The 2001–02 season was Chelsea's 88th competitive season, 10th consecutive season in the Premier League and 96th year as a club.

Season summary

The 2001–02 campaign was the first full season under Italian manager Claudio Ranieri, who had replaced his compatriot Gianluca Vialli after five matches of the previous season.[1] He made his first signing in the shape of French defender William Gallas for £6.2 million from Marseille, before signing Frank Lampard from West Ham United for £11 million on 14 June.[2] Lampard went on to become Chelsea's highest goal scorer of all time. The signing of Lampard allowed Chelsea to part company with their captain Dennis Wise, who ended his successful 12-season spell at the club by joining Leicester City for £1.6 million.[3] The third and final signing of the window was of French midfielder and 1998 FIFA World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit, who joined from Barcelona for £7.5 million on 26 June.[4]

Chelsea players encountered controversy in the second round of the UEFA Cup, when they were due to face Hapoel Tel Aviv on 18 October 2001. Six Chelsea first-team players—Albert Ferrer, William Gallas, Emmanuel Petit, Graeme Le Saux, Eiður Guðjohnsen and captain Marcel Desailly—did not fly to Israel due to fears since the September 11 attacks in the previous month and recent Palestinian insurgency. Chelsea lost the match 2–0, with Desailly's replacement, the Ugandan teenager Joel Kitamirike, making mistakes in his only match for Chelsea.[5] The six players returned for the second leg at Stamford Bridge, but a 1–1 draw saw Chelsea eliminated by an underdog for the second consecutive season.[6]

The club came sixth in the Premier League, as they had done the previous season, and reached their third FA Cup final in six seasons. In the final against London rivals and Premier League champions Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 4 May 2002, Chelsea lost 2–0 with both goals in the last twenty minutes of the match.[7] Chelsea were led out into the final by Roberto Di Matteo, who had announced his retirement earlier in the season due to a long-term absence with a leg fracture.[8]

First team squad

Squad at end of season[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Ed de Goey
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro
6 DF France FRA Marcel Desailly
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard
9 FW Netherlands NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
10 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Slaviša Jokanović
11 MF Netherlands NED Boudewijn Zenden
12 FW Croatia CRO Mario Stanić
13 DF France FRA William Gallas
14 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux
15 DF Netherlands NED Mario Melchiot
17 MF France FRA Emmanuel Petit
18 MF Spain ESP Albert Ferrer
20 MF England ENG Jody Morris
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini
24 MF Italy ITA Samuele Dalla Bona
25 FW Italy ITA Gianfranco Zola
26 DF England ENG John Terry
28 FW England ENG Leon Knight
29 DF Germany GER Robert Huth
30 FW Denmark DEN Jesper Grønkjær
31 GK Australia AUS Mark Bosnich
32 FW Finland FIN Mikael Forssell
33 DF England ENG Joel Kitamirike
36 MF England ENG Joe Keenan
39 FW England ENG Carlton Cole

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Italy ITA Roberto Di Matteo (retired)
18 MF Italy ITA Gabriele Ambrosetti (on loan to Piacenza)
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 DF England ENG Jon Harley (to Fulham)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 DF Netherlands NED Winston Bogarde
19 DF Italy ITA Valerio Di Cesare
27 FW Georgia (country) GEO Rati Aleksidze
34 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin
35 GK England ENG Rhys Evans
37 DF Wales WAL Danny Slatter
38 DF England ENG Scott Cousins
— GK England ENG Lenny Pidgeley
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Sam Tillen
— DF Scotland SCO Warren Cummings
— DF England ENG Danny Hollands
— MF England ENG Rob Wolleaston
— MF Netherlands NED Mbark Boussoufa
— MF Scotland SCO Ryan Stevenson
— FW Germany GER Sebastian Kneißl

