2001–02 Fulham F.C. season
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2001-02 season | |
League | FA Premier League |
Manager | Jean Tigana |
League position | 13th |
Top goalscorers | Barry Hayles Louis Saha Steed Malbranque (8) |
FA Cup | Semi-finals |
League Cup | Fourth round |
Previous season | ← 2000–01 |
Next season | 2002–03 → |
The 2001–02 season was Fulham F.C.'s 104th season of professional football and their first season in the Premier League. They were managed by Jean Tigana, who had also overseen their promotion from the First Division the previous season.
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Season summary
After the high-profile signings of Juventus goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and Lyon striker Steve Marlet, amongst others, Fulham chairman Mohammed Al Fayed boasted that the newly promoted side would win the Premiership title. As it was, Fulham never came anywhere near matching the pace set by the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United, but the Cottagers still impressed upon their return to the top flight, peaking as high as eighth at one point. The club's good form gave hope to fans that their team could challenge for European qualification either through the league or their FA Cup run, but a run of nine games without a win dragged the club down to 16th with four games left to play and four points between them and 18th-placed Ipswich.[1] Seven points from the club's last four games lifted Fulham to safety in 13th, and, despite the poor league form and elimination from the FA Cup in the semi-finals, Fulham managed to achieve European qualification via the Intertoto Cup.
Final league table
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Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Arsenal (C) | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 79 | 36 | +43 | 87 | 2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
2 | Liverpool | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 80 | |
3 | Manchester United | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 77 | 2002–03 UEFA 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 | 2002–03 UEFA Cup First round 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 | 2002 UEFA 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 | 2002–03 UEFA Cup First round 2 |
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 | 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round |
14 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 44 | |
15 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 43 | |
16 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 40 | |
17 | Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 40 | |
18 | Ipswich Town (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 36 | 2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round 3 |
Relegation to the 2002–03 Football League First Division | ||||||||||
19 | Derby County (R) | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 30 | Relegation to the 2002–03 Football League First Division |
20 | Leicester City (R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 28 |
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
1Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.
2Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners
3Despite relegation, Ipswich Town qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying Round as Fair Play Award winners
Results
Fulham's score comes first[2]
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
FA Premier League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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19 August 2001 | Manchester United | A | 2–3 | 67,534 | Saha (2) |
22 August 2001 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | 20,197 | Hayles, Saha |
25 August 2001 | Derby County | H | 0–0 | 15,641 | |
9 September 2001 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–1 | 20,451 | Boa Morte |
15 September 2001 | Arsenal | H | 1–3 | 20,805 | Malbranque |
22 September 2001 | Leicester City | A | 0–0 | 18,918 | |
30 September 2001 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 20,197 | Hayles |
14 October 2001 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 28,579 | |
21 October 2001 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 17,221 | Hayles |
27 October 2001 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | 18,771 | Malbranque (2) |
3 November 2001 | West Ham United | A | 2–0 | 26,217 | Legwinski, Malbranque |
17 November 2001 | Newcastle United | H | 3–1 | 21,159 | Saha, Legwinski, Hayles |
24 November 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 23,848 | |
2 December 2001 | Leeds United | H | 0–0 | 20,918 | |
8 December 2001 | Everton | H | 2–0 | 19,338 | Hayles (2) |
12 December 2001 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | 37,163 | |
15 December 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–4 | 36,054 | |
26 December 2001 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 17,900 | |
30 December 2001 | Manchester United | H | 2–3 | 21,159 | Legwinski, Marlet |
