2001–02 Portsmouth F.C. season

March 2015 September 2020 Portsmouth 2001–02 Graham Rix (until 25 March) Harry Redknapp (from 25 March) Milan Mandaric Fratton Park First Division 17th FA Cup Third round League Cup First round Crouch (18) Crouch (19) 19,103 vs. Manchester City (17 November 2001) 12,336 vs Coventry City (26 February 2002) 15,719 2000–01 2002–03 During the 2001–02 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary Portsmouth started the season promisingly but slumped during the winter and were involved in a relegation battle for the second half of the season. A string of poor results, including a 4–1 home loss in the FA Cup to bottom of the Football League Leyton Orient, meant that Director of Football Harry Redknapp was given more responsibilities until he eventually replaced Rix as team manager toward the end of the season. The goals of striker Peter Crouch and the creativity of veteran Croatian midfielder Robert Prosinečki played a crucial role in saving Portsmouth from relegation. Despite only spending the one season with the club before moving to Slovenian side Olimpija Ljubljana, such was the role Prosinečki played that he is now widely regarded as one of the greatest players to ever grace Fratton Park. Crouch was sold to Aston Villa near the end of the season for £5 million, which was used in the ensuing summer to rebuild the squad. Tragedy struck the club six days before the start of the season when goalkeeper Aaron Flahavan was killed in a car crash near Bournemouth on 5 August. Both Portsmouth and Flahavan's youth club Southampton retired the number 1 jersey during the season, out of respect for Flahavan, who had played more than 100 games for Portsmouth since making his debut five years earlier. Kit Portsmouth retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by the club's own brand, Pompey Sport, and sponsored by Bishop's Printers. Final league table 2001–02 Football League First Division y POR Results summary 9 6 8 36 31 4 8 11 24 41 2001-02 Football League First Division table June 2020 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result D/L/W/W/W/D/W/D/L/L/W/L/W/D/L/D/W/D/W/L/W/L/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/W/D/L/D/L/W/D/D/W/L/D/D/L/D/D/L/L Position 10/17/12/8/7/5/2/3/5/7/5/7/7/9/12/11/9/10/10/10/9/10/11/11/12/13/14/16/16/16/15/16/16/17/17/17/16/16/16/16/15/16/15/17/17/17 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 11v11.com: 2001–02 Portsmouth results June 2020 Results Portsmouth's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/portsmouth/2001-2002/results Portsmouth results for the 2001-2002 season - Statto.com 11 July 2013 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070026/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/portsmouth/2001-2002/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 August 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–223,012Crouch, Crowe 18 August 2001 Bradford CityH0–117,239 25 August 2001 Stockport CountyA1–05,090Prosinečki 27 August 2001 Grimsby TownH4–213,614Burchill (2), Crouch (2) 8 September 2001 GillinghamH2–117,224Barrett, Zamperini 12 September 2001 WimbledonA3–37,138Burchill, Crouch, Bradbury (pen) 15 September 2001 Crystal PalaceH4–218,149Zamperini, Prosinečki, Burchill (pen), Crouch 18 September 2001 WalsallA0–06,153 22 September 2001 Coventry CityA0–218,303 25 September 2001 West Bromwich AlbionH1–217,287Prosinečki (pen) 28 September 2001 BarnsleyA4–111,660Vincent, Crouch, Bradbury (2, 1 pen) 12 October 