2001–02 Chelsea F.C. season

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

Chelsea
2001–02 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
FA Premier League6th
FA CupRunners-up
League CupSemi-finals
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (23)
All: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (29)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 39,030

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Left club during season

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

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

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 DF   NED Winston Bogarde
19 DF   ITA Valerio Di Cesare
27 FW   GEO Rati Aleksidze
34 DF   ENG Pat Baldwin
35 GK   ENG Rhys Evans
37 DF   WAL Danny Slatter
38 DF   ENG Scott Cousins
GK   ENG Lenny Pidgeley
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Sam Tillen
DF   SCO Warren Cummings
DF   ENG Danny Hollands
MF   ENG Rob Wolleaston
MF   NED Mbark Boussoufa
MF   SCO Ryan Stevenson
FW   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   NED Ed de Goeij 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   NGA Celestine Babayaro 28 0 18 0 2 0 4 0 3+1 0
6 DF   FRA Marcel Desailly 37 1 24 1 2 0 8 0 3 0
8 MF   ENG Frank Lampard 53 7 34+3 5 4 1 7+1 1 4 0
9 FW   NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 48 29 35 23 2 0 7 3 4 3
10 MF   SCG Slaviša Jokanović 31 0 12+8 0 3 0 1+4 0 2+1 0
11 MF   NED Boudewijn Zenden 32 3 13+9 3 3 0 0+3 0 2+2 0
12 FW   CRO Mario Stanić 35 2 18+9 1 2 0 4 1 1+1 0
13 DF   FRA William Gallas 41 2 27+3 1 3 0 4 1 4 0
14 DF   ENG Graeme Le Saux 40 2 26+1 1 2 0 8 1 3 0
15 DF   NED Mario Melchiot 50 2 35+2 2 3 0 5+1 0 4 0
17 MF   FRA Emmanuel Petit 38 1 26+1 1 3 0 6 0 2 0
18 DF   ESP Albert Ferrer 10 0 2+2 0 0 0 3+1 0 2 0
20 MF   ENG Jody Morris 10 0 2+3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
22 FW   ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen 47 23 26+6 14 3 3 6+1 3 5 3
23 GK   ITA Carlo Cudicini 41 0 27+1 0 0 0 8 0 5 0
24 MF   ITA Samuele Dalla Bona 38 4 16+8 4 0+3 0 4+2 0 3+2 0
25 FW   ITA Gianfranco Zola 50 5 19+16 3 3+1 1 4+2 1 2+3 0
26 DF   ENG John Terry 43 4 32+1 1 2 1 3+2 2 3 0
28 FW   ENG Leon Knight 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF   GER Robert Huth 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW   DEN Jesper Grønkjær 16 0 11+2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
31 GK   AUS Mark Bosnich 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   FIN Mikael Forssell 35 9 2+20 4 0+3 0 2+4 3 0+4 2
33 DF   ENG Joel Kitamirike 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF   ENG Joe Keenan 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
39 FW   ENG Carlton Cole 3 1 2+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

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   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

First round

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

Second round

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

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

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

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