The 2001–02 season was the 123rd season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their first season back in the top-flight after a Three-year absence. It covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.[1]

Season summary

Three wins from their first three Premiership games put newly promoted Bolton on top of the table, and manager Sam Allardyce was boasting (tongue-in-cheek) that his side were capable of winning their first-ever league title, but the strong start to the season was not followed up and in the end they finished 16th, just enough to avoid relegation.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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 England ENG Steve Banks
2 DF France FRA Bruno Ngotty
3 DF England ENG Mike Whitlow
4 DF Iceland ISL Guðni Bergsson (captain)
5 DF Scotland SCO Colin Hendry
6 DF England ENG Paul Warhurst
7 FW Denmark DEN Bo Hansen
8 MF Denmark DEN Per Frandsen
9 FW Denmark DEN Henrik Pedersen
10 FW England ENG Dean Holdsworth
11 MF Jamaica JAM Ricardo Gardner
12 DF England ENG Dean Holden
13 FW France FRA Youri Djorkaeff
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Farrelly
15 MF England ENG Kevin Nolan
16 FW Germany GER Fredi Bobic (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW England ENG Michael Ricketts
19 MF England ENG David Norris
20 MF England ENG Nicky Southall
21 FW England ENG Rod Wallace
22 GK Finland FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 MF France FRA Mario Espartero (on loan from Metz)
24 DF England ENG Anthony Barness
25 DF England ENG Simon Charlton
26 DF England ENG Leam Richardson
28 MF Jamaica JAM Jermaine Johnson
29 MF Denmark DEN Stig Tøfting
30 GK England ENG Kevin Poole
32 MF England ENG Jeff Smith
34 MF Greece GRE Kostas Konstantinidis (on loan from Hertha Berlin)
38 MF Northern Ireland NIR Wayne Buchanan
46 MF Jamaica JAM Cleveland Taylor

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 FW England ENG Ian Marshall (to Blackpool)
23 MF Senegal SEN Djibril Diawara (on loan from Torino)
27 FW Japan JPN Akinori Nishizawa (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
No. Pos. Nation Player
42 GK Finland FIN Jani Viander (on loan from HJK)
— MF England ENG Nicky Summerbee (to Manchester City)

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
18 FW England ENG Paul Wheatcroft
27 MF French Polynesia TAH Gérald Forschelet
31 FW Italy ITA Emanuele Morini
33 MF England ENG Ryan Baldacchino
35 GK United States USA Jeff Cassar
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF England ENG Nicky Hunt
39 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ciaran Ryan
40 MF England ENG Chris Downey
41 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan O'Hare

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
11 June 2001 MF England Nicky Southall England Gillingham Free
3 July 2001 FW Denmark Henrik Pedersen Denmark Silkeborg £650,000[3]
17 September 2001 FW England Rod Wallace Scotland Rangers Free[4]
26 October 2001 GK England Kevin Poole England Birmingham City Free
28 November 2001 MF Scotland Derek Niven Scotland Raith Rovers Free
2 January 2002 GK France Jeremy Bon France Bordeaux Free[5]
28 January 2002 DF France Bruno Ngotty France Marseille £500,000[6]
1 February 2002 MF French Polynesia Gérald Forschelet France Cannes Undisclosed[7]
8 February 2002 MF Denmark Stig Tøfting Germany Hamburg £250,000[8]
13 February 2002 FW France Youri Djorkaeff Germany Kaiserslautern Free[9]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
14 June 2001 DF England John O'Kane England Blackpool Free[10]
14 June 2001 GK England Matt Glennon England Hull City £50,000
2 July 2001 DF England Robbie Elliott England Newcastle United Free[11]
4 September 2001 MF England Nicky Summerbee England Manchester City Free[12]
7 January 2002 FW England Ian Marshall England Blackpool Free

Loan in

Date Pos Name Club Until Ref
22 June 2001 DF Senegal Djibril Diawara Italy Torino 29 January 2002 [13]
16 July 2001 FW Japan Akinori Nishizawa Japan Cerezo Osaka 8 January 2002 [14]
7 September 2001 DF France Bruno Ngotty France Marseille 27 January 2002 [15]
19 September 2001 MF Jamaica Jermaine Johnson Jamaica Tivoli Gardens 25 March 2004
16 November 2001 GK Finland Jani Viander Finland HJK 17 January 2002 [16]
11 January 2002 FW Germany Fredi Bobic Germany Borussia Dortmund 11 May 2002 [17]
21 February 2002 MF France Mario Espartero France Metz 11 May 2002 [18]
26 March 2002 MF Greece Kostas Konstantinidis Germany Hertha Berlin 11 May 2002 [19]
28 March 2002 GK United States Jeff Cassar United States Miami Fusion 11 May 2002 [20]

