2001–02 Sunderland A.F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Sunderland 2001–02 Peter Reid Bob Murray Stadium of Light FA Premier League 17th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Kevin Phillips (11) Kevin Phillips (13) 44,108 2000–01 2002–03 During the 2001–02 season, Sunderland competed in the FA Premier League. Season summary In the 2001–02 season, despite standing 9th on Boxing Day 2001, Sunderland narrowly avoided relegation. They were the lowest scoring team in the Premier League,http://www.fchd.info/lghist/fa/fa2002.htm 2001–02 FA Premier League Richard Rundle Football Club History Database 2 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080612144234/http://www.fchd.info/lghist/fa/fa2002.htm 12 June 2008 with 29 goals, ending the season in 17th place and being knocked out of both English Cup competitions in their first rounds. Results Sunderland's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/sunderland/2001-2002/results Sunderland 2001-2002 Results - statto.com 5 June 2013 27 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130527033240/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sunderland/2001-2002/results live Legend WinDrawLoss FA Premier League 2001–02 FA Premier League League table SUN Results per matchday table b Matchday Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H Result W/L/D/W/D/L/D/W/L/L/D/L/W/L/W/D/L/W/W/L/D/L/D/L/L/W/L/L/W/L/D/L/W/L/L/L/D/D Position 7/10/10/6/7/8/7/5/9/12/12/15/13/13/11/13/13/11/9/10/10/12/11/11/15/11/14/14/13/14/15/16/14/15/15/17/17/17 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 complete Statto.com May 2013 DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 August 2001 Ipswich TownH1–047,370Phillips (pen) 22 August 2001 FulhamA0–220,197 26 August 2001 Newcastle UnitedA1–152,021Phillips 8 September 2001 Blackburn RoversH1–045,103Quinn 16 September 2001 Aston VillaA0–031,668 19 September 2001 Tottenham HotspurH1–247,310Phillips 22 September 2001 Charlton AthleticH2–246,825Quinn (2) 29 September 2001 Bolton WanderersA2–024,520Phillips, Craddock 13 October 2001 Manchester UnitedH1–348,305Phillips 22 October 2001 MiddlesbroughA0–228,432 27 October 2001 ArsenalH1–148,029Schwarz 3 November 2001 Leicester CityA0–120,573 18 November 2001 Leeds UnitedH2–048,005Arca, Phillips 25 November 2001 LiverpoolA0–143,537 1 December 2001 West Ham UnitedH1–047,437Phillips 9 December 2001 ChelseaH0–048,017 15 December 2001 SouthamptonA0–229,459 22 December 2001 EvertonH1–048,013Reyna 26 December 2001 Blackburn RoversA3–029,869Quinn (2), Kilbane 29 December 2001 Ipswich TownA0–524,517 1 January 2002 Aston VillaH1–145,324Thome 12 January 2002 EvertonA0–130,736 19 January 2002 FulhamH1–145,124Phillips 29 January 2002 MiddlesbroughH0–144,579 2 February 2002 Manchester UnitedA1–467,587Phillips 9 February 2002 Derby CountyA1–031,771Quinn 24 February 2002 Newcastle UnitedH0–148,290 2 March 2002 Tottenham HotspurA1–236,062M'Boma 5 March 2002 Bolton WanderersH1–043,011McAteer 16 March 2002 ChelseaA0–440,218 23 March 2002 SouthamptonH1–146,120McAteer 30 March 2002 ArsenalA0–338,047 1 April 2002 Leicester CityH2–144,950Reyna (2) 7 April 2002 Leeds UnitedA0–239,195 13 April 2002 LiverpoolH0–148,355 20 April 2002 West Ham UnitedA0–333,319 27 April 2002 Charlton AthleticA2–226,614Kilbane, Phillips 11 May 2002 Derby CountyH1–147,989Phillips FA Cup 2001–02 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 2002 West Bromwich AlbionH1–229,133Phillips League Cup 2001–02 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR212 September 2001 Sheffield WednesdayA2–4 12,074Phillips, Laslandes Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/faprem/sunder.htm FootballSquads - Sunderland - 2001/02 1 DEN GK Thomas Sorensen 2 SUI DF Bernt HaasHaas was born in Vienna, Austria, but also qualified to represent Switzerland internationally and made his international debut for Switzerland in 1996. 