2 January 2002 | Derby County | A | 1–0 | 28,165 | Carbonari (own goal) |
12 January 2002 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–1 | 18,975 | Saha, Marlet |
19 January 2002 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 45,124 | Malbranque |
30 January 2002 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | 25,156 | |
2 February 2002 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | 20,041 | |
9 February 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–0 | 19,580 | Hayles, Malbranque |
19 February 2002 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–2 | 26,235 | Marlet |
23 February 2002 | Arsenal | A | 1–4 | 38,029 | Marlet |
2 March 2002 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | 21,103 | |
6 March 2002 | Chelsea | A | 2–3 | 39,744 | Saha (2, 1 pen) |
16 March 2002 | Everton | A | 1–2 | 34,639 | Malbranque |
24 March 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–2 | 15,885 | |
30 March 2002 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | 31,616 | Marlet |
1 April 2002 | West Ham United | H | 0–1 | 19,416 | |
8 April 2002 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | 50,017 | Saha |
20 April 2002 | Leeds United | A | 1–0 | 39,111 | Malbranque |
23 April 2002 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | 18,107 | Goldbaek, Marlet, Hayles |
27 April 2002 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | 21,106 | |
11 May 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–3 | 30,487 |
FA Cup
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Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 8 January 2002 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 9,921 | Legwinski, Marlet |
R3R | 15 January 2002 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 11,894 | Hayles |
R4 | 26 January 2002 | York City | A | 2–0 | 7,563 | Malbranque, Marlet |
R5 | 16 February 2002 | Walsall | A | 2–1 | 8,766 | Bennett (own goal), Barry Hayles |
QF | 10 March 2002 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | 24,811 | Marlet |
SF | 14 April 2002 | Chelsea | N | 0–1 | 36,147 |
League Cup
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Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 | 11 September 2001 | Rochdale | A | 2–2 (won 6-5 on pens) | 6,303 | Boa Morte, Brevett |
R3 | 10 October 2001 | Derby County | H | 5–2 | 9,217 | Hayles, Legwinski, Collins, Saha, Malbranque (pen) |
R4 | 29 November 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–2 | 17,006 | Hayles |
Squad
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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1 August 2001 | GK | Edwin van Der Sar | Juventus | Undisclosed (estimated £7,000,000)[9] |
1 August 2001 | DF | Abdeslam Ouaddou | Nancy | £2,000,000[10] |
2 August 2001 | MF | Steed Malbranque | Lyon | £5,000,000 |
8 August 2001 | DF | Jon Harley | Chelsea | £3,500,000[11] |
22 August 2001 | MF | Sylvain Legwinski | Bordeaux | £3,300,000 |
29 August 2001 | FW | Steve Marlet | Lyon | £11,500,000 |
Out
- Terry Phelan - Sheffield United
- Paul Peschisolido - Sheffield United
- Simon Morgan - Brighton and Hove Albion
Club
Management
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Jean Tigana |
First Team Coach | Ray Lewington |
Goalkeeping Coach | Mike Kelly |
Reserve Team Coach | Billy McKinlay |
Academy Coach | Gary Brazil |
Head of Youth Development | John Murtough |
Physiotherapist | Jason Palmer |
Club Doctor | Steve Nance |
Chief Scout | John Marshall |
Last updated: 21 Sep 2007
Source: Fulham FC
Other information
Chairman | Mohamed Al Fayed |
Managing Director | David McNally |
Technical Director | Les Reed |
Director | Omar Fayed |
Director | Karim Fayed |
Director | Mark Collins |
Director | Stuart Benson |
Commercial Manager | Olly Dale |
Commercial Manager | Mark Maunders |
Secretary | Zoe Ward |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Craven Cottage (26,600 / 112x72 yards) |
Source: Fulham article on 15 Aug 2007
References
- ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2001-2002/table/2002-04-13
- ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/fulham/2001-2002/results
- ↑ Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualifies to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport; he made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
- ↑ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualifies to represent France internationally; he represented them at U-21 level and would be called up to the senior international side in February 2004, but he would not play.
- ↑ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
- ↑ Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualifies to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
- ↑ Betsy was born in Woking, England, but also qualifies to represent Seychelles internationally and would make his international debut for Seychelles in 2011.
- ↑ Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/1467554.stm
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/1469088.stm
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/1477811.stm