2001–02 season of Aston Villa
Aston Villa 2001–02 football season
During 2001–02, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Aston Villa's early season form was good and the Midlanders even went top briefly at the end of October, but followed that with a run of eleven games with only one win, falling out of the title race. Still, it came as a shock when John Gregory announced his resignation after four years as Villa manager on 24 January. A host of names were linked with the vacancy, but in the end it was Graham Taylor, who took Villa to promotion in 1988 and second place in the league in 1990, who was appointed manager. Taylor was unable to improve Villa's form, but two wins against Southampton and Chelsea at the end of the season where enough to see Villa finish eighth: this was hardly amazing, but it at least meant that Villa would be finishing in the top 10 for the seventh year in succession.
Final league table
Source:
Premier LeagueRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.
- ^ 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
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38
|
12
|
14
|
12
|
46
|
47
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−1
|
50
|
8
|
7
|
4
|
22
|
17
|
+5
|
4
|
7
|
8
|
24
|
30
|
−6
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- Results by matchday
Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
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Result | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | W |
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Position | 14 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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Results
Aston Villa's score comes first
Legend
FA Premier League
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers
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18 August 2001 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
A |
0–0 |
36,059 |
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26 August 2001 |
Manchester United |
H |
1–1 |
42,632 |
Vassell 4'
|
8 September 2001 |
Liverpool |
A |
3–1 |
44,102 |
Dublin 31', Hendrie 55', Vassell 86'
|
16 September 2001 |
Sunderland |
H |
0–0 |
31,668 |
|
24 September 2001 |
Southampton |
A |
3–1 |
26,794 |
Boateng 9', Ángel 15', Hadji 79'
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30 September 2001 |
Blackburn Rovers |
H |
2–0 |
27,732 |
Ángel 46', Vassell 72'
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14 October 2001 |
Fulham |
H |
2–0 |
28,579 |
Vassell 50', Taylor 61'
|
20 October 2001 |
Everton |
A |
2–3 |
33,352 |
Hadji 71', Schmeichel 90'
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24 October 2001 |
Charlton Athletic |
H |
1–0 |
27,701 |
Kachloul 9'
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27 October 2001 |
Bolton Wanderers |
H |
3–2 |
33,599 |
Ángel 13', (pen) 47', Vassell 43'
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3 November 2001 |
Newcastle United |
A |
0–3 |
51,057 |
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17 November 2001 |
Middlesbrough |
H |
0–0 |
35,424 |
|
25 November 2001 |
Leeds United |
A |
1–1 |
40,159 |
Kachloul 35'
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1 December 2001 |
Leicester City |
H |
0–2 |
30,711 |
|
5 December 2001 |
West Ham United |
A |
1–1 |
28,377 |
Dublin 1'
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9 December 2001 |
Arsenal |
A |
2–3 |
38,074 |
Merson 21', Stone 34'
|
17 December 2001 |
Ipswich Town |
H |
2–1 |
29,320 |
Ángel 44', 70'
|
22 December 2001 |
Derby County |
A |
1–3 |
28,001 |
Ángel 45'
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26 December 2001 |
Liverpool |
H |
1–2 |
42,602 |
Hendrie 21'
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29 December 2001 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
H |
1–1 |
41,134 |
Ángel (pen) 90'
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1 January 2002 |
Sunderland |
A |
1–1 |
45,324 |
Taylor 59'
|
12 January 2002 |
Derby County |
H |
2–1 |
28,881 |
Vassell 12', Ángel 26'
|
21 January 2002 |
Charlton Athletic |
A |
2–1 |
25,681 |
Vassell 8', Ángel 42'
|
30 January 2002 |
Everton |
H |
0–0 |
32,460 |
|
2 February 2002 |
Fulham |
A |
0–0 |
20,041 |
|
9 February 2002 |
Chelsea |
H |
1–1 |
41,137 |
Merson 28'
|
23 February 2002 |
Manchester United |
A |
0–1 |
67,592 |
|
2 March 2002 |
West Ham United |
H |
2–1 |
37,341 |
Ángel 23', Vassell 90'
|
5 March 2002 |
Blackburn Rovers |
A |
0–3 |
21,988 |
|
17 March 2002 |
Arsenal |
H |
1–2 |
41,520 |
Dublin 69'
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23 March 2002 |
Ipswich Town |
A |
0–0 |
25,247 |
|
30 March 2002 |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
2–3 |
24,600 |
Warhurst (own goal) 15', Taylor 17'
|
2 April 2002 |
Newcastle United |
H |
1–1 |
36,597 |
Crouch 26'
|
6 April 2002 |
Middlesbrough |
A |
1–2 |
26,003 |
Ángel 60'
|
13 April 2002 |
Leeds United |
H |
0–1 |
40,039 |
|
20 April 2002 |
Leicester City |
A |
2–2 |
18,125 |
Vassell 22', Hitzlsperger 27'
|
27 April 2002 |
Southampton |
H |
2–1 |
35,255 |
Vassell 8', 42'
|
11 May 2002 |
Chelsea |
A |
3–1 |
40,709 |
Crouch 21', Vassell 63', Dublin 88'
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FA Cup
League Cup
Intertoto Cup
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Goalscorers
|
R3 First Leg |
14 July 2001 |
NK Slaven Belupo |
A |
1–2 |
3,000 |
Ginola 88'
|
R3 Second Leg |
21 July 2001 |
NK Slaven Belupo |
H |
2–0 (won 3–2 on agg) |
27,580 |
Hendrie 19', 41'
|
SF First Leg |
25 July 2001 |
Rennes |
A |
1–2 |
15,753 |
Vassell 90'
|
SF Second Leg |
1 August 2001 |
Rennes |
H |
1–0 (won on away goals) |
30,782 |
Dublin 5'
|
F First Leg |
7 August 2001 |
Basel |
A |
1–1 |
25,879 |
Merson 59'
|
F Second Leg |
21 August 2001 |
Basel |
H |
4–1 (won 5–2 on agg) |
39,593 |
Vassell 45', Ángel 55', 79', Ginola 83'
|
UEFA Cup
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Goalscorers
|
R1 First Leg |
20 September 2001 |
NK Varteks |
H |
2–3 |
27,132 |
Ángel 54', 70'
|
R1 Second Leg |
27 September 2001 |
NK Varteks |
A |
1–0 (lost on away goals) |
12,100 |
Hadji 90'
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Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
- The following players made most of their appearances for the reserves this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s, or may have appeared for the first team in a friendly.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
U-19 squad
- The following players made most of their appearances for the U-19s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
U-17 squad
- The following players made most of their appearances for the U-17s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-19s.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Other players
- The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions
Transfers
In
Out
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League competitions | Level 1 | |
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Levels 2–4 | |
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Level 5 | |
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Levels 6–7 | |
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Levels 8–9 |
- Isthmian League (Two, Three)
- Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
- Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
- Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
- Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West)
- Kent League (level 8 only)
- Midland Alliance (level 8 only)
- Midland Football Combination (level 9 only)
- North West Counties League (One, Two)
- Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
- Northern League (One, Two)
- Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
- Sussex County League (One, Two)
- United Counties League (Premier, One)
- Wessex League (level 8 only)
- West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only)
- Western League (Premier, One)
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Cup competitions | FA cups | |
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European competitions | |
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