Southampton F.C. 2001–02 football season
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.
Season summary [ edit ] 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.
Final league table [ edit ] Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Results [ edit ] Southampton's score comes first [1]
FA Premier League [ edit ] 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
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 16 January 2002 Rotherham United A 1–2 8,464 Pahars (pen)
League Cup [ edit ] Players [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] Squad at end of season [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ edit ] Date Pos Name From Fee 12 June 2001 MF Anders Svensson Elfsborg £500,000[5] 10 July 2001 MF Rory Delap Derby County £4,000,000[6] 11 July 2001 MF Jacinto Elá Espanyol Free 31 July 2001 MF Paul Murray Queens Park Rangers Free[7] 31 October 2001 DF Paul Williams Coventry City Free[8] 31 October 2001 DF Paul Telfer Coventry City Free[8] 13 November 2001 FW Agustín Delgado Club Necaxa £3,500,000[9] 16 November 2001 MF Cléber Chalá El Nacional £1,000,000[10] 24 November 2001 DF Mike Williamson Torquay United £100,000[11] 5 December 2001 FW Brett Ormerod Blackpool £1,750,000[12] 28 December 2001 MF Fabrice Fernandes Rennes £1,100,000[13]
Transfers in: £11,950,000 Transfers out: £9,800,000 Total spending: £2,150,000 Loan in [ edit ] Loan out [ edit ] Statistics [ edit ] Appearances and goals [ edit ] Starting 11 [ edit ] Considering starts in all competitions [22] [23] References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
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