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Walsall 2001–02 football season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Walsall competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
After a disappointing start to the 2001–02 season, pressure was piling on Graydon and following an abject performance and 1–0 defeat, against local rivals West Brom, Jeff Bonser dismissed Graydon.[ 1] His replacement, ex-Wolves manager Colin Lee polarised supporters, but ultimately proved to be a success.[ 2] The style of football improved and Lee's signings improved the team dramatically. Relegation was avoided thanks to vital away wins against Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United .
Final league table
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
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
46
13
12
21
51
71
−20
51
10
6
7
29
27
+2
3
6
14
22
44
−22
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A A A H H A H H H A H A A H H A A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H Result W D L L L L D L L D W L L W L W D W L D L L L W L W L D L L W D L L D L D W D W L D W W W D Position 8 6 11 16 20 22 22 22 23 23 20 21 23 21 22 21 22 19 20 19 21 21 23 20 22 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 22 23 23 22 20 18 18
Results
Walsall's score comes first [ 3]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
11 August 2001
West Bromwich Albion
H
2–1
9,181
Leitão , Barras
18 August 2001
Preston North End
A
1–1
11,402
Herivelto
25 August 2001
Birmingham City
H
1–2
7,245
Herivelto
27 August 2001
Watford
A
1–2
14,652
Leitão
8 September 2001
Crewe Alexandra
A
1–2
6,809
Simpson
15 September 2001
Burnley
A
2–5
14,019
Wrack , Davis (own goal)
18 September 2001
Portsmouth
H
0–0
6,153
21 September 2001
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
0–3
8,327
25 September 2001
Manchester City
A
0–3
31,525
29 September 2001
Millwall
H
0–0
6,289
9 October 2001
Norwich City
H
2–0
5,713
Barras , Byfield
14 October 2001
Coventry City
H
0–1
7,515
20 October 2001
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–2
16,275
Byfield
23 October 2001
Rotherham United
H
3–2
6,162
Matías (2), Wrack
27 October 2001
Gillingham
A
0–2
7,548
30 October 2001
Stockport County
A
2–0
4,553
Angell , Thøgersen
3 November 2001
Crystal Palace
H
2–2
6,795
Barras (2)
11 November 2001
Nottingham Forest
H
2–0
6,754
Matías , Angell
17 November 2001
Bradford City
A
0–2
14,251
20 November 2001
Wimbledon
A
2–2
4,249
Thøgersen , Leitão
24 November 2001
Sheffield United
H
1–2
6,415
Wrack
1 December 2001
Rotherham United
A
0–2
6,273
8 December 2001
Barnsley
A
1–4
12,509
Aranalde
15 December 2001
Grimsby Town
H
4–0
5,080
Biancalani , Angell , Leitão , Herivelto
22 December 2001
Birmingham City
A
0–1
20,127
26 December 2001
Crewe Alexandra
H
2–1
7,325
Aranalde , Biancalani
29 December 2001
Watford
H
0–3
6,882
1 January 2002
Norwich City
A
1–1
19,434
Tillson
12 January 2002
Preston North End
H
1–2
6,314
Wrack
20 January 2002
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–1
20,290
29 January 2002
Wimbledon
H
2–1
5,388
Leitão , Carbon
2 February 2002
Millwall
A
2–2
11,285
Matías , Keates (pen)
9 February 2002
Sheffield Wednesday
H
0–3
8,290
19 February 2002
Coventry City
A
1–2
13,736
Holdsworth
23 February 2002
Manchester City
H
0–0
7,618
26 February 2002
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0–3
27,043
2 March 2002
Portsmouth
A
1–1
13,203
O'Connor
5 March 2002
Burnley
H
1–0
5,611
Marcelo
9 March 2002
Grimsby Town
A
2–2
7,016
Leitão , Byfield
16 March 2002
Barnsley
H
2–1
7,495
Byfield , Goodman
23 March 2002
Crystal Palace
A
0–2
21,038
30 March 2002
Gillingham
H
1–1
6,190
Herivelto
1 April 2002
Nottingham Forest
A
3–2
16,659
Simpson , Matías , Corica
6 April 2002
Stockport County
H
1–0
6,322
Leitão
13 April 2002
Sheffield United
A
1–0
20,520
Leitão
21 April 2002
Bradford City
H
2–2
8,079
Corica (2)
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
[ 4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions