2001–02 Newcastle United F.C. season

In the 2001–02 season, English professional football (soccer) club Newcastle United F.C. played in the Premier League, finishing fourth.

Newcastle United
2001–02 season
ChairmanFreddy Shepherd
ManagerSir Bobby Robson
StadiumSt. James' Park
FA Premier League4th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFifth round
Intertoto CupFinalists
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Shearer (23)
All: Alan Shearer (27)
Average home league attendance51,373

Season summary

For Bobby Robson's first two seasons as manager, the club remained in the bottom half of the table, however during this period Robson had built up an exciting young squad. He felt that his side could aim for eighth place in the final table as the season began

Newcastle reached an Inter-Toto Cup final early in the season against Troyes AC, which they lost on away goals after a 4–4 draw at home.[1] They were soon looking like unlikely contenders for the Premiership title after they spent Christmas at the top of the table. Players such as Kieron Dyer (a Ruud Gullit signing), Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert ensured the team were capable of once again punching their weight in the league. Newcastle achieved qualification for the lucrative Champions' League finishing in 4th place.[2]

This brought renewed hope for the club after four seasons of struggle, though in the end Newcastle fell short of winning the title that they had coveted since 1927. Nonetheless, fourth place was their highest since 1997, securing Champions League football for only the second time in the club's history.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Liverpool 38 24 8 6 67 30 +37 80 Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
3 Manchester United 38 24 5 9 87 45 +42 77 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Newcastle United 38 21 8 9 74 52 +22 71
5 Leeds United 38 18 12 8 53 37 +16 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Chelsea 38 17 13 8 66 38 +28 64
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.

Club transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
June 2001 FW Wales Craig Bellamy England Coventry City £6,000,000
July 2001 DF England Robbie Elliott England Bolton Wanderers Free
August 2001 MF France Laurent Robert France PSG £9,500,000
September 2001 DF France Sylvain Distin France PSG £500,000 (loan fee)
January 2002 MF England Jermaine Jenas England Nottingham Forest £5,000,000
  • Total spending: Decrease £21m

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
May 2001 MF England Des Hamilton Wales Cardiff City Free
May 2001 MF Scotland Stephen Glass England Watford Free
May 2001 FW Scotland Kevin Gallacher England Preston North End Free
May 2001 MF Argentina Daniel Cordone Argentina Racing Club Loan ended
May 2001 DF England Carl Serrant - Retired
January 2002 MF Argentina Christian Bassedas Spain Tenerife Loan
February 2002 DF England Warren Barton England Derby County Undisclosed
February 2002 MF England Rob Lee England Derby County Undisclosed
March 2002 DF England David Beharall England Oldham Athletic £150,000
  • Total spending: Increase £0.15m

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shay Given
2 DF England ENG Warren Barton
3 DF England ENG Robbie Elliott
4 MF Peru PER Nolberto Solano
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy O'Brien
6 MF Chile CHI Clarence Acuña
7 MF England ENG Rob Lee
7 MF England ENG Jermaine Jenas
8 MF England ENG Kieron Dyer
9 FW England ENG Alan Shearer (captain)
10 MF Argentina ARG Christian Bassedas
11 MF Wales WAL Gary Speed
12 DF England ENG Andy Griffin
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK England ENG Steve Harper
14 DF England ENG Wayne Quinn
16 FW England ENG Carl Cort
17 FW Wales WAL Craig Bellamy
18 DF Northern Ireland NIR Aaron Hughes
20 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Lomana LuaLua
22 MF England ENG Jamie McClen
23 FW England ENG Shola Ameobi
24 DF France FRA Sylvain Distin
25 MF Scotland SCO Brian Kerr
32 MF France FRA Laurent Robert
34 DF Greece GRE Nikos Dabizas
35 DF France FRA Olivier Bernard

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Spain ESP Marcelino
21 MF Paraguay PAR Diego Gavilán
26 MF England ENG James Coppinger
27 DF England ENG David Beharall
29 GK Netherlands NED John Karelse
30 DF Scotland SCO Steven Caldwell
31 MF England ENG Stuart Green
33 MF Portugal POR Pedro Dimas
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 DF Scotland SCO Gary Caldwell
37 FW Scotland SCO Colin McMenamin
38 MF Scotland SCO Ryan McGuffie
39 MF England ENG Mark Boyd
40 DF England ENG David Cowan
GK England ENG Phil Pringle
GK England ENG Adam Sadler

U-19 squad

The following players made most of their appearances for the under-19 team this season, but may have also appeared for the under-17s or the reserves.[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW England ENG Michael Chopra
GK England ENG Carl Bell
GK England ENG Jonny Brain
DF England ENG Aaron Labonte
DF England ENG Lee Norton
DF England ENG Bradley Orr
DF England ENG Peter Ramage
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Kendrick
MF England ENG Karl Colley[5]
MF England ENG Tommy English
MF England ENG Andy Ferrell
MF England ENG Robert Kent
MF England ENG Chris Moore
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Craig Robson
MF England ENG Damon Robson
MF Northern Ireland NIR Carl Heiniger
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Brennan
FW England ENG Jonathan Mann
FW England ENG Richard Offiong
  Kevin Dixon
  Paul Dunn
  Ryan Hogg
  David Molloy
  Chris Meredith
  Matthew Patterson
  Stephen Pringle

U-17 squad

The following players made most of their appearances for the under-17 team this season, but may have appeared for the under-19s or the reserves.[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Adam Bartlett
GK England ENG Adam Collin
GK England ENG Ben Smith
DF England ENG Liam Atkin
DF England ENG Chris Carr
DF England ENG Phil Cave
DF England ENG Kris Gate
DF England ENG Steven Taylor
DF Scotland SCO Chris Shanks
MF England ENG James Beaumont
MF England ENG Martin Brittain
MF England ENG Ross Gardner
MF England ENG Steven Istead
MF England ENG Neale McDermott
MF England ENG Ben Webster
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan O'Brien
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW England ENG Guy Bates
FW England ENG Lewis Guy
FW England ENG Marc Walton
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Calvin Zola
MF   Ben Jackson
  Michael Carr
  Ben Dixon
  Stephen Graham
  Mark Grant
  Danny Howe
  Scott Kerr
  Mark Laird
  Graeme Matthewson
  Wesley Richardson
  Gavin Stoker
  Jack Wanless

Trialists

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Netherlands NED Dries Boussatta (free agent)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Iran IRN Hamed Kavianpour (on trial from Persepolis)

Other players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Northern Ireland NIR Daryl Smylie
MF South Africa RSA Matty Pattison
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW England ENG Carl Finnigan

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Director of Football England Gordon Milne
Manager England Bobby Robson
Assistant manager England David Geddis
First-team coach England John Carver
Goalkeeping coach England Simon Smith
Under 17 coach Scotland Alan Irvine
Under 19 coach England Kenny Wharton
Reserve team coach Scotland Tommy Craig
Academy striker coach England Peter Beardsley
Physiotherapist England Derek Wright
Assistant Physio Northern Ireland Paul Ferris
Chief scout England Charlie Woods

Last updated: 10 January 2020
Source:

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKRepublic of Ireland Shay Given 38050106050020
2DFEngland Warren Barton 4+1000106011+1020
3DFEngland Robbie Elliott 26+113+102+106037+3150
4MFPeru Nolberto Solano 377514064521240
5DFRepublic of Ireland Andy O'Brien 31+324+113+100+1038+6340
6MFChile Clarence Acuña 10+633+211+100+1014+10440
7MFEngland Rob Lee 15+1100303021+1140
7MFEngland Jermaine Jenas 6+600000006+6000
8MFEngland Kieron Dyer 15+33200+100017+4300
9FWEngland Alan Shearer 36+12352420045+12730
10MFArgentina Christian Bassedas 1+1000103+105+2020
11MFWales Gary Speed 28+1520306239+1750
12DFEngland Andy Griffin 3+100010004+1000
13GKEngland Steve Harper 000030003000
14DFEngland Wayne Quinn 000+1010617+1100
16FWEngland Carl Cort 6+212000008+2100
17FWWales Craig Bellamy 26+19302+146137+21490
18DFNorthern Ireland Aaron Hughes 34051306248320
20FWDemocratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua 4+1630+300+300+624+28500
22MFEngland Jamie McClen 3031000+206+2100
23FWNigeria Shola Ameobi 4+1100+102+126312+13530
24DFFrance Sylvain Distin 20+8050200027+8060
25MFScotland Brian Kerr 000+2000000+2000
32MFFrance Laurent Robert 34+2831310040+21070
34DFGreece Nikos Dabizas 33+2330206044+2380
35DFFrance Olivier Bernard 4+12320200+308+15320

Matches

Intertoto Cup

14 July 2001 R3 1st leg Lokeren 0 – 4 Newcastle United Lokeren
Report Quinn 13'
Ameobi 23', 39'
LuaLua 85'
Stadium: Daknamstadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: C. Mendez (Spain)
21 July 2001 R3 2nd leg Newcastle United 1 – 0 Lokeren Newcastle upon Tyne
Bellamy 60' Report Mrzlecki Red card 81' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,021
Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Germany)
25 July 2001 Semi–finals 1st leg 1860 Munich 2 – 3 Newcastle United Munich
Agostino 57'
Tapalović 67'
Report Solano 13', 55' (pen.)
Hughes 83'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
7 August 2001 Finals 1st leg Troyes 0 – 0 Newcastle United Troyes
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 10,414
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
21 August 2001 Finals 2nd leg Newcastle United 4 – 4 Troyes Newcastle upon Tyne
Solano 2'
Ameobi 65'
Speed 69' (pen.)
Hughes 90'
Report Leroy 25'
Goussé 28'
Boutal 47', 61'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,577
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)

