2001–02 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Bolton Wanderers
2001–02 season
Chairman Phil Gartside
Manager Sam Allardyce
Stadium Reebok Stadium
Premier League 16th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fifth round
Top goalscorer League:
Michael Ricketts (12)
All:
Michael Ricketts (15)
Highest home attendance 27,351 (vs Arsenal, 29 April 2002)
Lowest home attendance 5,761 (vs. Walsall, 11 September 2001)
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 season was the 123rd season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their first season back in the top-flight after a four-year absence. It covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.[1]

Season summary

Three wins from their first three Premiership games put newly promoted Bolton on top of the table, and manager Sam Allardyce was boasting (tongue-in-cheek) that his side were capable of winning their first-ever league title, but the strong start to the season was not followed up and in the end they finished 16th, just enough to avoid relegation.

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. Position Player
1 England GK Steve Banks
2 France DF Bruno N'Gotty
3 England DF Mike Whitlow
4 Iceland DF Guðni Bergsson
5 Scotland DF Colin Hendry
6 England DF Paul Warhurst
7 Denmark FW Bo Hansen
8 Denmark MF Per Frandsen
9 Denmark FW Henrik Pedersen
10 England FW Dean Holdsworth
11 Jamaica MF Ricardo Gardner
12 England DF Dean Holden
13 France FW Youri Djorkaeff
14 Republic of Ireland MF Gareth Farrelly
15 England MF Kevin Nolan
16 Germany FW Fredi Bobic (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
No. Position Player
17 England FW Michael Ricketts
19 England MF David Norris
20 England MF Nicky Southall
21 England FW Rod Wallace
22 Finland GK Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 France MF Mario Espartero (on loan from Metz)
24 England DF Anthony Barness
25 England DF Simon Charlton
26 England DF Leam Richardson
28 Jamaica MF Jermaine Johnson
29 Denmark MF Stig Tøfting
30 England GK Kevin Poole
32 England MF Jeff Smith
34 Greece MF Kostas Konstantinidis (on loan from Hertha Berlin)
38 Northern Ireland MF Wayne Buchanan
46 Jamaica MF Cleveland Taylor

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
16 England FW Ian Marshall (to Blackpool)
23 Senegal MF Djibril Diawara (on loan from Torino)
27 Japan FW Akinori Nishizawa (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
No. Position Player
42 Finland GK Jani Viander (on loan from HJK)
England MF Nicky Summerbee (to Manchester City)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
18 England FW Paul Wheatcroft
27 French Polynesia MF Gérald Forschelet
31 Italy FW Emanuele Morini
33 England MF Ryan Baldacchino
35 United States GK Jeff Cassar
No. Position Player
37 England DF Nicky Hunt
39 Republic of Ireland MF Ciaran Ryan
40 England MF Chris Downey
41 Republic of Ireland DF Alan O'Hare

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Results

FA Premier League

Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
18 August 2001 Leicester City A 5 – 0 Nolan (2) 15', 41', Ricketts 33', Frandsen (2) 45', 83' 19,987
21 August 2001 Middlesbrough H 1 – 0 Ricketts 39' 20,747
27 August 2001 Liverpool H 2 – 1 Ricketts 27', Holdsworth 90' 27,205
8 September 2001 Leeds United A 0 – 0 40,153
15 September 2001 Southampton H 0 – 1 24,378
19 September 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 1 – 1 Wallace 69' 25,949
22 September 2001 Arsenal A 1 – 1 Ricketts 83' 38,014
29 September 2001 Sunderland H 0 – 2 24,520
13 October 2001 Newcastle United H 0 – 4 25,631
20 October 2001 Manchester United A 2 – 1 Nolan 35', Ricketts 84' 67,559
27 October 2001 Aston Villa A 2 – 3 Ricketts (2) 2', 75' 33,599
3 November 2001 Everton H 2 – 2 Frandsen 10', Ricketts 90' 27,343
18 November 2001 Ipswich Town A 2 – 1 Bergsson 6', Ricketts 25' 22,335
24 November 2001 Fulham H 0 – 0 23,848
3 December 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 2 – 3 Ricketts 8', Wallace 56' 32,971
8 December 2001 Derby County A 0 – 1 25,712
15 December 2001 Charlton Athletic H 0 – 0 Frandsen 84' 20,834
23 December 2001 Chelsea A 1 – 5 Nolan 3' 34,063
26 December 2001 Leeds United H 0 – 3 27,060
29 December 2001 Leicester City H 2 – 2 Nolan 34', Ricketts 90' 23,037
1 January 2002 Liverpool A 1 – 1 Nolan 78' 43,710
12 January 2002 Chelsea H 2 – 2 Ricketts 56', Nolan 79' 23,891
19 January 2002 Middlesbrough A 1 – 1 Hansen 73' 26,104
29 January 2002 Manchester United H 0 – 4 27,350
2 February 2002 Newcastle United A 2 – 3 Gardner 19', Southall 34' 52,094
9 February 2002 West Ham United H 1 – 0 Gardner 38' 24,342
23 February 2002 Southampton A 0 – 0 31,380
2 March 2002 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 1 Wallace 45' 27,203
5 March 2002 Sunderland A 0 – 1 43,011
16 March 2002 Derby County H 1 – 3 Gardner 46' 25,893
23 March 2002 Charlton Athletic A 2 – 1 Djorkaeff (2) 15', 39' 26,358
30 March 2002 Aston Villa H 3 – 2 Delaney 8'(og), Bobic 40', Nolan 76' 24,600
1 April 2002 Everton A 1 – 3 N'Gotty 75' 39,784
6 April 2002 Ipswich Town H 4 – 1 Bobic (3) 2', 30', 38', Djorkaeff 35' 25,817
20 April 2002 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 – 1 Holdsworth 71' 25,817
23 April 2002 Fulham A 0 – 3 18,107
29 April 2002 Arsenal H 0 – 2 27,351
11 May 2002 West Ham United A 1 – 2 Djorkaeff 35,546
Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
15. Everton 38 11 10 17 45 57  -12 43
16. Bolton Wanderers 38 9 13 16 44 62  -18 40
17. Sunderland 38 10 10 18 29 51  -22 40

