2001–02 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic started the 2001–02 season looking to retain the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They entered the UEFA Champions League at the third qualifying round. They finished the season as league champions for the second season in succession.

Celtic

2001–02 season
Chairman	Brian Quinn
Manager	Martin O'Neill
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier League	1st
Scottish Cup	Runners-up
Scottish League Cup	Semi-finals
Champions League	Group stage
UEFA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Henrik Larsson (29) All: Henrik Larsson (35)
Home colours

Players

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  SCO Jonathan Gould 2 DF  SCO Tom Boyd 3 DF  GUI Mohammed Sylla[2] 4 DF  SCO Jackie McNamara 5 DF  BEL Joos Valgaeren 6 DF  GUI Bobo Baldé[3] 7 FW  SWE Henrik Larsson 8 MF  ENG Alan Thompson 9 FW  ENG Chris Sutton 10 FW  WAL John Hartson 11 MF  DEN Morten Wieghorst 14 MF  SCO Paul Lambert 15 MF  NED Bobby Petta 17 DF  FRA Didier Agathe 18 MF  NIR Neil Lennon 19 MF  BUL Stilian Petrov 20 GK  SCO Rab Douglas 23 GK  RUS Dmitri Kharine

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 MF  IRL Colin Healy 25 DF  SVK Ľubomír Moravčík 26 FW  SCO Paul Shields 28 MF  SCO Ryan McCann 29 FW  SCO Shaun Maloney 30 MF  ENG Steve Guppy 31 DF  BRA Rafael Scheidt 32 FW  SCO Simon Lynch 34 MF  SCO Mark Fotheringham 35 DF  SWE Johan Mjallby 37 FW  SCO Liam Keogh 39 MF  SCO Jamie Smith 40 DF  SCO Stephen Crainey 41 DF  SCO John Kennedy 42 DF  IRL James Goodwin 43 MF  IRL Liam Miller 46 MF  SCO Brian McColligan

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 3 DF  FRA Stéphane Mahé (to Hearts) 12 FW  ENG Tommy Johnson (to Sheffield Wednesday) 16 DF  CIV Olivier Tébily (to Birmingham City)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK  SCO Stewart Kerr (to Wigan Athletic) 27 FW  SCO Mark Burchill (to Portsmouth)

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 22 MF  FRA Stéphane Bonnes 33 DF  NIR John Convery

No. Pos. Nation Player 38 GK  SCO Barry-John Corr

Competitions

Results for Celtic F.C. for season 2001–02.

