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Southampton F.C. 2001–02 football season

Southampton F.C.

2001–02 season

Chairman

Rupert Lowe

Manager

Stuart Gray (until 21 October)
Gordon Strachan (from 22 October)

Stadium

Top goalscorer

League: Pahars (14)
All: Pahars (16)

Average home league attendance

30,633

Home colours

← 2000–01 2002–03 →

During the 2001–02 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League. Initially under Stuart Gray and then Gordon Strachan from October, they finished 11th in the Premier League and reached the third round of the FA Cup.

Season summary

The move to St Mary's Stadium was seen as the way forward for Southampton after 103 years at the dilapidated Dell, but a terrible start to the season saw relegation looking certain and cost manager Stuart Gray his job after barely six months in charge. His successor was Gordon Strachan, who had just left Coventry City. Strachan quickly turned Southampton's fortunes round, and they gradually climbed to a secure 11th place in the final table.

At the end of the season, Matthew Le Tissier retired, bringing to an end his 16-year playing career for Southampton. He remained at the club as a coach.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Tottenham Hotspur	38	14	8	16	49	53	−4	50
10	Blackburn Rovers	38	12	10	16	55	51	+4	46	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
11	Southampton	38	12	9	17	46	54	−8	45
12	Middlesbrough	38	12	9	17	35	47	−12	45
13	Fulham	38	10	14	14	36	44	−8	44	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

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

Results

Southampton's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 2001	Leeds United	A	0–2	39,715
25 August 2001	Chelsea	H	0–2	31,107
9 September 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–2	33,668
15 September 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–0	24,378	Pahars
24 September 2001	Aston Villa	H	1–3	26,794	Pahars
29 September 2001	Middlesbrough	A	3–1	26,142	Beattie (2), Pahars (pen)
13 October 2001	Arsenal	H	0–2	29,759
20 October 2001	West Ham United	A	0–2	25,842
24 October 2001	Ipswich Town	H	3–3	29,614	Beattie, Pahars, Marsden
27 October 2001	Fulham	A	1–2	18,771	Beattie
3 November 2001	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–2	30,523	Pahars
17 November 2001	Derby County	A	0–1	32,063
24 November 2001	Charlton Athletic	H	1–0	31,198	Pahars
2 December 2001	Everton	A	0–2	28,138
8 December 2001	Leicester City	A	4–0	20,321	Svensson (2), Beattie, Pahars
15 December 2001	Sunderland	H	2–0	29,459	Craddock (own goal), Pahars
22 December 2001	Manchester United	A	1–6	67,638	Pahars
26 December 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	31,719	Beattie
29 December 2001	Leeds United	H	0–1	31,622
1 January 2002	Chelsea	A	4–2	35,156	Beattie (2), Pahars, Marsden
9 January 2002	Liverpool	H	2–0	31,527	Beattie, Riise (own goal)
13 January 2002	Manchester United	H	1–3	31,858	Beattie
19 January 2002	Liverpool	A	1–1	43,710	Davies
30 January 2002	West Ham United	H	2–0	31,879	Davies, Fernandes
2 February 2002	Arsenal	A	1–1	38,024	Tessem
9 February 2002	Newcastle United	A	1–3	51,857	Pahars
23 February 2002	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–0	31,380
2 March 2002	Ipswich Town	A	3–1	25,440	Delap, Ormerod, Marsden
6 March 2002	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	28,931	Svensson
16 March 2002	Leicester City	H	2–2	30,012	Pahars (2, 1 pen)
23 March 2002	Sunderland	A	1–1	46,120	Tessem
30 March 2002	Fulham	H	1–1	31,616	Delap
1 April 2002	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–2	28,851
6 April 2002	Derby County	H	2–0	29,263	Oakley, Pahars
13 April 2002	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	26,557	El Khalej
20 April 2002	Everton	H	0–1	31,785
27 April 2002	Aston Villa	A	1–2	35,255	Beattie
11 May 2002	Newcastle United	H	3–1	31,973	Svensson, Beattie (pen), Telfer

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	16 January 2002	Rotherham United	A	1–2	8,464	Pahars (pen)