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline and bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit was all blue with a white trimmed collar. Their new away kit was all white with blue socks. The club's third kit for this season was orange with blue shorts and accents.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League UEFA Cup FA Cup Football League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Ed de Goeij 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro 28 0 18 0 2 0 4 0 3+1 0
6 DF France FRA Marcel Desailly 37 1 24 1 2 0 8 0 3 0
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard 53 7 34+3 5 4 1 7+1 1 4 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 48 29 35 23 2 0 7 3 4 3
10 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Slaviša Jokanović 31 0 12+8 0 3 0 1+4 0 2+1 0
11 MF Netherlands NED Boudewijn Zenden 32 3 13+9 3 3 0 0+3 0 2+2 0
12 FW Croatia CRO Mario Stanić 35 2 18+9 1 2 0 4 1 1+1 0
13 DF France FRA William Gallas 41 2 27+3 1 3 0 4 1 4 0
14 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux 40 2 26+1 1 2 0 8 1 3 0
15 DF Netherlands NED Mario Melchiot 50 2 35+2 2 3 0 5+1 0 4 0
17 MF France FRA Emmanuel Petit 38 1 26+1 1 3 0 6 0 2 0
18 DF Spain ESP Albert Ferrer 10 0 2+2 0 0 0 3+1 0 2 0
20 MF England ENG Jody Morris 10 0 2+3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen 47 23 26+6 14 3 3 6+1 3 5 3
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini 41 0 27+1 0 0 0 8 0 5 0
24 MF Italy ITA Samuele Dalla Bona 38 4 16+8 4 0+3 0 4+2 0 3+2 0
25 FW Italy ITA Gianfranco Zola 50 5 19+16 3 3+1 1 4+2 1 2+3 0
26 DF England ENG John Terry 43 4 32+1 1 2 1 3+2 2 3 0
28 FW England ENG Leon Knight 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Germany GER Robert Huth 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW Denmark DEN Jesper Grønkjær 16 0 11+2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
31 GK Australia AUS Mark Bosnich 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Finland FIN Mikael Forssell 35 9 2+20 4 0+3 0 2+4 3 0+4 2
33 DF England ENG Joel Kitamirike 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Joe Keenan 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG Carlton Cole 3 1 2+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
13 DF France William Gallas France Marseille £6,200,000[10] 18-05-2001
8 MF England Frank Lampard England West Ham United £11,000,000[11] 11-06-2001
17 MF France Emmanuel Petit Spain Barcelona £7,500,000[12] 26-06-2001
11 MF Netherlands Boudewijn Zenden Spain Barcelona £7,500,000 02-08-2001

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
8 MF Uruguay Gustavo Poyet England Tottenham Hotspur £2,250,000[13] 10-06-2001
11 MF England Dennis Wise England Leicester City £2,000,000[14] 25-06-2001
21 DF France Bernard Lambourde France Bastia Free 29-06-2001
N/A MF England Jay Richardson England Exeter City Free 04-07-2001
5 DF France Frank Leboeuf France Marseille £1,200,000[15] 25-07-2001
34 DF England Jon Harley England Fulham £3,500,000[16] 08-08-2001

Premier League

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Newcastle United 38 21 8 9 74 52 +22 71 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Leeds United 38 18 12 8 53 37 +16 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
6 Chelsea 38 17 13 8 66 38 +28 64
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
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.

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 17 13 8 66 38  +28 64 11 4 4 43 21  +22 6 9 4 23 17  +6

