2001–02 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
2001–02 season
ChairmanLionel Pickering
ManagerJim Smith (until 7 October)
Colin Todd (from 7 October to 14 January)
John Gregory (from 30 January)
StadiumPride Park Stadium
Premiership19th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christie/Ravanelli (9)
All:
Ravanelli (11)
Highest home attendance33,297 (vs. Everton, 23 March)
Lowest home attendance11,246 (vs. Hull City, 12 September)
Average home league attendance29,818

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

Season summary

Derby started their new season quite well with a 2–1 win over newly-promoted Blackburn Rovers. Manager Jim Smith rejected the offer to become Director of Football and resigned on 7 October after more than six years at the helm. His assistant Colin Todd, who won two league titles with the club in the 1970s, was promoted to the manager's seat, but by this stage the Rams were deep in relegation trouble.[1] A shock 3–1 home defeat against Division Three strugglers Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup proved the final straw for the directors and Todd was sacked days later, after a mere three months in charge.[2] By the end of the month, John Gregory had taken over at Pride Park just six days after quitting Aston Villa.[3] Two quick wins and a draw against Manchester United suggested that Gregory might be Derby's saviour, but seven defeats from their final eight games condemned Derby to relegation.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 UEFA Cup QR and relegation to the First Division[a]
19 Derby County (R) 38 8 6 24 33 63 −30 30 Relegation to the Football League First Division
20 Leicester City (R) 38 5 13 20 30 64 −34 28
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying as the winners of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association, and as one of the UEFA Fair Play ranking 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 8 6 24 33 63  −30 30 5 4 10 20 26  −6 3 2 14 13 37  −24

Source: Statto

Results by round
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GroundHAAHHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLDDLLLLDDLWLLWLLWLWLLLLWLWDLWLLLLLLLD
Position4991013181918181820171819181818181818181919191919191919191919191919191919
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Derby County's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 28,236 Ravanelli, Christie
21 August 2001 Ipswich Town A 1–3 21,197 Ravanelli
25 August 2001 Fulham A 0–0 15,641
8 September 2001 West Ham United H 0–0 27,802
15 September 2001 Leicester City H 2–3 26,863 Burton, Ravanelli (pen)
23 September 2001 Leeds United A 0–3 39,155
29 September 2001 Arsenal H 0–2 29,200
15 October 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 30,148 Ravanelli
20 October 2001 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 30,221 Ravanelli
28 October 2001 Chelsea H 1–1 28,910 Ravanelli
3 November 2001 Middlesbrough A 1–5 28,117 Ravanelli
17 November 2001 Southampton H 1–0 32,063 Mawéné
24 November 2001 Newcastle United A 0–1 50,070
1 December 2001 Liverpool H 0–1 33,289
8 December 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 25,712 Christie
12 December 2001 Manchester United A 0–5 67,577
15 December 2001 Everton A 0–1 38,615
22 December 2001 Aston Villa H 3–1 28,001 Ravanelli, Carbone, Christie
26 December 2001 West Ham United A 0–4 31,397
29 December 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 1–0 23,529 Christie
2 January 2002 Fulham H 0–1 28,165
12 January 2002 Aston Villa A 1–2 28,881 Powell
19 January 2002 Ipswich Town H 1–3 29,658 Christie
29 January 2002 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 25,387
2 February 2002 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 27,721 Morris
9 February 2002 Sunderland H 0–1 31,771
23 February 2002 Leicester City A 3–0 21,620 Kinkladze, Strupar, Morris
3 March 2002 Manchester United H 2–2 33,041 Christie (2)
5 March 2002 Arsenal A 0–1 37,878
16 March 2002 Bolton Wanderers A 3–1 25,893 Christie, Ravanelli, Higginbotham (pen)
23 March 2002 Everton H 3–4 33,297 Strupar (2), Morris
30 March 2002 Chelsea A 1–2 37,849 Strupar
1 April 2002 Middlesbrough H 0–1 30,822
6 April 2002 Southampton A 0–2 29,263
13 April 2002 Newcastle United H 2–3 31,031 Christie, Morris
20 April 2002 Liverpool A 0–2 43,510
27 April 2002 Leeds United H 0–1 30,705
11 May 2002 Sunderland A 1–1 47,989 Robinson

