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2001–02 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
2001–02 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerJohn Gregory (until 24 January)[1]
John Deehan and Stuart Gray (caretakers)
Graham Taylor (from 5 February)
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League8th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Intertoto CupWinners
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Darius Vassell and Juan Pablo Ángel (12)

All:
Juan Pablo Ángel (16)
Average home league attendance35,012

During 2001–02, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Aston Villa's early season form was good and the Midlanders even went top briefly at the end of October, but followed that with a run of eleven games with only one win, falling out of the title race.

John Gregory announced his surprise resignation after four years as Villa manager on 24 January. A host of names were linked with the vacancy, but in the end it was Graham Taylor, who took Villa to promotion in 1988 and second place in the league in 1990, who was appointed manager. Taylor was unable to improve Villa's form, but two wins against Southampton and Chelsea at the end of the season where enough to see Villa finish eighth thus finishing in the top 10 for the seventh year in succession.

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Transfers

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Transferred in

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Date Pos Player From Fee
20 June 2001 AM Morocco Hassan Kachloul Southampton Free transfer
7 July 2001 LM Morocco Mustapha Hadji Coventry City £4,500,000
12 July 2001 GK Denmark Peter Schmeichel Portugal Sporting Free transfer
19 July 2001 CB Sweden Olof Mellberg Spain Racing Santander £5,000,000
24 August 2001 CF Croatia Boško Balaban Croatia Dinamo Zagreb £5,800,000
27 March 2002 CF Peter Crouch Portsmouth £5,000,000
£20,300,000

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player From Loan End

Transferred out

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Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 2001 CM Sweden David Curtolo - Released
1 July 2001 GK Neil Cutler Stoke City Free transfer
7 July 2001 CF Julian Joachim Coventry City £2,000,000
11 July 2001 GK David James West Ham United £3,500,000
11 July 2001 CB Gareth Southgate Middlesbrough £6,500,000
31 October 2001 CF Scotland Neil Tarrant Scotland Ross County Free transfer
20 December 2001 CF Richard Walker Blackpool £50,000
8 February 2002 LM France David Ginola Everton Free transfer
19 March 2002 AM Michael Standing Bradford City Free transfer
£12,050,000

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player To Loan End
26 July 2001 CF Scotland Neil Tarrant Scotland Motherwell 31 October 2001
14 September 2001 CF Richard Walker Wycombe Wanderers 11 December 2001
25 October 2001 LB Trinidad and Tobago Jlloyd Samuel Gillingham 3 December 2001
26 October 2001 LM Germany Thomas Hitzlsperger Chesterfield 10 December 2001
9 March 2002 CM Stephen Cooke Bournemouth 21 April 2002
28 March 2002 CF Dion Dublin Millwall 31 May 2002

