2001–02 Leicester City F.C. season
2001–02 season | ||||
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Chairman | John Elsom | |||
Manager | Peter Taylor (until 30 September) Garry Parker (caretaker 30 September – 10 October) Dave Bassett (10 October – 8 April) Micky Adams (from 8 April) | |||
Stadium | Filbert Street | |||
Premiership | 20th (relegated) | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
League Cup | Third round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Brian Deane (6) All: James Scowcroft (7) | |||
Highest home attendance | 21,886 vs Liverpool (20 Oct 2001, Premier League) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 14,466 vs Mansfield Town (5 Jan 2002, FA Cup) | |||
Average home league attendance | 19,783 | |||
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The 2001–02 season saw Leicester City relegated from the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons), ending their 6-year run in England's top flight. A tumultuous season amid rising financial issues would see the Foxes go through four managers and suffer relegation to the First Division in April, finishing bottom of the league with 28 points and just five wins all season.
Season summary
[edit]A terrible start to the season saw the Foxes suffer a 5-0 opening-day home defeat to newly-promoted Bolton Wanderers and Peter Taylor sacked at the end of September[1] and Dave Bassett named as his replacement, with Micky Adams joining as assistant manager.[2] For a while, it looked as though Bassett was capable of keeping the Foxes in the Premiership, but a four-month winless run beginning in December killed their survival hopes and they were relegated on 6 April after losing 1–0 at home to Manchester United.
Just before relegation was confirmed, Bassett became Director of Football and Adams was promoted to the manager's seat, with former Cardiff City boss Alan Cork being named as his assistant.[3]
On 11 May 2002, Leicester played their final game at Filbert Street before moving into their new 32,000-seat home. They ended up beating Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 to attain some satisfaction from winning the final game at their 111-year-old home; it was only their fifth league win of the season. The cost of relocation combined with the money lost from relegation plunged Leicester into a serious financial crisis. The priority for next season would be to secure the club's future financially, before thinking about a promotion challenge.
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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16 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 40 | |
17 | Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 40 | |
18 | Ipswich Town (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 36 | UEFA Cup QR and relegation to the First Division[a] |
19 | Derby County (R) | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 30 | Relegation to the Football League First Division |
20 | Leicester City (R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying as the winners of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association, and as one of the UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.
- Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 30 | −15 |
Source: Statto
- Results by round
Results
[edit]Leicester City's score comes first[4]
Legend
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
FA Premier League
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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18 August 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–5 | 19,987 | |
25 August 2001 | Arsenal | A | 0–4 | 37,909 | |
8 September 2001 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 18,774 | Sturridge |
15 September 2001 | Derby County | A | 3–2 | 26,863 | Sturridge (2), Izzet (pen) |
17 September 2001 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–2 | 15,412 | Jones |
22 September 2001 | Fulham | H | 0–0 | 18,918 | |
26 September 2001 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | 49,185 | |
29 September 2001 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–2 | 20,451 | |
13 October 2001 | Chelsea | A | 0–2 | 40,370 | |
20 October 2001 | Liverpool | H | 1–4 | 21,886 | Wise |
29 October 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–0 | 21,873 | |
3 November 2001 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 20,573 | Akinbiyi |
17 November 2001 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 67,651 | |
24 November 2001 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 21,539 | |
1 December 2001 | Aston Villa | A | 2–0 | 30,711 | Akinbiyi, Scowcroft |
8 December 2001 | Southampton | H | 0–4 | 20,321 | |
16 December 2001 | Leeds United | A | 2–2 | 38,337 | Deane, Scowcroft |
22 December 2001 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 20,131 | Izzet |
26 December 2001 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–2 | 24,403 | |
29 December 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 23,037 | Ricketts (own goal), Deane |
12 January 2002 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | 34,698 | |
19 January 2002 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 21,354 | |
23 January 2002 | Arsenal | H | 1–3 | 21,344 | Izzet |
30 January 2002 | Liverpool | A | 0–1 | 42,305 | |
2 February 2002 | Chelsea | H | 2–3 | 19,950 | Scowcroft (2) |
9 February 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 35,973 | Oakes |
23 February 2002 | Derby County | H | 0–3 | 21,620 | |
2 March 2002 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 | 25,734 | |
9 March 2002 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | 18,562 | Scowcroft |
16 March 2002 | Southampton | A | 2–2 | 30,012 | Deane (2) |
23 March 2002 | Leeds United | H | 0–2 | 18,976 | |
30 March 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 16,236 | Dickov (2) |
1 April 2002 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | 44,950 | Dickov |
6 April 2002 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 21,447 | |
13 April 2002 | Everton | A | 2–2 | 35,580 | Deane (2) |
20 April 2002 | Aston Villa | H | 2–2 | 18,125 | Izzet (pen), Stevenson |
27 April 2002 | Fulham | A | 0–0 | 21,106 | |
11 May 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | 21,716 | Dickov, Piper |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 5 January 2002 | Mansfield Town | H | 2–1 | 14,466 | Scowcroft (2) |
R4 | 26 January 2002 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 26,820 |
League Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 | 10 September 2001 | Blackpool | A | 1–0 | 4,866 | Akinbiyi |
R3 | 9 October 2001 | Leeds United | H | 0–6 | 16,316 |
First-team squad
[edit]- Squad at end of season[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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Reserve squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
[edit]Appearances, goals and cards
[edit]- (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Leicester.