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2002 Bristol Rovers H 1–3 18,549 Ravanelli

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 12 September 2001 Hull City H 3–0 11,246 Burton (2), Kinkladze
R3 10 October 2001 Fulham A 2–5 9,217 Burley, Ravanelli

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Estonia EST Mart Poom
2 DF Argentina ARG Horacio Carbonari
3 DF Scotland SCO Brian O'Neil
4 MF Jamaica JAM Darryl Powell (captain)[notes 1]
6 DF England ENG Chris Riggott
7 MF England ENG Rob Lee
8 MF Scotland SCO Craig Burley
9 FW Jamaica JAM Deon Burton[notes 2]
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Georgi Kinkladze
11 FW Italy ITA Fabrizio Ravanelli
12 FW England ENG Malcolm Christie
14 FW England ENG Lee Morris
15 DF England ENG Danny Higginbotham[notes 3]
16 MF Argentina ARG Luciano Zavagno
17 DF France FRA Youl Mawéné
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Richard Jackson
19 DF England ENG Steve Elliott
20 FW Scotland SCO Gary Twigg
21 MF England ENG Adam Murray
22 DF England ENG Warren Barton
23 MF England ENG Paul Boertien
24 GK England ENG Andy Oakes
25 FW Belgium BEL Branko Strupar[notes 4]
26 FW England ENG Marvin Robinson
27 GK Switzerland SUI Patrick Foletti
28 MF Finland FIN Simo Valakari
29 DF England ENG Ian Evatt
31 MF England ENG Adam Bolder
38 DF France FRA François Grenet

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF England ENG Seth Johnson (to Leeds United)
7 FW Italy ITA Benito Carbone (on loan from Bradford City)
20 MF Italy ITA Stefano Eranio (released)
20 GK United States USA Ian Feuer (on loan from Wimbledon)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Italy ITA Daniele Daino (on loan from Milan)
27 DF Australia AUS Con Blatsis (to Colchester United)
37 MF France FRA Pierre Ducrocq (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Norway NOR Bjørn Otto Bragstad (on loan to Birmingham City)
30 FW England ENG Marcus Tudgay
32 GK England ENG Lee Grant
33 MF England ENG Lewis Hunt
34 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gareth McKeown
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Fiachra McArdle
36 MF England ENG Matt O'Halloran
— GK England ENG Lee Camp
— DF England ENG Pablo Mills
— MF Finland FIN Kristoffer Weckström

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
27 July 2001 FW Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli Lazio Free[6]
16 October 2001 DF Argentina Luciano Zavagno Troyes Signed[7]
1 November 2001 DF France François Grenet Bordeaux £3,000,000[8]
1 February 2002 DF England Warren Barton Newcastle United £200,000[9]
7 February 2002 MF England Rob Lee Newcastle United £250,000[10]
21 February 2002 GK Switzerland Patrick Foletti FC Luzern Free[11]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
10 July 2001 MF Republic of Ireland Rory Delap Southampton £4,000,000[12]
8 October 2001 MF Italy Stefano Eranio Released[13]
18 October 2001 MF England Seth Johnson Leeds United £7,000,000[14]
15 March 2002 DF Australia Con Blatsis Colchester United Free[15]
Transfers in: Decrease £3,450,000
Transfers out: Increase £11,000,000
Total spending: Increase £7,550,000

Loan in

Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
8 August 2001 DF Italy Daniele Daino Milan 8 November 2001
12 October 2001 GK United States Ian Feuer Wimbledon 4 November 2001
16 October 2001 MF France Pierre Ducrocq Paris Saint-Germain 11 May 2002 [7]
18 October 2001 FW Italy Benito Carbone Bradford City 10 January 2002 [16]