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	11 September 2001	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	3–0	6,489	Beattie, Svensson (2)
R3	9 October 2001	Gillingham	A	2–0	7,948	Beattie (pen), Pahars
R4	27 November 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–2 (lost 5–6 on pens)	8,404	Davies, El Khalej

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	WAL	Paul Jones
2	DF	ENG	Jason Dodd
3	DF	ENG	Wayne Bridge
4	MF	ENG	Chris Marsden
5	DF	NOR	Claus Lundekvam
6	DF	ENG	Paul Williams
7	MF	ENG	Matt Le Tissier (captain)
8	MF	ENG	Matt Oakley
9	FW	ENG	James Beattie
10	FW	ENG	Kevin Davies
11	FW	FRA	Eric Hassli (on loan from Metz)
12	MF	SWE	Anders Svensson
13	GK	ENG	Neil Moss
14	MF	ENG	Stuart Ripley
15	DF	ENG	Francis Benali
16	MF	ENG	Mark Draper


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	LVA	Marian Pahars
18	MF	IRL	Rory Delap
19	MF	POR	Dani Rodrigues
20	DF	MAR	Tahar El Khalej
21	FW	NOR	Jo Tessem
24	DF	ROU	Dan Petrescu
25	DF	ENG	Garry Monk
26	MF	LVA	Imants Bleidelis
29	MF	FRA	Fabrice Fernandes
30	FW	AUS	Scott McDonald
32	DF	NIR	Chris Baird
33	DF	SCO	Paul Telfer
34	FW	ECU	Agustín Delgado
35	MF	ECU	Cléber Chalá
36	FW	ENG	Brett Ormerod

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	DF	ENG	Dean Richards (to Tottenham Hotspur)
11	FW	GER	Uwe Rösler (to Unterhaching)
22	FW	AUS	Adrian Caceres (to Hull City)
28	MF	ENG	Kevin Gibbens (to Oxford United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	MF	ENG	Paul Murray (to Oldham Athletic)
31	DF	ENG	Ryan Ashford (to Torquay United)
—	FW	ENG	Mark Peters (to Brentford)
—	FW	ENG	Adam Wallace (to Southend United)

Reserve squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	ESP	Jacinto Elá


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	GK	ENG	Scott Bevan

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee
12 June 2001	MF	Anders Svensson	Elfsborg	£500,000
10 July 2001	MF	Rory Delap	Derby County	£4,000,000
11 July 2001	MF	Jacinto Elá	Espanyol	Free
31 July 2001	MF	Paul Murray	Queens Park Rangers	Free
31 October 2001	DF	Paul Williams	Coventry City	Free
31 October 2001	DF	Paul Telfer	Coventry City	Free
13 November 2001	FW	Agustín Delgado	Club Necaxa	£3,500,000
16 November 2001	MF	Cléber Chalá	El Nacional	£1,000,000
24 November 2001	DF	Mike Williamson	Torquay United	£100,000
5 December 2001	FW	Brett Ormerod	Blackpool	£1,750,000
28 December 2001	MF	Fabrice Fernandes	Rennes	£1,100,000

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee
31 May 2001	DF	Phil Warner	Cambridge United	Free
14 June 2001	FW	Luis Boa Morte	Fulham	£1,700,000
20 June 2001	MF	Hassan Kachloul	Aston Villa	Free
26 June 2001	DF	John Beresford	Ossett Town	Free
10 August 2001	MF	Paul Hughes	Luton Town	Free
21 September 2001	DF	Dean Richards	Tottenham Hotspur	£8,100,000
11 December 2001	MF	Paul Murray	Oldham Athletic	Free
8 January 2002	FW	Uwe Rösler	SpVgg Unterhaching	Free
15 February 2002	FW	Mark Peters	Brentford	Free
18 March 2002	FW	Adrian Caceres	Hull City	Free
28 March 2002	MF	Kevin Gibbens	Oxford United	Free
28 March 2002	DF	Ryan Ashford	Torquay United	Free
28 March 2002	FW	Adam Wallace	Southend United	Free
20 May 2002	MF	Matt Le Tissier	Retired
22 May 2002	MF	Stuart Ripley	Released

