2001–02 Newcastle United F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Newcastle United 2001–02 Sir Bobby Robson Freddy Shepherd St. James' Park Premier League 4th FA Cup Sixth round League Cup Fifth round Intertoto Cup Finalists Alan Shearer (23) Alan Shearer (27) 51,373 _nufc0103h _nufc0103h _nufc0103h _nufc0103h _nufc0103h _nufc0102a _nufc0102a _nufc0102a _nufc0102a _nufc0102a 2000–01 2002–03 In the 2001–02 season, English professional football club Newcastle United played in the Premier League, finishing fourth. Season summary For Bobby Robson's first two seasons as manager, the club remained in the bottom half of the table; however, during this period, Robson had built up an exciting young squad. He felt that his side could aim for eighth place in the final table as the season began Newcastle reached an Inter-Toto Cup final early in the season against Troyes, which they lost on away goals after a 4–4 draw at home.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/1476484.stm BBC News Newcastle keep Troyes at bay 7 August 2001 They were soon looking like unlikely contenders for the Premiership title after they spent Christmas at the top of the table. Players such as Kieron Dyer (a Ruud Gullit signing), Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert ensured the team were capable of once again punching their weight in the league. Newcastle achieved qualification for the lucrative Champions' League, finishing in fourth place.http://www.soccerbot.com/fa/tables/ukprem02.htm FA Barclay Card Premiership 2001/2002 final table soccerbot.com 14 August 2013 This brought renewed hope for the club after four seasons of struggle; though, in the end, Newcastle fell short of winning the title that they had coveted since 1927. Nonetheless, fourth place was their highest since 1997, securing Champions League football for only the second time in the club's history. Final league table 2001–02 FA Premier League NEW Club transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee June 2001 FW WAL Craig Bellamy ENG Coventry City £6,000,000 July 2001 DF ENG Robbie Elliott ENG Bolton Wanderers Free 1 August 2001 MF FRA Laurent Robert FRA PSG £9,500,0002001-08-01 Robert completes Newcastle move en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/1465404.stm 2023-12-23 11 September 2001 DF FRA Sylvain Distin FRA PSG £500,000 (loan fee)2001-09-11 Newcastle seal Distin deal en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/1537100.stm 2023-12-23 4 February 2002 MF ENG Jermaine Jenas ENG Nottingham Forest £5,000,0002002-02-04 Jenas moves to Magpies http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/newsid_1795000/1795337.stm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020224021212/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/newsid_1795000/1795337.stm 2002-02-24 2023-12-23 BBC Sport Total spending: £21m Out Date Pos. Name To Fee May 2001 MF ENG Des Hamilton WAL Cardiff City Free May 2001 MF SCO Stephen Glass ENG Watford Free May 2001 FW SCO Kevin Gallacher ENG Preston North End Free May 2001 MF ARG Daniel Cordone ARG Racing Club Loan ended May 2001 DF ENG Carl Serrant - Retired January 2002 MF ARG Christian Bassedas SPA Tenerife Loan 1 February 2002 DF ENG Warren Barton ENG Derby County Nominal2002-02-01 Barton in move to Derby en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/1795552.stm 2023-12-23 7 February 2002 MF ENG Rob Lee ENG Derby County Undisclosed2002-02-07 Lee completes Derby move en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/1800770.stm 2023-12-23 March 2002 DF ENG David Beharall ENG Oldham Athletic £150,000 Total spending: £0.15m Players First-team squad 1 IRL GK Shay Given 2 ENG DF Warren Barton 3 ENG DF Robbie Elliott 4 PER MF Nolberto Solano 5 IRL DF Andy O'Brien 6 CHI MF Clarence Acuña 7 ENG MF Rob Lee 7 ENG MF Jermaine Jenas 8 ENG MF Kieron Dyer 9 ENG FW Alan Shearer captain 10 ARG MF Christian Bassedas 11 WAL MF Gary Speed 12 ENG DF Andy Griffin 13 ENG GK Steve Harper 14 ENG DF Wayne Quinn 16 ENG FW Carl Cort 17 WAL FW Craig Bellamy 18 NIR DF Aaron Hughes 20 DRC FW Lomana LuaLua 22 ENG MF Jamie McClen 23 ENG FW Shola Ameobi 24 FRA DF Sylvain Distin 25 SCO MF Brian Kerr 32 FRA MF Laurent Robert 34 GRE DF Nikos Dabizas 35 FRA DF Olivier Bernard Reserve squad