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Celtic
2001–02 season
ChairmanBrian Quinn
ManagerMartin O'Neill
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premier League1st
Scottish CupFinalists
Scottish League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Henrik Larsson (29)
All:
Henrik Larsson (35)

Celtic started the 2001–02 season looking to retain the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They entered the UEFA Champions League at the third qualifying round. They finished the season as league champions for the second season in succession.

Players

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Squad at end of season[1]

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 Scotland SCO Jonathan Gould
2 DF Scotland SCO Tom Boyd
3 DF Guinea GUI Mohammed Sylla[note 1]
4 DF Scotland SCO Jackie McNamara
5 DF Belgium BEL Joos Valgaeren
6 DF Guinea GUI Bobo Baldé[note 2]
7 FW Sweden SWE Henrik Larsson
8 MF England ENG Alan Thompson
9 FW England ENG Chris Sutton
10 FW Wales WAL John Hartson
11 MF Denmark DEN Morten Wieghorst
14 MF Scotland SCO Paul Lambert
15 MF Netherlands NED Bobby Petta
17 DF France FRA Didier Agathe
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon
19 MF Bulgaria BUL Stiliyan Petrov
20 GK Scotland SCO Rab Douglas
23 GK Russia RUS Dmitri Kharine
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Healy
25 DF Slovakia SVK Ľubomír Moravčík
26 FW Scotland SCO Paul Shields
28 MF Scotland SCO Ryan McCann
29 FW Scotland SCO Shaun Maloney
30 MF England ENG Steve Guppy
31 DF Brazil BRA Rafael Scheidt
32 FW Scotland SCO Simon Lynch
34 MF Scotland SCO Mark Fotheringham
35 DF Sweden SWE Johan Mjallby
37 FW Scotland SCO Liam Keogh
39 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Smith
40 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Crainey
41 DF Scotland SCO John Kennedy
42 DF Republic of Ireland IRL James Goodwin
43 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Miller
46 MF Scotland SCO Brian McColligan

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
3 DF France FRA Stéphane Mahé (to Hearts)
12 FW England ENG Tommy Johnson (to Sheffield Wednesday)
16 DF Ivory Coast CIV Olivier Tébily (to Birmingham City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Scotland SCO Stewart Kerr (to Wigan Athletic)
27 FW Scotland SCO Mark Burchill (to Portsmouth)

Reserve squad

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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
22 MF France FRA Stéphane Bonnes
33 DF Northern Ireland NIR John Convery
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 GK Scotland SCO Barry-John Corr

Competitions

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Results for Celtic F.C. for season 2001–02.

