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2001–02 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| season | 2001–02 |
| manager | Dave Jones |
| mgrtitle | Manager |
| chairman | Sir Jack Hayward OBE |
| chrtitle | Chairman |
| league | Football League First Division |
| league result | 3rd (lost in play-offs) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | 3rd Round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | 1st Round |
| league topscorer | Dean Sturridge (21) |
| season topscorer | Dean Sturridge (21) |
| highest attendance | 28,015 (vs Manchester City, 1 April 2002) |
| lowest attendance | 7,598 (vs Swindon, 22 August 2001) |
| average attendance | 23,796 (league only) |
| prevseason | 2000–01 |
| nextseason | 2002–03 |
The 2001–02 season was the 103rd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.
The season proved a notable disappointment for the club after being denied promotion in the play-offs. The team had sat in the automatic promotion spots for the majority of the campaign, but a late slump in form saw local rivals West Bromwich Albion pip them to second place. Defeat to Norwich City in the semi-finals then ended their hopes of returning to the top flight for the first time since 1984.
The club had spent in excess of £11 million before and during the season to try to achieve promotion, in this, manager Dave Jones' first full season in charge.
Results
Pre season
Wolves' pre season saw them spend a week in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal (13–22 July), training and playing three Portuguese sides. This schedule was a change from their initial plans to compete in the Toronto Soccer Festival against both Canadian sides and other overseas entrants. However this event was cancelled two months beforehand. Ndah Ketsbaia Robinson Tudor Eccleston Phill Robinson Ramires Butler Sergeant Roussel Hamann Fowler
Football League First Division
A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 2001–02 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.
The provisional fixture list was released on 21 June 2001, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns. Roussel Crowe Asaba Lescott Lescott Blake Taylor King Miller Newton Miller Newton Kennedy Rae Rae Cameron McVeigh Newton Rae Blake Anderson Gregan Cameron Prosinečki Blake Sturridge Ndah Newton Newton Rae Kennedy Kennedy Blake Blake Harewood Lescott Devlin Lescott Johnson Cameron Kuqi 83' Lescott
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 108 | 52 | +56 | 99 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 89 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 86 |
| 4 | Millwall | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 77 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 76 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 51 | +21 | 75 |
Source: Statto.com
Results summary
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Play-offs
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FA Cup
League Cup
O'Halloran
Players
Statistics
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Awards
| Award | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Fans' Player of the Season | Alex Rae | |
| Young Player of the Season | Joleon Lescott |
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2001 | IRL Mark Kennedy | Manchester City | £2 million |
| 7 August 2001 | ENG Shaun Newton | Charlton Athletic | £850,000 |
| 24 August 2001 | SCO Colin Cameron | SCO Hearts | £1.75 million |
| 13 September 2001 | WAL Nathan Blake | Blackburn Rovers | £1.5 million |
| 19 September 2001 | SCO Alex Rae | Sunderland | £1.2 million |
| 13 December 2001 | SCO Kenny Miller | SCO Rangers | £3 million |
| 24 December 2001 | ENG Dean Sturridge | Leicester City | £350,000 |
| 27 March 2002 | ENG Kevin Cooper | Wimbledon | £1 million |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | IRL Seamus Crowe | Released | Free |
| June 2001 | NOR Håvard Flo | Released | Free |
| June 2001 | NIR Aaron Kerr | Released | Free |
| June 2001 | GER Robert Niestroj | Released | Free |
| June 2001 | ENG Mike Stowell | Released | Free |
| June 2001 | ENG Scott Taylor | Released | Free |
| 11 July 2001 | ENG Neil Emblen | Norwich City | £500,000 |
| 10 September 2001 | ENG Tony Dinning | Wigan Athletic | £750,000 |
| 18 October 2001 | GEO Temuri Ketsbaia | SCO Dundee | £500,000 |
| 19 October 2001 | WAL Ryan Green | Millwall | Free |
| 21 November 2001 | ENG Shane Tudor | Cambridge United | Free |
| 28 March 2002 | ENG Robert Taylor | Released | Free |
Loans in
| Start date | Player | From | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2001 | ENG Stephen Bywater | West Ham United | 16 August 2001 |
| 18 August 2001 | ENG Marlon Beresford | Middlesbrough | 18 September 2001 |
| 7 September 2001 | SCO Kenny Miller | Rangers | 6 December 2001 |
| 23 November 2001 | ENG Dean Sturridge | Leicester City | 23 December 2001 |
| 21 December 2001 | AUS Danny Milosevic | Leeds United | 28 December 2001 |
| 27 March 2002 | DEN Jacob Laursen | Leicester City | End of season |
| 28 March 2002 | NOR Gunnar Halle | Bradford City | End of season |
Loans out
| Start date | Player | To | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2001 | ENG Robert Taylor | Queens Park Rangers | 26 September 2001 |
| 7 September 2001 | ENG Tony Dinning | Wigan Athletic | 10 September 2001 |
| 13 September 2001 | IRL Colin Larkin | Kidderminster Harriers | End of season |
| 9 October 2001 | ENG Robert Taylor | Gillingham | 3 January 2002 |
| 24 October 2001 | ENG Shane Tudor | Cambridge United | 24 November 2001 |
| 29 November 2001 | IRL John Melligan | Bournemouth | 9 February 2002 |
| 17 January 2002 | ENG Robert Taylor | Grimsby Town | 17 February 2002 |
| 19 March 2002 | ENG Adam Proudlock | Nottingham Forest | 16 April 2002 |
| 21 March 2002 | ENG Michael Branch | Reading | End of season |
Management and coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Dave Jones |
| Assistant manager | John Ward |
| Reserve team coach | Terry Connor |
| Academy director | Chris Evans |
| Under-19s coach | John Perkins |
| Under-17s coach | Keith Downing |
| Chief scout | George Foster |
| Club doctor | Dr Peter Ackroyd |
| Club physio | Barry Holmes |
Kit
The season retained the home kit from the previous year; a darker "old gold" style shirt with black shorts. A new away kit, however, was launched: an all-silver design with blue trims; their previous light blue away kit became a third choice strip. All were manufactured by WWFC, the club's own label, and sponsored by Goodyear (for a twelfth and final year).
References
References
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- (19 March 2002). "Forest take Proudlock". BBC Sport.
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- (21 March 2002). "Royals clinch Branch deal". BBC Sport.
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