Matches

19 August 2001 1 Chelsea 1–1 Newcastle United Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 Zenden 8' Report Acuña 77' Attendance: 40,124
Referee: Andy D'Urso
25 August 2001 2 Southampton 0–2 Chelsea St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
15:00 Hasselbaink 33'
Stanić 90'		 Attendance: 31,107
Referee: David Elleray
8 September 2001 3 Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Hasselbaink 31' (pen.) Report Henry 17' Attendance: 40,855
Referee: Mike Riley
16 September 2001 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Chelsea White Hart Lane, London
15:00 Sheringham 66', 90' Report Hasselbaink 45', 81' (pen.)
Desailly 90'		 Attendance: 36,037
Referee: Steve Dunn
23 September 2001 5 Chelsea 2–2 Middlesbrough Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 Hasselbaink 3', 37' Report Stockdale 61'
Bokšić 90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 36,767
Referee: Rob Styles
30 September 2001 6 Fulham 1–1 Chelsea Craven Cottage, London
12:00 Hayles 56' Report Hasselbaink 32' Attendance: 21,159
Referee: Graham Poll
13 October 2001 7 Chelsea 2–0 Leicester City Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Hasselbaink 20' (pen.)
Guðjohnsen 45'		 Report Attendance: 40,370
Referee: Jeff Winter
21 October 2001 8 Leeds United 0–0 Chelsea Elland Road, Leeds
16:00 Report Attendance: 40,171
Referee: Paul Durkin
24 October 2001 9 West Ham United 2–1 Chelsea Upton Park, London
19:45 Carrick 5'
Kanouté 13'		 Report Hasselbaink 22' Attendance: 26,520
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 October 2001 10 Derby County 1–1 Chelsea Pride Park, Derby
16:00 Ravanelli 7' Report Hasselbaink 48' Attendance: 28,910
Referee: Steve Bennett
4 November 2001 11 Chelsea 2–1 Ipswich Town Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 Zola 36'
Dalla Bona 90+1'		 Report Stewart 63' (pen.) Attendance: 40,497
Referee: Rob Styles
18 November 2001 12 Everton 0–0 Chelsea Goodison Park, Liverpool
15:00 Report Attendance: 30,555
Referee: Mark Halsey
24 November 2001 13 Chelsea 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Report Attendance: 37,978
Referee: Graham Poll
1 December 2001 14 Manchester United 0–3 Chelsea Old Trafford, Manchester
15:00 Report Melchiot 6'
Hasselbaink 64'
Guðjohnsen 84'		 Attendance: 67,544
Referee: Alan Wiley
5 December 2001 15 Chelsea 0–1 Charlton Athletic Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 Report Lisbie 90' Attendance: 33,504
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
9 December 2001 16 Sunderland 0–0 Chelsea Stadium of Light, Sunderland
15:00 Report Attendance: 48,017
Referee: Neale Barry
16 December 2001 17 Chelsea 4–0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 Le Saux 3'
Hasselbaink 28'
Dalla Bona 71'
Guðjohnsen 90'		 Report Attendance: 41,174
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 December 2001 18 Chelsea 5–1 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge, London
13:30 Guðjohnsen 41'
Zenden 45'
Hasselbaink 46'
Hendry 76' (o.g.)
Lampard 87'		 Report Nolan 3' Attendance: 34,063
Referee: Uriah Rennie
26 December 2001 19 Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea Arsenal Stadium, London
19:45 Campbell 49'
Wiltord 71'		 Report Lampard 31' Attendance: 38,079
Referee: Graham Barber
29 December 2001 20 Newcastle United 1–2 Chelsea St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Shearer 37' Report Guðjohnsen 35', 45' Attendance: 52,123
