2001–02 season of Watford F.C.
Watford 2001–02 football season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Watford competed in the Football League First Division .
In the 2001–02 season, Gianluca Vialli was named as Taylor's managerial replacement.[ 1] Vialli made several high-profile signings, and wage bills at the club soared, with Vialli himself earning almost a million pounds a year. However, the season was disappointing, with the club finishing 14th in the division, and Vialli was sacked after only one season, having refused to resign.[ 2]
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Watford's score comes first [ 3]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 11 August 2001 Manchester City A 0–3 33,939 18 August 2001 Rotherham United H 3–2 13,839 Smith (2), Nielsen 25 August 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 20,257 27 August 2001 Walsall H 2–1 14,652 Galli , Nielsen 9 September 2001 Wimbledon H 3–0 15,466 Wooter , Gayle , Robinson 15 September 2001 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 15,726 Gayle 18 September 2001 Norwich City A 1–3 17,885 Vega 22 September 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 6,507 26 September 2001 Birmingham City H 3–3 13,091 Smith , Cox , Glass 30 September 2001 Preston North End H 1–1 18,911 Jackson (own goal) 13 October 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–1 14,456 Hyde , Noel-Williams , Helguson 20 October 2001 Grimsby Town A 3–0 5,506 Hyde (2), Noble 23 October 2001 Nottingham Forest H 1–2 16,355 Noel-Williams 27 October 2001 Bradford City A 3–4 16,860 Helguson , Smith (2, 1 pen) 30 October 2001 Sheffield United A 2–0 14,338 Helguson , Smith 3 November 2001 Barnsley H 3–0 13,964 Smith , Helguson (2) 10 November 2001 Stockport County H 1–1 12,576 Smith 13 November 2001 Burnley A 0–1 13,162 18 November 2001 Gillingham A 0–0 8,733 25 November 2001 Portsmouth H 3–0 15,631 Robinson , Cox , Issa 1 December 2001 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 24,015 9 December 2001 Coventry City A 2–0 13,251 Glass (2, 1 pen) 15 December 2001 Crystal Palace H 1–0 16,499 Noel-Williams 22 December 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 17,389 Smith 29 December 2001 Walsall A 3–0 6,882 Fisken, Nielsen , Smith 1 January 2002 Millwall H 1–4 15,300 Helguson 12 January 2002 Rotherham United A 1–1 6,409 Swailes (own goal) 15 January 2002 Millwall A 0–1 12,531 20 January 2002 Manchester City H 1–2 17,074 Smith 31 January 2002 Preston North End A 1–1 12,749 Noel-Williams 6 February 2002 Burnley H 1–2 12,160 Pennant 10 February 2002 Grimsby Town H 2–0 12,163 Robinson , Noel-Williams 16 February 2002 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 18,244 Noel-Williams 19 February 2002 Wimbledon A 0–0 5,551 23 February 2002 Birmingham City A 2–3 18,059 Pennant , Johnson (own goal) 26 February 2002 Norwich City H 2–1 12,622 Hyde , Nielsen 2 March 2002 Crewe Alexandra H 0–1 15,199 5 March 2002 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 19,580 Brown 9 March 2002 Crystal Palace A 2–0 16,817 Nielsen , Gayle 16 March 2002 Coventry City H 3–0 15,833 Brown (2), Gayle 23 March 2002 Barnsley A 0–2 12,449 29 March 2002 Bradford City H 0–0 14,001 1 April 2002 Stockport County A 1–2 4,086 Webber 6 April 2002 Sheffield United H 0–3 13,377 13 April 2002 Portsmouth A 1–0 16,302 Webber 21 April 2002 Gillingham H 2–3 15,674 McNamee , Nielsen
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 21 August 2001 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 9,230 Gayle R2 12 September 2001 Bristol City A 3–2 7,256 Gayle (pen), Vega , Hyde R3 9 October 2001 Bradford City H 4–1 8,613 Hyde , Noel-Williams (2), Vega R4 27 November 2001 Charlton Athletic H 3–2 (a.e.t. ) 12,621 Vernazza , Robinson , Helguson QF 19 December 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–4 20,319
Squad at end of season [ 4] 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.
^ Baardsen was born in San Rafael , California , United States , and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Norway internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Norway in September 1998. ^ Hyde was born in Newham , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2001. ^ Wooter was born in Paramaribo , Suriname , but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level. ^ Noble was born in Hitchin , England , but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would represent them at B level. ^ Forde was born in Harrow , England , but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in November 2002. ^ Gayle was born in Hammersmith , London , and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998. ^ Doyley was born in Tower Hamlets , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in March 2013.
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