2001–02 Fulham F.C. season

Fulham F.C.
2001-02 season
League	FA Premier League
Manager	Jean Tigana
League position	13th
Top goalscorers	Barry Hayles Louis Saha Steed Malbranque (8)
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Fourth round
Previous season	← 2000–01
Next season	2002–03 →

The 2001–02 season was Fulham F.C.'s 104th season of professional football and their first season in the Premier League. They were managed by Jean Tigana, who had also overseen their promotion from the First Division the previous season.

Season summary

After the high-profile signings of Juventus goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and Lyon striker Steve Marlet, amongst others, Fulham chairman Mohammed Al Fayed boasted that the newly promoted side would win the Premiership title. As it was, Fulham never came anywhere near matching the pace set by the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United, but the Cottagers still impressed upon their return to the top flight, peaking as high as eighth at one point. The club's good form gave hope to fans that their team could challenge for European qualification either through the league or their FA Cup run, but a run of nine games without a win dragged the club down to 16th with four games left to play and four points between them and 18th-placed Ipswich.^[1] Seven points from the club's last four games lifted Fulham to safety in 13th, and, despite the poor league form and elimination from the FA Cup in the semi-finals, Fulham managed to achieve European qualification via the Intertoto Cup.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal !Arsenal (C)	38	26	9	3	79	36	+43	87	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Liverpool !Liverpool	38	24	8	6	67	30	+37	80	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage
3	Manchester United !Manchester United	38	24	5	9	87	45	+42	77	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Newcastle United !Newcastle United	38	21	8	9	74	52	+22	71	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
5	Leeds United !Leeds United	38	18	12	8	53	37	+16	66	2002–03 UEFA Cup First round ¹
6	Chelsea !Chelsea	38	17	13	8	66	38	+28	64	2002–03 UEFA Cup First round ¹
7	West Ham United !West Ham United	38	15	8	15	48	57	−9	53
8	Aston Villa !Aston Villa	38	12	14	12	46	47	−1	50	2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
9	Tottenham Hotspur !Tottenham Hotspur	38	14	8	16	49	53	−4	50
10	Blackburn Rovers !Blackburn Rovers	38	12	10	16	55	51	+4	46	2002–03 UEFA Cup First round ²
11	Southampton !Southampton	38	12	9	17	46	54	−8	45
12	Middlesbrough !Middlesbrough	38	12	9	17	35	47	−12	45
13	Fulham !Fulham	38	10	14	14	36	44	−8	44	2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
14	Charlton Athletic !Charlton Athletic	38	10	14	14	38	49	−11	44
15	Everton !Everton	38	11	10	17	45	57	−12	43
16	Bolton Wanderers !Bolton Wanderers	38	9	13	16	44	62	−18	40
17	Sunderland !Sunderland	38	10	10	18	29	51	−22	40
18	Ipswich Town (R)	38	9	9	20	41	64	−23	36	2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round ³
18	Ipswich Town (R)	38	9	9	20	41	64	−23	36	Relegation to the 2002–03 Football League First Division
19	Derby County (R)	38	8	6	24	33	63	−30	30	Relegation to the 2002–03 Football League First Division
20	Leicester City (R)	38	5	13	20	30	64	−34	28	Relegation to the 2002–03 Football League First Division

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

¹Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.

²Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners

³Despite relegation, Ipswich Town qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying Round as Fair Play Award winners

Results

Fulham's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
19 August 2001	Manchester United	A	2–3	67,534	Saha (2)
22 August 2001	Sunderland	H	2–0	20,197	Hayles, Saha
25 August 2001	Derby County	H	0–0	15,641
9 September 2001	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	20,451	Boa Morte
15 September 2001	Arsenal	H	1–3	20,805	Malbranque
22 September 2001	Leicester City	A	0–0	18,918
30 September 2001	Chelsea	H	1–1	20,197	Hayles
14 October 2001	Aston Villa	A	0–2	28,579
21 October 2001	Ipswich Town	H	1–1	17,221	Hayles
27 October 2001	Southampton	H	2–1	18,771	Malbranque (2)
3 November 2001	West Ham United	A	2–0	26,217	Legwinski, Malbranque
17 November 2001	Newcastle United	H	3–1	21,159	Saha, Legwinski, Hayles
24 November 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–0	23,848
2 December 2001	Leeds United	H	0–0	20,918
8 December 2001	Everton	H	2–0	19,338	Hayles (2)
12 December 2001	Liverpool	A	0–0	37,163
15 December 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–4	36,054
26 December 2001	Charlton Athletic	H	0–0	17,900
30 December 2001	Manchester United	H	2–3	21,159	Legwinski, Marlet
2 January 2002	Derby County	A	1–0	28,165	Carbonari (own goal)
12 January 2002	Middlesbrough	H	2–1	18,975	Saha, Marlet
19 January 2002	Sunderland	A	1–1	45,124	Malbranque
30 January 2002	Ipswich Town	A	0–1	25,156
2 February 2002	Aston Villa	H	0–0	20,041
9 February 2002	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–0	19,580	Hayles, Malbranque
19 February 2002	Middlesbrough	A	1–2	26,235	Marlet
23 February 2002	Arsenal	A	1–4	38,029	Marlet
2 March 2002	Liverpool	H	0–2	21,103
6 March 2002	Chelsea	A	2–3	39,744	Saha (2, 1 pen)
16 March 2002	Everton	A	1–2	34,639	Malbranque
24 March 2002	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–2	15,885
30 March 2002	Southampton	A	1–1	31,616	Marlet
1 April 2002	West Ham United	H	0–1	19,416
8 April 2002	Newcastle United	A	1–1	50,017	Saha
20 April 2002	Leeds United	A	1–0	39,111	Malbranque
23 April 2002	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–0	18,107	Goldbaek, Marlet, Hayles
27 April 2002	Leicester City	H	0–0	21,106
11 May 2002	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–3	30,487

