2001–02 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
2001-02 season
Chairman	Freddy Shepherd
Manager	Sir Bobby Robson
Stadium	St. James' Park
FA Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Fifth round
Intertoto Cup	Finalists
Top goalscorer	League: ; Alan Shearer (23); All: ; Alan Shearer (27)
Average home league attendance	51,373
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2000-01 2002-03 →

In the 2001-02 season, English professional football (soccer) club Newcastle United F.C. played in the Premier League, finishing 4th.

Season summary

For Bobby Robson's first two seasons as manager, the club remained in the bottom half of the table, however during this period Robson had built up an exciting young squad. He felt that his side could aim for eighth place in the final table as the season began

Newcastle reached an Inter-Toto Cup final early in the season against Troyes AC, which they lost on away goals after a 4-4 draw at home.^[1] They were soon looking like unlikely contenders for the Premiership title. Players such as Kieron Dyer (a Ruud Gullit signing), Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert ensured the team were capable of once again punching their weight in the league. Newcastle achieved qualification for the lucrative Champions' League finishing in 4th place.^[2]

This brought renewed hope for the club after four seasons of struggle, though in the end Newcastle fell short of winning the title that they had coveted since 1927. Nonetheless, fourth place was their highest since 1997, securing Champions League football for only the second time in the club's history.

Image gallery

Kieron Dyer
Craig Bellamy
Laurent Robert

Club transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
June 2001	FW	Craig Bellamy	Coventry City	£6,000,000
July 2001	DF	Robbie Elliott	Bolton Wanderers	Free
August 2001	MF	Laurent Robert	PSG	£9,500,000
September 2001	DF	Sylvain Distin	PSG	£500,000 (loan fee)
January 2002	MF	Jermaine Jenas	Nottingham Forest	£5,000,000

Total spending: £21m

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
May 2001	MF	Des Hamilton	Cardiff City	Free
May 2001	MF	Stephen Glass	Watford	Free
May 2001	FW	Kevin Gallacher	Preston North End	Free
May 2001	MF	Daniel Cordone	Racing Club	Loan ended
May 2001	DF	Carl Serrant	Retired	-
February 2002	DF	Warren Barton	Derby County	Undisclosed
February 2002	MF	Rob Lee	Derby County	Undisclosed
March 2002	DF	David Beharall	Oldham Athletic	£150,000

Total spending: £0.15m

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	IRL	Shay Given
2	DF	ENG	Warren Barton
3	DF	ENG	Robbie Elliott
4	MF	PER	Nolberto Solano
5	DF	IRL	Andy O'Brien
6	MF	CHI	Clarence Acuña
7	MF	ENG	Rob Lee
7	MF	ENG	Jermaine Jenas
8	MF	ENG	Kieron Dyer
9	FW	ENG	Alan Shearer
10	MF	ARG	Christian Bassedas
11	MF	WAL	Gary Speed
12	DF	ENG	Andy Griffin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ENG	Steve Harper
14	DF	ENG	Wayne Quinn
16	FW	ENG	Carl Cort
17	FW	WAL	Craig Bellamy
18	DF	NIR	Aaron Hughes
20	FW	COD	Lomana LuaLua
22	MF	ENG	Jamie McClen
23	FW	ENG	Shola Ameobi
24	DF	FRA	Sylvain Distin
25	MF	SCO	Brian Kerr
32	MF	FRA	Laurent Robert
34	DF	GRE	Nikos Dabizas
35	DF	FRA	Olivier Bernard

Reserves and academy

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
15	DF	ESP	Marcelino
21	MF	PAR	Diego Gavilán
26	MF	ENG	James Coppinger
27	DF	ENG	David Beharall
28	FW	ENG	Michael Chopra
29	GK	NED	John Karelse
30	DF	SCO	Steven Caldwell
31	MF	ENG	Stuart Green
33	MF	POR	Pedro Dimas
36	DF	SCO	Gary Caldwell
37	FW	SCO	Colin McMenamin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
38	MF	SCO	Ryan McGuffie
39	MF	ENG	Mark Boyd
40	DF	ENG	David Cowan
—	GK	ENG	Jonny Brain
—	MF	ENG	Neale McDermott
—	DF	IRL	Joe Kendrick
—	MF	ENG	Tommy English
—	MF	ENG	Damon Robson
—	FW	COD	Calvin Zola
—	FW	ENG	Richard Offiong
—	DF	ENG	Peter Ramage

