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.

Newcastle United
2001–02 season
ChairmanFreddy Shepherd
ManagerSir Bobby Robson
StadiumSt. James' Park
FA Premier LeagueFourth place
FA CupSixth round
League CupFifth round
Intertoto CupFinalists
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Shearer (23)
All: Alan Shearer (27)
Average home league attendance51,373

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.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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.

Club transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
June 2001 FW Craig Bellamy Coventry City £6,000,000
July 2001 DF Robbie Elliott Bolton Wanderers Free
August 2001 MF Laurent Robert PSG £9,500,000
September 2001 DF Sylvain Distin PSG £500,000 (loan fee)
January 2002 MF Jermaine Jenas Nottingham Forest £5,000,000
  • Total spending: £21m

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
May 2001 MF Des Hamilton Cardiff City Free
May 2001 MF Stephen Glass Watford Free
May 2001 FW Kevin Gallacher Preston North End Free
May 2001 MF Daniel Cordone Racing Club Loan ended
May 2001 DF Carl Serrant - Retired
January 2002 MF Christian Bassedas Tenerife Loan
February 2002 DF Warren Barton Derby County Undisclosed
February 2002 MF Rob Lee Derby County Undisclosed
March 2002 DF David Beharall Oldham Athletic £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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Shay Given
2 DF  ENG Warren Barton
3 DF  ENG Robbie Elliott
4 MF  PER Nolberto Solano
5 DF  IRL Andy O'Brien
6 MF  CHI Clarence Acuña
7 MF  ENG Rob Lee
7 MF  ENG Jermaine Jenas
8 MF  ENG Kieron Dyer
9 FW  ENG Alan Shearer
10 MF  ARG Christian Bassedas
11 MF  WAL Gary Speed
12 DF  ENG Andy Griffin
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ENG Steve Harper
14 DF  ENG Wayne Quinn
16 FW  ENG Carl Cort
17 FW  WAL Craig Bellamy
18 DF  NIR Aaron Hughes
20 FW  COD Lomana LuaLua
22 MF  ENG Jamie McClen
23 FW  ENG Shola Ameobi
24 DF  FRA Sylvain Distin
25 MF  SCO Brian Kerr
32 MF  FRA Laurent Robert
34 DF  GRE Nikos Dabizas
35 DF  FRA Olivier Bernard

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  ESP Marcelino
21 MF  PAR Diego Gavilán
26 MF  ENG James Coppinger
27 DF  ENG David Beharall
29 GK  NED John Karelse
30 DF  SCO Steven Caldwell
31 MF  ENG Stuart Green
33 MF  POR Pedro Dimas
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 DF  SCO Gary Caldwell
37 FW  SCO Colin McMenamin
38 MF  SCO Ryan McGuffie
39 MF  ENG Mark Boyd
40 DF  ENG David Cowan
GK  ENG Phil Pringle
GK  ENG Adam Sadler

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW  ENG Michael Chopra
GK  ENG Carl Bell
GK  ENG Jonny Brain
DF  ENG Aaron Labonte
DF  ENG Lee Norton
DF  ENG Bradley Orr
DF  ENG Peter Ramage
DF  IRL Joe Kendrick
MF  ENG Karl Colley
MF  ENG Tommy English
MF  ENG Andy Ferrell
MF  ENG Robert Kent
MF  ENG Chris Moore
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Craig Robson
MF  ENG Damon Robson
MF  NIR Carl Heiniger
MF  IRL Stephen Brennan
FW  ENG Jonathan Mann
FW  ENG Richard Offiong
  Kevin Dixon
  Paul Dunn
  Ryan Hogg
  David Molloy
  Chris Meredith
  Matthew Patterson
  Stephen Pringle

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ENG Adam Bartlett
GK  ENG Adam Collin
GK  ENG Ben Smith
DF  ENG Liam Atkin
DF  ENG Chris Carr
DF  ENG Phil Cave
DF  ENG Kris Gate
DF  ENG Steven Taylor
DF  SCO Chris Shanks
MF  ENG James Beaumont
MF  ENG Martin Brittain
MF  ENG Ross Gardner
MF  ENG Steven Istead
MF  ENG Neale McDermott
MF  ENG Ben Webster
MF  IRL Alan O'Brien
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ENG Guy Bates
FW  ENG Lewis Guy
FW  ENG Marc Walton
FW  COD Calvin Zola
MF   Ben Jackson
  Michael Carr
  Ben Dixon
  Stephen Graham
  Mark Grant
  Danny Howe
  Scott Kerr
  Mark Laird
  Graeme Matthewson
  Wesley Richardson
  Gavin Stoker
  Jack Wanless

Trialists

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  NED Dries Boussatta (free agent)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  IRN Hamed Kavianpour (on trial from Persepolis)

Other players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  NIR Daryl Smylie
MF  RSA Matty Pattison
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ENG Carl Finnigan