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

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
16 January 2002 Round 3 Stockport County A 4 – 1 Bergsson 36', Fradin 42'(og), Frandsen 73', Ricketts 85' 5,821
5 February 2002 Round 4 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 – 4 27,093

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
11 September 2001 Round 2 Walsall H 4 – 3 (aet) Ricketts 68', Holdsworth 80', Nishizawa 90', Pedersen 97' 5,761
8 October 2001 Round 3 Nottingham Forest H 1 – 0 Wallace 3' 6,881
27 November 2001 Round 4 Southampton H 2 – 2 (aet)
Won 6 – 5 on penalties		 Holdsworth 55' (pen), Ricketts 110' 8,404
11 December 2001 Round 5 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 – 6 28,430

Statistics

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season.

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 34 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 38 (0)
2 England Kevin Nolan Midfielder 34 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 36 (3)
3 England Simon Charlton Defender 35 (1) 0 (0) 1 (0) 36 (1)
4 Jamaica Ricardo Gardner Midfielder 29 (2) 2 (0) 0 (1) 31 (1)
5 Iceland Guðni Bergsson Defender 29 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 31 (0)
6 Jamaica Ricardo Gardner Midfielder 31 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 31 (1)
7 England Mike Whitlow Defender 28 (1) 1 (0) 0 (1) 29 (2)
8 England Michael Ricketts Striker 26 (12) 1 (1) 0 (3) 27 (16)
9 Denmark Per Frandsen Midfielder 25 (5) 0 (0) 1 (0) 26 (5)
10 France Bruno N'Gotty Defender 24 (2) 0 (0) 2 (1) 26 (3)
11 England Paul Warhurst Defender/Midfielder 25 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 26 (0)
12 England Anthony Barness Defender 19 (6) 2 (0) 2 (0) 23 (6)
13= England Nicky Southall Defender/Midfielder 10 (8) 2 (0) 4 (0) 16 (8)
13= England Rod Wallace Striker 14 (6) 1 (0) 1 (2) 16 (8)
15 Republic of Ireland Gareth Farrelly Midfielder 11 (7) 2 (0) 3 (0) 16 (7)
16 Denmark Bo Hansen Striker 10 (7) 2 (0) 2 (0) 14 (7)
17 Germany Fredi Bobic Striker 14 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 14 (2)
18 England Dean Holdsworth Striker 9 (22) 0 (1) 3 (1) 12 (24)
19 France Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder/Striker 12 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 12 (0)
20 Denmark Henrik Pedersen Streiker 5 (6) 2 (0) 1 (1) 8 (7)
21 England Delroy Facey Striker 1 (8) 2 (0) 0 (0) 3 (8)
22 Jamaica Jermaine Johnson Midfielder 4 (6) 1 (1) 2 (0) 7 (7)
23 Scotland Colin Hendry Defender 3 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0) 7 (0)
24 Senegal Djibril Diawara Defender 4 (5) 0 (0) 2 (0) 6 (5)
25 Denmark Stig Tøfting Midfielder 6 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (0)
26= England Kevin Poole Goalkeeper 3 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0)
26= Greece Kostas Konstantinidis Defender 3 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0)
26= Japan Akinori Nishizawa Striker 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0)
29= England Ian Marshall Defender/Striker 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (0) 2 (1)
29= England David Norris Midfielder 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (1) 2 (1)
29= England Leam Richardson Midfielder 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (0) 2 (1)
32 England Steve Banks Goalkeeper 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0)
33= England Dean Holden Defender 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
33= Finland Jani Viander Goalkeeper 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0)
34= Northern Ireland Wayne Buchanan Midfielder 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1)
34 England Cleveland Taylor Midfielder 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1)

Top scorers

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 England Michael Ricketts Striker 12 1 2 15
2 England Kevin Nolan Midfielder 8 0 0 8
3= Germany Fredi Bobic Striker 4 0 0 4
3= France Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder/Striker 4 1 0 4
3= England Dean Holdsworth Striker 2 0 2 4
3= England Rod Wallace Striker 3 0 1 4

References

  1. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 2001/02". bwfcstats.com. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/faprem/bolton.htm
  3. ↑ "Bolton snap up Pedersen". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 July 2001. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Wallace the Wanderer". BBC News. 17 September 2001.
  5. ↑ "Bon is good for Bolton". BBC News. 2 January 2002.
  6. ↑ "Bolton sign Tofting". BBC News. 7 February 2002.
  7. ↑ "Bolton sign Djorkaeff". BBC News. 13 February 2002.
  8. ↑ "Bolton sign US keeper". BBC News. 28 March 2002.
  9. ↑ "O'Kane joins Blackpool". BBC News. 14 June 2001.
  10. ↑ "Japan striker joins Bolton". BBC News. 16 July 2001.
  11. ↑ "Bolton clinch N'Gotty deal". BBC News. 14 September 2001.
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