Youth squads

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	RSA	Matty Pattison
—	MF	IRL	Alan O'Brien


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NIR	Daryl Smylie
—	FW	ENG	Carl Finnigan

Trialists

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NED	Dries Boussatta (free agent)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	IRN	Hamed Kavianpour (on trial from Persepolis)

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Bobby Robson
Assistant manager	John Carver
First-team coach	Nigel Pearson
Goalkeeping coach	Andy Woodman
Development coach	Arthur Cox
Reserve team coach	Terry McDermott
Chief scout	Steve Clarke

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Shay Given	38	0	5	0	1	0	6	0	50	0	2	0
2	DF	Warren Barton	4+1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	11+1	0	2	0
3	DF	Robbie Elliott	26+1	1	3+1	0	2+1	0	6	0	37+3	1	5	0
4	MF	Nolberto Solano	37	7	5	1	4	0	6	4	52	12	4	0
5	DF	Andy O'Brien	31+3	2	4+1	1	3+1	0	0+1	0	38+6	3	4	0
6	MF	Clarence Acuña	10+6	3	3+2	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	14+10	4	4	0
7	MF	Rob Lee	15+1	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	21+1	1	4	0
7	MF	Jermaine Jenas	6+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6+6	0	0	0
8	MF	Kieron Dyer	15+3	3	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	17+4	3	0	0
9	FW	Alan Shearer	36+1	23	5	2	4	2	0	0	45+1	27	3	0
10	MF	Christian Bassedas	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	3+1	0	5+2	0	2	0
11	MF	Gary Speed	28+1	5	2	0	3	0	6	2	39+1	7	5	0
12	DF	Andy Griffin	3+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4+1	0	0	0
13	GK	Steve Harper	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
14	DF	Wayne Quinn	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	6	1	7+1	1	0	0
16	FW	Carl Cort	6+2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	8+2	1	0	0
17	FW	Craig Bellamy	26+1	9	3	0	2+1	4	6	1	37+2	14	9	0
18	DF	Aaron Hughes	34	0	5	1	3	0	6	2	48	3	2	0
20	FW	Lomana LuaLua	4+16	3	0+3	0	0+3	0	0+6	2	4+28	5	0	0
22	MF	Jamie McClen	3	0	3	1	0	0	0+2	0	6+2	1	0	0
23	FW	Shola Ameobi	4+11	0	0+1	0	2+1	2	6	3	12+13	5	3	0
24	DF	Sylvain Distin	20+8	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	27+8	0	6	0
25	MF	Brian Kerr	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
32	MF	Laurent Robert	34+2	8	3	1	3	1	0	0	40+2	10	7	0
34	DF	Nikos Dabizas	33+2	3	3	0	2	0	6	0	44+2	3	8	0
35	DF	Olivier Bernard	4+12	3	2	0	2	0	0+3	0	8+15	3	2	0

Matches

Pre-season

Intertoto Cup

14 July 2001 R3 1st leg	Lokeren	0 – 4	Newcastle United	Lokeren
		Report	Quinn 13' Ameobi 23', 39' LuaLua 85'	Stadium: Daknamstadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: C. Mendez (Spain)

21 July 2001 R3 2nd leg	Newcastle United	1 – 0	Lokeren	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Bellamy 60'	Report	Mrzlecki 81'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 29,021 Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Germany)

25 July 2001 Semi–finals 1st leg	1860 Munich	2 – 3	Newcastle United	Munich
	Agostino 57' Tapalović 67'	Report	Solano 13', 55' (pen.) Hughes 83'	Stadium: Olympiastadion

1 August 2001 Semi–finals 2nd leg	Newcastle United	3 – 1	1860 Munich	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Speed 5' LuaLua 80' Solano 90' (pen.)	Report	Schroth 42'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,635 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

7 August 2001 Finals 1st leg	Troyes	0 – 0	Newcastle United	Troyes
		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 10,414 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

21 August 2001 Finals 2nd leg	Newcastle United	4 – 4	Troyes	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Solano 2' Ameobi 65' Speed 69' (pen.) Hughes 90'	Report	Leroy 25' Goussé 28' Boutal 47', 61'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,577 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)

