2001–02 Southampton F.C. season

Southampton F.C.
2001–02 season
ChairmanRupert Lowe
ManagerStuart Gray (until 21 October)
Gordon Strachan (from 22 October)
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
Premier League11th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Pahars (14)
All: Pahars (16)
Average home league attendance30,633

During the 2001–02 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League. Initially under Stuart Gray and then Gordon Strachan from October, they finished 11th in the Premier League and reached the third round of the FA Cup.

Season summary

The move to St Mary's Stadium was seen as the way forward for Southampton after 103 years at the dilapidated Dell, but a terrible start to the season saw relegation looking certain and cost manager Stuart Gray his job after barely six months in charge. His successor was Gordon Strachan, who had just left Coventry City. Strachan quickly turned Southampton's fortunes round, and they gradually climbed to a secure 11th place in the final table.

At the end of the season, Matthew Le Tissier retired, bringing to an end his 16-year playing career for Southampton. He remained at the club as a coach.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
13 Fulham 38 10 14 14 36 44 −8 44 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
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

Southampton's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2001 Leeds United A 0–2 39,715
25 August 2001 Chelsea H 0–2 31,107
9 September 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 33,668
15 September 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 1–0 24,378 Pahars
24 September 2001 Aston Villa H 1–3 26,794 Pahars
29 September 2001 Middlesbrough A 3–1 26,142 Beattie (2), Pahars (pen)
13 October 2001 Arsenal H 0–2 29,759
20 October 2001 West Ham United A 0–2 25,842
24 October 2001 Ipswich Town H 3–3 29,614 Beattie, Pahars, Marsden
27 October 2001 Fulham A 1–2 18,771 Beattie
3 November 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 1–2 30,523 Pahars
17 November 2001 Derby County A 0–1 32,063
24 November 2001 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 31,198 Pahars
2 December 2001 Everton A 0–2 28,138
8 December 2001 Leicester City A 4–0 20,321 Svensson (2), Beattie, Pahars
15 December 2001 Sunderland H 2–0 29,459 Craddock (own goal), Pahars
22 December 2001 Manchester United A 1–6 67,638 Pahars
26 December 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 31,719 Beattie
29 December 2001 Leeds United H 0–1 31,622
1 January 2002 Chelsea A 4–2 35,156 Beattie (2), Pahars, Marsden
9 January 2002 Liverpool H 2–0 31,527 Beattie, Riise (own goal)
13 January 2002 Manchester United H 1–3 31,858 Beattie
19 January 2002 Liverpool A 1–1 43,710 Davies
30 January 2002 West Ham United H 2–0 31,879 Davies, Fernandes
2 February 2002 Arsenal A 1–1 38,024 Tessem
9 February 2002 Newcastle United A 1–3 51,857 Pahars
23 February 2002 Bolton Wanderers H 0–0 31,380
2 March 2002 Ipswich Town A 3–1 25,440 Delap, Ormerod, Marsden
6 March 2002 Middlesbrough H 1–1 28,931 Svensson
16 March 2002 Leicester City H 2–2 30,012 Pahars (2, 1 pen)
23 March 2002 Sunderland A 1–1 46,120 Tessem
30 March 2002 Fulham H 1–1 31,616 Delap
1 April 2002 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 28,851
6 April 2002 Derby County H 2–0 29,263 Oakley, Pahars
13 April 2002 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 26,557 El Khalej
20 April 2002 Everton H 0–1 31,785
27 April 2002 Aston Villa A 1–2 35,255 Beattie
11 May 2002 Newcastle United H 3–1 31,973 Svensson, Beattie (pen), Telfer

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 16 January 2002 Rotherham United A 1–2 8,464 Pahars (pen)

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 11 September 2001 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–0 6,489 Beattie, Svensson (2)
R3 9 October 2001 Gillingham A 2–0 7,948 Beattie (pen), Pahars
R4 27 November 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 (lost 5–6 on pens) 8,404 Davies, El Khalej