Overall transfer activity

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Squad

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First Team

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# Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls
Goalkeepers
1 Peter Schmeichel GK Denmark Gladsaxe (1963-11-18)18 November 1963 (aged 37) Portugal Sporting 12 July 2000 Free transfer - -
12 Peter Enckelman GK Finland Turku (1977-03-10)10 March 1977 (aged 24) Finland TPS 1 February 1999 £200,000 14 0
13 Boaz Myhill GK Wales United States Modesto, CA (1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 2001 - -
39 Wayne Henderson GK Republic of Ireland Dublin (1983-09-16)16 September 1983 (aged 17) Academy 1 July 2001 - -
Defenders
2 Mark Delaney RB Wales Haverfordwest (1976-05-13)13 May 1976 (aged 25) Wales Cardiff City 9 March 1999 £250,000 59 1
3 Alan Wright LB England Ashton-under-Lyne (1971-09-28)28 September 1971 (aged 29) Blackburn Rovers 10 March 1995 £1,000,000 286 5
4 Olof Mellberg CB Sweden Gullspång (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 23) Spain Racing Santander 19 July 2001 £5,000,000 - -
5 Alpay Özalan CB Turkey İzmir (1973-05-30)30 May 1973 (aged 28) Turkey Fenerbahçe 28 July 2000 £5,600,000 36 0
11 Steve Staunton LB Republic of Ireland Dundalk (1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 32) Liverpool 6 December 2000 Free transfer 281 17
15 Gareth Barry LB England Hastings (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 20) Academy 1 January 1998 121 4
25 Jon Bewers RB England Kettering (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 1999 1 0
31 Jlloyd Samuel LB Trinidad and Tobago San Fernando (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 20) Academy 1 January 1999 17 0
Midfielders
6 George Boateng CM Netherlands Ghana Nkawkaw (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 25) Coventry City 20 July 1999 £4,500,000 86 4
7 Ian Taylor CM England Birmingham (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 33) Sheffield Wednesday 21 December 1994 £1,000,000 255 36
10 Paul Merson (c) AM England Harlesden (1968-03-20)20 March 1968 (aged 33) Middlesbrough 8 September 1998 £6,750,000 117 16
14 David Ginola LM France Gassin (1967-01-25)25 January 1967 (aged 34) Tottenham Hotspur 30 July 2000 £3,000,000 28 3
17 Lee Hendrie RM England Solihull (1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (aged 24) Academy 1 July 1995 146 16
18 Steve Stone RM England Gateshead (1971-08-20)20 August 1971 (aged 29) Nottingham Forest 11 March 1999 £5,500,000 88 6
20 Mustapha Hadji LM Morocco Ifrane Atlas-Saghir (1971-11-16)16 November 1971 (aged 29) Coventry City 7 July 2001 £4,500,000 - -
21 Thomas Hitzlsperger LM Germany Munich (1982-04-05)5 April 1982 (aged 19) Germany Bayern Munich 5 August 2000 Free transfer 1 0
24 John McGrath CM Republic of Ireland Limerick (1980-03-27)27 March 1980 (aged 21) Academy 1 July 1999 3 0
27 Michael Standing AM England Shoreham-by-Sea (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 20) Academy 1 July 1998 0 0
28 Gavin Melaugh CM Northern Ireland Derry (1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2000 0 0
29 Stephen Cooke CM England Walsall (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 2000 1 0
30 Hassan Kachloul AM Morocco Agadir (1973-02-19)19 February 1973 (aged 28) Southampton 1 July 2001 - -
Forwards
8 Juan Pablo Ángel CF Colombia Medellín (1975-10-24)24 October 1975 (aged 25) Argentina River Plate 13 January 2001 £9,500,000 10 1
9 Dion Dublin CF England Leicester (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 32) Coventry City 5 November 1998 £5,750,000 97 35
16 Peter Crouch CF England Macclesfield (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 20) Portsmouth 27 March 2002 £5,000,000 - -
19 Boško Balaban CF Croatia Rijeka (1978-10-15)15 October 1978 (aged 22) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 24 October 2001 £5,800,000 - -
22 Darius Vassell CF England Birmingham (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 21) Academy 1 January 1998 58 7
23 Stefan Moore CF England Birmingham (1983-09-28)28 September 1983 (aged 17) Academy 1 July 2001 - -
26 Richard Walker CF England Birmingham (1977-11-08)8 November 1977 (aged 23) Academy 1 July 1997 Loan 10 2
42 Peter Hynes CF Republic of Ireland Dublin (1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 17) Academy 1 July 2001 - -
44 Neil Tarrant CF Scotland England Darlington (1979-06-24)24 June 1979 (aged 22) Scotland Ross County 28 April 1998 £250,000 0 0

Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 2001.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Chelsea 38 17 13 8 66 38 +28 64 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
7 West Ham United 38 15 8 15 48 57 −9 53
8 Aston Villa 38 12 14 12 46 47 −1 50 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
9 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 49 53 −4 50
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 55 51 +4 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.
  2. ^ Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 14 12 46 47  −1 50 8 7 4 22 17  +5 4 7 8 24 30  −6
Results by matchday
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultDDWDWWWLWWLDDLDLWLLDDWWDDDLWLLDLDLLDWW
Position141581064453133567888897777777787781010101098
Source: 11v11.com: 2001-02 Aston Villa results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Aston Villa's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 36,059
26 August 2001 Manchester United H 1–1 42,632 Vassell 4'
8 September 2001 Liverpool A 3–1 44,102 Dublin 31', Hendrie 55', Vassell 86'
16 September 2001 Sunderland H 0–0 31,668
24 September 2001 Southampton A 3–1 26,794 Boateng 9', Ángel 15', Hadji 79'
30 September 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 27,732 Ángel 46', Vassell 72'
14 October 2001 Fulham H 2–0 28,579 Vassell 50', Taylor 61'
20 October 2001 Everton A 2–3 33,352 Hadji 71', Schmeichel 90'
24 October 2001 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 27,701 Kachloul 9'
27 October 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 3–2 33,599 Ángel 13', (pen) 47', Vassell 43'
3 November 2001 Newcastle United A 0–3 51,057
17 November 2001 Middlesbrough H 0–0 35,424
25 November 2001 Leeds United A 1–1 40,159 Kachloul 35'
1 December 2001 Leicester City H 0–2 30,711
5 December 2001 West Ham United A 1–1 28,377 Dublin 1'
9 December 2001 Arsenal A 2–3 38,074 Merson 21', Stone 34'
17 December 2001 Ipswich Town H 2–1 29,320 Ángel 44', 70'
22 December 2001 Derby County A 1–3 28,001 Ángel 45'
26 December 2001 Liverpool H 1–2 42,602 Hendrie 21'
29 December 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 41,134 Ángel (pen) 90'
1 January 2002 Sunderland A 1–1 45,324 Taylor 59'
12 January 2002 Derby County H 2–1 28,881 Vassell 12', Ángel 26'
21 January 2002 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 25,681 Vassell 8', Ángel 42'
30 January 2002 Everton H 0–0 32,460
2 February 2002 Fulham A 0–0 20,041
9 February 2002 Chelsea H 1–1 41,137 Merson 28'
23 February 2002 Manchester United A 0–1 67,592
2 March 2002 West Ham United H 2–1 37,341 Ángel 23', Vassell 90'
5 March 2002 Blackburn Rovers A 0–3 21,988
17 March 2002 Arsenal H 1–2 41,520 Dublin 69'
23 March 2002 Ipswich Town A 0–0 25,247
30 March 2002 Bolton Wanderers A 2–3 24,600 Warhurst (own goal) 15', Taylor 17'
2 April 2002 Newcastle United H 1–1 36,597 Crouch 26'
6 April 2002 Middlesbrough A 1–2 26,003 Ángel 60'
13 April 2002 Leeds United H 0–1 40,039
20 April 2002 Leicester City A 2–2 18,125 Vassell 22', Hitzlsperger 27'
27 April 2002 Southampton H 2–1 35,255 Vassell 8', 42'
11 May 2002 Chelsea A 3–1 40,709 Crouch 21', Vassell 63', Dublin 88'

