2001–02 Ipswich Town F.C. season

A year after finishing fifth in the Premiership and earning George Burley the title of "Manager of the Year", Ipswich dropped back into Division One after two years among the elite after falling victim to second season syndrome. A dismal start to the season saw their UEFA Cup dream end in the third phase of the competition, while after 18 games they were still bottom of the Premiership with just one win. A turnaround then followed and seven wins from eight games pulled Ipswich up to 12th and appeared to have secured their survival. But another slump set in and this time they were unable to halt it. Any lingering hopes of survival were ended on the final day by a 5–0 defeat against Liverpool.

Despite losing their Premiership status, the Tractor Boys still had European action to look forward to. They attained UEFA Cup qualification via UEFA's fair play league.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal !Arsenal (C)	38	26	9	3	79	36	+43	87	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Liverpool !Liverpool	38	24	8	6	67	30	+37	80	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage
3	Manchester United !Manchester United	38	24	5	9	87	45	+42	77	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Newcastle United !Newcastle United	38	21	8	9	74	52	+22	71	2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
5	Leeds United !Leeds United	38	18	12	8	53	37	+16	66	2002–03 UEFA Cup First round ¹
6	Chelsea !Chelsea	38	17	13	8	66	38	+28	64	2002–03 UEFA Cup First round ¹
7	West Ham United !West Ham United	38	15	8	15	48	57	−9	53
8	Aston Villa !Aston Villa	38	12	14	12	46	47	−1	50	2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
9	Tottenham Hotspur !Tottenham Hotspur	38	14	8	16	49	53	−4	50
10	Blackburn Rovers !Blackburn Rovers	38	12	10	16	55	51	+4	46	2002–03 UEFA Cup First round ²
11	Southampton !Southampton	38	12	9	17	46	54	−8	45
12	Middlesbrough !Middlesbrough	38	12	9	17	35	47	−12	45
13	Fulham !Fulham	38	10	14	14	36	44	−8	44	2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
14	Charlton Athletic !Charlton Athletic	38	10	14	14	38	49	−11	44
15	Everton !Everton	38	11	10	17	45	57	−12	43
16	Bolton Wanderers !Bolton Wanderers	38	9	13	16	44	62	−18	40
17	Sunderland !Sunderland	38	10	10	18	29	51	−22	40
18	Ipswich Town (R)	38	9	9	20	41	64	−23	36	2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round ³
18	Ipswich Town (R)	38	9	9	20	41	64	−23	36	Relegation to the 2002–03 Football League First Division
19	Derby County (R)	38	8	6	24	33	63	−30	30	Relegation to the 2002–03 Football League First Division
20	Leicester City (R)	38	5	13	20	30	64	−34	28	Relegation to the 2002–03 Football League First Division

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

¹Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.

²Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners

³Despite relegation, Ipswich Town qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying Round as Fair Play Award winners

Results

Ipswich Town's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 2001	Sunderland	A	0–1	47,370
21 August 2001	Derby County	H	3–1	21,197	George (2), Naylor
25 August 2001	Charlton Athletic	H	0–1	22,804
8 September 2001	Leicester City	A	1–1	18,774	Stewart
16 September 2001	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–1	22,126	Armstrong
22 September 2001	Manchester United	A	0–4	67,551
30 September 2001	Leeds United	H	1–2	22,643	Stewart
13 October 2001	Everton	H	0–0	22,820
21 October 2001	Fulham	A	1–1	17,221	Wright
24 October 2001	Southampton	A	3–3	29,614	Stewart (2), Venus
28 October 2001	West Ham United	H	2–3	22,834	Hreidarsson, Holland
4 November 2001	Chelsea	A	1–2	40,497	Stewart (pen)
18 November 2001	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–2	22,335	Holland
25 November 2001	Middlesbrough	A	0–0	32,586
1 December 2001	Arsenal	H	0–2	24,666
9 December 2001	Newcastle United	H	0–1	24,748
17 December 2001	Aston Villa	A	1–2	29,320	George
22 December 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–1	36,040	George, Armstrong
26 December 2001	Leicester City	H	2–0	24,403	M Bent, Peralta
29 December 2001	Sunderland	H	5–0	24,517	Armstrong (2), Gaardsøe, George, Clapham
1 January 2002	Charlton Athletic	A	2–3	25,893	M Bent (2)
12 January 2002	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–1	25,077	M Bent, McGreal
19 January 2002	Derby County	A	3–1	29,658	M Bent, Peralta, Reuser
30 January 2002	Fulham	H	1–0	25,156	M Bent
2 February 2002	Everton	A	2–1	33,069	Peralta, Holland
9 February 2002	Liverpool	H	0–6	25,608
2 March 2002	Southampton	H	1–3	25,440	George
6 March 2002	Leeds United	A	0–2	39,414
13 March 2002	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–2	23,305	Stewart
16 March 2002	Newcastle United	A	2–2	51,115	M Bent (2)
23 March 2002	Aston Villa	H	0–0	28,053
30 March 2002	West Ham United	A	1–3	33,871	M Bent
1 April 2002	Chelsea	H	0–0	28,053
6 April 2002	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–4	25,817	Clapham
21 April 2002	Arsenal	A	0–2	38,058
24 April 2002	Middlesbrough	H	1–0	25,979	D Bent
27 April 2002	Manchester United	H	0–1	28,433
11 May 2002	Liverpool	A	0–5	44,088

