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1 Season summary  





2 Final league table  





3 Results  



3.1  Legend  





3.2  FA Premier League  





3.3  FA Cup  





3.4  League Cup  







4 First-team squad  



4.1  Left club during season  





4.2  Reserve squad  







5 Transfers  



5.1  In





5.2  Out  





5.3  Loans In  





5.4  Loans Out  







6 Statistics  



6.1  Appearances and goals  





6.2  Top scorers  



6.2.1  Premier League  









7 Football League Cup Final line-up  





8 Notes  





9 References  














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Blackburn Rovers
2001–02 season
ChairmanRobert Coar
ManagerGraeme Souness
FA Premier League10th
FA CupFifth round
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Matt Jansen (10)

All:
Matt Jansen (16)
Average home league attendance25,984
← 2000–01
2002–03 →

During the 2001–02 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary[edit]

Blackburn won just four of their first 14 league games, a run which also included seven draws and three defeats. However, they had little time to savour their Worthington Cup glory that resulted from a 2–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on 24 February - they were deep in the relegation mire and occupying third place from bottom following a dreadful winter period, as they won two and lost ten in 12 games, the two wins seeing them do a decidedly one-sided double over Charlton Athletic (2–0 away and 4–1 home). But Graeme Souness inspired his side, bolstered by the arrival of striker Andy Cole, to a considerable turnaround in form - seeing them win six in their final 12 games - which saw them climb to 10th place in the final table. UEFA Cup qualification had already been achieved thanks to the Worthington Cup triumph, but the club's fans were left wondering whether it could have been achieved automatically had it not been for the club's dismal winter period. Especially, their league record produced four more defeats than wins in contrast to a final goal difference of +4, concluding them as a comprehensively winning team despite their inconsistency.[citation needed]

At the end of the season, striker Mark Hughes retired at the age of 38, after a playing career spanning 22 years that had yielded two league titles, four FA Cups, a Cup Winners' Cup and three League Cups.

Final league table[edit]

Pos Team
  • t
  • e
  • Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    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
    10 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 55 51 +4 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
    11 Southampton 38 12 9 17 46 54 −8 45
    12 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 35 47 −12 45
    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 summary
    Overall Home Away
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
    38 12 10 16 55 51  +4 46 8 6 5 33 20  +13 4 4 11 22 31  −9

    Source: Statto

    Results by round
    Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
    GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAAHHAAHHAHAAH
    ResultLDWLDDWLWDDWDDLLLWLLLWLLLLDWWLLWDWDWLW
    Position14158131312611810107710101415121414151415171718181815161717171615121210
    Source: Statto.com
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Results[edit]

    Blackburn Rovers' score comes first[1]

    Legend[edit]

    Win Draw Loss

    FA Premier League[edit]

    Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
    18 August 2001 Derby County A 1–2 28,236 Blake
    22 August 2001 Manchester United H 2–2 29,836 Beckham (o.g.), Gillespie
    25 August 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 24,992 Mahon, Duff
    8 September 2001 Sunderland A 0–1 45,103
    16 September 2001 Ipswich Town A 1–1 22,126 Jansen
    19 September 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 25,949 Neill
    22 September 2001 Everton H 1–0 27,732 Grabbi
    30 September 2001 Aston Villa A 0–2 28,623
    14 October 2001 West Ham United H 7–1 22,712 Flitcroft, Dunn, Johnson, McCann (o.g.), Tugay, Jansen, Hignett
    20 October 2001 Arsenal A 3–3 38,108 Gillespie, Dunn (2)
    29 October 2001 Leicester City H 0–0 21,873
    3 November 2001 Southampton A 2–1 30,523 Tugay, Hignett
    17 November 2001 Liverpool H 1–1 28,859 Jansen
    24 November 2001 Chelsea A 0–0 37,978
    1 December 2001 Middlesbrough H 0–1 23,849
    9 December 2001 Leeds United H 1–2 28,309 Berg
    15 December 2001 Newcastle United A 1–2 50,064 Dunn
    22 December 2001 Charlton Athletic A 2–0 25,857 Duff, Dunn
    26 December 2001 Sunderland H 0–3 29,869
    29 December 2001 Derby County H 0–1 23,529
    1 January 2002 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 35,131
    12 January 2002 Charlton Athletic H 4–1 23,365 Tugay, Cole, Hignett, Jansen
    19 January 2002 Manchester United A 1–2 67,552 Hignett
    30 January 2002 Arsenal H 2–3 25,893 Jansen (2)
    2 February 2002 West Ham United A 0–2 35,307
    9 February 2002 Fulham A 0–2 19,580
    2 March 2002 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 27,203 Jansen
    5 March 2002 Aston Villa H 3–0 21,988 Dunn, Duff, Cole
    13 March 2002 Ipswich Town H 2–1 23,305 Duff, Cole
    17 March 2002 Leeds United A 1–3 39,857 Jansen
    30 March 2002 Leicester City A 1–2 16,236 Hughes
    1 April 2002 Southampton H 2–0 28,851 Duff, Yordi
    10 April 2002 Chelsea H 0–0 25,441
    20 April 2002 Middlesbrough A 3–1 26,932 Yordi, Cole, Dunn (pen.)
    23 April 2002 Newcastle United H 2–2 26,712 Gillespie, Cole
    28 April 2002 Everton A 2–1 34,976 Jansen, Cole
    8 May 2002 Liverpool A 3–4 40,663 Duff, Cole, Jansen
    11 May 2002 Fulham H 3–0 30,487 Cole (2), Duff

