	2–2	30,012	Pahars (2, 1 pen)
23 March 2002	Sunderland	A	1–1	46,120	Tessem
30 March 2002	Fulham	H	1–1	31,616	Delap
1 April 2002	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–2	28,851
6 April 2002	Derby County	H	2–0	29,263	Oakley, Pahars
13 April 2002	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	26,557	El Khalej
20 April 2002	Everton	H	0–1	31,785
27 April 2002	Aston Villa	A	1–2	35,255	Beattie
11 May 2002	Newcastle United	H	3–1	31,973	Svensson, Beattie (pen), Telfer

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	16 January 2002	Rotherham United	A	1–2	8,464	Pahars (pen)

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	11 September 2001	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	3–0	6,489	Beattie, Svensson (2)
R3	9 October 2001	Gillingham	A	2–0	7,948	Beattie (pen), Pahars
R4	27 November 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–2 (lost 5–6 on pens)	8,404	Davies, El Khalej

Players

First-team squad

Squad 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 Player 1 GK  WAL Paul Jones 2 DF  ENG Jason Dodd 3 DF  ENG Wayne Bridge 4 MF  ENG Chris Marsden 5 DF  NOR Claus Lundekvam 6 DF  ENG Paul Williams 7 MF  ENG Matt Le Tissier (captain) 8 MF  ENG Matt Oakley 9 FW  ENG James Beattie 10 FW  ENG Kevin Davies 11 FW  FRA Eric Hassli (on loan from Metz) 12 MF  SWE Anders Svensson 13 GK  ENG Neil Moss 14 MF  ENG Stuart Ripley 15 DF  ENG Francis Benali 16 MF  ENG Mark Draper

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  LVA Marian Pahars 18 MF  IRL Rory Delap[3] 19 MF  POR Dani Rodrigues 20 DF  MAR Tahar El Khalej 21 FW  NOR Jo Tessem 24 DF  ROU Dan Petrescu 25 DF  ENG Garry Monk 26 MF  LVA Imants Bleidelis 29 MF  FRA Fabrice Fernandes 30 FW  AUS Scott McDonald 32 DF  NIR Chris Baird 33 DF  SCO Paul Telfer 34 FW  ECU Agustín Delgado 35 MF  ECU Cléber Chalá 36 FW  ENG Brett Ormerod

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 6 DF  ENG Dean Richards (to Tottenham Hotspur) 11 FW  GER Uwe Rösler (to Unterhaching) 22 FW  AUS Adrian Caceres (to Hull City) 28 MF  ENG Kevin Gibbens (to Oxford United)

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 MF  ENG Paul Murray (to Oldham Athletic) 31 DF  ENG Ryan Ashford (to Torquay United) — FW  ENG Mark Peters (to Brentford) — FW  ENG Adam Wallace (to Southend United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  ESP Jacinto Elá[4]

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 GK  ENG Scott Bevan

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee
12 June 2001	MF	Anders Svensson	Elfsborg	£500,000[5]
10 July 2001	MF	Rory Delap	Derby County	£4,000,000[6]
11 July 2001	MF	Jacinto Elá	Espanyol	Free
31 July 2001	MF	Paul Murray	Queens Park Rangers	Free[7]
31 October 2001	DF	Paul Williams	Coventry City	Free[8]
31 October 2001	DF	Paul Telfer	Coventry City	Free[8]
13 November 2001	FW	Agustín Delgado	Club Necaxa	£3,500,000[9]
16 November 2001	MF	Cléber Chalá	El Nacional	£1,000,000[10]
24 November 2001	DF	Mike Williamson	Torquay United	£100,000[11]
5 December 2001	FW	Brett Ormerod	Blackpool	£1,750,000[12]
28 December 2001	MF	Fabrice Fernandes	Rennes	£1,100,000[13]