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 2002	Wycombe Wanderers	A	2–2	9,921	Legwinski, Marlet
R3R	15 January 2002	Wycombe Wanderers	H	1–0	11,894	Hayles
R4	26 January 2002	York City	A	2–0	7,563	Malbranque, Marlet
R5	16 February 2002	Walsall	A	2–1	8,766	Bennett (own goal), Barry Hayles
QF	10 March 2002	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–0	24,811	Marlet
SF	14 April 2002	Chelsea	N	0–1	36,147

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	11 September 2001	Rochdale	A	2–2 (won 6-5 on pens)	6,303	Boa Morte, Brevett
R3	10 October 2001	Derby County	H	5–2	9,217	Hayles, Legwinski, Collins, Saha, Malbranque (pen)
R4	29 November 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–2	17,006	Hayles

Squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Edwin van der Sar
2	DF	Steve Finnan
3	DF	Rufus Brevett
4	DF	Andy Melville
5	DF	Chris Coleman
7	MF	Jon Harley
8	MF	Lee Clark
9	FW	Steve Marlet
10	MF	John Collins
12	GK	Maik Taylor^[3]
14	MF	Steed Malbranque^[4]
15	FW	Barry Hayles^[5]
16	DF	Zat Knight
18	MF	Sylvain Legwinski
19	FW	Bjarne Goldbaek

No.	Position	Player
20	FW	Louis Saha
22	FW	Luis Boa Morte
23	MF	Sean Davis
24	DF	Alain Goma
25	DF	Abdeslam Ouaddou
30	GK	Glyn Thompson
31	MF	Eddie Lewis
32	GK	Marcus Hahnemann
33	FW	Calum Willock^[6]
34	FW	Elvis Hammond
35	DF	Kieran McAnespie
36	DF	Mark Hudson
38	FW	Luke Cornwall
40	MF	Andrejs Stolcers

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.		Position	Player
6		DF	Kit Symons (to Crystal Palace)
26		MF	Kevin Betsy^[7] (to Barnsley)

No.		Position	Player
29		MF	Paul Trollope^[8] (to Coventry City)
		DF	Alan Neilson (to Grimsby Town)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
1 August 2001	GK	Edwin van Der Sar	Juventus	Undisclosed (estimated £7,000,000)^[9]
1 August 2001	DF	Abdeslam Ouaddou	Nancy	£2,000,000^[10]
2 August 2001	MF	Steed Malbranque	Lyon	£5,000,000
8 August 2001	DF	Jon Harley	Chelsea	£3,500,000^[11]
22 August 2001	MF	Sylvain Legwinski	Bordeaux	£3,300,000
29 August 2001	FW	Steve Marlet	Lyon	£11,500,000

Out

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Jean Tigana
First Team Coach	Ray Lewington
Goalkeeping Coach	Mike Kelly
Reserve Team Coach	Billy McKinlay
Academy Coach	Gary Brazil
Head of Youth Development	John Murtough
Physiotherapist	Jason Palmer
Club Doctor	Steve Nance
Chief Scout	John Marshall

Last updated: 21 Sep 2007
Source: Fulham FC

Other information

Chairman	Mohamed Al Fayed
Managing Director	David McNally
Technical Director	Les Reed
Director	Omar Fayed
Director	Karim Fayed
Director	Mark Collins
Director	Stuart Benson
Commercial Manager	Olly Dale
Commercial Manager	Mark Maunders
Secretary	Zoe Ward
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Craven Cottage (26,600 / 112x72 yards)

Source: Fulham article on 15 Aug 2007

References

↑ http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2001-2002/table/2002-04-13
↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/fulham/2001-2002/results
↑ Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualifies to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport; he made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
↑ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualifies to represent France internationally; he represented them at U-21 level and would be called up to the senior international side in February 2004, but he would not play.
↑ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
↑ Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualifies to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
↑ Betsy was born in Woking, England, but also qualifies to represent Seychelles internationally and would make his international debut for Seychelles in 2011.
↑ Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/1467554.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/1469088.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/1477811.stm

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