2001–02 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2001–02 season
ChairmanJohn Elsom
ManagerPeter Taylor (until 30 September)
Garry Parker (caretaker 30 September – 10 October)
Dave Bassett (10 October – 8 April)
Micky Adams (from 8 April)
StadiumFilbert Street
Premiership20th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Deane (6)
All:
James Scowcroft (7)
Highest home attendance21,886 vs Liverpool
(20 Oct 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance14,466 vs Mansfield Town
(5 Jan 2002, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance19,783

The 2001–02 season saw Leicester City relegated from the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons), ending their 6-year run in England's top flight. A tumultuous season amid rising financial issues would see the Foxes go through four managers and suffer relegation to the First Division in April, finishing bottom of the league with 28 points and just five wins all season.

Season summary

A terrible start to the season saw the Foxes suffer a 5-0 opening-day home defeat to newly-promoted Bolton Wanderers and Peter Taylor sacked at the end of September[1] and Dave Bassett named as his replacement, with Micky Adams joining as assistant manager.[2] For a while, it looked as though Bassett was capable of keeping the Foxes in the Premiership, but a four-month winless run beginning in December killed their survival hopes and they were relegated on 6 April after losing 1–0 at home to Manchester United.

Just before relegation was confirmed, Bassett became Director of Football and Adams was promoted to the manager's seat, with former Cardiff City boss Alan Cork being named as his assistant.[3]

On 11 May 2002, Leicester played their final game at Filbert Street before moving into their new 32,000-seat home. They ended up beating Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 to attain some satisfaction from winning the final game at their 111-year-old home; it was only their fifth league win of the season. The cost of relocation combined with the money lost from relegation plunged Leicester into a serious financial crisis. The priority for next season would be to secure the club's future financially, before thinking about a promotion challenge.

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 5 13 20 30 64  −34 28 3 7 9 15 34  −19 2 6 11 15 30  −15

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLLDWLDLLLLDWLDWLDDLDLDLLLLLLDDLWLLDDDW
Position2020181718181920202020171819171918192020202020202020202020202020202020202020
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 0–5 19,987
25 August 2001 Arsenal A 0–4 37,909
8 September 2001 Ipswich Town H 1–1 18,774 Sturridge
15 September 2001 Derby County A 3–2 26,863 Sturridge (2), Izzet (pen)
17 September 2001 Middlesbrough H 1–2 15,412 Jones
22 September 2001 Fulham H 0–0 18,918
26 September 2001 Newcastle United A 0–1 49,185
29 September 2001 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 20,451
13 October 2001 Chelsea A 0–2 40,370
20 October 2001 Liverpool H 1–4 21,886 Wise
29 October 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 21,873
3 November 2001 Sunderland H 1–0 20,573 Akinbiyi
17 November 2001 Manchester United A 0–2 67,651
24 November 2001 Everton H 0–0 21,539
1 December 2001 Aston Villa A 2–0 30,711 Akinbiyi, Scowcroft
8 December 2001 Southampton H 0–4 20,321
16 December 2001 Leeds United A 2–2 38,337 Deane, Scowcroft
22 December 2001 West Ham United H 1–1 20,131 Izzet
26 December 2001 Ipswich Town A 0–2 24,403
29 December 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 23,037 Ricketts (own goal), Deane
12 January 2002 West Ham United A 0–1 34,698
19 January 2002 Newcastle United H 0–0 21,354
23 January 2002 Arsenal H 1–3 21,344 Izzet
30 January 2002 Liverpool A 0–1 42,305
2 February 2002 Chelsea H 2–3 19,950 Scowcroft (2)
9 February 2002 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 35,973 Oakes
23 February 2002 Derby County H 0–3 21,620
2 March 2002 Middlesbrough A 0–1 25,734
9 March 2002 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 18,562 Scowcroft
16 March 2002 Southampton A 2–2 30,012 Deane (2)
23 March 2002 Leeds United H 0–2 18,976
30 March 2002 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 16,236 Dickov (2)
1 April 2002 Sunderland A 1–2 44,950 Dickov
6 April 2002 Manchester United H 0–1 21,447
13 April 2002 Everton A 2–2 35,580 Deane (2)
20 April 2002 Aston Villa H 2–2 18,125 Izzet (pen), Stevenson
27 April 2002 Fulham A 0–0 21,106
11 May 2002 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 21,716 Dickov, Piper

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 2002 Mansfield Town H 2–1 14,466 Scowcroft (2)
R4 26 January 2002 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 26,820

