Club: | Southampton F.C. |
Season: | 2001–02 |
Manager: | Stuart Gray (until 21 October) Gordon Strachan (from 22 October) |
Chairman: | Rupert Lowe |
Stadium: | St Mary's Stadium |
League: | Premier League |
League Result: | 11th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third round |
Cup2: | League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Fourth round |
League Topscorer: | Pahars (14) |
Season Topscorer: | Pahars (16) |
Average Attendance: | 30,633 |
Pattern La1: | _red_stripes |
Pattern B1: | _redstripes2 |
Pattern Ra1: | _red_stripes |
Pattern Sh1: | _redsides |
Shorts1: | 000000 |
Prevseason: | 2000–01 |
Nextseason: | 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.
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.
See main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League.
Southampton's score comes first[1]
Win | Draw | Loss |
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 |
See main article: 2001–02 FA Cup.
R3 | 16 January 2002 | Rotherham United | A | 1–2 | 8,464 | Pahars (pen) |
See main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup.
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 |
Squad at end of season[2]
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 June 2001 | MF | Anders Svensson | Elfsborg | £500,000[3] | |
10 July 2001 | MF | Rory Delap | Derby County | £4,000,000[4] | |
11 July 2001 | MF | Jacinto Elá | Espanyol | Free | |
31 July 2001 | MF | Paul Murray | Queens Park Rangers | Free[5] | |
31 October 2001 | DF | Paul Williams | Coventry City | Free[6] | |
31 October 2001 | DF | Paul Telfer | Coventry City | Free | |
13 November 2001 | FW | Agustín Delgado | Club Necaxa | £3,500,000[7] | |
16 November 2001 | MF | Cléber Chalá | El Nacional | £1,000,000[8] | |
24 November 2001 | DF | Mike Williamson | Torquay United | £100,000[9] | |
5 December 2001 | FW | Brett Ormerod | Blackpool | £1,750,000[10] | |
28 December 2001 | MF | Fabrice Fernandes | Rennes | £1,100,000[11] |
Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 May 2001 | DF | Phil Warner | Cambridge United | Free[12] | |
14 June 2001 | FW | Luis Boa Morte | Fulham | £1,700,000[13] | |
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[14] | |
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[15] | |
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[16] | ||
22 May 2002 | MF | Stuart Ripley | Released |
Transfers in: £11,950,000
Transfers out: £9,800,000
Total spending: £2,150,000
Date | Pos | Name | Club | Return | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 October 2001 | DF | 30 October 2001 | [17] | |||
15 March 2002 | FW | 11 May 2002 | [18] |
Date | Pos | Name | Club | Return | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 October 2001 | FW | 30 November 2001 | [19] | |||
31 December 2001 | MF | 21 April 2002 | ||||
1 February 2002 | GK | 11 February 2002 | ||||
15 March 2002 | GK | 31 May 2002 |
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Considering starts in all competitions[20] [21]