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee
31 May 2001	DF	Phil Warner	Cambridge United	Free[14]
14 June 2001	FW	Luis Boa Morte	Fulham	£1,700,000[15]
20 June 2001	MF	Hassan Kachloul	Aston Villa	Free
26 June 2001	DF	John Beresford	Ossett Town	Free
10 August 2001	MF	Paul Hughes	Luton Town	Free
21 September 2001	DF	Dean Richards	Tottenham Hotspur	£8,100,000[16]
11 December 2001	MF	Paul Murray	Oldham Athletic	Free
8 January 2002	FW	Uwe Rösler	SpVgg Unterhaching	Free
15 February 2002	FW	Mark Peters	Brentford	Free[17]
18 March 2002	FW	Adrian Caceres	Hull City	Free
28 March 2002	MF	Kevin Gibbens	Oxford United	Free
28 March 2002	DF	Ryan Ashford	Torquay United	Free
28 March 2002	FW	Adam Wallace	Southend United	Free
20 May 2002	MF	Matt Le Tissier	Retired[18]
22 May 2002	MF	Stuart Ripley	Released

Transfers in: £11,950,000

Transfers out: £9,800,000

Total spending: £2,150,000

Loan in

Date	Pos	Name	Club	Return	Ref
26 October 2001	DF	Paul Williams	Coventry City	30 October 2001	[19]
15 March 2002	FW	Eric Hassli	Metz	11 May 2002	[20]

Loan out

Date	Pos	Name	Club	Return	Ref
30 October 2001	FW	Uwe Rösler	West Bromwich Albion	30 November 2001	[21]
31 December 2001	MF	Dani Rodrigues	Bristol City	21 April 2002
1 February 2002	GK	Scott Bevan	Stoke City	11 February 2002
15 March 2002	GK	Scott Bevan	Woking	31 May 2002

Statistics

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		Paul Jones	40	0	36	0	1	0	3	0
13	GK		Neil Moss	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Jason Dodd	32	0	26+3	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF		Wayne Bridge	42	0	38	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF		Claus Lundekvam	37	0	34	0	1	0	2	0
6	DF		Paul Williams	30	0	27+1	0	1	0	1	0
15	DF		Francis Benali	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Tahar El Khalej	15	2	12+1	1	0	0	1+1	1
24	DF		Dan Petrescu	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF		Garry Monk	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
4	MF		Chris Marsden	42	3	38	3	1	0	3	0
7	MF		Matt Le Tissier	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0	0
8	MF		Matt Oakley	30	1	26+1	1	0	0	3	0
12	MF		Anders Svensson	38	6	33+1	4	1	0	3	2
14	MF		Stuart Ripley	6	0	1+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
16	MF		Mark Draper	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
18	MF		Rory Delap	29	2	24+4	2	0	0	1	0
21	MF		Jo Tessem	24	2	7+15	2	0	0	1+1	0
26	MF		Imants Bleidelis	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Fabrice Fernandes	12	1	6+5	1	1	0	0	0
33	MF		Paul Telfer	30	1	27+1	1	1	0	1	0
Forwards
9	FW		James Beattie	31	14	24+4	12	0	0	3	2
10	FW		Kevin Davies	27	3	18+5	2	0+1	0	2+1	1
17	FW		Marian Pahars	39	16	33+3	14	1	1	2	1
30	FW		Scott McDonald	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
34	FW		Agustin Delgado	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
36	FW		Brett Ormerod	18	1	8+10	1	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
6	DF		Dean Richards	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF		Uwe Rosler	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
29	FW		Paul Murray	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 31 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[22][23]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MS	Notes
1	GK		Paul Jones	40
2	RB		Jason Dodd	29
5	CB		Claus Lundekvam	37
6	CB		Paul Williams	29
3	LB		Wayne Bridge	42
33	RM		Paul Telfer	29
12	CM		Anders Svensson	37
8	CM		Matt Oakley	29
4	LM		Chris Marsden	30
17	CF		Marian Pahars	36
9	CF		James Beattie	27

References

1. "Southampton results for the 2001–2002 season". Statto Organisation Ltd.
2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001–2002/faprem/southam.htm%5B%5D
3. Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England.
4. Elá was born in Equatorial Guinea, and would later represent them at full international level.
5. "Svensson joins Saints". BBC News. 12 June 2001.
6. "Delap completes £4m Saints switch". BBC News. 10 July 2001.
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16. "Richards joins Spurs". BBC News. 21 September 2001.
17. "Brentford snap up Peters". BBC News. 15 February 2002.
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