Rob Lee Testimonial

11 August 2001	Newcastle United	0 – 1	Athletic Bilbao	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:15 BST		(Report)	Guerrero 64'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 18,189 Referee: David Laws

Premier League

19 August 2001	Chelsea	1–1	Newcastle United	London
15:00 BST	Zenden 8'	Report	Acuña 77'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,124 Referee: Andy D'Urso

26 August 2001	Newcastle United	1–1	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Bellamy 43'		Phillips 34'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,021 Referee: Mike Riley

8 September 2001	Middlesbrough	1–4	Newcastle United	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Cooper 4' Schwarzer 31'	Report	Shearer 34' (pen.), 76' Dabizas 59' Robert 62'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,004 Referee: Graham Poll

15 September 2001	Newcastle United	4–3	Manchester United	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Robert 5' Lee 34' Dabizas 52' Brown 82' (o.g.)	Report	van Nistelrooy 29' Giggs 62' Verón 64' Keane 90'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,056 Referee: Steve Bennett

23 September 2001	West Ham United	3–0	Newcastle United	London
	Hutchison 18' Di Canio 53' Kanouté 82'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 24,810 Referee: Peter Jones

26 September 2001	Newcastle United	1–0	Leicester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Solano 33'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,185 Referee: David Pugh

30 September 2001	Newcastle United	0–2	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report	Riise 3' Murphy 86'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,095 Referee: Graham Barber

13 October 2001	Bolton Wanderers	0–4	Newcastle United	Bolton
	Jääskeläinen 61'	Report	Solano 41' Robert 62' Shearer 72' Bellamy 84'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,631 Referee: Mike Riley

21 October 2001	Newcastle United	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report	Anderton 8' Poyet 20'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,593 Referee: Alan Wiley

27 October 2001	Everton	1–3	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Weir 51'	Report	Bellamy 19' Solano 49' Acuña 86'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,524 Referee: Jeff Winter

3 November 2001	Newcastle United	3–0	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Bellamy 37', 82' Shearer 50'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,057 Referee: Clive Wilkes

17 November 2001	Fulham	3–1	Newcastle United	London
	Saha 20' Legwinski 28' Hayles 70'	Report	Speed 65'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,159 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

24 November 2001	Newcastle United	1–0	Derby County	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 30' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,070 Referee: Rob Styles

1 December 2001	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Newcastle United	London
	MacDonald 83'	Report	Speed 73' Shearer 87'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 24,151 Referee: Andy D'Urso

9 December 2001	Ipswich Town	0–1	Newcastle United	Ipswich
		Report	Solano 20'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,748 Referee: Rob Styles

15 December 2001	Newcastle United	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Bernard 65' Speed 70'	Report	Dunn 34'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,064 Referee: Steve Dunn

18 December 2001	Arsenal	1–3	Newcastle United	London
	Pirès 20' Parlour 44'	Report	O'Brien 60' Bellamy 72' Shearer 86' (pen.) Robert 90'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,012 Referee: Graham Poll

22 December 2001	Leeds United	3–4	Newcastle United	Leeds
	Bowyer 39' Viduka 50' Harte 56'	Report	Bellamy 38' Elliott 59' Shearer 71' (pen.) Solano 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,287 Referee: Jeff Winter

26 December 2001	Newcastle United	3–0	Middlesbrough	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 29' Speed 58' Bernard 83'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,127 Referee: Mark Halsey

29 December 2001	Newcastle United	1–2	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 37'	Report	Guðjohnsen 35', 45'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,123 Referee: Steve Bennett

2 January 2002	Manchester United	3–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
	van Nistelrooy 24' Scholes 50', 62'	Report	Shearer 69'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,646 Referee: Peter Jones

12 January 2002	Newcastle United	3–1	Leeds United	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Duberry 44' (o.g.) Dyer 60' Bellamy 87'	Report	Smith 1' Mills 70'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,130 Referee: Graham Barber

19 January 2002	Leicester City	0–0	Newcastle United	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,354 Referee: Alan Wiley

30 January 2002	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Newcastle United	London
	Iversen 17'	Report	Acuña 67' Shearer 69' Bellamy 78'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,798 Referee: Mike Dean