Referee: Steve Bennett
1 January 2002 21 Chelsea 2–4 Southampton Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Guðjohnsen 20'
Hasselbaink 45'		 Report Beattie 7', 73'
Pahars 55'
Marsden 64'		 Attendance: 35,156
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
12 January 2002 22 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Chelsea Reebok Stadium, Horwich
19:45 Ricketts 56'
Nolan 79'		 Report Guðjohnsen 53'
Forssell 65'		 Attendance: 23,891
Referee: Jeff Winter
20 January 2002 23 Chelsea 5–1 West Ham United Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 Hasselbaink 45', 60'
Guðjohnsen 51', 87'
Forssell 90'		 Report Defoe 88' Attendance: 40,035
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 January 2002 24 Chelsea 2–0 Leeds United Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Guðjohnsen 2'
Dalla Bona 31'		 Report Attendance: 40,614
Referee: Steve Bennett
2 February 2002 25 Leicester City 2–3 Chelsea Filbert Street, Leicester
15:00 Scowcroft 24', 68' Report Hasselbaink 62', 90'
Zola 79'		 Attendance: 19,950
Referee: Graham Barber
9 February 2002 26 Aston Villa 1–1 Chelsea Villa Park, Birmingham
15:00 Merson 28' Report Lampard 66' Attendance: 41,137
Referee: Paul Durkin
2 March 2002 27 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Chelsea The Valley, London
15:00 Euell 72', 89' Report Lampard 23' Attendance: 26,354
Referee: Graham Poll
6 March 2002 28 Chelsea 3–2 Fulham Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Melchiot 18'
Guðjohnsen 29'
Forssell 82'		 Report Saha 20' (pen.), 73' Attendance: 39,744
Referee: Peter Jones
13 March 2002 29 Chelsea 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Hasselbaink 24', 69', 81'
Lampard 90'		 Report Taricco Red card Attendance: 39,652
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 March 2002 30 Chelsea 4–0 Sunderland Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Gallas 24'
Guðjohnsen 73'
Forssell 84'
Dalla Bona 90'		 Report Attendance: 40,218
Referee: Barry Knight
24 March 2002 31 Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool
14:00 Šmicer 90' Report Attendance: 44,203
Referee: Mike Halsey
30 March 2002 32 Chelsea 2–1 Derby County Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Terry 50'
Petit 86'		 Report Strupar 60' Attendance: 37,849
Referee: Mike Dean
1 April 2002 33 Ipswich Town 0–0 Chelsea Portman Road, Ipswich
20:00 Report Attendance: 28,053
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
6 April 2002 34 Chelsea 3–0 Everton Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Hasselbaink 26', 44'
Zola 90'		 Report Attendance: 40,545
Referee: David Elleray
10 April 2002 35 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Chelsea Ewood Park, Blackburn
20:00 Report Attendance: 25,441
Referee: Steve Dunn
20 April 2002 36 Chelsea 0–3 Manchester United Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Scholes 15'
van Nistelrooy 61'
Solskjær 86'		 Attendance: 41,725
Referee: Graham Barber
27 April 2002 37 Middlesbrough 0–2 Chelsea Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00 Report Cole 38'
Zenden 43'		 Attendance: 28,686
Referee: Barry Knight
11 May 2002 38 Chelsea 1–3 Aston Villa Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Guðjohnsen 70' (pen.) Report Crouch 21'
Vassell 63'
Dublin 88'		 Attendance: 40,709
Referee: Steve Bennett

