2001–02 West Ham United F.C. season

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).

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

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[lower-alpha 1]
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  ENG David James
2 DF  CZE Tomáš Řepka
3 DF  ENG Nigel Winterburn
4 MF  SCO Don Hutchison[lower-alpha 1]
5 DF  SVK Vladimír Labant
6 DF  AUS Hayden Foxe
7 DF  SCO Christian Dailly
8 MF  ENG Trevor Sinclair
10 FW  ITA Paolo Di Canio
11 MF  NIR Steve Lomas[lower-alpha 2]
12 FW  ENG Paul Kitson
14 FW  FRA Frédéric Kanouté[lower-alpha 3]
15 DF  CMR Rigobert Song
16 MF  ENG John Moncur
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 GK  TRI Shaka Hislop[lower-alpha 4]
19 DF  ENG Ian Pearce
20 DF  ENG Scott Minto
21 MF  ENG Michael Carrick
24 DF  NOR Ragnvald Soma
25 FW  ENG Jermain Defoe
26 MF  ENG Joe Cole
27 DF  IRL Shaun Byrne[lower-alpha 5]
28 MF  FRA Laurent Courtois
29 FW  GUI Titi Camara
30 DF  FRA Sébastien Schemmel
33 MF  AUS Richard Garcia
34 MF  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  BUL Svetoslav Todorov (to Portsmouth)
36 MF  ENG Adam Newton[lower-alpha 6] (to Peterborough United)
38 MF  ENG Steven Clark (to Southend United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 DF  ENG Anwar Uddin (to Sheffield Wednesday)
40 DF  AUS Steve Laurie (to Peterborough United)
— MF  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  SWE Sven Andersson
22 GK  CAN Craig Forrest
23 DF  ENG Steve Potts
31 FW  TUR Omer Riza[lower-alpha 7]
32 GK  ENG Stephen Bywater
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 DF  ENG Gary Charles
37 MF  AUS Michael Ferrante
39 DF  ENG Izzy Iriekpen
41 GK  IRL David Forde
— MF  ENG Leon Britton

