West Bromwich Albion
2001–02 season
ChairmanPaul Thompson
ManagerGary Megson
Football League First Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupSixth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott Dobie (10)
All: Scott Dobie (12)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 26,701 (vs. Crystal Palace F.C., 21 April 2002)
All: 27,179 (vs. Cheltenham Town, FA Cup fifth round, 16 February 2002)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 17,335 (vs. Millwall, 11 October 2001)
All: 14,536 (vs. Swindon Town, League Cup second round, 11 September 2001)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 20,691

The 2001–02 season was West Bromwich Albion's 106th season in The Football League. The team had lost in the playoff semi-final to Bolton Wanderers in 2000–01, meaning that they would be playing in the Football League First Division for the ninth consecutive season, their 33rd season in total at the second level of English football.

Albion won eight and drew two of their last ten league games and sealed promotion by beating Crystal Palace on the final day of the season. The club's success was built on a solid defence; although only 12th in the division in terms of goals scored, they conceded just 29 times, the fewest goals the club has ever conceded in a league season of 42 or more games. The team kept a club record 27 clean sheets (24 of which were in the league), including 17 1–0 wins (15 in the league).

The £7.5 million East Stand at the club's home ground, The Hawthorns, was completed in time for the start of the season. It replaced the old 'Rainbow Stand', which had been built in 1964.[1]

Kit

West Bromwich Albion retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Patrick and sponsored by the West Bromwich Building Society.

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 England ENG Russell Hoult
2 DF England ENG Des Lyttle
3 DF England ENG Neil Clement
4 MF Scotland SCO Derek McInnes
5 DF England ENG Tony Butler
6 DF England ENG Phil Gilchrist
7 MF England ENG Ruel Fox[notes 1]
8 MF England ENG Michael Appleton
9 FW England ENG Bob Taylor
10 MF Wales WAL Andy Johnson[notes 2]
11 FW Grenada GRN Jason Roberts[notes 3]
12 FW Northern Ireland NIR James Quinn[notes 4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW England ENG Daniele Dichio
15 DF Jamaica JAM Darren Moore[notes 5]
16 DF Slovakia SVK Igor Bališ
17 DF Iceland ISL Lárus Sigurðsson
18 FW Scotland SCO Scott Dobie[notes 6]
19 DF Scotland SCO Warren Cummings (on loan from Chelsea)
20 MF Portugal POR Jordão[notes 7]
21 GK Denmark DEN Brian Jensen
22 DF England ENG James Chambers
23 DF England ENG Adam Chambers
26 DF Slovakia SVK Stanislav Varga (on loan from Sunderland)
27 FW England ENG Trevor Benjamin[notes 8] (on loan from Leicester City)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW England ENG Lee Hughes (to Coventry City)
25 FW Germany GER Uwe Rösler (on loan from Southampton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Italy ITA Massimiliano Iezzi (released)

Reserve 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
24 MF England ENG Adam Oliver
28 FW England ENG Matthew Turner
29 MF England ENG Mark Briggs
30 GK England ENG Chris Adamson
31 GK Northern Ireland NIR Elliot Morris
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF England ENG Matt Collins
33 FW England ENG Mark Scott
34 GK Australia AUS Andy Petterson
— MF England ENG Lloyd Dyer