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	5 January 2002	Dagenham & Redbridge	A	4–1	5,949	Peralta (2), Magilton, Stewart
R4	27 January 2002	Manchester City	H	1–4	21,199	M Bent

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	9 October 2001	Crewe Alexandra	A	3–2	6,116	Reuser (2), Armstrong
R4	27 November 2001	Newcastle United	A	1–4	32,576	D Bent

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 First Leg	20 September 2001	Torpedo Moscow	H	1–1	21,201	Bramble
R1 Second Leg	28 September 2001	Torpedo Moscow	A	2–1	10,500	George, Stewart
R2 First Leg	18 October 2001	Helsingborg	H	0–0	22,254
R2 Second Leg	1 November 2001	Helsingborg	A	3–1 (won 3-1 on agg)	9,484	Hreidarsson, Stewart (2)
R3 First Leg	22 November 2001	Inter Milan	H	1–0	24,569	Armstrong
R3 Second Leg	6 December 2001	Inter Milan	A	1–4 (lost 2-4 on agg)	25,358	Armstrong (pen)

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[2]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Andy Marshall
2	DF	Fabian Wilnis
3	MF	Jamie Clapham
4	DF	John McGreal
5	DF	Hermann Hreidarsson
6	DF	Mark Venus
7	MF	Jim Magilton
8	MF	Matt Holland
9	FW	Pablo Couñago
10	FW	Alun Armstrong
11	FW	Marcus Stewart
12	DF	Richard Naylor
14	MF	Jermaine Wright
15	DF	Chris Makin

No.	Position	Player
17	DF	Wayne Brown
18	FW	Darren Bent
19	DF	Titus Bramble
21	GK	Keith Branagan
22	MF	Tommy Miller
30	MF	Martijn Reuser
32	MF	Darren Ambrose
33	MF	Finidi George
34	GK	Matteo Sereni
35	MF	Sixto Peralta (on loan from Inter Milan)
36	DF	Thomas Gaardsøe
37	MF	Ulrich Le Pen
38	FW	Marcus Bent

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.		Position	Player
23		FW	Guillermo Graaven (released)
31		DF	Amir Karić (loaned to NK Maribor)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Sean Friars (to Carlisle United)

Reserve squad

The following players were contracted to Ipswich, but did not make any competitive appearances that season.

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

No.	Position	Player
13	GK	Mike Salmon
16	MF	Gary Croft
20	MF	Richard Logan
24	MF	Nabil Abidallah
25	MF	Ashley Nicholls
26	GK	James Pullen
27	DF	Lee Beevers

No.	Position	Player
28	MF	Matt Bloomfield
29	DF	Justin Miller
	DF	Matt Richards
	DF	Erdem Artun
	MF	Robert Dickinson
	FW	Ed Chibogu
	FW	Alan Connell