2001 Rotherham UnitedA1–26,427Crouch 20 October 2001 Sheffield UnitedH1–015,538Edinburgh 23 October 2001 Norwich CityA0–019,962 27 October 2001 Preston North EndH0–115,402 30 October 2001 Birmingham CityH1–115,612Bradbury 3 November 2001 Sheffield WednesdayA3–218,212Crouch (2), Barrett 10 November 2001 BurnleyA1–114,123Crouch 17 November 2001 Manchester CityH2–119,103Bradbury, Crouch 25 November 2001 WatfordA0–315,631 28 November 2001 Nottingham ForestH3–214,837Hjelde (own goal), Bradbury (2, 1 pen) 2 December 2001 Norwich CityH1–213,286Harper 8 December 2001 Crewe AlexandraH2–414,430Lovell, Crouch 13 December 2001 MillwallA0–111,527 22 December 2001 Stockport CountyH2–013,887Crouch, Lovell 26 December 2001 GillinghamA0–210,477 29 December 2001 Grimsby TownA1–35,217Crouch 12 January 2002 Bradford CityA1–314,306Primus 17 January 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–313,105Quashie, Prosinečki 30 January 2002 Nottingham ForestA1–026,476Prosinečki 2 February 2002 BarnsleyH4–412,756Prosinečki (3, 1 pen), Primus 9 February 2002 Sheffield UnitedA3–417,553Crouch, Prosinečki, Quashie 16 February 2002 Rotherham UnitedH0–013,313 23 February 2002 West Bromwich AlbionA0–521,028 26 February 2002 Coventry CityH1–012,336Crouch 2 March 2002 WalsallH1–113,203Crouch 5 March 2002 Crystal PalaceA0–015,915 9 March 2002 MillwallH3–015,221Biagini, O'Neil, Pitt 12 March 2002 WimbledonH1–213,118Biagini 16 March 2002 Crewe AlexandraA1–17,170Crouch 23 March 2002 Sheffield WednesdayH0–014,819 30 March 2002 Preston North EndA0–216,832 1 April 2002 BurnleyH1–118,020Todorov 7 April 2002 Birmingham CityA1–125,030Pitt 13 April 2002 WatfordH0–116,302 21 April 2002 Manchester CityA1–334,657Pitt FA Cup 2001–02 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR316 January 2002 Leyton OrientH1–412,936Smith (own goal) League Cup 2001–02 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR121 August 2001 Colchester UnitedH1–27,078Crouch Squad http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/d1/portsm.htm FootballSquads - Portsmouth - 2001/02 2 ENG DF Jason Crowe 3 ENG DF Jamie Vincent 4 ENG MF Shaun Derry 5 ENG DF Eddie Howe 6 ENG DF Carl Tiler 7 SCO MF Kevin Harper 8 CRO MF Robert Prosinečki 10 ENG FW Lee Bradbury 11 SCO MF Nigel Quashie 13 ITA DF Alessandro Zamperini 14 Guernsey GK Chris Tardif 15 ENG MF Courtney Pitt 16 DEN DF Thomas Thøgersen 17 ENG MF Tom Curtis 19 ENG FW Luke Nightingale 20 ENG FW Rory Allen 21 ENG DF Justin Edinburgh 22 SVN FW Mladen Rudonja 23 SCO MF Garry Brady 24 ENG DF Scott Hiley 25 ENG FW Steve Lovell 26 ENG MF Gary O'Neil 27 BRA MF Stefani Miglioranzi 28 GRE MF Michael Panopoulos 29 ENG MF Mark Summerbell on loan from Middlesbrough 30 ENG DF Linvoy Primus 31 ENG GK Dave Beasant 32 ENG FW Rowan Vine 33 ENG DF Lewis Buxton 34 ENG MF Neil Barrett 35 SCO FW Mark Burchill 36 FRA MF Uliano Courville 37 JPN GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 38 ENG MF Carl Pettefer 39 SCO DF Scott Wilson on loan from Rangers 40 ENG GK Alan Knight 41 ARG FW Leonardo Biagini on loan from Mallorca 42 ENG DF Shaun Cooper 43 BUL FW Svetoslav Todorov Left club during season 1 ENG GK Aaron Flahavan died 5 JAM DF Darren Moore to West Bromwich Albion 9 ENG FW Peter Crouch to Aston Villa 18 NIR DF Dave Waterman to Oxford United 22 ENG FW Lee Mills to Coventry City 29 WAL MF Ceri Hughes to Cardiff City 37 FRY GK Saša Ilić on loan from Charlton Athletic 39 AUS GK Andy Petterson to West Bromwich Albion References Category:Portsmouth F.C. seasons Portsmouth