The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.https://www.nufc.com/html/2001-02html/2001-02reserve_apps.html Reserve Scorers/Appearances 2001/02 15 ESP DF Marcelino 21 PAR MF Diego Gavilán 26 ENG MF James Coppinger 27 ENG DF David Beharall 29 NED GK John Karelse 30 SCO DF Steven Caldwell 31 ENG MF Stuart Green 33 POR MF Pedro Dimas 36 SCO DF Gary Caldwell 37 SCO FW Colin McMenamin 38 SCO MF Ryan McGuffie 39 ENG MF Mark Boyd 40 ENG DF David Cowan ENG GK Phil Pringle ENG GK Adam Sadler U-19 squad The following players made most of their appearances for the under-19 team this season, but may have also appeared for the under-17s or the reserves.https://www.nufc.com/html/2001-02html/2001-02u19_squad.html So far this season 28 ENG FW Michael Chopra ENG GK Carl Bell ENG GK Jonny Brain ENG DF Aaron Labonte ENG DF Lee Norton ENG DF Bradley Orr ENG DF Peter Ramage IRL DF Joe Kendrick ENG MF Karl Colleyhttps://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/karl-colley-punch-fan-career-3795201 Shamed footballer Karl Colley who swung punch at fan and lost his career speaks out hulldailymail.co.uk ENG MF Tommy English ENG MF Andy Ferrell ENG MF Robert Kent ENG MF Chris Moore ENG MF Craig Robson ENG MF Damon Robson NIR MF Carl Heiniger IRL MF Stephen Brennan ENG FW Jonathan Mann ENG FW Richard Offiong Kevin Dixon Paul Dunn Ryan Hogg David Molloy Chris Meredith Matthew Patterson Stephen Pringle U-17 squad The following players made most of their appearances for the under-17 team this season, but may have appeared for the under-19s or the reserves.https://www.nufc.com/html/2001-02html/2001-02u17_squad.html So far this season ENG GK Adam Bartlett ENG GK Adam Collin ENG GK Ben Smith ENG DF Liam Atkin ENG DF Chris Carr ENG DF Phil Cave ENG DF Kris Gate ENG DF Steven Taylor SCO DF Chris Shanks ENG MF James Beaumont ENG MF Martin Brittain ENG MF Ross Gardner ENG MF Steven Istead ENG MF Neale McDermott ENG MF Ben Webster IRL MF Alan O'Brien ENG FW Guy Bates ENG FW Lewis Guy ENG FW Marc Walton DRC FW Calvin Zola MF Ben Jackson Michael Carr Ben Dixon Stephen Graham Mark Grant Danny Howe Scott Kerr Mark Laird Graeme Matthewson Wesley Richardson Gavin Stoker Jack Wanless Trialists NED MF Dries Boussatta free agent IRN MF Hamed Kavianpour on trial from Persepolis Other players NIR MF Daryl Smylie RSA MF Matty Pattison ENG FW Carl Finnigan Coaching staff y Director of Football ENG Gordon Milne Manager ENG Bobby Robson y Assistant manager ENG David Geddis First-team coach ENG John Carver y Goalkeeping coach ENG Simon Smith Under 17 coach SCO Alan Irvine y Under 19 coach ENG Kenny Wharton Reserve team coach SCO Tommy Craig y Academy striker coach ENG Peter Beardsley Physiotherapist ENG Derek Wright y Assistant Physio NIR Paul Ferris Chief scout ENG Charlie Woods 10 January 2020 January 2020 Statistics (Starting appearances + substitute appearances) No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKIRL Shay Given380501060500202DFENG Warren Barton4+1000106011+10203DFENG Robbie Elliott26+113+102+106037+31504MFPER Nolberto Solano3775140645212405DFIRE Andy O'Brien31+324+113+100+1038+63406MFCHI Clarence Acuña10+633+211+100+1014+104407MFENG Rob Lee15+1100303021+11407MFENG Jermaine Jenas6+600000006+60008MFENG Kieron Dyer15+33200+100017+43009FWENG Alan Shearer36+12352420045+1273010MFARG Christian Bassedas1+1000103+105+202011MFWAL Gary Speed28+1520306239+175012DFENG Andy Griffin3+100010004+100013GKENG Steve Harper00003000300014DFENG Wayne Quinn000+1010617+110016FWENG Carl Cort6+212000008+210017FWWAL Craig Bellamy26+19302+146137+2149018DFNIR Aaron Hughes3405130624832020FWCOD Lomana LuaLua4+1630+300+300+624+2850022MFENG Jamie McClen3031000+206+210023FWNGA Shola Ameobi4+1100+102+126312+1353024DFFRA Sylvain Distin20+8050200027+806025MFSCO Brian Kerr000+2000000+200032MFFRA Laurent Robert34+2831310040+2107034DFGRE Nikos Dabizas33+2330206044+238035DFFRA Olivier Bernard4+12320200+308+15320 Pre-season Intertoto Cup R3 1st leg 14 July 2001 Lokeren 0 – 4 W Report Newcastle United Quinn 13Ameobi 23 39LuaLua 85 Daknamstadion Lokeren 6,000 C. Mendez (Spain) R3 2nd leg 21 July 2001 Newcastle United 1 – 0 W Report Lokeren Bellamy 60 Mrzlecki 0 81 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 29,021 Edgar Steinborn (Germany) Semi–finals 1st leg 25 July 2001 1860 Munich 2 – 3 