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Director of Football Gordon Milne
Manager Bobby Robson
Assistant manager David Geddis
First-team coach John Carver
Goalkeeping coach Simon Smith
Under 17 coach Alan Irvine
Under 19 coach Kenny Wharton
Reserve team coach Tommy Craig
Academy striker coach Peter Beardsley
Physiotherapist Derek Wright
Assistant Physio Paul Ferris
Chief scout Charlie Woods

Last updated: 10 January 2020
Source:

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Shay Given 38050106050020
2DF Warren Barton 4+1000106011+1020
3DF Robbie Elliott 26+113+102+106037+3150
4MF Nolberto Solano 377514064521240
5DF Andy O'Brien 31+324+113+100+1038+6340
6MF Clarence Acuña 10+633+211+100+1014+10440
7MF Rob Lee 15+1100303021+1140
7MF Jermaine Jenas 6+600000006+6000
8MF Kieron Dyer 15+33200+100017+4300
9FW Alan Shearer 36+12352420045+12730
10MF Christian Bassedas 1+1000103+105+2020
11MF Gary Speed 28+1520306239+1750
12DF Andy Griffin 3+100010004+1000
13GK Steve Harper 000030003000
14DF Wayne Quinn 000+1010617+1100
16FW Carl Cort 6+212000008+2100
17FW Craig Bellamy 26+19302+146137+21490
18DF Aaron Hughes 34051306248320
20FW Lomana LuaLua 4+1630+300+300+624+28500
22MF Jamie McClen 3031000+206+2100
23FW Shola Ameobi 4+1100+102+126312+13530
24DF Sylvain Distin 20+8050200027+8060
25MF Brian Kerr 000+2000000+2000
32MF Laurent Robert 34+2831310040+21070
34DF Nikos Dabizas 33+2330206044+2380
35DF Olivier Bernard 4+12320200+308+15320

Matches

Pre-season

Intertoto Cup

14 July 2001 R3 1st legLokeren0 – 4Newcastle UnitedLokeren
Report Quinn  13'
Ameobi  23', 39'
LuaLua  85'
Stadium: Daknamstadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: C. Mendez (Spain)
21 July 2001 R3 2nd legNewcastle United1 – 0LokerenNewcastle upon Tyne
Bellamy  60' Report Mrzlecki  81' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,021
Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Germany)
25 July 2001 Semi–finals 1st leg1860 Munich2 – 3Newcastle UnitedMunich
Agostino  57'
Tapalović  67'
Report Solano  13', 55' (pen.)
Hughes  83'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
1 August 2001 Semi–finals 2nd legNewcastle United3 – 11860 MunichNewcastle upon Tyne
Speed  5'
LuaLua  80'
Solano  90' (pen.)
Report Schroth  42' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,635
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)
7 August 2001 Finals 1st legTroyes0 – 0Newcastle UnitedTroyes
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 10,414
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
21 August 2001 Finals 2nd legNewcastle United4 – 4TroyesNewcastle upon Tyne
Solano  2'
Ameobi  65'
Speed  69' (pen.)
Hughes  90'
Report Leroy  25'
Goussé  28'
Boutal  47', 61'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,577
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)

Rob Lee Testimonial

11 August 2001 Newcastle United0 – 1Athletic BilbaoNewcastle upon Tyne
15:15 BST (Report) Guerrero  64' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 18,189
Referee: David Laws