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2002 Manchester United H 2–3 38,444 Taylor 51', Neville (own goal) 53'

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 10 October 2001 Reading H 1–0 23,431 Dublin 45'
R4 28 November 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–1 26,526

Intertoto Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 First Leg 14 July 2001 NK Slaven Belupo Croatia A 1–2 3,000 Ginola 88'
R3 Second Leg 21 July 2001 NK Slaven Belupo Croatia H 2–0 (won 3–2 on agg) 27,580 Hendrie 19', 41'
SF First Leg 25 July 2001 Rennes France A 1–2 15,753 Vassell 90'
SF Second Leg 1 August 2001 Rennes France H 1–0 (won on away goals) 30,782 Dublin 5'
F First Leg 7 August 2001 Basel Switzerland A 1–1 25,879 Merson 59'
F Second Leg 21 August 2001 Basel Switzerland H 4–1 (won 5–2 on agg) 39,593 Vassell 45', Ángel 55', 79', Ginola 83'

UEFA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 20 September 2001 NK Varteks Croatia H 2–3 27,132 Ángel 54', 70'
R1 Second Leg 27 September 2001 NK Varteks Croatia A 1–0 (lost on away goals) 12,100 Hadji 90'

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[3]

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 Denmark DEN Peter Schmeichel
2 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright
4 DF Sweden SWE Olof Mellberg
5 DF Turkey TUR Alpay Özalan
6 MF Netherlands NED George Boateng[a]
7 MF England ENG Ian Taylor
8 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel
9 FW England ENG Dion Dublin
10 MF England ENG Paul Merson (captain)
11 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman
15 DF England ENG Gareth Barry
16 FW England ENG Peter Crouch
17 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie
18 MF England ENG Steve Stone
19 FW Croatia CRO Boško Balaban
20 MF Morocco MAR Mustapha Hadji
21 MF Germany GER Thomas Hitzlsperger
22 FW England ENG Darius Vassell
30 MF Morocco MAR Hassan Kachloul
31 DF England ENG Jlloyd Samuel[b]

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF France FRA David Ginola (to Everton)
26 FW England ENG Richard Walker (to Blackpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF England ENG Michael Standing (to Bradford City)
44 FW Scotland SCO Neil Tarrant[c] (to Ross County)

Reserve squad

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The following players made most of their appearances for the reserves this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s, or may have appeared for the first team in a friendly.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK England ENG Boaz Myhill[d]
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John McGrath
25 FW England ENG Jon Bewers
28 MF Northern Ireland NIR Gavin Melaugh
29 MF England ENG Stephen Cooke
DF England ENG Danny Haynes
DF England ENG Danny Jackman
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Andrew Marfell
MF England ENG Jay Smith
MF England ENG David Berks
MF Germany GER Giovanni Speranza[e] (on trial)
MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Kandaurov[f] (on trial from Benfica)
  Stefan Andersson

U-19 squad

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The following players made most of their appearances for the U-19s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW England ENG Stefan Moore
39 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Wayne Henderson
42 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Peter Hynes
43 DF England ENG Liam Ridgewell
46 DF England ENG Ben Willetts
DF England ENG David Andrewartha
DF England ENG Rob Edwards[g]
DF England ENG Leon Hylton
DF England ENG Cameron Stuart
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Seán Dillon
MF England ENG Ryan Amoo
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Jamie Cunnington (on trial to Bradford City)
MF England ENG Alexis Nicolas[h]
MF England ENG James Pawley
MF England ENG Peter Whittingham
MF Northern Ireland NIR David Scullion
MF Denmark DEN Thomas Kristensen (on trial from AB)
MF Russia RUS Alexei Eremenko[i] (on trial from FC Jokerit)
FW England ENG Lee McGuire
FW England ENG Michael Husbands
FW Faroe Islands FRO Hjalgrím Elttør (on trial from )
DF   Andy Wells