3 ENG DF Michael Gray captain 4 USA MF Claudio Reyna 5 SVK DF Stanislav Varga 6 BRA DF Emerson Thome 7 CMR FW Patrick M'Boma on loan from Parma 8 ENG MF Gavin McCann 9 IRL FW Niall Quinn 10 ENG FW Kevin Phillips 11 IRL MF Kevin KilbaneKilbane was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in September 1997. 12 SWE DF Joachim Björklund 13 NIR GK Michael InghamIngham was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005. 15 FRA FW David Bellion 16 IRL MF Jason McAteerMcAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994. 17 ENG DF Jody Craddock 18 ENG DF Darren Williams 19 SCO FW Kevin Kyle 20 SWE MF Stefan Schwarz 21 ENG MF Paul Thirlwell 24 NIR DF George McCartney 26 IRL MF Thomas Butler 30 AUT GK Jürgen Macho 33 ARG DF Julio Arca Left club during season 4 SCO MF Don HutchisonHutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at B level before making his international debut for Scotland in March 1999. to West Ham United 7 FRA FW Lilian Laslandes on loan to Köln 12 ENG FW Danny Dichio to West Bromwich Albion 16 SCO MF Alex Rae to Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 ENG MF Chris Lumsdon to Barnsley 37 ENG MF Neil Wainwright to Darlington Reserves The following players did not appear for the first team this season. 14 ARG MF Nicolás Medina 22 ENG DF Simon Ramsden 25 ENG DF Mark Maley 27 IRL FW Michael Reddy 28 WAL MF John OsterOster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997. 29 BEL MF Tom Peeters 31 ENG DF Ben Clark 32 NED DF Baki MercimekMercimek was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and would represent them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2006. 34 ENG FW Michael Proctor 35 IRL MF Brendan McGill 36 IRL DF Cliff Byrne 40 ENG GK John Kennedy ENG GK Adam Dowell ENG DF Patrick Collins ENG DF Steve Harrison ENG DF Craig James ENG DF Gareth Mordey IRL DF Stephen Capper IRL DF Mark Rossiter ENG MF Jonjo Dickman ENG MF Marc Hand ENG MF Carl Shippen NIR MF Chris Kingsberry IRL MF Glenn Lacey IRL MF Richie Ryan SCO FW Dene Shields NIR FW Neil Teggart IRL FW Keith Graydon Transfers In DatePosNameFromFee18 May 2001MFARG Nicolas MedinaARG Argentinos Juniors£3,500,0002001-05-18 Sunderland snap up Argentine en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/1338372.stm 2023-12-2613 June 2001DFNED Baki MercimekNED HaarlemFree2001-06-13 Sunderland sign Mercimek en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/1386924.stm 2023-12-2628 June 2001FWFRA Lilian LaslandesFRA Bordeaux£3,600,0002001-06-28 Sunderland grab Laslandes en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/1411413.stm 2023-12-263 July 2001FWFRA David BellionFRA CannesFree2001-07-03 Reid signs teenage striker en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/1420221.stm 2023-12-263 August 2001DFSUI Bernt HaasSUI Grasshopper£750,0002001-08-03 Black Cats sign Swiss defender en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/1468454.stm 2023-12-2619 October 2001MFIRL Jason McAteerENG Blackburn Rovers£1 million7 December 2001MFUSA Claudio ReynaSCO Rangers£4 million28 January 2002DFSWE Joachim BjörklundITA Venezia£1.5 million Out DatePosNameToFee1 July 2001MFDEN Carsten FredgaardDEN FC Copenhagen£500,0002001-05-15 Fredgaard leaves Sunderland en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/1331517.stm 2023-12-2618 August 2001MFENG Neil WainwrightENG Darlington£50,00030 