    FA Cup[edit]

    Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
    R3 5 January 2002 Barnsley A 1–1 12,314 Hignett
    R3R 16 January 2002 Barnsley H 3–1 10,203 Grabbi, Dunn (pen.), Johansson
    R4 26 January 2002 Millwall A 1–0 15,004 Cole
    R5 16 February 2002 Middlesbrough A 0–1 20,921

    League Cup[edit]

    Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
    R2 12 September 2001 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 9,559 Jansen, Dunning
    R3 10 October 2001 Middlesbrough H 2–1 (a.e.t.) 9,536 Hignett, Short
    R4 28 November 2001 Manchester City H 2–0 17,907 Johansson, Johnson
    R5 11 December 2001 Arsenal H 4–0 13,278 Jansen (3), Hughes
    SF First Leg 8 January 2002 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 30,883 Hignett, Cole
    SF Second Leg 22 January 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 4–2 (won 6–3 on agg) 26,844 Jansen, Duff, Cole, Hignett
    F 24 February 2002 Tottenham Hotspur N 2–1 72,500 Jansen, Cole

    First-team squad[edit]

    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 United States USA Brad Friedel
    2 DF England ENG John Curtis
    3 MF Turkey TUR Tugay Kerimoğlu
    4 DF Norway NOR Henning Berg (Vice captain)
    5 DF Norway NOR Stig Inge Bjørnebye
    6 DF England ENG Craig Short
    7 MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft (captain)
    8 MF England ENG David Dunn
    9 FW England ENG Andy Cole
    10 FW England ENG Matt Jansen
    11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff
    12 FW Wales WAL Mark Hughes
    14 DF Sweden SWE Nils-Eric Johansson
    15 MF England ENG Craig Hignett
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Mahon
    17 FW Spain ESP Yordi (on loan from Real Zaragoza)
    18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Gillespie
    20 FW Norway NOR Egil Østenstad
    21 FW Italy ITA Corrado Grabbi
    22 DF Turkey TUR Hakan Ünsal
    23 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kelly
    24 MF England ENG Darren Dunning
    27 GK England ENG Alan Miller
    28 DF England ENG Martin Taylor
    29 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Douglas
    30 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer
    31 DF Australia AUS Lucas Neill

    Left club during season[edit]

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

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    9 FW England ENG Marcus Bent (toIpswich Town)
    13 GK Australia AUS John Filan (toWigan Athletic)
    14 FW Wales WAL Nathan Blake (toWolverhampton Wanderers)
    17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason McAteer (toSunderland)
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    19 MF Northern Ireland NIR Damien Johnson (toBirmingham City)
    22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jeff Kenna (toBirmingham City)
    29 DF England ENG Marlon Broomes (toSheffield Wednesday)
    DF Republic of Ireland IRL Fred Murray (toCambridge United)

    Reserve squad[edit]

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

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    25 DF England ENG Simon Grayson
    26 FW Wales WAL James Thomas
    32 GK England ENG Ryan Robinson
    34 FW England ENG Marc Richards
    DF Scotland SCO David McNamee
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    MF England ENG Jimmy Corbett
    MF England ENG Neil Danns
    MF Scotland SCO Burton O'Brien
    MF United States USA Jemal Johnson

    Transfers[edit]

    In[edit]

    Date Nation Position Name Club From Fee Reference
    11 May 2001 Scotland DF Gordon Greer Clyde £250k [3]
    17 May 2001 Turkey MF Tugay Kerimoğlu Rangers £1.3 million [4]
    18 June 2001 Italy FW Corrado Grabbi Ternana £7 million [5]
    29 June 2001 Republic of Ireland MF Alan Mahon SL Benfica £1.5 million [6]
    7 September 2001 Australia DF Lucas Neill Millwall £600k [7]
    5 October 2001 Sweden DF Nils-Eric Johansson Nurenburg Undisclosed [8]
    29 December 2001 England FW Andy Cole Manchester United £7.6 million [9]
    21 February 2002 Turkey DF Hakan Ünsal Galatasaray Undisclosed [10]

    Out[edit]