2 February 2002	Newcastle United	3–2	Bolton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 23', 43' Bellamy 79'	Report	Gardner 19' Southall 34'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,094 Referee: David Elleray

9 February 2002	Newcastle United	3–1	Southampton	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Robert 24' Shearer 29', 45' (pen.)	Report	Pahars 39'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,857 Referee: Barry Knight

24 February 2002	Sunderland	0–1	Newcastle United	Sunderland
		Report	Dabizas 64'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 48,290 Referee: Graham Barber

2 March 2002	Newcastle United	0–2	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report	Bergkamp 11' Campbell 41'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,067 Referee: Neale Barry

6 March 2002	Liverpool	3–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Murphy 32', 53' Hamann 75'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,204 Referee: Jeff Winter

16 March 2002	Newcastle United	2–2	Ipswich Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Robert 60' Shearer 88'	Report	Bent 50', 43'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,115 Referee: Mike Riley

29 March 2002	Newcastle United	6–2	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 13' Cort 15' O'Brien 59' Solano 71', 73' Bernard 88'	Report	Ferguson 6' Alexandersson 34'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,921 Referee: Graham Poll

2 April 2002	Aston Villa	1–1	Newcastle United	Birmingham
	Crouch 26'	Report	Shearer 3'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,597 Referee: Steve Dunn

8 April 2002	Newcastle United	1–1	Fulham	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Dyer 21'	Report	Saha 77'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,017 Referee: Alan Wiley

13 April 2002	Derby County	2–3	Newcastle United	Derby
	Christie 46' Morris 53'	Report	Robert 73' Dyer 76' LuaLua 90'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,031 Referee: Rob Styles

20 April 2002	Newcastle United	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Speed 22' LuaLua 46' Shearer 89'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,360 Referee: Mike Dean

23 April 2002	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Newcastle United	Blackburn
	Gillespie 28' Cole 67'	Report	Shearer 63', 71'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,712 Referee: Uriah Rennie

27 April 2002	Newcastle United	3–1	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 41' LuaLua 53' Robert 66'	Report	Defoe 20'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,127 Referee: Paul Durkin

11 May 2002	Southampton	3–1	Newcastle United	Southampton
	Svensson 17' Beattie 24' (pen.) El Khalej 57' Telfer 90'	Report	Shearer 55'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,973 Referee: Andy D'Urso

FA Cup

5 January 2002 Round 3	Newcastle United	2–0	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 40' Acuña 76'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 38,089 Referee: Mike Riley

27 January 2002 Round 4	Peterborough United	2–4	Newcastle United	Peterborough
	O'Brien 52' (o.g.) Farrell 69'	Report	O'Brien 14' McClen 43' Shearer 84' (pen.) Hughes 85'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 13,841 Referee: Neale Barry

17 February 2002 Round 5	Newcastle United	1–0	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Solano 59'	Report	Dunne 29'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,020 Referee: Alan Wiley

9 March 2002 Round 6	Newcastle United	1–1	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Robert 52'	Report	Edu 14'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,027 Referee: Mark Halsey

23 March 2002 R6 replay	Arsenal	3–0	Newcastle United	London
	Pirès 2' Bergkamp 9' Campbell 50'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,073 Referee: Uriah Rennie

League Cup

12 September 2001 Round 2	Newcastle United	4–1	Brentford	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Ameobi 59' Bellamy 108', 117', 120'	Report	Owusu 17'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,633 Referee: R. Furnandiz

9 October 2001 Round 3	Barnsley	0–1	Newcastle United	Barnsley
		Report	Bellamy 79'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,493 Referee: Chris Foy

27 November 2001 Round 4	Newcastle United	4–1	Ipswich Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Robert 18' Ameobi 26' Shearer 37', 40'	Report	Bent 77'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 32,576 Referee: Alan Wiley

12 December 2001 Quarter-final	Chelsea	1–0	Newcastle United	London
	Hasselbaink 90'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 27,613 Referee: David Elleray

References

^ "Newcastle keep Troyes at bay". BBC News. 7 August 2001.
^ "FA Barclay Card Premiership 2001/2002 final table". soccerbot.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

External links

[1] "Newcastle keep Troyes at bay". BBC News. 7 August 2001.

[2] "FA Barclay Card Premiership 2001/2002 final table". soccerbot.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

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