W Report Newcastle United Agostino 57Tapalović 67 Solano 13 55 pen.Hughes 83 Olympiastadion Munich 15,000 Stéphane Bré (France) Semi–finals 2nd leg 1 August 2001 Newcastle United 3 – 1 W Report 1860 Munich Speed 5LuaLua 80Solano 90 pen. Schroth 42 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 36,635 Yuri Baskakov (Russia) Finals 1st leg 7 August 2001 Troyes 0 – 0 D Report Newcastle United Stade de l'Aube Troyes 10,414 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) Finals 2nd leg 21 August 2001 Newcastle United 4 – 4 D Report Troyes Solano 2Ameobi 65Speed 69 pen.Hughes 90 Leroy 25Goussé 28Boutal 47 61 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 36,577 Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy) Rob Lee Testimonial 11 August 2001 15:15 BST Newcastle United 0 – 1 L (Report) Athletic Bilbao Guerrero 64 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 18,189 David Laws Competitions Premier League 19 August 2001 15:00 BST Chelsea 1–1 D Report Newcastle United Zenden 8 Acuña 77 Stamford Bridge London 40,124 Andy D'Urso 26 August 2001 Newcastle United 1–1 D Sunderland Bellamy 43 Phillips 34 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,021 Mike Riley 8 September 2001 15:00 BST Middlesbrough 1–4 W Report Newcastle United Cooper 4Schwarzer 0 31 Shearer 34 pen. 76Dabizas 59Robert 62 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 30,004 Graham Poll 15 September 2001 15:00 BST Newcastle United 4–3 W Report Manchester United Robert 5Lee 34Dabizas 52Brown 82 o.g. van Nistelrooy 29Giggs 62Verón 64Keane 1 90 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,056 Steve Bennett 23 September 2001 West Ham United 3–0 L Report Newcastle United Hutchison 18Di Canio 53Kanouté 82 Boleyn Ground London 24,810 Peter Jones 26 September 2001 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Leicester City Solano 33 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 49,185 David Pugh 30 September 2001 Newcastle United 0–2 L Report Liverpool Riise 3Murphy 86 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,095 Graham Barber 13 October 2001 Bolton Wanderers 0–4 W Report Newcastle United Jääskeläinen 0 61 Solano 41Robert 62Shearer 72Bellamy 84 Reebok Stadium Bolton 25,631 Mike Riley 21 October 2001 Newcastle United 0–2 L Report Tottenham Hotspur Anderton 8Poyet 20 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,593 Alan Wiley 27 October 2001 Everton 1–3 W Report Newcastle United Weir 51 Bellamy 19Solano 49Acuña 86 Goodison Park Liverpool 37,524 Jeff Winter 3 November 2001 Newcastle United 3–0 W Report Aston Villa Bellamy 37 82Shearer 50 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,057 Clive Wilkes 17 November 2001 Fulham 3–1 L Report Newcastle United Saha 20Legwinski 28Hayles 70 Speed 65 Craven Cottage London 21,159 Eddie Wolstenholme 24 November 2001 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Derby County Shearer 30 pen. St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,070 Rob Styles 1 December 2001 Charlton Athletic 1–1 D Report Newcastle United MacDonald 83 Speed 73Shearer 0 87 The Valley London 24,151 Andy D'Urso 9 December 2001 Ipswich Town 0–1 W Report Newcastle United Solano 20 Portman Road Ipswich 24,748 Rob Styles 15 December 2001 Newcastle United 2–1 W Report Blackburn Rovers Bernard 65Speed 70 Dunn 34 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,064 Steve Dunn 18 December 2001 Arsenal 1–3 W Report Newcastle United Pires 20Parlour 1 44 O'Brien 60Bellamy 1 72Shearer 86 pen.Robert 90 Highbury London 38,012 Graham Poll 22 December 2001 Leeds United 3–4 W Report Newcastle United Bowyer 39Viduka 50Harte 56 Bellamy 38Elliott 59Shearer 71 pen.Solano 90 Elland Road Leeds 40,287 Jeff Winter 26 December 2001 Newcastle United 3–0 W Report Middlesbrough Shearer 29Speed 58Bernard 83 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,127 Mark Halsey 29 December 2001 Newcastle United 1–2 L Report Chelsea Shearer 37 Guðjohnsen 35 45 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,123 Steve Bennett 2 January 2002 Manchester United 3–1 L Report Newcastle United van Nistelrooy 24Scholes 50 62 Shearer 69 Old Trafford Manchester 67,646 Peter Jones 12 January 2002 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report Leeds United Duberry 44 o.g.Dyer 