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2001–02 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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Middlesbrough
2001–02 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerSteve McClaren
Premier League12th
FA CupSemi-final
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alen Bokšić (8)
All: Alen Bokšić (8)
Highest home attendance34,358 v Manchester United (Premier League)
Away: 67,683 v Manchester United (Premier League)
Lowest home attendance3,918 v Northampton Town (League Cup)
Away: 6,885 v Wimbledon (F.A. Cup)
Average home league attendance28,459

During the 2001–02 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.

Kit

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Middlesbrough were again sponsored by BT Cellnet for the 2001–02 season. The team's strip was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a plain red shirt, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of blue and black striped shirts, plain black shorts and black socks.[1]

Final league table

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Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 55 51 +4 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
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
14 Charlton Athletic 38 10 14 14 38 49 −11 44
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 9 17 35 47  −12 45 7 5 7 23 26  −3 5 4 10 12 21  −9

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLLLWWDLDWLWDDWLLLLWLDWDDWLWDLWDWWLLLL
Position1919192019111214141314131314121516161616171814161611121213131011109991012
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Notable events

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  • Steve McClaren's first season in charge of Boro.
  • Boro lost their first four matches in the league but then recover to only lose 2 in 11 games.
  • 1–0 win away at Manchester United one of the high points of the league campaign.
  • Strong FA Cup run ended in the semi-finals with a 1–0 loss to Arsenal at Old Trafford. A Gianluca Festa own goal is the difference between the two sides.

Squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

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 Australia AUS Mark Schwarzer
3 DF England ENG Dean Gordon
5 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Festa
6 DF England ENG Gareth Southgate
7 MF England ENG Robbie Mustoe
8 FW Slovakia SVK Szilárd Németh
9 MF England ENG Paul Ince (captain)
10 FW Italy ITA Benito Carbone (on loan from Bradford City)
11 FW Croatia CRO Alen Bokšić
12 MF England ENG Jonathan Greening
14 MF France FRA Mickaël Debève
15 GK England ENG Marlon Beresford
16 FW Cameroon CMR Joseph-Désiré Job[a]
17 DF England ENG Ugo Ehiogu
20 FW England ENG Dean Windass
21 MF England ENG Mark Wilson
22 MF England ENG Mark Summerbell
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Argentina ARG Carlos Marinelli
24 MF England ENG Phil Stamp
25 GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley
26 FW England ENG Noel Whelan
27 DF Scotland SCO Robbie Stockdale[b]
28 DF England ENG Colin Cooper
29 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason Gavin
30 DF England ENG Stuart Parnaby
31 MF Australia AUS Luke Wilkshire
32 MF Scotland SCO Allan Johnston
33 DF England ENG David Murphy
34 MF England ENG Stewart Downing
36 MF England ENG Mark Hudson
37 DF France FRA Franck Queudrue (on loan from Lens)
38 GK England ENG Sam Russell
39 GK Australia AUS Brad Jones
— MF England ENG Anthony Ormerod

Left club during season

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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
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Curtis Fleming[c] (to Crystal Palace)
4 DF England ENG Steve Vickers (to Birmingham City)
10 FW England ENG Brian Deane (to Leicester City)
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith O'Neill (to Coventry City)
14 MF Australia AUS Paul Okon (on loan to Watford)
18 FW England ENG Andy Campbell (to Cardiff City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Colombia COL Hamilton Ricard (on loan to CSKA Sofia)
32 DF England ENG Steve Baker (to Scarborough)
34 GK Scotland SCO Chris Bennion (Scunthorpe United)
35 MF Scotland SCO Sean Kilgannon (Dunfermline Athletic)
— MF England ENG Stephen Brackstone (to York City)

Transfers

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In

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Date Player Previous Club Fee Ref
1 July 2001 Slovakia Szilárd Németh Slovakia Inter Bratislava Free [3]
11 July 2001 England Gareth Southgate Aston Villa £6.5 million [4]
9 August 2001 England Mark Wilson Manchester United £1.5 million [5]
9 August 2001 England Jonathan Greening Manchester United £2 million [6]
9 September 2001 Scotland Allan Johnston Scotland Rangers £600,000 [7]
12 October 2001 France Franck Queudrue France Lens Loan [8]
7 February 2002 Italy Benito Carbone Bradford City Loan [9]
27 February 2002 France Mickael Debeve France Lens Loan [10]

Out

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For departures of players out of contract at the end of 2000–01 see 2000-01 Middlesbrough F.C. season.