Loan out

Date Pos Name Club Return Ref
28 September 2001 FW England Paul Wheatcroft England Rochdale 28 October 2001
6 November 2001 FW England Ian Marshall England Blackpool 6 January 2002
23 November 2001 MF England Jeff Smith England Macclesfield Town 19 January 2002
13 December 2001 GK England Steve Banks England Rochdale 1 May 2002
28 January 2002 DF Republic of Ireland Alan O'Hare England Chesterfield 21 April 2002 [21]
25 February 2002 FW England Paul Wheatcroft England Mansfield Town 25 February 2002
28 February 2002 DF Scotland Colin Hendry England Preston North End 28 March 2002
4 March 2002 MF England David Norris England Hull City 21 April 2002
22 March 2002 MF Northern Ireland Wayne Buchanan England Chesterfield 21 April 2002
17 April 2002 FW Denmark Henrik Pedersen Denmark Silkeborg 1 June 2002

Results

FA Premier League

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League

Results per matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWWDLDDLLWLDWDLLDLLDDDDLLWDDLLWWLWDLLL
Position11112114868989101212141515141616171817171617181615161415161616
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2002. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
18 August 2001 Leicester City A 5 – 0 Nolan (2) 15', 41', Ricketts 33', Frandsen (2) 45', 83' 19,987
21 August 2001 Middlesbrough H 1 – 0 Ricketts 39' 20,747
27 August 2001 Liverpool H 2 – 1 Ricketts 27', Holdsworth 90' 27,205
8 September 2001 Leeds United A 0 – 0 40,153
15 September 2001 Southampton H 0 – 1 24,378
19 September 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 1 – 1 Wallace 69' 25,949
22 September 2001 Arsenal A 1 – 1 Ricketts 83' 38,014
29 September 2001 Sunderland H 0 – 2 24,520
13 October 2001 Newcastle United H 0 – 4 25,631
20 October 2001 Manchester United A 2 – 1 Nolan 35', Ricketts 84' 67,559
27 October 2001 Aston Villa A 2 – 3 Ricketts (2) 2', 75' 33,599
3 November 2001 Everton H 2 – 2 Frandsen 10', Ricketts 90' 27,343
18 November 2001 Ipswich Town A 2 – 1 Bergsson 6', Ricketts 25' 22,335
24 November 2001 Fulham H 0 – 0 23,848
3 December 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 2 – 3 Ricketts 8', Wallace 56' 32,971
8 December 2001 Derby County A 0 – 1 25,712
15 December 2001 Charlton Athletic H 0 – 0 Frandsen 84' 20,834
23 December 2001 Chelsea A 1 – 5 Nolan 3' 34,063
26 December 2001 Leeds United H 0 – 3 27,060
29 December 2001 Leicester City H 2 – 2 Nolan 34', Ricketts 90' 23,037
1 January 2002 Liverpool A 1 – 1 Nolan 78' 43,710
12 January 2002 Chelsea H 2 – 2 Ricketts 56', Nolan 79' 23,891
19 January 2002 Middlesbrough A 1 – 1 Hansen 73' 26,104
29 January 2002 Manchester United H 0 – 4 27,350
2 February 2002 Newcastle United A 2 – 3 Gardner 19', Southall 34' 52,094
9 February 2002 West Ham United H 1 – 0 Gardner 38' 24,342
23 February 2002 Southampton A 0 – 0 31,380
2 March 2002 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 1 Wallace 45' 27,203
5 March 2002 Sunderland A 0 – 1 43,011
16 March 2002 Derby County H 1 – 3 Gardner 46' 25,893
23 March 2002 Charlton Athletic A 2 – 1 Djorkaeff (2) 15', 39' 26,358
30 March 2002 Aston Villa H 3 – 2 Delaney 8'(og), Bobic 40', Nolan 76' 24,600
1 April 2002 Everton A 1 – 3 Ngotty 75' 39,784
6 April 2002 Ipswich Town H 4 – 1 Bobic (3) 2', 30', 38', Djorkaeff 35' 25,817
20 April 2002 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 – 1 Holdsworth 71' 25,817
23 April 2002 Fulham A 0 – 3 18,107
29 April 2002 Arsenal H 0 – 2 27,351
11 May 2002 West Ham United A 1 – 2 Djorkaeff 35,546
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Charlton Athletic 38 10 14 14 38 49 −11 44
15 Everton 38 11 10 17 45 57 −12 43
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]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
16 January 2002 Round 3 Stockport County A 4 – 1 Bergsson 36', Fradin 42'(og), Frandsen 73', Ricketts 85' 5,821
5 February 2002 Round 4 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 – 4 27,093

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
11 September 2001 Round 2 Walsall H 4 – 3 (aet) Ricketts 68', Holdsworth 80', Nishizawa 90', Pedersen 97' 5,761
8 October 2001 Round 3 Nottingham Forest H 1 – 0 Wallace 3' 6,881
27 November 2001 Round 4 Southampton H

2 – 2 (6 – 5 on penalties)

Holdsworth 55' (pen), Ricketts 110' 8,404
11 December 2001 Round 5 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 – 6 28,430

Statistics

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season.