NOTE: scores are written Celtic first

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Celtic scorers Match Report
28 July 2001 Celtic Park St Johnstone 3–0 SPL Mjällby, Lambert (2) BBC Sport
4 August 2001 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 1–0 SPL Larsson BBC Sport
8 August 2001 Amsterdam Arena Ajax 3–1 CLQ Petta, Agathe, Sutton Telegraph[dead link‍]
11 August 2001 Celtic Park Heart of Midlothian 2–0 SPL Larsson (2) BBC Sport
18 August 2001 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 0–0 SPL BBC Sport
22 August 2001 Celtic Park Ajax 0–1 CLQ Telegraph[dead link‍]
25 August 2001 Easter Road Hibernian 4–1 SPL Moravčík, Sutton (2), Larsson BBC Sport[permanent dead link‍]
8 September 2001 Celtic Park Dunfermline 3–1 SPL Moravčík (2), Sutton BBC Sport[permanent dead link‍]
15 September 2001 Dens Park Dundee 4–0 SPL Larsson (2), Petrov, Maloney BBC Sport
18 September 2001 Stadio delle Alpi Juventus 2–3 CL Petrov, Larsson BBC Sport
22 September 2001 Celtic Park Aberdeen 2–0 SPL Larsson, Petrov BBC Sport
25 September 2001 Celtic Park Porto 1–0 CL Larsson BBC Sport[permanent dead link‍]
30 September 2001 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 2–0 SPL Petrov, Thompson BBC Sport
10 October 2001 Celtic Park Rosenborg 1–0 CL Thompson BBC Sport
13 October 2001 Fir Park Motherwell 2–1 SPL Moravčík, Larsson BBC Sport
17 October 2001 Estádio das Antas Porto 0–3 CL Telegraph[dead link‍]
20 October 2001 Celtic Park Dundee United 5–1 SPL Hartson (3), Baldé, Maloney BBC Sport
23 October 2001 Lerkendal Stadion Rosenborg 0–2 CL BBC Sport
27 October 2001 Celtic Park Kilmarnock 1–0 SPL Valgaeren BBC Sport
31 October 2001 Celtic Park Juventus 4–3 CL Valgaeren, Sutton (2), Larsson BBC Sport
3 November 2001 McDiarmid Park St Johnstone 2–1 SPL Dods (OG), Larsson BBC Sport
8 November 2001 Celtic Park Stirling Albion 8–0 SLC Hartson (2), Maloney (4), Tebily, Healy BBC Sport
17 November 2001 Tynecastle Stadium Heart of Midlothian 1–0 SPL Larsson BBC Sport
22 November 2001 Estadio Mestalla Valencia 0–1 UC BBC Sport
25 November 2001 Celtic Park Rangers 2–1 SPL Valgaeren, Larsson BBC Sport
1 December 2001 Celtic Park Hibernian 3–0 SPL Hartson (2), Lennon BBC Sport
6 December 2001 Celtic Park Valencia 1–0 UC Larsson BBC Sport
9 December 2001 East End Park Dunfermline 4–0 SPL Baldé, Hartson (2), Thompson BBC Sport
15 December 2001 Celtic Park Dundee 3–1 SPL Sutton, Larsson, Hartson BBC Sport
18 December 2001 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 2–0 SLC Baldé, Hartson Telegraph[dead link‍]
22 December 2001 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 0–2 SPL BBC Sport
26 December 2001 Celtic Park Livingston 3–2 SPL Moravčík, Larsson (2) BBC Sport
28 December 2001 Tannadice Park Dundee United 4–0 SPL Hartson, Petrov, Thompson, Larsson BBC Sport
2 January 2002 Celtic Park Motherwell 2–0 SPL Larsson, Hartson BBC Sport
8 January 2002 Brockville Park Alloa 5–0 SC Baldé, Wieghorst, Maloney, Petta, Sylla BBC Sport
12 January 2002 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 2–0 SPL Hartson, Lambert BBC Sport
19 January 2002 Celtic Park St Johnstone 2–1 SPL Larsson, Thompson BBC Sport
23 January 2002 Celtic Park Heart of Midlothian 2–0 SPL Larsson (2) BBC Sport
31 January 2002 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 3–1 SPL Moravčík, Larsson, Hartson BBC Sport
2 February 2002 Easter Road Hibernian 1–1 SPL Hartson BBC Sport
5 February 2002 Hampden Park Rangers 1–2 SLC Baldé BBC Sport
9 February 2002 Celtic Park Dunfermline 5–0 SPL Larsson (3), Hartson, Agathe BBC Sport
16 February 2002 Dens Park Dundee 3–0 SPL Larsson, Mjällby, Hartson BBC Sport
25 February 2002 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 2–0 SC Hartson, Petrov BBC Sport
2 March 2002 Celtic Park Aberdeen 1–0 SPL Thompson BBC Sport
9 March 2002 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 1–1 SPL Petrov BBC Sport
16 March 2002 Celtic Park Dundee United 1–0 SPL Petrov BBC Sport
19 March 2002 Fir Park Motherwell 4–0 SPL Lambert, Larsson (2), Mjällby BBC Sport
23 March 2002 Hampden Park Ayr United 3–0 SC Larsson, Thompson (2) BBC Sport
6 April 2002 Celtic Park Livingston 5–1 SPL Larsson (3), Hartson (2) BBC Sport
13 April 2002 Celtic Park Dunfermline 5–0 SPL Hartson (2), Lambert, Smith, Sylla BBC Sport
21 April 2002 Celtic Park Rangers 1–1 SPL Thompson BBC Sport
28 April 2002 Tynecastle Stadium Heart of Midlothian 4–1 SPL Lynch (2), Maloney (2) BBC Sport
4 May 2002 Hampden Park Rangers 2–3 SC Hartson, Baldé BBC Sport
12 May 2002 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 1–0 SPL Maloney BBC Sport