NOTE: scores are written Celtic first

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Celtic scorers	Match Report
28 July 2001	Celtic Park	St Johnstone	3–0	SPL	Mjällby, Lambert (2)	BBC Sport
4 August 2001	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	1–0	SPL	Larsson	BBC Sport
8 August 2001	Amsterdam Arena	Ajax	3–1	CLQ	Petta, Agathe, Sutton	Telegraph
11 August 2001	Celtic Park	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	SPL	Larsson (2)	BBC Sport
18 August 2001	Almondvale Stadium	Livingston	0–0	SPL		BBC Sport
22 August 2001	Celtic Park	Ajax	0–1	CLQ		Telegraph
25 August 2001	Easter Road	Hibernian	4–1	SPL	Moravčík, Sutton (2), Larsson	BBC Sport
8 September 2001	Celtic Park	Dunfermline	3–1	SPL	Moravčík (2), Sutton	BBC Sport
15 September 2001	Dens Park	Dundee	4–0	SPL	Larsson (2), Petrov, Maloney	BBC Sport
18 September 2001	Stadio delle Alpi	Juventus	2–3	CL	Petrov, Larsson	BBC Sport
22 September 2001	Celtic Park	Aberdeen	2–0	SPL	Larsson, Petrov	BBC Sport
25 September 2001	Celtic Park	Porto	1–0	CL	Larsson	BBC Sport
30 September 2001	Ibrox Stadium	Rangers	2–0	SPL	Petrov, Thompson	BBC Sport
10 October 2001	Celtic Park	Rosenborg	1–0	CL	Thompson	BBC Sport
13 October 2001	Fir Park	Motherwell	2–1	SPL	Moravčík, Larsson	BBC Sport
17 October 2001	Estádio das Antas	Porto	0–3	CL		Telegraph
20 October 2001	Celtic Park	Dundee United	5–1	SPL	Hartson (3), Baldé, Maloney	BBC Sport
23 October 2001	Lerkendal Stadion	Rosenborg	0–2	CL		BBC Sport
27 October 2001	Celtic Park	Kilmarnock	1–0	SPL	Valgaeren	BBC Sport
31 October 2001	Celtic Park	Juventus	4–3	CL	Valgaeren, Sutton (2), Larsson	BBC Sport
3 November 2001	McDiarmid Park	St Johnstone	2–1	SPL	Dods (OG), Larsson	BBC Sport
8 November 2001	Celtic Park	Stirling Albion	8–0	SLC	Hartson (2), Maloney (4), Tebily, Healy	BBC Sport
17 November 2001	Tynecastle Stadium	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	SPL	Larsson	BBC Sport
22 November 2001	Estadio Mestalla	Valencia	0–1	UC		BBC Sport
25 November 2001	Celtic Park	Rangers	2–1	SPL	Valgaeren, Larsson	BBC Sport
1 December 2001	Celtic Park	Hibernian	3–0	SPL	Hartson (2), Lennon	BBC Sport
6 December 2001	Celtic Park	Valencia	1–0	UC	Larsson	BBC Sport
9 December 2001	East End Park	Dunfermline	4–0	SPL	Baldé, Hartson (2), Thompson	BBC Sport
15 December 2001	Celtic Park	Dundee	3–1	SPL	Sutton, Larsson, Hartson	BBC Sport
18 December 2001	Almondvale Stadium	Livingston	2–0	SLC	Baldé, Hartson	Telegraph
22 December 2001	Pittodrie Stadium	Aberdeen	0–2	SPL		BBC Sport
26 December 2001	Celtic Park	Livingston	3–2	SPL	Moravčík, Larsson (2)	BBC Sport
28 December 2001	Tannadice Park	Dundee United	4–0	SPL	Hartson, Petrov, Thompson, Larsson	BBC Sport
2 January 2002	Celtic Park	Motherwell	2–0	SPL	Larsson, Hartson	BBC Sport
8 January 2002	Brockville Park	Alloa	5–0	SC	Baldé, Wieghorst, Maloney, Petta, Sylla	BBC Sport
12 January 2002	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	2–0	SPL	Hartson, Lambert	BBC Sport
19 January 2002	Celtic Park	St Johnstone	2–1	SPL	Larsson, Thompson	BBC Sport
23 January 2002	Celtic Park	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	SPL	Larsson (2)	BBC Sport
31 January 2002	Almondvale Stadium	Livingston	3–1	SPL	Moravčík, Larsson, Hartson	BBC Sport
2 February 2002	Easter Road	Hibernian	1–1	SPL	Hartson	BBC Sport
5 February 2002	Hampden Park	Rangers	1–2	SLC	Baldé	BBC Sport
9 February 2002	Celtic Park	Dunfermline	5–0	SPL	Larsson (3), Hartson, Agathe	BBC Sport
16 February 2002	Dens Park	Dundee	3–0	SPL	Larsson, Mjällby, Hartson	BBC Sport
25 February 2002	Pittodrie Stadium	Aberdeen	2–0	SC	Hartson, Petrov	BBC Sport
2 March 2002	Celtic Park	Aberdeen	1–0	SPL	Thompson	BBC Sport
9 March 2002	Ibrox Stadium	Rangers	1–1	SPL	Petrov	BBC Sport
16 March 2002	Celtic Park	Dundee United	1–0	SPL	Petrov	BBC Sport
19 March 2002	Fir Park	Motherwell	4–0	SPL	Lambert, Larsson (2), Mjällby	BBC Sport
23 March 2002	Hampden Park	Ayr United	3–0	SC	Larsson, Thompson (2)	BBC Sport
6 April 2002	Celtic Park	Livingston	5–1	SPL	Larsson (3), Hartson (2)	BBC Sport
13 April 2002	Celtic Park	Dunfermline	5–0	SPL	Hartson (2), Lambert, Smith, Sylla	BBC Sport
21 April 2002	Celtic Park	Rangers	1–1	SPL	Thompson	BBC Sport
28 April 2002	Tynecastle Stadium	Heart of Midlothian	4–1	SPL	Lynch (2), Maloney (2)	BBC Sport
4 May 2002	Hampden Park	Rangers	2–3	SC	Hartson, Baldé	BBC Sport
12 May 2002	Pittodrie Stadium	Aberdeen	1–0	SPL	Maloney	BBC Sport