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 34 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 38 (0)
2 England Kevin Nolan Midfielder 34 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 36 (3)
3 England Simon Charlton Defender 35 (1) 0 (0) 1 (0) 36 (1)
4 Jamaica Ricardo Gardner Midfielder 29 (2) 2 (0) 0 (1) 31 (1)
5 Iceland Guðni Bergsson Defender 29 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 31 (0)
6 Jamaica Ricardo Gardner Midfielder 31 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 31 (1)
7 England Mike Whitlow Defender 28 (1) 1 (0) 0 (1) 29 (2)
8 England Michael Ricketts Striker 26 (12) 1 (1) 0 (3) 27 (16)
9 Denmark Per Frandsen Midfielder 25 (5) 0 (0) 1 (0) 26 (5)
10 France Bruno Ngotty Defender 24 (2) 0 (0) 2 (1) 26 (3)
11 England Paul Warhurst Defender/Midfielder 25 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 26 (0)
12 England Anthony Barness Defender 19 (6) 2 (0) 2 (0) 23 (6)
13= England Nicky Southall Defender/Midfielder 10 (8) 2 (0) 4 (0) 16 (8)
13= England Rod Wallace Striker 14 (6) 1 (0) 1 (2) 16 (8)
15 Republic of Ireland Gareth Farrelly Midfielder 11 (7) 2 (0) 3 (0) 16 (7)
16 Denmark Bo Hansen Striker 10 (7) 2 (0) 2 (0) 14 (7)
17 Germany Fredi Bobic Striker 14 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 14 (2)
18 England Dean Holdsworth Striker 9 (22) 0 (1) 3 (1) 12 (24)
19 France Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder/Striker 12 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 12 (0)
20 Denmark Henrik Pedersen Streiker 5 (6) 2 (0) 1 (1) 8 (7)
21 England Delroy Facey Striker 1 (8) 2 (0) 0 (0) 3 (8)
22 Jamaica Jermaine Johnson Midfielder 4 (6) 1 (1) 2 (0) 7 (7)
23 Scotland Colin Hendry Defender 3 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0) 7 (0)
24 Senegal Djibril Diawara Defender 4 (5) 0 (0) 2 (0) 6 (5)
25 Denmark Stig Tøfting Midfielder 6 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (0)
26= England Kevin Poole Goalkeeper 3 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0)
26= Greece Kostas Konstantinidis Defender 3 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0)
26= Japan Akinori Nishizawa Striker 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0)
29= England Ian Marshall Defender/Striker 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (0) 2 (1)
29= England David Norris Midfielder 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (1) 2 (1)
29= England Leam Richardson Midfielder 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (0) 2 (1)
32 England Steve Banks Goalkeeper 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0)
33= England Dean Holden Defender 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
33= Finland Jani Viander Goalkeeper 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0)
34= Northern Ireland Wayne Buchanan Midfielder 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1)
34 England Cleveland Taylor Midfielder 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1)

Top scorers

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 England Michael Ricketts Striker 12 1 2 15
2 England Kevin Nolan Midfielder 8 0 0 8
3= Germany Fredi Bobic Striker 4 0 0 4
3= France Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder/Striker 4 1 0 4
3= England Dean Holdsworth Striker 2 0 2 4
3= England Rod Wallace Striker 3 0 1 4

References

  1. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 2001/02". bwfcstats.com. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Bolton Wanderers - 2001/02".
  3. ^ "Bolton snap up Pedersen". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Wallace the Wanderer". BBC News. 17 September 2001.
  5. ^ "Bon is good for Bolton". BBC News. 2 January 2002.
  6. ^ "Bolton get N'Gotty". BBC News. 28 January 2002.
  7. ^ "Bolton sign French starlet". BBC News. 1 February 2002.
  8. ^ "Bolton sign Tofting". BBC News. 7 February 2002.
  9. ^ "Bolton sign Djorkaeff". BBC News. 13 February 2002.
  10. ^ "O'Kane joins Blackpool". BBC News. 14 June 2001.
  11. ^ "Elliott makes Magpies return". BBC News. 2 July 2001. Archived from the original on 11 August 2001.
  12. ^ "Summerbee rejoins Man City". BBC News. 4 September 2001.
  13. ^ "Bolton seal Diawara loan deal". BBC News. 22 June 2001. Archived from the original on 9 August 2001.
  14. ^ "Japan striker joins Bolton". BBC News. 16 July 2001.
  15. ^ "Bolton clinch N'Gotty deal". BBC News. 14 September 2001.
  16. ^ "Bolton sign Viander". BBC News. 16 November 2001.
  17. ^ "Bolton sign Bobic". BBC News. 11 January 2002.
  18. ^ "Allardyce swoops for Espartero". BBC News. 21 February 2002.
  19. ^ "Bolton sign Greek defender". BBC News. 26 March 2002.
  20. ^ "Bolton sign US keeper". BBC News. 28 March 2002.
  21. ^ "Defender joins Spireites". BBC News. 28 January 2002.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Bolton_Wanderers_F.C._season
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