Loan out

Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
10 August 2001 DF England Ian Evatt Northampton Town 10 October 2001
6 September 2001 DF Norway Bjørn Otto Bragstad Birmingham City 21 September 2001
22 February 2002 FW Jamaica Deon Burton Stoke City 12 May 2002 [17]
25 February 2002 MF England Adam Murray Mansfield Town 21 April 2002
22 March 2002 DF Argentina Horacio Carbonari Coventry City 22 April 2002 [18]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Estonia EST Mart Poom 16 0 15 0 1 0 0 0
24 GK England ENG Andy Oakes 22 0 20 0 0 0 2 0
27 GK Switzerland SUI Patrick Foletti 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders and wing-backs
2 DF Argentina ARG Horacio Carbonari 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Brian O'Neil 11 0 8+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 DF England ENG Chris Riggott 39 0 37 0 0 0 2 0
15 DF England ENG Danny Higginbotham 40 1 37 1 1 0 2 0
16 DF Argentina ARG Luciano Zavagno 27 0 26 0 1 0 0 0
17 DF France FRA Youl Mawéné 20 1 17 1 1 0 2 0
18 DF England ENG Richard Jackson 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF England ENG Steve Elliott 6 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Warren Barton 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England ENG Ian Evatt 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF France FRA François Grenet 16 0 12+3 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Jamaica JAM Darryl Powell 24 1 23 1 0 0 1 0
7 MF England ENG Rob Lee 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Craig Burley 13 1 11 0 0 0 2 1
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Georgi Kinkladze 25 2 13+11 1 0 0 1 1
21 MF England ENG Adam Murray 8 0 3+3 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF England ENG Paul Boertien 34 0 23+9 0 1 0 1 0
28 MF Finland FIN Simo Valakari 10 0 6+3 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF England ENG Adam Bolder 12 0 2+9 0 1 0 0 0
37 MF France FRA Pierre Ducrocq 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Jamaica JAM Deon Burton 19 3 8+9 1 0 0 2 2
11 FW Italy ITA Fabrizio Ravanelli 34 11 30+1 9 1 1 2 1
12 FW England ENG Malcolm Christie 37 9 27+8 9 1 0 0+1 0
14 FW England ENG Lee Morris 16 4 9+6 4 0+1 0 0 0
20 FW Scotland SCO Gary Twigg 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Belgium BEL Branko Strupar 12 4 8+4 4 0 0 0 0
26 FW England ENG Marvin Robinson 2 1 0+2 1 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
7 MF England ENG Seth Johnson 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Italy ITA Benito Carbone 14 1 13 1 1 0 0 0
20 GK United States USA Ian Feuer 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Italy ITA Daniele Daino 4 0 2 0 0 0 1+1 0

Notes

  1. ^ Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  2. ^ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
  3. ^ Higginbotham was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Gibraltar internationally through his maternal grandmother and would make his international debut for Gibraltar in November 2013.
  4. ^ Strupar was born in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) but became a naturalised Belgian citizen and made his international debut for Belgium in 1999.

References

  1. ^ "Smith 'set to quit'". BBC Sport. 8 October 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Derby sack Todd". BBC Sport. 14 January 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Gregory named Derby boss". BBC Sport. 30 January 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Derby County results for the 2001-2002 season - Statto.com". www.statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Derby County - 2001/02".
  6. ^ "Ravanelli completes Rams switch". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 July 2001. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Rams' double raid". BBC News. 16 October 2001.
  8. ^ "Grenet joins Rams". BBC News. 1 November 2001.
  9. ^ "Barton in move to Derby". BBC News. 1 February 2002.
  10. ^ "Lee completes Derby move". BBC News. 7 February 2002.
  11. ^ "Foletti to sign for Derby". BBC Sport. 21 February 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Delap completes £4m Saints switch". BBC News. 10 July 2001.
  13. ^ "Eranio quits Derby". BBC News. 8 October 2001.
  14. ^ "Johnson seals £7m Leeds switch". BBC News. 18 October 2001.
  15. ^ "Football Transfers". BBC News. 1 August 2002.
  16. ^ "Derby swoop for Carbone". BBC Sport. 18 October 2001. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Stoke in double swoop". BBC Sport. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  18. ^ LTD, Digital Sports Group. "Bazooka goes on loan to Coventry City – Derby County-Mad". www.derbycounty-mad.co.uk.