August 2001MFSCO Don HutchisonENG West Ham United£5 million2001-08-30 Roeder signs Hutchison en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/1514594.stm 2023-12-2619 September 2001MFSCO Alex RaeENG Wolverhampton Wanderers£1.2 million30 November 2001FWENG Danny DichioENG West Bromwich Albion£1.25 million11 December 2001MFENG Chris LumsdonENG Barnsley£350,000 Loan in DatePosNameClubReturnRef 14 February 2002 FW CMR Patrick M'Boma Parma 11 May 2002https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1818504.stm Mboma signs for Sunderland BBC Sport 13 February 2002 24 May 2020 Loan out DatePosNameClubReturnRef 9 August 2001 FW ENG Michael Proctor York City 21 April 2002 22 August 2001 FW ENG Danny Dichio West Bromwich Albion 22 September 2001http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/newsid_1505000/1505627.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20010827170222/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/newsid_1505000/1505627.stm dead 27 August 2001 Baggies snap up Dichio BBC Sport 23 August 2001 24 May 2020 7 September 2001 MF IRL Brendan McGill Carlisle United 21 April 2002 21 September 2001 FW IRL Michael Reddy Hull City 21 October 2001https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/1557813.stm Hull sign Reddy BBC Sport 22 September 2001 24 May 2020 27 September 2001 DF ENG Mark Maley York City 21 April 2002https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/1567080.stm York sign Maley BBC Sport 27 September 2001 24 May 2020https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/1669825.stm Maley stays on BBC Sport 22 November 2001 24 May 2020 5 October 2001 MF ENG Chris Lumsdon Barnsley 11 December 2001 19 October 2001 MF WAL John Oster Barnsley 19 November 2001 7 January 2002 FW FRA Lilian Laslandes Köln 9 March 2002 25 March 2002 DF SVK Stanislav Varga West Bromwich Albion 25 April 2002 28 March 2002 FW IRL Michael Reddy Barnsley 22 April 2002 Statistics Appearances and goals As of end of seasonhttp://www.11v11.com/teams/sunderland/tab/players/season/2002/ All Sunderland players: 2002 Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- 1 Thomas Sørensen GK DEN 34 0 1 0 0 0 13 Michael Ingham GK NIR 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 Jurgen Macho GK AUT 4 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- 2 Bernt Haas DF SUI 27 0 1 0 0+1 0 3 Michael Gray DF ENG 35 0 0 0 1 0 5 Stanislav Varga DF SVK 9 0 1 0 1 0 6 Emerson Thome DF BRA 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 Joachim Björklund DF SWE 11+1 0 0 0 0 0 17 Jody Craddock DF ENG 30 1 0+1 0 0 0 18 Darren Williams DF ENG 23+5 0 1 0 1 0 24 George McCartney DF NIR 12+6 0 1 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders: |- 4 Claudio Reyna MF USA 17 3 0 0 0 0 8 Gavin McCann MF ENG 29 0 1 0 1 0 11 Kevin Kilbane MF IRL 24+4 2 0+1 0 1 0 16 Jason McAteer MF IRL 26 2 1 0 0 0 20 Stefan Schwarz MF SWE 18+2 1 0 0 0 0 21 Paul Thirlwell MF ENG 11+3 0 1 0 1 0 26 Thomas Butler MF IRL 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 33 Julio Arca MF ARG 20+2 1 1 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards: |- 7 Patrick M'Boma FW CMR 5+4 1 0 0 0 0 9 Niall Quinn FW IRL 24+14 6 1 0 0 0 10 Kevin Phillips FW ENG 37 11 1 1 1 1 15 David Bellion FW FRA 0+9 0 0 0 1 0 19 Kevin Kyle FW SCO 0+6 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players no longer with club: |- 4 Don Hutchison MF SCO 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Lilian Laslandes FW FRA 5+7 0 0 0 0+1 1 16 Alex Rae MF SCO 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 |- |} Notes notes References Sunderland Category:Sunderland A.F.C. seasons