Key:

  • SPL = Scottish Premier League
  • SC = Scottish Cup
  • SLC = Scottish League Cup
  • CLQ = Champions League Qualifier
  • CL = Champions League Match
  • UC = UEFA Cup match
  • F = Friendly match

Player statistics

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Appearances and goals

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List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Jonathan Gould 3 0 1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Tom Boyd 12 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
3 MF Guinea GUI Mohammed Sylla 15 2 7+2 1 1+1 1 1 0 0+3 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Jackie McNamara 30 0 9+11 0 2+2 0 2 0 3+1 0
5 DF Belgium BEL Joos Valgaeren 32 3 20 2 1 0 2 0 9 1
6 DF Guinea GUI Bobo Baldé 38 6 22 2 5 2 3 2 8 0
7 FW Sweden SWE Henrik Larsson 47 35 33 29 3 2 1 0 10 4
8 MF England ENG Alan Thompson 36 9 22+3 6 3+1 2 1 0 4+2 1
9 FW England ENG Chris Sutton 30 7 18 4 2 0 1+1 0 8 3
10 FW Wales WAL John Hartson 43 24 26+5 19 4 2 3 3 2+3 0
11 MF Denmark DEN Morten Wieghorst 5 1 2+1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Paul Lambert 49 5 33+1 5 4 0 1 0 10 0
15 MF Netherlands NED Bobby Petta 27 2 12+6 0 1+1 1 0+1 0 4+2 1
16 DF France FRA Olivier Tébily 13 1 8+3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
17 MF France FRA Didier Agathe 32 2 20 1 3 0 1 0 8 1
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon 49 1 32+1 1 4 0 1+1 0 10 0
19 MF Bulgaria BUL Stiliyan Petrov 44 8 26+2 6 5 1 2+1 0 7+1 1
20 GK Scotland SCO Rab Douglas 52 0 35 0 4 0 3 0 10 0
23 GK Russia RUS Dmitri Kharine 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 MF Ireland EIR Colin Healy 6 1 2+2 0 0+1 0 1 1 0 0
25 MF Slovakia SVK Ľubomír Moravčík 33 6 16+7 6 1 0 2+1 0 3+3 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Jon Paul McGovern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Scotland SCO Shaun Maloney 20 10 3+13 5 1+1 1 1 4 0+1 0
30 MF England ENG Steve Guppy 23 0 16 0 2 0 2 0 3 0
32 FW Scotland SCO Simon Lynch 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Ross Wallace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Scotland SCO Mark Fotheringham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF Sweden SWE Johan Mjällby 51 3 35 3 4 0 2 0 10 0
39 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Smith 13 1 3+8 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Crainey 19 0 10+5 0 1+1 0 1 0 1 0
41 DF Scotland SCO John Kennedy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NB: Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 33 4 1 94 18 +76 103 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 25 10 3 82 27 +55 85 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Livingston 38 16 10 12 50 47 +3 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[b]
4 Aberdeen 38 16 7 15 51 49 +2 55
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 14 6 18 52 57 −5 48
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: (1) Points; (2) Goal difference; (3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. ^ As both finalists of the 2001–02 Scottish Cup, Rangers and Celtic, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2002–03 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Aberdeen.

Transfers

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Players in

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In:

Player From Fee
Wales John Hartson Coventry City £6,000,000
Guinea Dianbobo Balde Toulouse Free
Guinea Momo Sylla St Johnstone £400,000
England Steve Guppy Leicester City £700,000

Players out

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Out:

Player To Fee
England Alan Stubbs Everton Free
England Tommy Johnson Sheffield Wednesday Free
France Stephane Mahe Heart of Midlothian Free
Scotland Mark Burchill Portsmouth £1,000,000
Israel Eyal Berkovic Man City £1,500,000

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Sylla was born in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, but also qualified to represent Guinea internationally.
  2. ^ Baldé was born in Marseille, France.

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Celtic - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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