    Date Nation Position Name Club To Fee Reference
    13 September 2001 Wales FW Nathan Blake Wolverhampton Wanderers £1.5 million [11]
    19 October 2001 Republic of Ireland MF Jason McAteer Sunderland Undisclosed [12]
    23 November 2001 England FW Marcus Bent Ipswich Town Undisclosed [13]
    12 December 2001 England DF Marlon Broomes Sheffield Wednesday Free Transfer [14]
    14 December 2001 Australia GK John Filan Wigan Athletic £600k [15]
    1 February 2002 Republic of Ireland DF Jeff Kenna Birmingham City Free transfer [16]
    8 March 2002 Northern Ireland MF Damien Johnson Birmingham City Undisclosed [17]

    Loans In[edit]

    Date Nation Position Name Club From Length Reference
    20 February 2002 Spain FW Yordi Real Zaragoza Until end of season [18]

    Loans Out[edit]

    Date Nation Position Name Club To Length Reference
    4 September 2001 England DF Simon Grayson Notts County One Month [19]
    6 September 2001 England DF Marlon Broomes Grimsby Town One Month [20]
    10 October 2001 England GK Alan Miller St Johnstone Three Months [21]
    13 February 2002 England DF Simon Grayson Bradford City One Month [22]

    Statistics[edit]

    Appearances and goals[edit]

    No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    Goalkeepers
    1 GK United States USA Brad Friedel 45 0 36 0 3 0 6 0
    23 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kelly 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
    Defenders
    2 DF England ENG John Curtis 16 0 10 0 1 0 5 0
    4 DF Norway NOR Henning Berg 38 1 34 1 2 0 2 0
    5 DF Norway NOR Stig Inge Bjørnebye 29 0 23 0 2 0 4 0
    6 DF England ENG Craig Short 26 1 21+1 0 2 0 2 1
    14 DF Sweden SWE Nils-Eric Johansson 28 2 14+6 0 3 1 5 1
    17 DF Turkey TUR Hakan Ünsal 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0
    28 DF England ENG Martin Taylor 29 0 12+7 0 3+1 0 6 0
    30 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    31 DF Australia AUS Lucas Neill 31 5 31 1 0 4 0 0
    Midfielders
    3 MF Turkey TUR Tugay Kerimoğlu 43 3 32+1 3 3+1 0 5+1 0
    7 MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft 32 1 26+3 1 1 0 2 0
    8 MF England ENG David Dunn 36 8 26+3 7 2 1 5 0
    11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff 39 8 31+1 7 1+1 0 5 1
    12 MF Wales WAL Mark Hughes 30 2 4+17 1 1+2 0 4+2 1
    15 MF England ENG Craig Hignett 29 8 4+16 4 2+1 1 5+1 3
    16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Mahon 22 1 10+3 1 3 0 3+3 0
    18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Gillespie 39 2 21+11 2 2+1 0 3+1 0
    24 MF England ENG Darren Dunning 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
    29 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Douglas 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
    Forwards
    9 FW England ENG Andy Cole 20 13 15 9 2 1 3 3
    10 FW England ENG Matt Jansen 43 16 34+1 10 2+1 0 4+1 6
    13 FW Spain ESP Yordi 9 2 5+3 2 0 0 0+1 0
    20 FW Norway NOR Egil Østenstad 7 0 2+2 0 1 0 0+2 0
    21 FW Italy ITA Corrado Grabbi 19 2 10+4 1 1+1 1 1+2 0
    Left club during season
    9 FW England ENG Marcus Bent 10 0 1+8 0 0 0 0+1 0
    13 GK Australia AUS John Filan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    14 FW Wales WAL Nathan Blake 3 1 0+3 1 0 0 0 0
    17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason McAteer 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
    19 MF Northern Ireland NIR Damien Johnson 12 2 6+1 1 2 0 3 1
    22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jeff Kenna 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

    Top scorers[edit]

    Premier League[edit]

    Football League Cup Final line-up[edit]

    14:00
    Blackburn Rovers2 – 1Tottenham Hotspur
    Jansen 25'
    Cole 69'
    Report[dead link] Ziege 33'

    Attendance: 72,500

    Referee: Graham Poll (Hertfordshire)

    Blackburn Rovers

    Tottenham Hotspur

    Notes[edit]

    References[edit]

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  • ^ "Wolves sign Blake". BBC Sport. 13 September 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • ^ "McAteer joins Sunderland". BBC Sport. 19 October 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • ^ "Bent completes Ipswich move". BBC Sport. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • ^ "Broomes joins Owls". BBC Sport. 12 December 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • ^ "Wigan swoop for Filan". BBC Sport. 14 December 2001. Archived from the original on 14 December 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • ^ "Kenna joins Birmingham". BBC Sport. 1 February 2002. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • ^ "Blues snap up Johnson". BBC Sport. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • ^ "Yordi joins Blackburn". BBC Sport. 20 February 2002. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • ^ "Notts County grab Grayson". BBC Sport. 4 September 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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  • ^ "Miller joins St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 10 October 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • ^ "Grayson joins Bradford". BBC Sport. 13 February 2002. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

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