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 10 September 2001 Blackpool A 1–0 4,866 Akinbiyi
R3 9 October 2001 Leeds United H 0–6 16,316

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 England ENG Tim Flowers
2 DF England ENG Gary Rowett
3 DF Jamaica JAM Frank Sinclair[a]
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gerry Taggart
5 DF England ENG Alan Rogers
6 MF Turkey TUR Muzzy Izzet[b]
7 MF Wales WAL Matt Jones
8 MF Wales WAL Robbie Savage
9 MF England ENG Darren Eadie
10 FW England ENG James Scowcroft
11 MF England ENG Dennis Wise (Vice captain)
12 GK England ENG Simon Royce
14 DF Scotland SCO Callum Davidson
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Delaney
16 GK England ENG Ian Walker
17 MF England ENG Stefan Oakes
18 DF Scotland SCO Matt Elliott[c] (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Jamaica JAM Trevor Benjamin[d]
21 DF Denmark DEN Jacob Laursen
22 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dickov
23 MF England ENG Jordan Stewart
24 MF England ENG Andy Impey
25 MF England ENG Junior Lewis
26 MF England ENG Lee Marshall
27 FW England ENG Brian Deane
28 DF England ENG Matt Heath
29 MF England ENG Matt Piper
30 GK England ENG Michael Price
31 GK England ENG Ian Andrews
32 FW England ENG Jon Stevenson
33 MF England ENG Martin Reeves
35 DF England ENG Jon Ashton
36 FW England ENG Tommy Wright
38 MF England ENG Tom Williamson

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
35 FW England ENG Kevin Ellison (to Stockport County)
21 FW England ENG Dean Sturridge (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
22 FW Nigeria NGA Ade Akinbiyi (to Crystal Palace)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Danny Thomas (to Bournemouth)
13 FW Iceland ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson (on loan to Stoke City)

Reserve squad

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
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Conrad Logan
— DF England ENG Ashley Lyth
— DF England ENG Richard Stearman
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Leon McSweeney
— MF England ENG Brett Darby
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Stephen Dawson
— MF England ENG Alex Mortimer
— FW Finland FIN Tomi Petrescu
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Éamon Zayed

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Leicester.
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Tim Flowers 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0
2 DF England Gary Rowett 9+2 0 0 0 1 0 10+2 0 3 0
3 DF Jamaica Frank Sinclair 33+2 0 1 0 2 0 36+2 0 8 0
4 DF Northern Ireland Gerry Taggart 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF England Alan Rogers 9+4 0 2 0 0 0 11+4 0 1 0
6 MF Turkey Muzzy Izzet 29+2 4 2 0 2 0 33+2 4 10 1
7 MF Wales Matt Jones 6+4 1 1 0 1+1 0 8+5 1 0 0
8 MF Wales Robbie Savage 35 0 1 0 2 0 38 0 15 0
10 FW England James Scowcroft 21+3 5 1 2 1 0 23+3 7 4 0
11 MF England Dennis Wise 15+2 1 1 0 1 0 17+2 1 6 1
13 MF Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
14 DF Scotland Callum Davidson 29+1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 30+3 0 4 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland Damien Delaney 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0 2 0
16 GK England Ian Walker 35 0 2 0 2 0 39 0 0 0
17 MF England Stefan Oakes 16+5 1 1 0 0 0 17+5 1 2 0
18 DF Scotland Matt Elliott 31 0 1 0 2 0 34 0 5 1
20 FW England Trevor Benjamin 4+7 0 1 0 0+1 0 5+8 0 2 0
21 DF Denmark Jacob Laursen 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0
21† FW England Dean Sturridge 8+1 3 0 0 1 0 9+1 3 0 0
22† FW Nigeria Ade Akinbiyi 16+5 2 1+1 0 1 1 18+6 3 3 0
22 FW Scotland Paul Dickov 11+1 4 0 0 0 0 11+1 4 5 0
23 MF England Jordan Stewart 9+3 0 2 0 1 0 12+3 0 3 0
24 MF England Andy Impey 20+7 0 2 0 0+2 0 22+9 0 3 0
25 MF England Junior Lewis 4+2 0 0 0 1 0 5+2 0 1 1
26 MF England Lee Marshall 29+6 0 2 0 1 0 32+6 0 3 1
27 FW England Brian Deane 13+2 6 1 0 0 0 14+2 6 2 0
28 DF England Matt Heath 3+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 3+3 0 0 0
29 FW England Matt Piper 14+2 1 0+1 0 1 0 15+3 1 0 0
32 FW England Jon Stevenson 0+6 1 0 0 0 0 0+6 1 0 0
33 MF England Martin Reeves 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+4 0 1 0
35 DF England Jon Ashton 3+4 0 0 0 0 0 3+4 0 0 0
36 FW England Tommy Wright 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 MF England Tom Williamson 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Assists