Date Player New Club Fee Ref
31 May 2001 England Neil Maddison Darlington Free [11]
19 July 2001 France Christian Karembeu Greece Olympiacos £2 million [12]
7 August 2001 Republic of Ireland Alan Moore Burnley Free [13]
8 August 2001 Republic of Ireland Keith O'Neill Coventry Free [14]
29 November 2001 England Brian Deane Leicester £150,000 [15]
14 December 2001 England Steve Vickers Birmingham £400,000 [16]
31 December 2001 Republic of Ireland Curtis Fleming Crystal Palace £150,000 [17]
23 March 2002 Scotland Sean Kilgannon Scotland Dunfermline Free [18]
1 June 2002 Colombia Hamilton Ricard Released - [19]
23 March 2002 England Andy Campbell Released - [20]
1 June 2002 England Dean Gordon Coventry Free [21]

Results

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Premier League

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first.

Game Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A 		Attendance Scorers
1 18 August 2001 Arsenal H 0–4 31,557
2 21 August 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 20,747
3 25 August 2001 Everton A 0–2 32,829
4 8 September 2001 Newcastle United H 1–4 30,004 Cooper 4'
5 15 September 2001 West Ham United H 2–1 25,455 Deane 31', Johnston 41'
6 17 September 2001 Leicester City A 2–1 15,412 Ince 85', Greening 88'
7 23 September 2001 Chelsea A 2–2 36,767 Stockdale 61', Bokšić 90'(pen)
8 29 September 2001 Southampton H 1–3 26,142 Bokšić 75'(pen)
9 13 October 2001 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 20,451
10 22 October 2001 Sunderland H 2–0 28,432 Queudrue 2', Bokšić 21'
11 27 October 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 36,062 Boksic 9'
12 3 November 2001 Derby County H 5–1 28,117 Németh 49', Marinelli 57', 82', Bokšić 61, Mustoe 73'
13 17 November 2001 Aston Villa A 0–0 35,424
14 25 November 2001 Ipswich Town H 0–0 32,586
15 1 December 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 1–0 23,849 Bokšić 45'
16 8 December 2001 Liverpool A 0–2 43,674
17 15 December 2001 Manchester United H 0–1 34,358
18 26 December 2001 Newcastle United A 0–3 52,127
19 29 December 2001 Arsenal A 1–2 37,948 Whelan 22'
20 1 January 2002 Everton H 1–0 27,463 Festa 50'
21 12 January 2002 Fulham A 1–2 18,975 Cooper 8'
22 19 January 2002 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 26,104 Whelan 38'
23 29 January 2002 Sunderland A 1–0 44,579 Whelan 14'
24 3 February 2002 Charlton Athletic H 0–0 24,189
25 9 February 2002 Leeds United H 2–2 30,221 Ince 51', Windass 88'
26 19 February 2002 Fulham H 2–1 26,235 Bokšić 27', Németh 77'
27 23 February 2002 West Ham United A 0–1 35,420
28 2 March 2002 Leicester City H 1–0 25,734 Frank Sinclair (o.g.)
29 6 March 2002 Southampton A 1–1 28,931 Whelan 57'
30 16 March 2002 Liverpool H 1–2 31,253 Southgate 89'
31 23 March 2002 Manchester United A 1–0 67,683 Bokšić 9'
32 30 March 2002 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 31,258 Queudrue 69'
33 1 April 2002 Derby County A 1–0 30,822 Mustoe 12'
34 14 April 2002 Aston Villa H 2–1 26,003 Carbone 39', Ehiogu 65'
35 20 April 2002 Blackburn Rovers H 1–3 26,932 Németh 90'
36 28 April 2002 Ipswich Town A 0–1 25,979
37 27 April 2002 Chelsea H 0–2 28,686
38 11 May 2002 Leeds United A 0–1 40,218

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2002 Wimbledon A 0–0 6,885
R3 replay 15 January 2002 Wimbledon H 2–0 9,687 Whelan, Cunningham (og)
R4 26 January 2002 Manchester United H 2–0 17,624 Whelan, Campbell
R5 16 February 2002 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 20,921 Ehiogu
Quarter-final 10 March 2002 Everton H 3–0 26,950 Whelan, Nemeth, Ince
Semi-final 14 April 2002 Arsenal N 0–1 -

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 11 September 2001 Northampton Town H 3–1 3,918 Murphy, Nemeth, Wilson
R3 10 October 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 (a.e.t.) 9,536 Nemeth