60Bellamy 87 Smith 1Mills 0 70 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,130 Graham Barber 19 January 2002 Leicester City 0–0 D Report Newcastle United Filbert Street Leicester 21,354 Alan Wiley 30 January 2002 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 W Report Newcastle United Iversen 17 Acuña 67Shearer 69Bellamy 78 White Hart Lane London 35,798 Mike Dean 2 February 2002 Newcastle United 3–2 W Report Bolton Wanderers Shearer 23 43Bellamy 79 Gardner 19Southall 34 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,094 David Elleray 9 February 2002 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report Southampton Robert 24Shearer 29 45 pen. Pahars 39 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,857 Barry Knight 24 February 2002 Sunderland 0–1 W Report Newcastle United Dabizas 64 Stadium of Light Sunderland 48,290 Graham Barber 2 March 2002 Newcastle United 0–2 L Report Arsenal Bergkamp 11Campbell 41 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,067 Neale Barry 6 March 2002 Liverpool 3–0 L Report Newcastle United Murphy 32 53Hamann 75 Anfield Liverpool 44,204 Jeff Winter 16 March 2002 Newcastle United 2–2 D Report Ipswich Town Robert 60Shearer 88 Bent 43 50 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,115 Mike Riley 29 March 2002 Newcastle United 6–2 W Report Everton Shearer 13Cort 15O'Brien 59Solano 71 73Bernard 88 Ferguson 6Alexandersson 34 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,921 Graham Poll 2 April 2002 Aston Villa 1–1 D Report Newcastle United Crouch 26 Shearer 3 Villa Park Birmingham 36,597 Steve Dunn 8 April 2002 Newcastle United 1–1 D Report Fulham Dyer 21 Saha 77 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,017 Alan Wiley 13 April 2002 Derby County 2–3 W Report Newcastle United Christie 46Morris 53 Robert 73Dyer 76LuaLua 90 Pride Park Stadium Derby 31,031 Rob Styles 20 April 2002 Newcastle United 3–0 W Report Charlton Athletic Speed 22LuaLua 46Shearer 89 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,360 Mike Dean 23 April 2002 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 D Report Newcastle United Gillespie 28Cole 67 Shearer 63 71 Ewood Park Blackburn 26,712 Uriah Rennie 27 April 2002 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report West Ham United Shearer 41LuaLua 53Robert 66 Defoe 20 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,127 Paul Durkin 11 May 2002 Southampton 3–1 L Report Newcastle United Svensson 17Beattie 24 pen.El Khalej 0 57Telfer 90 Shearer 55 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,973 Andy D'Urso FA Cup Round 3 5 January 2002 Newcastle United 2–0 W Report Crystal Palace Shearer 40Acuña 76 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 38,089 Mike Riley Round 4 27 January 2002 Peterborough United 2–4 W Report Newcastle United O'Brien 52 o.g.Farrell 69 O'Brien 14McClen 43Shearer 84 pen.Hughes 85 London Road Peterborough 13,841 Neale Barry Round 5 17 February 2002 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Manchester City Solano 59 Dunne 0 29 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,020 Alan Wiley Round 6 9 March 2002 Newcastle United 1–1 D Report Arsenal Robert 52 Edu 14 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,027 Mark Halsey R6 replay 23 March 2002 Arsenal 3–0 L Report Newcastle United Pires 2Bergkamp 9Campbell 50 Highbury London 38,073 Uriah Rennie League Cup Round 2 12 September 2001 Newcastle United 4–1 W Report Brentford Ameobi 59Bellamy 108 117 120 Owusu 17 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 25,633 R. Furnandiz Round 3 9 October 2001 Barnsley 0–1 W Report Newcastle United Bellamy 79 Oakwell Barnsley 14,493 Chris Foy Round 4 27 November 2001 Newcastle United 4–1 W Report Ipswich Town Robert 18Ameobi 26Shearer 37 40 Bent 77 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 32,576 Alan Wiley Quarter-final 12 December 2001 Chelsea 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Hasselbaink 90 Stamford Bridge London 27,613 David Elleray References External links FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2001/02 Newcastle United transfers under Bobby Robson Newcastle United Football Club - Fixtures 2001-02 Newcastle - Player Appearances - Soccerbase Category:Newcastle United F.C. seasons Newcastle United