Rank Player Assists[6]
1 Scotland Callum Davidson 3
2 Scotland Matt Elliott
England Stefan Oakes
Wales Robbie Savage
England James Scowcroft 		2
3 Nigeria Ade Akinbiyi
England Brian Deane
Scotland Paul Dickov
England Andy Impey
Turkey Muzzy Izzet
England Matt Piper
England Alan Rogers
England Jordan Stewart 		1

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
25 June 2001 MF England Dennis Wise Chelsea £1,600,000[7]
9 July 2001 GK England Ian Walker Tottenham Hotspur £2,500,000[8]
31 July 2001 FW England James Scowcroft Ipswich Town £3,000,000[9]
16 November 2001 DF England Alan Rogers Nottingham Forest £300,000
29 November 2001 FW England Brian Deane Middlesbrough £150,000
10 January 2002 DF Denmark Jacob Laursen Copenhagen £400,000[10]
22 February 2002 FW Scotland Paul Dickov Manchester City Nominal[11]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
30 May 2001 MF Scotland Stuart Campbell Grimsby Town £200,000
22 June 2001 FW England Lawrie Dudfield Hull City £250,000
13 July 2001 FW England Richard Cresswell Preston North End £500,000[12]
2 August 2001 MF England Steve Guppy Celtic £350,000[13]
29 November 2001 FW England Kevin Ellison Stockport County £55,000
24 December 2001 FW England Dean Sturridge Wolverhampton Wanderers £350,000[14]
5 February 2002 FW Nigeria Ade Akinbiyi Crystal Palace £2,200,000[15]
12 February 2002 MF England Danny Thomas Bournemouth Free[16]
12 May 2002 DF England Gary Rowett Charlton Athletic £3,500,000[17]
Transfers in: Decrease £7,950,000
Transfers out: Increase £7,405,000
Total spending: Decrease £545,000

Loan out

Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
26 October 2001 GK England Tim Flowers Stockport County 26 November 2001
15 November 2001 DF Republic of Ireland Damien Delaney Stockport County 11 February 2002
20 November 2001 MF England Matt Piper Mansfield Town 31 December 2001
23 November 2001 FW England Dean Sturridge Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 December 2001 [18]
19 December 2001 FW Jamaica Trevor Benjamin Crystal Palace 21 January 2002 [19]
24 December 2001 GK England Simon Royce Brighton & Hove Albion 25 January 2002
7 February 2002 MF England Junior Lewis Brighton & Hove Albion 21 April 2002
8 February 2002 FW Jamaica Trevor Benjamin Norwich City 13 March 2002
19 February 2002 GK England Tim Flowers Coventry City 19 March 2002 [20]
22 February 2002 FW Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson Stoke City End of the season [21]
15 March 2002 GK England Simon Royce Manchester City 22 April 2002
27 March 2002 FW Jamaica Trevor Benjamin West Bromwich Albion 22 April 2002
28 March 2002 DF Denmark Jacob Laursen Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 April 2002
28 March 2002 DF Republic of Ireland Damien Delaney Huddersfield Town 2 May 2002

Awards

Club awards

At the end of the season, Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters and the supporters club, saw the following players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2001–02 season.

Player of the Season Robbie Savage[22]
Players' Player of the Season Frank Sinclair[22]
Academy Player of the Season Matt Piper[22]
Away Player of the Season Robbie Savage[22]
Most Improved Player of the Season Matt Piper[22]
Goal of the Season James Scowcroft (vs. Leeds United, 16 December 2001)[22]
Save of the Season Ian Walker (vs. Blackburn Rovers, 30 March 2002)[22]
Team Performance of the Season vs. Derby County at Pride Park Stadium[22] (15 September 2001)[23]

Notes

  1. ^ Sinclair was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  2. ^ Izzet was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 2000.
  3. ^ Elliott was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in 1997.
  4. ^ Benjamin was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2002.

References

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  15. ^ "Palace clinch Akinbiyi deal". BBC Sport. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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  19. ^ "Benjamin in Palace switch". BBC Sport. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  20. ^ "Leicester's Flowers loaned to Coventry". The Independent. 20 February 2002. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Stoke in double swoop". BBC Sport. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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