U-17 squad

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The following players made most of their appearances for the U-17s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-19s.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Antoni Pecora
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Gahan
DF England ENG Stuart Bridges
DF England ENG Gary Cahill
DF England ENG Scott Cormell
DF England ENG Nick Green
DF England ENG Paul Green
DF England ENG James O'Connor
DF England ENG Oliver Williams
MF England ENG Adam Baptist
MF England ENG Jamie Ward[j]
MF Scotland SCO Colin Marshall
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Northern Ireland NIR Steven Davis
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Foley-Sheridan
FW England ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor
FW England ENG Mark Atkinson
FW England ENG Luke Moore
FW England ENG Shane Paul
FW Scotland SCO Alan Brazil
MF   Rowan Caney
MF   John Grady
MF   David Nolan
  Daniel Bridges

Other players

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The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this 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
DF England ENG Liam Folds
DF England ENG Jamie McCombe (on trial from Scunthorpe United)
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Pierre Ennis
DF Denmark DEN Casper Abildgaard (on trial from AB)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Fahey
FW England ENG John Turner
MF   John Malpass

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Continental
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Denmark DEN Peter Schmeichel 36 1 29 1 1 0 2 0 4 0
12 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney 39 0 30 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright 32 0 23 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
4 DF Sweden SWE Olof Mellberg 36 0 32 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF Turkey TUR Alpay Özalan 24 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
11 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton 38 0 30+3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
31 DF England ENG Jlloyd Samuel 26 0 17+6 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0
Midfielders
6 MF Netherlands NED George Boateng 48 1 37 1 1 0 1+1 0 8 0
7 MF England ENG Ian Taylor 18 4 7+9 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
10 MF England ENG Paul Merson 27 3 18+3 2 1 0 0 0 5 1
14 MF France FRA David Ginola 13 2 0+5 0 0 0 1+1 0 3+3 2
15 MF England ENG Gareth Barry 28 0 16+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 6+1 0
17 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie 39 4 25+4 2 1 0 2 0 7 2
18 MF England ENG Steve Stone 32 1 14+8 1 0+1 0 1 0 5+3 0
20 MF Morocco MAR Mustapha Hadji 32 3 17+6 2 0+1 0 2 0 3+3 1
21 MF Germany GER Thomas Hitzlsperger 12 1 11+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Morocco MAR Hassan Kachloul 31 2 17+5 2 0 0 2 0 6+1 0
Forwards
8 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel 35 16 26+3 12 1 0 1 0 2+2 4
9 FW England ENG Dion Dublin 30 6 9+12 4 0 0 1+1 1 5+2 1
16 FW England ENG Peter Crouch 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Croatia CRO Boško Balaban 11 0 0+8 0 0 0 1+1 0 1 0
22 FW England ENG Darius Vassell 44 14 30+6 12 1 0 0+1 0 2+4 2
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 30 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions[4]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
1 GK Denmark Peter Schmeichel 36
2 RB Wales Mark Delaney 39
4 CB Sweden Olof Mellberg 36
11 CB Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 35
3 LB England Alan Wright 32
17 RM England Lee Hendrie 35
10 CM England Paul Merson 24 Alpay Özalan has 24 starts
6 CM Netherlands George Boateng 47
30 LM Morocco Hassan Kachloul 25
8 CF Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel 30
22 CF England Darius Vassell 33

Notes

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  1. ^ Boateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Netherlands in November 2001.
  2. ^ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-21 level and be called up to the senior team before switching his international allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago and making his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.
  3. ^ Tarrant was born in Darlington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. ^ Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  5. ^ Speranza was born in Giessen, West Germany (now Germany), and later represented Italy internationally in futsal.
  6. ^ Kandaurov was born in Zheleznogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia), but also qualified to represent Ukraine internationally and made his international debut for Ukraine in August 1992.
  7. ^ Edwards was born in Madeley, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Wales in March 2003.
  8. ^ Nicolas was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  9. ^ Eremenko was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia), but was raised in Finland from the age of 7, gained Finnish citizenship in 2003, and would make his international debut for Finland in October 2003.
  10. ^ Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.

References

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  1. ^ "Gregory resigns as Villa boss". bbc.co.uk. 24 January 2002.
  2. ^ "Aston Villa 2001-2002 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  4. ^ "All Aston Villa players: 2002". www.11v11.com.
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