2001–02 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
2001–02 season
ChairmanDavid Sheepshanks
ManagerGeorge Burley
StadiumPortman Road
Premier League18th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcus Bent (9)
All:
Marcus Stewart
Marcus Bent (10 each)
Highest home attendance28,433
(vs Manchester United, 27 Apr 2002, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance21,197
(vs Derby County, 21 Aug 2001, Premier League)
Average home league attendance24,396

During the 2001–02 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

A year after finishing fifth in the Premiership and earning George Burley the title of "Manager of the Year", Ipswich dropped back into Division One after two years among the elite after falling victim to second season syndrome. A dismal start to the season saw their UEFA Cup dream end in the third phase of the competition, while after 18 games they were still bottom of the Premiership with just one win. A turnaround then followed and seven wins from eight games pulled Ipswich up to 12th and appeared to have secured their survival. But another slump set in and this time they were unable to halt it. Any lingering hopes of survival were ended on the final day by a 5–0 defeat against Liverpool.

Despite losing their Premiership status, the Tractor Boys still had European action to look forward to. They attained UEFA Cup qualification via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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 England ENG Andy Marshall
2 DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis
3 MF England ENG Jamie Clapham
4 DF England ENG John McGreal
5 DF Iceland ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson
6 DF England ENG Mark Venus
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Matt Holland (captain)
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago
10 FW England ENG Alun Armstrong
11 FW England ENG Marcus Stewart
12 FW England ENG Richard Naylor
14 MF England ENG Jermaine Wright
15 DF England ENG Chris Makin
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF England ENG Wayne Brown
18 FW England ENG Darren Bent
19 DF England ENG Titus Bramble
21 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Branagan
22 MF England ENG Tommy Miller
30 MF Netherlands NED Martijn Reuser
32 MF England ENG Darren Ambrose
33 MF Nigeria NGA Finidi George
34 GK Italy ITA Matteo Sereni
35 MF Argentina ARG Sixto Peralta (on loan from Inter Milan)
36 DF Denmark DEN Thomas Gaardsøe
37 MF France FRA Ulrich Le Pen
38 FW England ENG Marcus Bent

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
23 FW Netherlands NED Guillermo Graaven (released)
31 DF Slovenia SVN Amir Karić (loaned to NK Maribor)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Sean Friars (to Carlisle United)

Reserve squad

The following players were contracted to Ipswich, but did not make any competitive appearances that 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
13 GK England ENG Mike Salmon
16 DF England ENG Gary Croft
20 FW England ENG Richard Logan
24 MF Netherlands NED Nabil Abidallah
25 MF England ENG Ashley Nicholls
26 GK England ENG James Pullen
27 MF England ENG Matt Bloomfield
28 DF England ENG Lee Beevers
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 DF South Africa RSA Justin Miller
— DF England ENG Chris Hogg
— DF England ENG Matt Richards
— DF Turkey TUR Erdem Artun
— MF England ENG Robert Dickinson
— MF England ENG Ian Westlake
— FW England ENG Ed Chibogu
— FW England ENG Alan Connell

Pre-season

Ipswich's pre-season in 2001 included two pre-season tours, the first being a tour of Scandinavia in July.[2] The second tour took place in the Republic of Ireland in August.[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 July 2001 Finland Tampere United A 4–2 Unknown Couñago, Stewart, Reuser (pen), Miller
20 July 2001 Finland Vaasan Palloseura A 3–2 Unknown Hreiðarsson, Naylor, D Bent
22 July 2001 Estonia FC Flora A 5–1 Unknown Stewart, Couñago (2), Clapham, Reuser
25 July 2001 England Braintree Town A 5–1 Unknown Brown, Reuser (2), Bramble, Stewart
29 July 2001 England Peterborough United A 2–0 Unknown Brown, D Bent
4 August 2001 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven H 0–2 Unknown
7 August 2001 Republic of Ireland Dublin City A 5–0 Unknown Naylor (3), Stewart, Wright
9 August 2001 Republic of Ireland Bray Wanderers A 2–0 Unknown Naylor, Stewart

Competitions

FA Premier League

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League

League table

16. Ipswich 45 pts

17. Derby country 41 pts

Results by round

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GroundAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLLDLLDDDLLLDLLLWWWLWWWWLLLLDDLDLWLLL
Position177121413181818181818192020202020201919191818161214151617171818181818181818
Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/ipswich-town/2002/3/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[4]