Results

Premier League
18 August 2001 1Liverpool2–1West Ham UnitedLiverpool
15:00 BST Owen  17', 77' Report Di Canio  30' (pen.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,935
Referee: Jeff Winter
25 August 2001 2West Ham United0–0Leeds UnitedUpton Park, London
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 24,517
Referee: Paul Durkin
8 September 2001 3Derby County0–0West Ham UnitedDerby
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 27,802
Referee: Clive Wilkes
15 September 2001 4Middlesbrough2–0West Ham UnitedMiddlesbrough
15:00 BST Deane  31'
Johnston  41'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,445
Referee: Mike Riley
23 September 2001 5West Ham United3–0Newcastle UnitedUpton Park, London
16:00 BST Hutchison  18'
Di Canio  53'
Kanouté  82'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,840
Referee: Peter Jones
29 September 2001 6Everton5–0West Ham UnitedLiverpool
15:00 BST Campbell  45'
Hutchison  52' (o.g.)
Gravesen  56'
Watson  75'
Radzinski  79'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,049
Referee: Paul Durkin
14 October 2001 7Blackburn Rovers7–1West Ham UnitedBlackburn
14:00 BST Flitcroft  18'
Dunn  27'
Johnson  28'
McCann  63' (o.g.)
Tugay  80'
Jansen  82'
Hignett  90'		 Report Carrick  39' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,712
Referee: Andy D'Urso
20 October 2001 8West Ham United2–0SouthamptonUpton Park, London
15:00 BST Kanouté  53', 81' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 25,842
Referee: Neale Barry
24 October 2001 9West Ham United2–1ChelseaUpton Park, London
19:45 BST Carrick  5'
Kanouté  13'		 Report Hasselbaink  22' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,520
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 October 2001 10Ipswich Town2–3West Ham UnitedIpswich
14:00 GMT Hreiðarsson  63'
Holland  90'		 Report Di Canio  22'
Kanouté  71'
Defoe  90'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,834
Referee: Steve Dunn
3 November 2001 11West Ham United0–2FulhamUpton Park, London
19:45 GMT Report Legwinski  44'
Malbranque  65'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,217
Referee: Graham Barber
19 November 2001 12Charlton Athletic4–4West Ham UnitedCharlton, London
20:00 GMT Euell  21', 28'
Johansson  51', 90'		 Report Kitson  3', 30', 64'
Defoe  84'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 23,198
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 November 2001 13West Ham United0–1Tottenham HotspurUpton Park, London
15:00 GMT Report Ferdinand  50' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,780
Referee: David Elleray
1 December 2001 14Sunderland1–0West Ham UnitedSunderland
15:00 GMT Phillips  85' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,437
Referee: Peter Jones
5 December 2001 15West Ham United1–1Aston VillaUpton Park, London
19:45 GMT Defoe  90' Report Dublin  1' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,377
Referee: Mike Dean
8 December 2001 16Manchester United0–1West Ham UnitedManchester
15:00 GMT Report Defoe  64' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,582
Referee: Paul Durkin
15 December 2001 17West Ham United1–1ArsenalUpton Park, London
15:00 GMT Kanouté  36' Report Cole  39' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,523
Referee: Mike Riley
22 December 2001 18Leicester City1–1West Ham UnitedLeicester
15:00 GMT Izzet  43' Report Di Canio  74' (pen.) Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,131
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 December 2001 19West Ham United4–0Derby CountyUpton Park, London
12:00 GMT Schemmel  5'
Di Canio  73'
Sinclair  86'
Defoe  90'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,379
Referee: Graham Poll
29 December 2001 20West Ham United1–1LiverpoolUpton Park, London
15:00 GMT Sinclair  39' Report Owen  88' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,103
Referee: Rob Styles
1 January 2002 21Leeds United3–0West Ham UnitedLeeds
20:00 GMT Viduka  4', 7'
Fowler  50'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,320
Referee: Steve Dunn
12 January 2002 22West Ham United1–0Leicester CityUpton Park, London
15:00 GMT Di Canio  36' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,698
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
20 January 2002 23Chelsea5–1West Ham UnitedFulham, London
14:00 GMT Hasselbaink  45', 60'
Guðjohnsen  51', 87'
Forssell  90'		 Report Defoe  88' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,035
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 January 2002 24Southampton2–0West Ham UnitedSouthampton
19:45 GMT Davies  43'
Fernandes  66'		 Report Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,879
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 February 2002 25West Ham United2–0Blackburn RoversUpton Park, London
15:00 GMT Sinclair  17'
Kanouté  56'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,307
Referee: Peter Jones
9 February 2002 26Bolton Wanderers1–0West Ham UnitedHorwich
15:00 GMT Gardner  38' Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,342
Referee: David Pugh
23 February 2002 27West Ham United1–0MiddlesbroughUpton Park, London
15:00 GMT Kanouté  76' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,420
Referee: Chris Foy
2 March 2002 28Aston Villa2–1West Ham UnitedBirmingham
15:00 GMT Ángel  23'
Darius Vassell  90'		 Report Di Canio  13', pen.' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,341
Referee: Graham Barber
6 March 2002 29West Ham United1–0EvertonUpton Park, London
19:45 GMT Sinclair  59' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,883
Referee: Barry Knight
16 March 2002 30West Ham United3–5Manchester UnitedUpton Park, London
15:00 GMT Lomas  8'
Kanouté  20'
Defoe  78'		 Report Beckham  17', 89' (pen.)
Butt  22'
Scholes  55'
Solskjær  64'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,281
Referee: Mark Halsey
30 March 2002 31West Ham United3–1Ipswich TownUpton Park, London
15:00 GMT Lomas  36'
Di Canio  74'
Defoe  86'		 Report M. Bent  71' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,871
Referee: Alan Wiley
1 April 2002 32Fulham0–1West Ham UnitedFulham, London
15:00 BST Report Kanouté  20' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,416
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 April 2002 33West Ham United2–0Charlton AthleticUpton Park, London
15:00 BST Di Canio  23', pen.'
Kanouté  34'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,389
Referee: Mike Riley
13 April 2002 34Tottenham Hotspur1–1West Ham UnitedTottenham, London
15:00 BST Sheringham  53' Report Pearce  89' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,083
Referee: Neale Barry
20 April 2002 35West Ham United3–0SunderlandUpton Park, London
15:00 BST Sinclair  28'
Lomas  52'
Defoe  77'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,319
Referee: Steve Bennett
24 April 2002 36Arsenal2–0West Ham UnitedHolloway, London
20:00 BST Ljungberg  77'
Kanu  80'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,038
Referee: Steve Dunn
27 April 2002 37Newcastle United3–1West Ham UnitedNewcastle-upon-Tyne
15:00 BST Shearer  41'
LuaLua  53'
Robert  66'		 Report Defoe  20' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,127
Referee: Paul Durkin
11 May 2002 38West Ham United2–1Bolton WanderersUpton Park, London
15:00 BST Lomas  45'
Pearce  89'		 Report Djorkaeff  67' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,546
Referee: Mike Dean