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Andy Marshall	15	0	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK		Keith Branagan	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK		Matteo Sereni	33	0	25	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
Defenders
2	DF		Fabian Wilnis	19	0	6+8	0	1	0	1+1	0	2	0
3	DF		Jamie Clapham	41	2	22+10	2	0+1	0	2	0	4+2	0
4	DF		John McGreal	33	1	27	1	1	0	2	0	3	0
5	DF		Hermann Hreiðarsson	47	2	38	1	2	0	1	0	6	1
6	DF		Mark Venus	35	1	29	1	0	0	1	0	5	0
15	DF		Chris Makin	38	0	30	0	1	0	2	0	4+1	0
17	DF		Wayne Brown	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Titus Bramble	24	2	16+2	1	2	0	0	0	4	1
36	DF		Thomas Gaardsøe	6	1	3+1	1	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
7	MF		Jim Magilton	30	2	16+8	1	1	1	0	0	5	0
8	MF		Matt Holland	46	3	38	3	1	0	1	0	6	0
14	MF		Jermaine Wright	38	1	24+5	1	2	0	2	0	4+1	0
22	MF		Tommy Miller	13	0	5+3	0	0+1	0	2	0	0+2	0
30	MF		Martijn Reuser	30	3	18+6	1	2	0	1	2	1+2	0
32	MF		Darren Ambrose	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Finidi George	29	7	21+4	6	0	0	0	0	4	1
35	MF		Sixto Peralta	29	5	16+6	3	2	2	1	0	2+2	0
37	MF		Ulrich Le Pen	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Pablo Couñago	19	0	1+12	0	0+1	0	1	0	2+2	0
10	FW		Alun Armstrong	38	7	21+11	4	0+1	0	2	1	1+2	2
11	FW		Marcus Stewart	35	10	20+8	6	2	1	1	0	4	3
12	FW		Richard Naylor	22	1	5+9	1	0+1	0	0+2	0	3+2	0
18	FW		Darren Bent	7	2	2+3	1	0	0	0+1	1	0+1	0
38	FW		Marcus Bent	27	10	22+3	9	2	1	0	0	0	0

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[3]

No.	Pos	Name	MS	Notes
34	GK	Matteo Sereni	33
15	RB	Chris Makin	37
6	CB	Mark Venus	35
32	CB	Hermann Hreidarsson	47
4	LB	John McGreal	33
33	RM	Finidi George	25
14	CM	Jermaine Wright	32
8	CM	Matt Holland	46
3	LM	Jamie Clapham	28
10	CF	Alun Armstrong	24	Marcus Bent also has 24 starts
11	CF	Marcus Stewart	27

Transfers

In

Andy Marshall – Norwich City, 2 July, free^[4]
Tommy Miller – Hartlepool United, 16 July, £750,000^[5]
Finidi George – Mallorca, 16 August, £3,100,000^[6]
Matteo Sereni – Sampdoria, 17 August, £4,500,000^[7]
Thomas Gaardsøe – AaB, 28 August, £1,000,000^[8]
Ulrich Le Pen – Lorient, 13 November, undisclosed (estimated £1,400,000)^[9]
Marcus Bent – Blackburn Rovers, 23 November, £3,000,000^[10]
Sixto Peralta – Inter Milan, season loan

Out

Richard Wright – Arsenal, 5 July, £6,000,000^[11]
James Scowcroft – Leicester City, 31 July, £3,000,000^[12]
Sean Friars – Carlisle United
Amir Karić – released (later joined Crystal Palace)
Guillermo Graaven – released
John Scales – retired

Transfers in:

£13,750,000

Transfers out:

£9,000,000

Total spending:

£4,750,000

References

↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/2001-2002/results
↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/faprem/ipswich.htm
↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2002
↑ "Marshall completes Ipswich move". BBC News. 2 July 2001.
↑ "Hartlepool hotshot signs for Ipswich". BBC News. 16 July 2001.
↑ Finidi agrees Ipswich move; BBC Sport, 16 August 2001
↑ "Ipswich sign Sereni". BBC. 2001-08-17. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
↑ "Dane signs for Ipswich". BBC News. 28 August 2001.
↑ "Ipswich sign French winger". BBC News. 13 November 2001.
↑ "Bent completes Ipswich move". BBC Sport. 23 November 2003. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
↑ "Arsenal complete Wright signing". BBC News. 5 July 2001.
↑ "Scowcroft completes Leicester move". BBC News. 31 July 2001.

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