Transfers in:

£11,950,000

Transfers out:

£9,800,000

Total spending:

£2,150,000

Loan in

Date	Pos	Name	Club	Return	Ref
26 October 2001	DF	Paul Williams	Coventry City	30 October 2001
15 March 2002	FW	Eric Hassli	Metz	11 May 2002

Loan out

Date	Pos	Name	Club	Return
30 October 2001	FW	Uwe Rösler	West Bromwich Albion	30 November 2001
31 December 2001	MF	Dani Rodrigues	Bristol City	21 April 2002
1 February 2002	GK	Scott Bevan	Stoke City	11 February 2002
15 March 2002	GK	Scott Bevan	Woking	31 May 2002

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	WAL	Paul Jones	40	0	36	0	1	0	3	0
13	GK	ENG	Neil Moss	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Jason Dodd	32	0	26+3	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Wayne Bridge	42	0	38	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF	NOR	Claus Lundekvam	37	0	34	0	1	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Paul Williams	30	0	27+1	0	1	0	1	0
15	DF	ENG	Francis Benali	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	MAR	Tahar El Khalej	15	2	12+1	1	0	0	1+1	1
24	DF	ROU	Dan Petrescu	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Garry Monk	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ENG	Chris Marsden	42	3	38	3	1	0	3	0
7	MF	ENG	Matt Le Tissier	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Matt Oakley	30	1	26+1	1	0	0	3	0
12	MF	SWE	Anders Svensson	38	6	33+1	4	1	0	3	2
14	MF	ENG	Stuart Ripley	6	0	1+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
16	MF	ENG	Mark Draper	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
18	MF	IRL	Rory Delap	29	2	24+4	2	0	0	1	0
21	MF	NOR	Jo Tessem	24	2	7+15	2	0	0	1+1	0
26	MF	LVA	Imants Bleidelis	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	FRA	Fabrice Fernandes	12	1	6+5	1	1	0	0	0
33	MF	SCO	Paul Telfer	30	1	27+1	1	1	0	1	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	James Beattie	31	14	24+4	12	0	0	3	2
10	FW	ENG	Kevin Davies	27	3	18+5	2	0+1	0	2+1	1
17	FW	LVA	Marian Pahars	39	16	33+3	14	1	1	2	1
30	FW	AUS	Scott McDonald	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
34	FW	ECU	Agustin Delgado	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
36	FW	ENG	Brett Ormerod	18	1	8+10	1	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
6	DF	ENG	Dean Richards	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	GER	Uwe Rosler	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
29	FW	ENG	Paul Murray	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 31 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions

No.	Pos.	Name	MS
1	GK	Paul Jones	40
2	RB	Jason Dodd	29
5	CB	Claus Lundekvam	37
6	CB	Paul Williams	29
3	LB	Wayne Bridge	42
33	RM	Paul Telfer	29
12	CM	Anders Svensson	37
8	CM	Matt Oakley	29
4	LM	Chris Marsden	30
17	CF	Marian Pahars	36
9	CF	James Beattie	27

References

"Southampton results for the 2001–2002 season". Statto Organisation Ltd.
http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001–2002/faprem/southam.htm
Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England.
Elá was born in Equatorial Guinea, and would later represent them at full international level.
"Svensson joins Saints". BBC News. 12 June 2001.
"Delap completes £4m Saints switch". BBC News. 10 July 2001.
"Murray lands Saints deal". BBC News. 31 July 2001.
^ "Telfer set for Saints". BBC News. 31 October 2001.
"Delgado joins Saints". BBC Sport. 13 November 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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"Saints seal Williamson deal". BBC Sport. 24 November 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
"Ormerod completes Saints move". BBC Sport. 5 December 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
"Saints sign Fernandes". BBC Sport. 28 December 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
"Cambridge snap up Warner". BBC News. 31 May 2001.
"Fulham seal Boa Morte deal". BBC News. 14 June 2001.
"Richards joins Spurs". BBC News. 21 September 2001.
"Brentford snap up Peters". BBC News. 15 February 2002.
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National teams

League competitions

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Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Eastern, Western)
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