League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
11 September 2001 Second RoundReading0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		West Ham UnitedReading
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,173
Referee: Bill Jordan
Penalties
A. Smith
Murty
Rougier
Harper
Igoe
Henderson
Viveash 		Hutchison
Courtois
Carrick
Sinclair
Defoe
Dailly
Minto

FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
6 January 2002 Third RoundMacclesfield Town0–3West Ham UnitedMacclesfield
13:00 GMT Report Defoe  45', 72'
Cole  84'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 5,706
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 January 2002 Fourth RoundChelsea1–1West Ham UnitedFulham, London
15:00 GMT Hasselbaink  21' Report Kanouté  82' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,443
Referee: David Elleray
6 February 2002 Fourth Round ReplayWest Ham United2–3ChelseaUpton Park, London
19:45 GMT Defoe  37', 50' Report Hasselbaink  41'
Forssell  65'
Terry  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
1ST25Jermain Defoe104014
2ST14Frédéric Kanouté111012
3ST10Paolo Di Canio9009
4MF8Trevor Sinclair5005
5MF11Steve Lomas4004
6ST9Paul Kitson3003
7DF19Ian Pearce2002
MF21Michael Carrick2002
9MF4Don Hutchison1001
MF26Joe Cole0101
DF30Sebastien Schemmel1001
Totals 48 6 0 54

League position by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHHAHHHAHHHAAH
ResultLDDLWLLWWWLDLLDWDDWDLWLLWLWLWLWWWDWLLW
Position121717201518191514111415151616161415111111111214111210131010108777787
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK David James 2902603000
17 GK Shaka Hislop 1301200010
Defenders
2 DF Tomáš Řepka 3403103000
3 DF Nigel Winterburn 34029+203000
5 DF Vladimír Labant 1407+500+2000
6 DF Hayden Foxe 704+200+1000
7 DF Christian Dailly 4203803010
15 DF Rigobert Song 60500010
19 DF Ian Pearce 928+120000
20 DF Scott Minto 60500010
24 DF Ragnvald Soma 401+201000
27 DF Shaun Byrne 100+100000
30 DF Sebastian Schemmel 3913513010
Midfielders
4 MF Don Hutchison 2812413010
8 MF Trevor Sinclair 3753452010
11 MF Steve Lomas 17414+141+1000
16 MF John Moncur 2107+1201010
21 MF Michael Carrick 3223021010
26 MF Joe Cole 33129+103100
28 MF Laurent Courtois 805+20000+10
33 MF Richard Garcia 902+60000+10
34 MF Grant McCann 300+300000
Forwards
10 FW Paolo Di Canio 2792691000
12 FW Paul Kitson 933+432000
14 FW Frédéric Kanouté 281227111100
25 FW Jermain Defoe 391314+21102+1310
29 FW Titi Camara 100+100000
Players transferred out during the season
18 FW Svetoslav Todorov 802+400+1010

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee
July 2001 GK David James Aston Villa £4.3m
July 2001 MF Don Hutchison Sunderland £5m
August 2001 MF Laurent Courtois Toulouse Free
September 2001 DF Tomáš Řepka Fiorentina £5.5m
January 2002 DF Vladimír Labant Sparta Prague £1.2m

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee
June 2001 MF Frank Lampard Chelsea £11m
July 2001 DF Terrell Forbes Queens Park Rangers Free
July 2001 DF Igor Štimac Hajduk Split Free
July 2001 DF Stuart Pearce Manchester City Free
November 2001 FW Davor Šuker 1860 Munich Free
March 2002 FW Svetoslav Todorov Portsmouth £750k

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.
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References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/faprem/westham.htm
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