Premier League

19 August 2001 Chelsea1–1Newcastle UnitedLondon
15:00 BST Zenden  8' Report Acuña  77' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,124
Referee: Andy D'Urso
26 August 2001 Newcastle United1–1SunderlandNewcastle upon Tyne
Bellamy  43' Phillips  34' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,021
Referee: Mike Riley
8 September 2001 Middlesbrough1–4Newcastle UnitedMiddlesbrough
15:00 BST Cooper  4'
Schwarzer  31'
Report Shearer  34' (pen.), 76'
Dabizas  59'
Robert  62'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,004
Referee: Graham Poll
15 September 2001 Newcastle United4–3Manchester UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Robert  5'
Lee  34'
Dabizas  52'
Brown  82' (o.g.)
Report van Nistelrooy  29'
Giggs  62'
Verón  64'
Keane  90' 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,056
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 September 2001 West Ham United3–0Newcastle UnitedLondon
Hutchison  18'
Di Canio  53'
Kanouté  82'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 24,810
Referee: Peter Jones
26 September 2001 Newcastle United1–0Leicester CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Solano  33' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,185
Referee: David Pugh
30 September 2001 Newcastle United0–2LiverpoolNewcastle upon Tyne
Report Riise  3'
Murphy  86'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,095
Referee: Graham Barber
13 October 2001 Bolton Wanderers0–4Newcastle UnitedBolton
Jääskeläinen  61' Report Solano  41'
Robert  62'
Shearer  72'
Bellamy  84'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 25,631
Referee: Mike Riley
27 October 2001 Everton1–3Newcastle UnitedLiverpool
Weir  51' Report Bellamy  19'
Solano  49'
Acuña  86'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,524
Referee: Jeff Winter
3 November 2001 Newcastle United3–0Aston VillaNewcastle upon Tyne
Bellamy  37', 82'
Shearer  50'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,057
Referee: Clive Wilkes
17 November 2001 Fulham3–1Newcastle UnitedLondon
Saha  20'
Legwinski  28'
Hayles  70'
Report Speed  65' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,159
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
1 December 2001 Charlton Athletic1–1Newcastle UnitedLondon
MacDonald  83' Report Speed  73'
Shearer  87'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 24,151
Referee: Andy D'Urso
9 December 2001 Ipswich Town0–1Newcastle UnitedIpswich
Report Solano  20' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 24,748
Referee: Rob Styles
18 December 2001 Arsenal1–3Newcastle UnitedLondon
Pires  20'
Parlour  44' 
Report O'Brien  60'
Bellamy  72' 
Shearer  86' (pen.)
Robert  90'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,012
Referee: Graham Poll
22 December 2001 Leeds United3–4Newcastle UnitedLeeds
Bowyer  39'
Viduka  50'
Harte  56'
Report Bellamy  38'
Elliott  59'
Shearer  71' (pen.)
Solano  90'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,287
Referee: Jeff Winter
29 December 2001 Newcastle United1–2ChelseaNewcastle upon Tyne
Shearer  37' Report Guðjohnsen  35', 45' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,123
Referee: Steve Bennett
12 January 2002 Newcastle United3–1Leeds UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
Duberry  44' (o.g.)
Dyer  60'
Bellamy  87'
Report Smith  1'
Mills  70'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,130
Referee: Graham Barber
30 January 2002 Tottenham Hotspur1–3Newcastle UnitedLondon
Iversen  17' Report Acuña  67'
Shearer  69'
Bellamy  78'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,798
Referee: Mike Dean
9 February 2002 Newcastle United3–1SouthamptonNewcastle upon Tyne
Robert  24'
Shearer  29', 45' (pen.)
Report Pahars  39' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,857
Referee: Barry Knight
24 February 2002 Sunderland0–1Newcastle UnitedSunderland
Report Dabizas  64' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 48,290
Referee: Graham Barber
6 March 2002 Liverpool3–0Newcastle UnitedLiverpool
Murphy  32', 53'
Hamann  75'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,204
Referee: Jeff Winter
16 March 2002 Newcastle United2–2Ipswich TownNewcastle upon Tyne
Robert  60'
Shearer  88'
Report Bent  50', 43' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,115
Referee: Mike Riley
29 March 2002 Newcastle United6–2EvertonNewcastle upon Tyne
Shearer  13'
Cort  15'
O'Brien  59'
Solano  71', 73'
Bernard  88'
Report Ferguson  6'
Alexandersson  34'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,921
Referee: Graham Poll
2 April 2002 Aston Villa1–1Newcastle UnitedBirmingham
Crouch  26' Report Shearer  3' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,597
Referee: Steve Dunn
8 April 2002 Newcastle United1–1FulhamNewcastle upon Tyne
Dyer  21' Report Saha  77' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,017
Referee: Alan Wiley
13 April 2002 Derby County2–3Newcastle UnitedDerby
Christie  46'
Morris  53'
Report Robert  73'
Dyer  76'
LuaLua  90'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,031
Referee: Rob Styles
23 April 2002 Blackburn Rovers2–2Newcastle UnitedBlackburn
Gillespie  28'
Cole  67'
Report Shearer  63', 71' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,712
Referee: Uriah Rennie
11 May 2002 Southampton3–1Newcastle UnitedSouthampton
Svensson  17'
Beattie  24' (pen.)
El Khalej  57'
Telfer  90'
Report Shearer  55' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,973
Referee: Andy D'Urso

FA Cup

27 January 2002 Round 4Peterborough United2–4Newcastle UnitedPeterborough
O'Brien  52' (o.g.)
Farrell  69'
Report O'Brien  14'
McClen  43'
Shearer  84' (pen.)
Hughes  85'
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 13,841
Referee: Neale Barry
23 March 2002 R6 replayArsenal3–0Newcastle UnitedLondon
Pires  2'
Bergkamp  9'
Campbell  50'
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,073
Referee: Uriah Rennie

League Cup

12 September 2001 Round 2Newcastle United4–1BrentfordNewcastle upon Tyne
Ameobi  59'
Bellamy  108', 117', 120'
Report Owusu  17' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,633
Referee: R. Furnandiz
9 October 2001 Round 3Barnsley0–1Newcastle UnitedBarnsley
Report Bellamy  79' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,493
Referee: Chris Foy
27 November 2001 Round 4Newcastle United4–1Ipswich TownNewcastle upon Tyne
Robert  18'
Ameobi  26'
Shearer  37', 40'
Report Bent  77' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,576
Referee: Alan Wiley
12 December 2001 Quarter-finalChelsea1–0Newcastle UnitedLondon
Hasselbaink  90' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 27,613
Referee: David Elleray

References

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