2001–02 season | |
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Chairman | Geoff Hulley |
Manager | Peter Shreeves (until 17 October) Terry Yorath (from 17 October) |
First Division | 20th |
FA Cup | Third round |
League Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Sibon (12) All: Sibon (13) |
Highest home attendance | 29,772 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Division One) |
Lowest home attendance | 8,796 v Crystal Palace (League Cup) |
Average home league attendance | 20,870 (League games only) |
The 2001–02 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 135th season. They competed in the twenty-four team First Division, the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.
Season summary
After another bad start in the 2001–02 season, Shreeves handed the reins over to assistant Terry Yorath. Wednesday finished just two places above the Division One relegation zone and the only bright spot of the season was a run to the semi-finals of the League Cup.
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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18 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 51 | |
19 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 50 | |
20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 50 | |
21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 49 | |
22 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 76 | −29 | 49 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results
Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
Date | Outcome | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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12 August 2001 | Loss | Burnley | H | 0–2 | 21,766 | |
18 August 2001 | Win | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–0 | 7,933 | Sibon, McLaren |
25 August 2001 | Draw | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 18,844 | Sibon |
27 August 2001 | Loss | Norwich City | A | 0–2 | 16,820 | |
8 September 2001 | Loss | Birmingham City | A | 0–2 | 19,421 | |
15 September 2001 | Draw | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 7,348 | T Johnson |
17 September 2001 | Draw | Bradford City | H | 1–1 | 18,012 | Di Piedi |
22 September 2001 | Loss | Manchester City | H | 2–6 | 25,731 | Bonvín, Bromby |
25 September 2001 | Draw | Rotherham United | A | 1–1 | 8,474 | Westwood |
29 September 2001 | Loss | Crystal Palace | A | 1–4 | 17,066 | T Johnson |
7 October 2001 | Draw | Sheffield United | H | 0–0 | 29,281 | |
13 October 2001 | Loss | Watford | A | 1–3 | 14,456 | T Johnson |
16 October 2001 | Loss | Preston North End | H | 1–2 | 15,592 | Sibon |
20 October 2001 | Win | Walsall | H | 2–1 | 16,275 | Sibon, Bonvín |
24 October 2001 | Win | Barnsley | H | 3–1 | 21,008 | Sibon, Bonvín (2) |
27 October 2001 | Loss | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | 17,381 | |
31 October 2001 | Win | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | 20,206 | Morrison |
3 November 2001 | Loss | Portsmouth | H | 2–3 | 18,212 | Donnelly, Sibon (pen) |
10 November 2001 | Draw | Grimsby Town | H | 0–0 | 17,507 | |
18 November 2001 | Draw | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 19,947 | |
24 November 2001 | Win | Stockport County | H | 5–0 | 17,365 | Maddix, Sibon (pen), Morrison, Soltvedt, Ekoku |
2 December 2001 | Loss | Barnsley | A | 0–3 | 16,714 | |
8 December 2001 | Draw | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 21,304 | Ekoku |
15 December 2001 | Loss | Gillingham | A | 1–2 | 8,586 | Sibon (pen) |
22 December 2001 | Draw | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | 20,340 | Ekoku |
26 December 2001 | Loss | Birmingham City | H | 0–1 | 24,335 | |
29 December 2001 | Loss | Norwich City | H | 0–5 | 19,205 | |
12 January 2002 | Win | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 16,737 | Sibon |
19 January 2002 | Win | Burnley | A | 2–1 | 16,081 | McLaren, Kuqi |
29 January 2002 | Draw | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 29,364 | |
2 February 2002 | Loss | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | 20,099 | Ekoku |
5 February 2002 | Loss | Preston North End | A | 2–4 | 14,038 | Quinn, Ekoku (pen) |
9 February 2002 | Win | Walsall | A | 3–0 | 8,290 | Ekoku, Kuqi, Sibon |
16 February 2002 | Win | Watford | H | 2–1 | 18,244 | Ekoku (pen), Kuqi |
23 February 2002 | Loss | Rotherham United | H | 1–2 | 28,179 | Kuqi |
27 February 2002 | Loss | Manchester City | A | 0–4 | 33,682 | |
2 March 2002 | Win | Bradford City | A | 2–0 | 16,904 | D Johnson, Kuqi |
6 March 2002 | Loss | Wimbledon | H | 1–2 | 18,930 | D Johnson |
9 March 2002 | Draw | Gillingham | H | 0–0 | 20,361 | |
16 March 2002 | Win | Millwall | A | 2–1 | 13,074 | Donnelly (2) |
23 March 2002 | Draw | Portsmouth | A | 0–0 | 14,819 | |
29 March 2002 | Win | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | 21,470 | Sibon (2) |
1 April 2002 | Draw | Grimsby Town | A | 0–0 | 9,236 | |
6 April 2002 | Loss | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–2 | 21,782 | |
13 April 2002 | Loss | Stockport County | A | 1–3 | 8,706 | Quinn |
21 April 2002 | Draw | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 29,772 | Donnelly, Kuqi |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Outcome | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 15 January 2002 | Loss | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–2 | 6,271 | Hamshaw |
League Cup
Round | Date | Outcome | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 | 21 August 2001 | Win | Bury | A | 3–1 | 3,129 | Ekoku, Maddix, McLaren |
R2 | 12 September 2001 | Win | Sunderland | H | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | 12,074 | Ekoku, Morrison (pen), Di Piedi, Bonvín |
R3 | 10 October 2001 | Win | Crystal Palace | H | 2–2 (won 3–1 on pens) | 8,796 | Westwood, Crane |
R4 | 28 November 2001 | Win | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 | 26,526 | Ekoku |
R5 | 19 December 2001 | Win | Watford | H | 4–0 | 20,319 | Sibon, Hamshaw, O'Donnell, Soltvedt |
SF First Leg | 8 January 2002 | Loss | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–2 | 30,883 | Ekoku |
SF Second Leg | 22 January 2002 | Loss | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–4 (lost 3–6 on agg) | 26,844 | Ekoku (pen), Soltvedt |
Squad
[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
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Reserve squad
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References
- ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 2001-2002 Results - statto.com". 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
- Dickinson, Jason; Brodie, John (2005). The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1880–2005. Sheffield: Pickard Communication. pp. 347–348, 351. ISBN 978-0-9547264-9-2.
- Drake, A. "2001–02 Players". The Owl Football Historian. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- Drake, A. "2001–02 Matches". The Owl Football Historian. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- Drake, A. "2001–02 Attendance". The Owl Football Historian. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2008.