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup

First round

20 September 2001 1st leg Chelsea England 3–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Stamford Bridge, London
21:00 Guðjohnsen 45', 74'
Lampard 90'
Zenden Yellow card 82'		 Report Attendance: 20,812
Referee: Helmut Fleischer Germany
27 September 2001 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–2 England Chelsea Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia
19:30 Markov Yellow card 12'
Topuzakov Yellow card 30'		 Report Terry 33'
Guðjohnsen 45'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson Sweden

Second round

18 October 2001 1st leg Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 2–0 England Chelsea Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
19:15 Gershon 87' (pen.)
Cleşcenco 90+4'		 Report Zenden Yellow card 27'
Melchiot Red card 53'		 Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Dick van Egmond Netherlands
1 November 2001 2nd leg Chelsea England 1–1 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Stamford Bridge, London
21:00 Zola 64'
Terry Yellow card 67'
Hasselbaink Yellow card 89'		 Report Osterc 35'
Gershon Yellow card 44'
Domb Yellow card 58'
Antebi Yellow card 62'
Elimelech Yellow card 82'		 Attendance: 28,433
Referee: Laurent Duhamel France

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
5 January 2002 Third round Norwich City 0–0 Chelsea Carrow Road, Norwich
Report Attendance: 21,017
Referee: Peter Jones
16 January 2002 Replay Chelsea 4–0 Norwich City Stamford Bridge, London
Stanic 11'
Lampard 56'
Zola 63'
Forssell 89'		 Report Attendance: 24,231
Referee: Peter Jones
26 January 2002 Fourth round Chelsea 1–1 West Ham United Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Hasselbaink 20' Report Kanouté 84' Attendance: 33,443
Referee: David Elleray
6 February 2002 Replay West Ham United 2–3 Chelsea Upton Park, London
Defoe 37', 50' Report Hasselbaink 42'
Forssell 64'
Terry 90+2'		 Attendance: 27,272
Referee: Graham Poll
17 February 2002 Fifth Round Chelsea 3–1 Preston North End Stamford Bridge, London
Guðjohnsen 15'
Hasselbaink 26'
Forssell 90'		 Report Cresswell 9' Attendance: 28,133
Referee: Rob Styles
10 March 2002 Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 Chelsea White Hart Lane, London
16:00 Report Gallas 12'
Guðjohnsen 48', 66'
Le Saux 54'		 Attendance: 32,896
Referee: Andy D'Urso
14 April 2002 Semi-final Fulham 0–1 Chelsea Villa Park, Birmingham
19:00 Report Terry 40' Attendance: 36,147
Referee: Graham Poll
4 May 2002 Final Arsenal 2–0 Chelsea Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
15:00 Parlour 70'
Ljungberg 80'		 Report Attendance: 73,963
Referee: Mike Riley

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
9 October 2001 Third round Coventry City 0–2 Chelsea Highfield Road, Coventry
Report Guðjohnsen 56'
Forssell 60'		 Attendance: 12,582
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 November 2001 Fourth round Leeds United 0–2 Chelsea Elland Road, Leeds
Report Guðjohnsen 59', 80' Attendance: 33,841
Referee: Jeff Winter
12 December 2001 Quarter-final Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle United Stamford Bridge, London
Hasselbaink 90' Report Attendance: 27,613
Referee: David Elleray
9 January 2002 Semi-final 1st leg Chelsea 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Stamford Bridge, London
Hasselbaink 10', 76' Report Ferdinand 65' Attendance: 37,264
Referee: Alan Wiley
23 January 2002 Semi-final 2nd leg Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Chelsea White Hart Lane, London
Iversen 2'
Sherwood 32'
Sheringham 50'
Davies 76'
Rebrov 87'		 Report Forssell 90' Attendance: 36,100
Referee: Mark Halsey

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Ranieri's Chelsea deal". BBC News. 15 September 2000.
  2. ^ Ingle, Sean (14 June 2001). "Lampard signs for Chelsea". The Guardian. London.
  3. ^ "Wise joins Leicester soccer team". CNN. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Chelsea clinch £7.5m Petit deal". 13 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Hapoel stun subdued Chelsea". BBC News. 18 October 2001.
  6. ^ Brodkin, Jon (1 November 2001). "Hapoel leave Chelsea with the blues". The Guardian. London.
  7. ^ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team".
  8. ^ McLean, Max (23 April 2017). "5 things Chelsea can learn from their FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal in 2002 for the rematch in 2017". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  9. ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 2001/02".
  10. ^ "Gallas goes to Chelsea in £6.2m deal". The Guardian. 21 May 2001. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Chelsea agree £11m Lampard deal". BBC Sport. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2001.
  12. ^ "Chelsea insist Petit 'has signed'". BBC Sport. 25 June 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2001. [dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Poyet joins Spurs". BBC News. 10 June 2001.
  14. ^ "Wise seals Leicester switch". BBC Sport. 25 June 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2001.
  15. ^ "Leboeuf's Marseille move". BBC Sport. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2001.
  16. ^ "Harley completes Fulham switch". BBC Sport. 8 August 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2001.
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