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2001 Sunderland A 0-1 47,370
21 August 2001 Derby County H 3-1 21,197 George (2), Naylor
25 August 2001 Charlton Athletic H 0-1 22,804
8 September 2001 Leicester City A 1–1 18,774 Stewart
16 September 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 22,126 Armstrong
22 September 2001 Manchester United A 0–4 67,551
30 September 2001 Leeds United H 1–2 22,643 Stewart
13 October 2001 Everton H 0–0 22,820
21 October 2001 Fulham A 1–1 17,221 Wright
24 October 2001 Southampton A 3–3 29,614 Stewart (2), Venus
28 October 2001 West Ham United H 2–3 22,834 Hreidarsson, Holland
4 November 2001 Chelsea A 1–2 40,497 Stewart (pen)
18 November 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2 22,335 Holland
25 November 2001 Middlesbrough A 0–0 32,586
1 December 2001 Arsenal H 0–2 24,666
9 December 2001 Newcastle United H 0–1 24,748
17 December 2001 Aston Villa A 1–2 29,320 George
22 December 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 36,040 George, Armstrong
26 December 2001 Leicester City H 2–0 24,403 M Bent, Peralta
29 December 2001 Sunderland H 5–0 24,517 Armstrong (2), Gaardsøe, George, Clapham
1 January 2002 Charlton Athletic A 2–3 25,893 M Bent (2)
12 January 2002 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 25,077 M Bent, McGreal
19 January 2002 Derby County A 3–1 29,658 M Bent, Peralta, Reuser
30 January 2002 Fulham H 1–0 25,156 M Bent
2 February 2002 Everton A 2–1 33,069 Peralta, Holland
9 February 2002 Liverpool H 0–6 25,608
2 March 2002 Southampton H 1–3 25,440 George
6 March 2002 Leeds United A 0–2 39,414
13 March 2002 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 23,305 Stewart
16 March 2002 Newcastle United A 2–2 51,115 M Bent (2)
23 March 2002 Aston Villa H 0–0 28,053
30 March 2002 West Ham United A 1–3 33,871 M Bent
1 April 2002 Chelsea H 0–0 28,053
6 April 2002 Bolton Wanderers A 1–4 25,817 Clapham
21 April 2002 Arsenal A 0–2 38,058
24 April 2002 Middlesbrough H 1–0 25,979 D Bent
27 April 2002 Manchester United H 0–1 28,433
11 May 2002 Liverpool A 0–5 44,088

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 2002 Dagenham & Redbridge A 4–1 5,949 Peralta (2), Magilton, Stewart
R4 27 January 2002 Manchester City H 1–4 21,199 M Bent

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 9 October 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 3–2 6,116 Reuser (2), Armstrong
R4 27 November 2001 Newcastle United A 1–4 32,576 D Bent

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 20 September 2001 Torpedo Moscow H 1–1 21,201 Bramble
R1 Second Leg 28 September 2001 Torpedo Moscow A 2–1 (won 3–2 on agg) 10,500 George, Stewart
R2 First Leg 18 October 2001 Helsingborg H 0–0 22,254
R2 Second Leg 1 November 2001 Helsingborg A 3–1 (won 3–1 on agg) 9,484 Hreidarsson, Stewart (2)
R3 First Leg 22 November 2001 Inter Milan H 1–0 24,569 Armstrong
R3 Second Leg 6 December 2001 Inter Milan A 1–4 (lost 2–4 on agg) 25,358 Armstrong (pen)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
1 July 2001 FW Spain Pablo Couñago Spain Celta Vigo Free transfer [5]
2 July 2001 GK England Andy Marshall England Norwich City Free transfer [6]
16 July 2001 MF England Tommy Miller England Hartlepool United £750,000 [7]
16 August 2001 MF Nigeria Finidi George Spain Mallorca £3,100,000 [8]
17 August 2001 GK Italy Matteo Sereni Italy Sampdoria £4,500,000 [9]
28 August 2001 DF Denmark Thomas Gaardsøe Denmark AaB £1,000,000 [10]
13 November 2001 MF France Ulrich Le Pen France Lorient Undisclosed [11]
23 November 2001 FW England Marcus Bent England Blackburn Rovers £3,000,000 [12]

Loans in

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
22 August 2001 MF Argentina Sixto Peralta Italy Inter Milan 30 June 2002 [13]

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 July 2001 DF England John Scales Retired [14]
5 July 2001 GK England Richard Wright England Arsenal £1,500,000 [15]
31 July 2001 FW England James Scowcroft England Leicester City £3,000,000 [16]
8 August 2001 FW Northern Ireland Sean Friars Northern Ireland Newry City Free transfer [17]
28 October 2001 DF Slovenia Amir Karić Free agent Mutual Consent [18]
3 December 2001 FW Netherlands Guillermo Graaven Free agent Released [19]