Players

First-team squad

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 Wales WAL Paul Jones
2 DF England ENG Jason Dodd
3 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge
4 MF England ENG Chris Marsden
5 DF Norway NOR Claus Lundekvam
6 DF England ENG Paul Williams
7 MF England ENG Matt Le Tissier (captain)
8 MF England ENG Matt Oakley
9 FW England ENG James Beattie
10 FW England ENG Kevin Davies
11 FW France FRA Eric Hassli (on loan from Metz)
12 MF Sweden SWE Anders Svensson
13 GK England ENG Neil Moss
14 MF England ENG Stuart Ripley
15 DF England ENG Francis Benali
16 MF England ENG Mark Draper
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Latvia LVA Marian Pahars
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Rory Delap[3]
19 MF Portugal POR Dani Rodrigues
20 DF Morocco MAR Tahar El Khalej
21 FW Norway NOR Jo Tessem
24 DF Romania ROU Dan Petrescu
25 DF England ENG Garry Monk
26 MF Latvia LVA Imants Bleidelis
29 MF France FRA Fabrice Fernandes
30 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald
32 DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Baird
33 DF Scotland SCO Paul Telfer
34 FW Ecuador ECU Agustín Delgado
35 MF Ecuador ECU Cléber Chalá
36 FW England ENG Brett Ormerod

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF England ENG Dean Richards (to Tottenham Hotspur)
11 FW Germany GER Uwe Rösler (to Unterhaching)
22 FW Australia AUS Adrian Caceres (to Hull City)
28 MF England ENG Kevin Gibbens (to Oxford United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF England ENG Paul Murray (to Oldham Athletic)
31 DF England ENG Ryan Ashford (to Torquay United)
— FW England ENG Mark Peters (to Brentford)
— FW England ENG Adam Wallace (to Southend United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Spain ESP Jacinto Elá[4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 GK England ENG Scott Bevan

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
12 June 2001 MF Sweden Anders Svensson Elfsborg £500,000[5]
10 July 2001 MF Republic of Ireland Rory Delap Derby County £4,000,000[6]
11 July 2001 MF Spain Jacinto Elá Espanyol Free
31 July 2001 MF England Paul Murray Queens Park Rangers Free[7]
31 October 2001 DF England Paul Williams Coventry City Free[8]
31 October 2001 DF Scotland Paul Telfer Coventry City Free[8]
13 November 2001 FW Ecuador Agustín Delgado Club Necaxa £3,500,000[9]
16 November 2001 MF Ecuador Cléber Chalá El Nacional £1,000,000[10]
24 November 2001 DF England Mike Williamson Torquay United £100,000[11]
5 December 2001 FW England Brett Ormerod Blackpool £1,750,000[12]
28 December 2001 MF France Fabrice Fernandes Rennes £1,100,000[13]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
31 May 2001 DF England Phil Warner Cambridge United Free[14]
14 June 2001 FW Portugal Luis Boa Morte Fulham £1,700,000[15]
20 June 2001 MF Morocco Hassan Kachloul Aston Villa Free
26 June 2001 DF England John Beresford Ossett Town Free
10 August 2001 MF England Paul Hughes Luton Town Free
21 September 2001 DF England Dean Richards Tottenham Hotspur £8,100,000[16]
11 December 2001 MF England Paul Murray Oldham Athletic Free
8 January 2002 FW Germany Uwe Rösler SpVgg Unterhaching Free
15 February 2002 FW England Mark Peters Brentford Free[17]
18 March 2002 FW Australia Adrian Caceres Hull City Free
28 March 2002 MF England Kevin Gibbens Oxford United Free
28 March 2002 DF England Ryan Ashford Torquay United Free
28 March 2002 FW England Adam Wallace Southend United Free
20 May 2002 MF England Matt Le Tissier Retired[18]
22 May 2002 MF England Stuart Ripley Released
Transfers in: Decrease £11,950,000
Transfers out: Increase £9,800,000
Total spending: Decrease £2,150,000

Loan in

Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
26 October 2001 DF England Paul Williams Coventry City 30 October 2001 [19]
15 March 2002 FW France Eric Hassli Metz 11 May 2002 [20]