Key:

• SPL = Scottish Premier League
• SC = Scottish Cup
• SLC = Scottish League Cup
• CLQ = Champions League Qualifier
• CL = Champions League Match
• UC = UEFA Cup match
• F = Friendly match

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jonathan Gould	3	0	1	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
2	DF		Tom Boyd	12	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
3	MF		Mohammed Sylla	15	2	7+2	1	1+1	1	1	0	0+3	0
4	DF		Jackie McNamara	30	0	9+11	0	2+2	0	2	0	3+1	0
5	DF		Joos Valgaeren	32	3	20	2	1	0	2	0	9	1
6	DF		Bobo Baldé	38	6	22	2	5	2	3	2	8	0
7	FW		Henrik Larsson	47	35	33	29	3	2	1	0	10	4
8	MF		Alan Thompson	36	9	22+3	6	3+1	2	1	0	4+2	1
9	FW		Chris Sutton	30	7	18	4	2	0	1+1	0	8	3
10	FW		John Hartson	43	24	26+5	19	4	2	3	3	2+3	0
11	MF		Morten Wieghorst	5	1	2+1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
14	MF		Paul Lambert	49	5	33+1	5	4	0	1	0	10	0
15	MF		Bobby Petta	27	2	12+6	0	1+1	1	0+1	0	4+2	1
16	DF		Olivier Tébily	13	1	8+3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
17	MF		Didier Agathe	32	2	20	1	3	0	1	0	8	1
18	MF		Neil Lennon	49	1	32+1	1	4	0	1+1	0	10	0
19	MF		Stiliyan Petrov	44	8	26+2	6	5	1	2+1	0	7+1	1
20	GK		Rab Douglas	52	0	35	0	4	0	3	0	10	0
23	GK		Dmitri Kharine	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
24	MF		Colin Healy	6	1	2+2	0	0+1	0	1	1	0	0
25	MF		Ľubomír Moravčík	33	6	16+7	6	1	0	2+1	0	3+3	0
27	MF		Jon Paul McGovern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Shaun Maloney	20	10	3+13	5	1+1	1	1	4	0+1	0
30	MF		Steve Guppy	23	0	16	0	2	0	2	0	3	0
32	FW		Simon Lynch	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Ross Wallace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF		Mark Fotheringham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF		Johan Mjällby	51	3	35	3	4	0	2	0	10	0
39	MF		Jamie Smith	13	1	3+8	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
40	DF		Stephen Crainey	19	0	10+5	0	1+1	0	1	0	1	0
41	DF		John Kennedy	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

NB: Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1	Celtic	38	33	4	1	94	18	+76	103	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2	Rangers	38	25	10	3	82	27	+55	85	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Livingston	38	16	10	12	50	47	+3	58	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
4	Aberdeen	38	16	7	15	51	49	+2	55
5	Heart of Midlothian	38	14	6	18	52	57	−5	48

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: (1) Points; (2) Goal difference; (3) Goals scored
Notes:

1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
2. As both finalists of the 2001–02 Scottish Cup, Rangers and Celtic, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2002–03 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Aberdeen.

Transfers

Players in

In:

Player	From	Fee
John Hartson	Coventry City	£6M
Dianbobo Balde	Toulouse	Free
Momo Sylla	St Johnstone	£400K
Steve Guppy	Leicester City	£700K

Players out

Out:

Player	To	Fee
Alan Stubbs	Everton	Free
Tommy Johnson	Sheffield Wednesday	Free
Stephane Mahe	Heart of Midlothian	Free
Mark Burchill	Portsmouth	£1M
Eyal Berkovic	Man City	£1.5M

See also

• List of Celtic F.C. seasons

Notes and references

1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2001-2002/scotprm/celtic.htm
2. Sylla was born in Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire, but also qualified to represent Guinea internationally.
3. Baldé was born in Marseille, France.