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
13 August 2001 GK England James Pullen England Blackpool 21 April 2002 [20]
13 September 2001 DF England Wayne Brown England Wimbledon 31 December 2001 [21]
10 December 2001 FW England Richard Logan England Torquay United 12 March 2002 [22][23]
16 January 2002 DF England Gary Croft England Wigan Athletic 19 February 2002 [24]
28 January 2002 FW England Richard Naylor England Millwall 3 March 2002 [25]
30 January 2002 DF England Wayne Brown England Watford 22 April 2002 [26][27]
15 February 2002 MF England Ashley Nicholls England Canvey Island 1 June 2002 [28]
4 March 2002 FW England Richard Naylor England Barnsley 22 April 2002 [29]
27 March 2002 DF England Gary Croft England Cardiff City 2 May 2002 [30]
Transfers in: Decrease £13,750,000
Transfers out: Increase £9,000,000
Total spending: Decrease £4,750,000

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Andy Marshall 15 0 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Branagan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK Italy ITA Matteo Sereni 33 0 25 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis 19 0 6+8 0 1 0 1+1 0 2 0
4 DF England ENG John McGreal 33 1 27 1 1 0 2 0 3 0
5 DF Iceland ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson 47 2 38 1 2 0 1 0 6 1
6 DF England ENG Mark Venus 35 1 29 1 0 0 1 0 5 0
15 DF England ENG Chris Makin 38 0 30 0 1 0 2 0 4+1 0
17 DF England ENG Wayne Brown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF England ENG Titus Bramble 24 2 16+2 1 2 0 0 0 4 1
36 DF Denmark DEN Thomas Gaardsøe 6 1 3+1 1 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
3 MF England ENG Jamie Clapham 41 2 22+10 2 0+1 0 2 0 4+2 0
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton 30 2 16+8 1 1 1 0 0 5 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Matt Holland 46 3 38 3 1 0 1 0 6 0
14 MF England ENG Jermaine Wright 38 1 24+5 1 2 0 2 0 4+1 0
22 MF England ENG Tommy Miller 13 0 5+3 0 0+1 0 2 0 0+2 0
30 MF Netherlands NED Martijn Reuser 30 3 18+6 1 2 0 1 2 1+2 0
32 MF England ENG Darren Ambrose 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Nigeria NGA Finidi George 29 7 21+4 6 0 0 0 0 4 1
35 MF Argentina ARG Sixto Peralta 29 5 16+6 3 2 2 1 0 2+2 0
37 MF France FRA Ulrich Le Pen 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago 19 0 1+12 0 0+1 0 1 0 2+2 0
10 FW England ENG Alun Armstrong 38 7 21+11 4 0+1 0 2 1 1+2 2
11 FW England ENG Marcus Stewart 35 10 20+8 6 2 1 1 0 4 3
12 FW England ENG Richard Naylor 22 1 5+9 1 0+1 0 0+2 0 3+2 0
18 FW England ENG Darren Bent 7 2 2+3 1 0 0 0+1 1 0+1 0
38 FW England ENG Marcus Bent 27 10 22+3 9 2 1 0 0 0 0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

No. Pos Nat Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
11 FW England Marcus Stewart 6 1 0 3 10
38 FW England Marcus Bent 9 1 0 0 10
10 FW England Alun Armstrong 4 0 1 2 7
33 MF Nigeria Finidi George 6 0 0 1 7
35 MF Argentina Sixto Peralta 3 2 0 0 5
8 MF Republic of Ireland Matt Holland 3 0 0 0 3
30 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser 1 0 2 0 3
3 MF England Jamie Clapham 2 0 0 0 2
5 DF Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson 1 0 0 1 2
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 1 1 0 0 2
18 FW England Darren Bent 1 0 1 0 2
19 DF England Titus Bramble 1 0 0 1 2
4 DF England John McGreal 1 0 0 0 1
6 DF England Mark Venus 1 0 0 0 1
12 FW England Richard Naylor 1 0 0 0 1
14 MF England Jermaine Wright 1 0 0 0 1
36 DF Denmark Thomas Gaardsøe 1 0 0 0 1
Total 43 5 4 8 60

Clean sheets

Number Nation Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 England Andy Marshall 3 0 0 0 3
34 Italy Matteo Sereni 5 0 0 2 7
Total 8 0 0 2 10

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK England Andy Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 MF England Jamie Clapham 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF England John McGreal 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
5 DF Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
6 DF England Mark Venus 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
9 FW Spain Pablo Couñago 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW England Alun Armstrong 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
11 FW England Marcus Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 FW England Richard Naylor 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
14 MF England Jermaine Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
15 DF England Chris Makin 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
19 DF England Titus Bramble 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
22 MF England Tommy Miller 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
30 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
34 GK Italy Matteo Sereni 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
35 MF Argentina Sixto Peralta 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
36 DF Denmark Thomas Gaardsøe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 FW England Marcus Bent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 42 1 2 0 3 0 6 0 53 1

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[31]

Awards

Player awards

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year England Mark Venus [32]
Young Player of the Year England Will Snowdon [33]

Premier League Player of the Month

Month Player Ref
January England Marcus Bent [34]

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