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ![]() |
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1 | GK | ![]() |
3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
33+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36+2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
9+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
29+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33+2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
6+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 8+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
21+3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23+3 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
15+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17+2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
29+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 30+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | GK | ![]() |
35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
16+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
4+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
8+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
16+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18+6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
22 | FW | ![]() |
11+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
9+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
20+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 22+9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() |
4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
26 | MF | ![]() |
29+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32+6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
27 | FW | ![]() |
13+2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() |
3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | FW | ![]() |
14+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | ![]() |
0+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
33 | MF | ![]() |
1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
35 | DF | ![]() |
3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | FW | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | MF | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assists
[edit]Rank | Player | Assists[6] |
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1 | ![]() |
3 |
2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1 |
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
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25 June 2001 | MF | ![]() |
Chelsea | £1,600,000[7] |
9 July 2001 | GK | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | £2,500,000[8] |
31 July 2001 | FW | ![]() |
Ipswich Town | £3,000,000[9] |
16 November 2001 | DF | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest | £300,000 |
29 November 2001 | FW | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | £150,000 |
10 January 2002 | DF | ![]() |
Copenhagen | £400,000[10] |
22 February 2002 | FW | ![]() |
Manchester City | Nominal[11] |
Out
[edit]Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
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30 May 2001 | MF | ![]() |
Grimsby Town | £200,000 |
22 June 2001 | FW | ![]() |
Hull City | £250,000 |
13 July 2001 | FW | ![]() |
Preston North End | £500,000[12] |
2 August 2001 | MF | ![]() |
Celtic | £350,000[13] |
29 November 2001 | FW | ![]() |
Stockport County | £55,000 |
24 December 2001 | FW | ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | £350,000[14] |
5 February 2002 | FW | ![]() |
Crystal Palace | £2,200,000[15] |
12 February 2002 | MF | ![]() |
Bournemouth | Free[16] |
12 May 2002 | DF | ![]() |
Charlton Athletic | £3,500,000[17] |
- Transfers in:
£7,950,000
- Transfers out:
£7,405,000
- Total spending:
£545,000
Loan out
[edit]Date | Pos | Name | Club | Return | Ref |
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26 October 2001 | GK | ![]() |
Stockport County | 26 November 2001 | |
15 November 2001 | DF | ![]() |
Stockport County | 11 February 2002 | |
20 November 2001 | MF | ![]() |
Mansfield Town | 31 December 2001 | |
23 November 2001 | FW | ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 December 2001 | [18] |
19 December 2001 | FW | ![]() |
Crystal Palace | 21 January 2002 | [19] |
24 December 2001 | GK | ![]() |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 January 2002 | |
7 February 2002 | MF | ![]() |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 April 2002 | |
8 February 2002 | FW | ![]() |
Norwich City | 13 March 2002 | |
19 February 2002 | GK | ![]() |
Coventry City | 19 March 2002 | [20] |
22 February 2002 | FW | ![]() |
Stoke City | End of the season | [21] |
15 March 2002 | GK | ![]() |
Manchester City | 22 April 2002 | |
27 March 2002 | FW | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 22 April 2002 | |
28 March 2002 | DF | ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 April 2002 | |
28 March 2002 | DF | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | 2 May 2002 |
Awards
[edit]Club awards
[edit]At the end of the season, Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters and the supporters club, saw the following players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2001–02 season.
Player of the Season | Robbie Savage[22] |
Players' Player of the Season | Frank Sinclair[22] |
Academy Player of the Season | Matt Piper[22] |
Away Player of the Season | Robbie Savage[22] |
Most Improved Player of the Season | Matt Piper[22] |
Goal of the Season | James Scowcroft (vs. Leeds United, 16 December 2001)[22] |
Save of the Season | Ian Walker (vs. Blackburn Rovers, 30 March 2002)[22] |
Team Performance of the Season | vs. Derby County at Pride Park Stadium[22] (15 September 2001)[23] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Sinclair was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
- ^ Izzet was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 2000.
- ^ Elliott was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in 1997.
- ^ Benjamin was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2002.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sacked Taylor vows to return". BBC Sport. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Bassett becomes Foxes boss". BBC Sport. 10 October 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Leicester appoint Adams". BBC News. 4 April 2002.
- ^ "Leicester City results for the 2001-2002 season - Statto.com". www.statto.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Leicester City - 2001/02".
- ^ "Statistical Leaders (Leicester City) – 2002". Premier League. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Wise seals Leicester switch". BBC Sport. 25 June 2001. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Leicester sign Walker". BBC Sport. 9 July 2001. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Scowcroft completes Leicester move". BBC Sport. 31 July 2001. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Leicester land Laursen". BBC Sport. 10 January 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Foxes capture Dickov". BBC Sport. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Preston seal Cresswell deal". BBC Sport. 13 July 2001. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Celtic sign trio on deadline day". BBC Sport. 2 August 2001. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Sturridge seals Wolves move". BBC Sport. 24 December 2001. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Palace clinch Akinbiyi deal". BBC Sport. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Bournemouth sign Thomas". BBC Sport. 12 February 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Foxes' exodus begins". BBC Sport. 11 May 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Sturridge joins Wolves". BBC Sport. 22 November 2001. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Benjamin in Palace switch". BBC Sport. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Leicester's Flowers loaned to Coventry". The Independent. 20 February 2002. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Stoke in double swoop". BBC Sport. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Savage Named Player of the Season, LCFC.com, 17 November 2004, archived from the original on 5 September 2012, retrieved 19 January 2011
- ^ "Izzet finishes fraught Derby". BBC Sport. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 19 January 2011.