Match results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

GameDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNotes
111 August 2001WalsallAway1–29,181 (2,000)Clement
218 August 2001Grimsby TownHome0–117,921 (684)
325 August 2001Sheffield WednesdayAway1–118,844 (1,865)Dichio
427 August 2001GillinghamHome1–018,180 (832)Dichio
58 September 2001Manchester CityHome4–023,524 (4,892)McInnes, Clement (2, 1 pen), Dobie
615 September 2001WatfordAway2–115,726 (1,974)Dobie (2)
718 September 2001Preston North EndHome2–018,289 (893)Dobie (2)
822 September 2001WimbledonHome0–119,222
925 September 2001PortsmouthAway2–117,287Clement, Dobie
1029 September 2001BurnleyHome1–021,442 (2,503)Dobie
1111 October 2001MillwallHome0–217,335 (378)
1216 October 2001Stockport CountyAway2–16,052 (1,276)Taylor (2)
1319 October 2001Norwich CityAway0–220,465 (1,173)
1425 October 2001Wolverhampton WanderersHome1–126,143 (5,186)Clement
1528 October 2001BarnsleyAway2–312,490 (853)Johnson, Clement
1631 October 2001Crystal PalaceAway1–017,273 (1,202)Taylor
174 November 2001Nottingham ForestHome1–018,281 (1,300)Rösler
187 November 2001Birmingham CityAway1–023,554Johnson
1917 November 2001Rotherham UnitedAway1–28,509 (2,400)Moore
2024 November 2001Bradford CityHome1–018,910 (944)McInnes
212 December 2001Wolverhampton WanderersAway1–027,515 (3,200)Jordão
228 December 2001Sheffield UnitedHome0–119,462
2312 December 2001Coventry CityHome1–022,543 (1,371)Konjić (own goal)
2415 December 2001Crewe AlexandraAway1–18,154 (2,176)Jordão
2522 December 2001Sheffield WednesdayHome1–120,340 (1,393)Fox
2626 December 2001Manchester CityAway0–034,407 (2,100)
2729 December 2001GillinghamAway1–29,912 (1,600)Johnson
281 January 2002Stockport CountyHome4–020,541 (683)Dichio (2), Roberts, Johnson
2912 January 2002Grimsby TownAway0–06,011 (1,498)
3020 January 2002WalsallHome1–020,290 (2,387)Roberts
3129 January 2002Birmingham CityHome1–025,266 (5,049)Roberts
323 February 2002BurnleyAway2–015,846 (1,452)Roberts (2)
3310 February 2002Norwich CityHome1–019,115 (542)Dichio
3419 February 2002MillwallAway0–113,716 (1,255)
3523 February 2002PortsmouthHome5–021,028 (1,374)Roberts (2), Sigurðsson, Dobie, Bališ
3626 February 2002Preston North EndAway0–114,487 (1,432)
372 March 2002WimbledonAway1–08,363 (1,803)Dichio
385 March 2002WatfordHome1–119,580 (946)Dichio
3916 March 2002Sheffield UnitedAway3–017,653 (2,646)Dobie (2), McInnes
4022 March 2002Nottingham ForestAway1–024,788 (5,000)Taylor
4126 March 2002Crewe AlexandraHome4–121,303 (544)Jordão (2), Dichio, Wright (own goal)
4230 March 2002BarnsleyHome3–123,167 (1,253)Jordão, Dichio, Benjamin
431 April 2002Coventry CityAway1–021,513 (3,800)Taylor
447 April 2002Rotherham UnitedHome1–122,376 (703)Taylor
4513 April 2002Bradford CityAway1–020,209 (3,500)Bališ (pen)
4621 April 2002Crystal PalaceHome2–026,712 (1,896)Moore, Taylor

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNotes
35 January 2002SunderlandAway2–129,133 (5,300)Clement (pen), Johnson
426 January 2002Leicester CityHome1–026,820 (5,184)Clement (pen)
516 February 2002Cheltenham TownHome1–027,179Dichio
610 March 2002FulhamHome0–124,811

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNotes
122 August 2001Cambridge UnitedAway1–13,363Dobie(after extra time; Albion won 4–3 on penalties)
211 September 2001Swindon TownHome2–014,536 (643)Dobie, Jordão(after extra time)
39 October 2001Charlton AthleticHome0–19,625

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Fox was born in Norwich, England, and played for the England B team, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in 2004.
  2. ↑ Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  3. ↑ Roberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut for Grenada in 1998.
  4. ↑ Quinn was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  5. ↑ Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
  6. ↑ Dobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in 2002.
  7. ↑ Jordão was born in Malanje, Portuguese Angola (now Angola), but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  8. ↑ Benjamin was born in Kettering, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2002.

References

  1. ↑ "A History of The Hawthorns". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  • McOwan, Gavin (2002). The Essential History of West Bromwich Albion. Headline. ISBN 0-7553-1146-9.
  • Matthews, Tony (2007). West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-565-4.
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