Rob Lee Testimonial

11 August 2001 Newcastle United 0 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Newcastle upon Tyne
15:15 BST (Report) Guerrero 64' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 18,189
Referee: David Laws

Premier League

19 August 2001 Chelsea 1–1 Newcastle United London
15:00 BST Zenden 8' Report Acuña 77' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,124
Referee: Andy D'Urso
26 August 2001 Newcastle United 1–1 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Bellamy 43' Phillips 34' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,021
Referee: Mike Riley
8 September 2001 Middlesbrough 1–4 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Cooper 4'
Schwarzer Red card 31'
Report Shearer 34' (pen.), 76'
Dabizas 59'
Robert 62'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,004
Referee: Graham Poll
26 September 2001 Newcastle United 1–0 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Solano 33' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,185
Referee: David Pugh
30 September 2001 Newcastle United 0–2 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Report Riise 3'
Murphy 86'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,095
Referee: Graham Barber
27 October 2001 Everton 1–3 Newcastle United Liverpool
Weir 51' Report Bellamy 19'
Solano 49'
Acuña 86'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,524
Referee: Jeff Winter
3 November 2001 Newcastle United 3–0 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
Bellamy 37', 82'
Shearer 50'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,057
Referee: Clive Wilkes
17 November 2001 Fulham 3–1 Newcastle United London
Saha 20'
Legwinski 28'
Hayles 70'
Report Speed 65' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,159
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
1 December 2001 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Newcastle United London
MacDonald 83' Report Speed 73'
Shearer Red card 87'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 24,151
Referee: Andy D'Urso
9 December 2001 Ipswich Town 0–1 Newcastle United Ipswich
Report Solano 20' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 24,748
Referee: Rob Styles
18 December 2001 Arsenal 1–3 Newcastle United London
Pires 20'
Parlour Yellow card 44' Red card
Report O'Brien 60'
Bellamy Yellow card 72' Red card
Shearer 86' (pen.)
Robert 90'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,012
Referee: Graham Poll
22 December 2001 Leeds United 3–4 Newcastle United Leeds
Bowyer 39'
Viduka 50'
Harte 56'
Report Bellamy 38'
Elliott 59'
Shearer 71' (pen.)
Solano 90'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,287
Referee: Jeff Winter
29 December 2001 Newcastle United 1–2 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer 37' Report Guðjohnsen 35', 45' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,123
Referee: Steve Bennett
19 January 2002 Leicester City 0–0 Newcastle United Leicester
Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,354
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 February 2002 Newcastle United 3–1 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
Robert 24'
Shearer 29', 45' (pen.)
Report Pahars 39' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,857
Referee: Barry Knight
24 February 2002 Sunderland 0–1 Newcastle United Sunderland
Report Dabizas 64' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 48,290
Referee: Graham Barber
6 March 2002 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Murphy 32', 53'
Hamann 75'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,204
Referee: Jeff Winter
16 March 2002 Newcastle United 2–2 Ipswich Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Robert 60'
Shearer 88'
Report Bent 43', 50' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,115
Referee: Mike Riley
2 April 2002 Aston Villa 1–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
Crouch 26' Report Shearer 3' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,597
Referee: Steve Dunn
8 April 2002 Newcastle United 1–1 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne
Dyer 21' Report Saha 77' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,017
Referee: Alan Wiley
13 April 2002 Derby County 2–3 Newcastle United Derby
Christie 46'
Morris 53'
Report Robert 73'
Dyer 76'
LuaLua 90'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,031
Referee: Rob Styles
23 April 2002 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Newcastle United Blackburn
Gillespie 28'
Cole 67'
Report Shearer 63', 71' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,712
Referee: Uriah Rennie

FA Cup

23 March 2002 R6 replay Arsenal 3–0 Newcastle United London
Pires 2'
Bergkamp 9'
Campbell 50'
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,073
Referee: Uriah Rennie

League Cup

12 September 2001 Round 2 Newcastle United 4–1 Brentford Newcastle upon Tyne
Ameobi 59'
Bellamy 108', 117', 120'
Report Owusu 17' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,633
Referee: R. Furnandiz
9 October 2001 Round 3 Barnsley 0–1 Newcastle United Barnsley
Report Bellamy 79' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,493
Referee: Chris Foy
27 November 2001 Round 4 Newcastle United 4–1 Ipswich Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Robert 18'
Ameobi 26'
Shearer 37', 40'
Report Bent 77' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,576
Referee: Alan Wiley

References

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