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Australia AUS Mark Schwarzer 25 0 21 0 3 0 1 0
15 GK England ENG Marlon Beresford 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley 22 0 17+1 0 3 0 1 0
Defenders
3 DF England ENG Dean Gordon 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Festa 12 1 8 1 3+1 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Gareth Southgate 44 1 37 1 6 0 1 0
17 DF England ENG Ugo Ehiogu 33 2 29 1 2 1 2 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Robbie Stockdale 36 1 26+2 1 6 0 2 0
28 DF England ENG Colin Cooper 21 2 14+4 2 1 0 1+1 0
33 DF England ENG David Murphy 8 1 0+5 0 0+1 0 2 1
37 DF France FRA Franck Queudrue 34 2 28 2 6 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF England ENG Robbie Mustoe 44 2 31+5 2 6 0 1+1 0
9 MF England ENG Paul Ince 36 3 31 2 4 1 1 0
10 MF Italy ITA Benito Carbone 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0
12 MF England ENG Jonathan Greening 41 1 36 1 3+1 0 1 0
14 MF France FRA Mickaël Debève 6 0 1+3 0 1+1 0 0 0
21 MF England ENG Mark Wilson 14 1 2+8 0 1+1 0 2 1
23 MF Argentina ARG Carlos Marinelli 27 0 12+8 0 3+2 0 1+1 0
24 MF England ENG Phil Stamp 9 0 3+3 0 1+2 0 0 0
29 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason Gavin 13 0 5+4 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
31 MF Australia AUS Luke Wilkshire 8 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Allan Johnston 21 1 13+4 1 2+1 0 1 0
34 MF England ENG Stewart Downing 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Mark Hudson 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW Slovakia SVK Szilárd Németh 27 6 11+10 3 2+2 1 2 2
11 FW Croatia CRO Alen Bokšić 26 8 20+2 8 2+1 0 1 0
16 FW Cameroon CMR Joseph-Désiré Job 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
20 FW England ENG Dean Windass 34 1 8+19 1 3+3 0 1 0
26 FW England ENG Noel Whelan 27 7 18+4 4 5 3 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Curtis Fleming 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Steve Vickers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Brian Deane 7 1 6+1 1 0 0 0 0
14 MF Australia AUS Paul Okon 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW England ENG Andy Campbell 5 1 0+4 0 0+1 1 0 0
19 FW Colombia COL Hamilton Ricard 11 0 6+3 0 1 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 30 May 2002
Source: [22]

Goalscorers

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Goalscoring statistics for 2001-02.[23]

Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Croatia Bokšić 8 0 0 8
England Whelan 4 3 0 7
Slovakia Németh 3 1 2 6
England Ince 2 1 0 3
England Cooper 2 0 0 2
France Queudrue 2 0 0 2
Argentina Marinelli 2 0 0 2
England Mustoe 2 0 0 2
England Deane 1 0 0 1
Scotland Johnston 1 0 0 1
England Greening 1 0 0 1
England Stockdale 1 0 0 1
Italy Festa 1 0 0 1
England Windass 1 0 0 1
England Southgate 1 0 0 1
Italy Carbone 1 0 0 1
England Ehiogu 1 0 0 1
England Murphy 0 0 1 1
England Wilson 0 0 1 1
England Campbell 0 1 0 1
Own Goals 1 1 0 2

Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions[24][25]

Notes

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  1. ^ Job was born in Vénissieux, France, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally and made his international debut for Cameroon in November 1997.
  2. ^ Stockdale was born in Redcar, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2002.
  3. ^ Fleming was born in Manchester, England, but was raised in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland, and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in April 1996.

References

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  1. ^ "1980 to 2006 Kits". kitclassics.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Middlesbrough - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Players - Szilard Nemeth". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2004.
  4. ^ "Players - Gareth Southgate". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2004.
  5. ^ "Players - Mark Wilson". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2004.
  6. ^ "Players - Jonathan Greening". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2004.
  7. ^ "Players - Allan Johnston". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004.
  8. ^ "Players - Franck Queudrue". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2004.
  9. ^ "Players - Benito Carbone". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2004.
  10. ^ "Players - Mickael Debeve". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2005.
  11. ^ "Players - Neil Maddison". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2004.
  12. ^ "Players - Christian Karembeu". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2004.
  13. ^ "Players - Alan Moore". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2004.
  14. ^ "Players - Keith O'Neill". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2005.
  15. ^ "Players - Brian Deane". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2004.
  16. ^ "Players - Steve Vickers". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2005.
  17. ^ "Players - Curtis Fleming". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2004.
  18. ^ "Players - Sean Kilgannon". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004.
  19. ^ "Players - Hamilton Ricard". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2005.
  20. ^ "Players - Andy Campbell". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2004.
  21. ^ "Players - Dean Gordon". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2004.
  22. ^ "Middlesbrough players: Premier League 2002". www.11v11.com.
  23. ^ "BORO 2004-05 Premiership". boroscoreforecast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
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