Loan out

Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
30 October 2001 FW Germany Uwe Rösler West Bromwich Albion 30 November 2001 [21]
31 December 2001 MF Portugal Dani Rodrigues Bristol City 21 April 2002
1 February 2002 GK England Scott Bevan Stoke City 11 February 2002
15 March 2002 GK England Scott Bevan Woking 31 May 2002

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 Wales WAL Paul Jones 40 0 36 0 1 0 3 0
13 GK England ENG Neil Moss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Jason Dodd 32 0 26+3 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge 42 0 38 0 1 0 3 0
5 DF Norway NOR Claus Lundekvam 37 0 34 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG Paul Williams 30 0 27+1 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Francis Benali 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Morocco MAR Tahar El Khalej 15 2 12+1 1 0 0 1+1 1
24 DF Romania ROU Dan Petrescu 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG Garry Monk 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Chris Marsden 42 3 38 3 1 0 3 0
7 MF England ENG Matt Le Tissier 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Matt Oakley 30 1 26+1 1 0 0 3 0
12 MF Sweden SWE Anders Svensson 38 6 33+1 4 1 0 3 2
14 MF England ENG Stuart Ripley 6 0 1+4 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF England ENG Mark Draper 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Rory Delap 29 2 24+4 2 0 0 1 0
21 MF Norway NOR Jo Tessem 24 2 7+15 2 0 0 1+1 0
26 MF Latvia LVA Imants Bleidelis 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF France FRA Fabrice Fernandes 12 1 6+5 1 1 0 0 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Paul Telfer 30 1 27+1 1 1 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW England ENG James Beattie 31 14 24+4 12 0 0 3 2
10 FW England ENG Kevin Davies 27 3 18+5 2 0+1 0 2+1 1
17 FW Latvia LVA Marian Pahars 39 16 33+3 14 1 1 2 1
30 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
34 FW Ecuador ECU Agustin Delgado 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
36 FW England ENG Brett Ormerod 18 1 8+10 1 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
6 DF England ENG Dean Richards 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Germany GER Uwe Rosler 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 FW England ENG Paul Murray 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[22][23]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Wales Paul Jones 40
2 RB England Jason Dodd 29
5 CB Norway Claus Lundekvam 37
6 CB England Paul Williams 29
3 LB England Wayne Bridge 42
33 RM Scotland Paul Telfer 29
12 CM Sweden Anders Svensson 37
8 CM England Matt Oakley 29
4 LM England Chris Marsden 30
17 CF Latvia Marian Pahars 36
9 CF England James Beattie 27

References

  1. ^ "Southampton results for the 2001–2002 season". Statto Organisation Ltd.
  2. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001–2002/faprem/southam.htm[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England.
  4. ^ Elá was born in Equatorial Guinea, and would later represent them at full international level.
  5. ^ "Svensson joins Saints". BBC News. 12 June 2001.
  6. ^ "Delap completes £4m Saints switch". BBC News. 10 July 2001.
  7. ^ "Murray lands Saints deal". BBC News. 31 July 2001.
  8. ^ a b "Telfer set for Saints". BBC News. 31 October 2001.
  9. ^ "Delgado joins Saints". BBC Sport. 13 November 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Saints move for Chala". BBC Sport. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Saints seal Williamson deal". BBC Sport. 24 November 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Ormerod completes Saints move". BBC Sport. 5 December 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Saints sign Fernandes". BBC Sport. 28 December 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Cambridge snap up Warner". BBC News. 31 May 2001.
  15. ^ "Fulham seal Boa Morte deal". BBC News. 14 June 2001.
  16. ^ "Richards joins Spurs". BBC News. 21 September 2001.
  17. ^ "Brentford snap up Peters". BBC News. 15 February 2002.
  18. ^ "Le Tissier to quit". BBC Sport. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Saints sign Williams". BBC Sport. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Saints sign Hassli". BBC Sport. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Rosler comes to Albion's aid". BBC Sport. 30 October 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  22. ^ "All Southampton players: 2002".
  23. ^ "Southampton in FA Premier League 2001/2002 fixture".