2001–02 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 99th in the Football League. They finished in 5th position in the 24-team Football League First Division, thus qualifying for the play-offs, and were successful in the final, beating Norwich City in a penalty shootout to gain promotion to the Premier League. Birmingham entered the 2001–02 FA Cup at the third round and lost to Liverpool in that round, and after entering the League Cup in the first round, lost to Manchester City in the third.

Birmingham City F.C.
2001–02 season
ChairmanDavid Gold
ManagerTrevor Francis
(until 15 October)
Mick Mills and Jim Barron
(joint caretakers)
Steve Bruce
(from 12 December)
GroundSt Andrew's
First Division5th
Play-offsWinners
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Liverpool)
League CupThird round
(eliminated by Manchester City)
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Mooney (13)
All: Tommy Mooney (15)
Highest home attendance29,178 vs Sheffield United, 21 April 2002
Lowest home attendance12,015 vs Southend United, League Cup first round, 22 August 2001
Average home league attendance21,978[1]

Trevor Francis was dismissed as manager in October with Birmingham mid-table in the First Division. Mick Mills and Jim Barron acted as caretakers until December, when former Crystal Palace manager Steve Bruce was appointed.[2] French manufacturers Le Coq Sportif supplied Birmingham's kit for the fourth consecutive season, and mobile phone retailer Phones4U were the new shirt sponsors.[3] Tommy Mooney was top scorer with 15 goals, of which 13 were scored in the league.

Football League First Division
Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division

Trevor Francis was dismissed as manager in October with Birmingham mid-table in the First Division. Mick Mills and Jim Barron acted as caretakers until December, when former Crystal Palace manager Steve Bruce was appointed.[2] Under his management Birmingham improved to finish fifth in the First Division for the third season running, qualifying for the play-offs yet again. This season, however, Birmingham finally tasted success: after beating Millwall 2-1 on aggregate in the semi-final, they faced Norwich City in the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium. After normal time ended goalless, the match went to extra time, only for Norwich's Iwan Roberts to score in the first minute of extra time. However, Geoff Horsfield equalised 11 minutes later and, with no further goals, the match went to a penalty shoot-out. Birmingham won 4-2 to finally gain promotion to the Premier League, 16 seasons after their previous top-flight campaign.[4]

Match details
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceReport
11 August 2001 19thWimbledonA L1–3B. Hughes 87' 9,142 [5]
19 August 2001 8thMillwallH W4–0B. Hughes 22', 27', Horsfield 30', Eaden 45' 19,091 [5]
25 August 2001 7thWalsallA W2–1Mooney 20', Horsfield 41' 7,245 [5]
27 August 2001 3rdStockport CountyH W2–1Grainger 2', Mooney 21' pen. 18,478 [5]
8 September 2001 3rdSheffield WednesdayH W2–0A. Johnson 43', B. Hughes 63' 19,421 [5]
15 September 2001 7thManchester CityA L0–3 31,714 [5]
18 September 2001 9thBurnleyH L2–3A. Johnson (2) 19', 40' 18,426 [5]
23 September 2001 14thPreston North EndH L0–1 23,004 [5]
26 September 2001 14thWatfordA D3–3B. Hughes 4', Horsfield 47', Grainger 85' 13,091 [5]
29 September 2001 14thCrewe AlexandraA D0–0 7,314 [5]
13 October 2001 12thBarnsleyA W3–1Marcelo 36', Horsfield 55', Furlong 83' 11,910 [5]
18 October 2001 10thNottingham ForestA D0–0 18,210 [5]
20 October 2001 6thBradford CityH W4–0Marcelo (3) 37', 45', 48', Sonner 39' 25,011 [5]
23 October 2001 5thGillinghamH W2–1Horsfield (2) 36', 47' 27,101 [5]
26 October 2001 6thGrimsby TownA L1–3Marcelo 49' 5,419 [5]
30 October 2001 6thPortsmouthA D1–1Marcelo 25' 15,612 [5]
4 November 2001 10thRotherham UnitedH D2–2Branston 45' o.g., Horsfield 51' 28,436 [5]
7 November 2001 10thWest Bromwich AlbionH L0–1 23,554 [5]
17 November 2001 12thSheffield UnitedA L0–4 15,686 [5]
25 November 2001 11thCoventry CityH W2–0Marcelo (2) 17', 61' 18,279 [5]
30 November 2001 11thGillinghamA D1–1Marcelo 63' 8,575 [5]
8 December 2001 10thNorwich CityH W4–0Mooney (3) 30', 45', 58' pen., Marcelo 46' 17,310 [5]
11 December 2001 9thCrystal PalaceH W1–0Mooney 64' pen. 20,119 [5]
16 December 2001 10thWolverhampton WanderersA L1–2Marcelo 40' 21,482 [5]
22 December 2001 7thWalsallH W1–0Purse 14' pen. 20,127 [5]
26 December 2001 8thSheffield WednesdayA W1–0Horsfield 77' 24,335 [5]
29 December 2001 6thStockport CountyA W3–0Vickers 18', Marcelo 49', Mooney 76' 5,827 [5]
1 January 2002 7thNottingham ForestH D1–1Mooney 4' 19,770 [5]
10 January 2002 6thMillwallA D1–1Mooney 45' 11,856 [5]
19 January 2002 8thWimbledonH L0–2 17,766 [5]
29 January 2002 8thWest Bromwich AlbionA L0–1 25,266 [5]
16 February 2002 9thBarnsleyH W1–0John 51' 19,208 [5]
23 February 2002 9thWatfordH W3–2Purse 21', Mooney (2) 42', 53' pen. 18,059 [5]
26 February 2002 8thBurnleyA W1–0Mooney 25' 13,504 [5]
2 March 2002 9thPreston North EndA L0–1 15,543 [5]
5 March 2002 9thManchester CityH L1–2M. Johnson 4' 24,160 [5]
9 March 2002 10thWolverhampton WanderersH D2–2John 36', Devlin 45' 22,104 [5]
12 March 2002 7thBradford CityA W3–1Purse 6', John 31', Horsfield 82' 13,105 [5]
15 March 2002 7thNorwich CityA W1–0John 22' 18,258 [5]
24 March 2002 7thCoventry CityA D1–1Horsfield 81' 17,945 [5]
30 March 2002 6thGrimsby TownH W4–0B. Hughes (2) 22', 31', John 50', D. Johnson 64' 23,249 [5]
1 April 2002 6thCrystal PalaceA D0–0 19,598 [5]
7 April 2002 6thPortsmouthH D1–1John 2' 25,030 [5]
10 April 2002 4thCrewe AlexandraH W3–1John 30', Carter 45', Mooney 49' 28,615 [5]
13 April 2002 4thRotherham UnitedA D2–2Grainger 38', Beech 70' o.g. 10,536 [5]
21 April 2002 5thSheffield UnitedH W2–0Horsfield 61', Grainger 63' 29,178 [5]

League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
3rd Wolverhampton Wanderers462511107643+3386
4th Millwall462211136947+2277
5th Birmingham City462113127049+2176
6th Norwich City46229156051+975
7th Burnley462112137062+875
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source [6]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 21 13 12 70 49  +21 76 14 4 5 44 20  +24 7 9 7 26 29  −3

Source: [6]

Play-offs
Main article: Football League Championship play-offs § 2002
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceReport
Semifinal 1st leg 28 April 2002MillwallH D1–1B. Hughes 56' 28,282 [5]
Semifinal 2nd leg 2 May 2002MillwallA W1–0
2–1 agg.		John 90' 16,391 [5]

Final
Main article: 2002 Football League First Division play-off Final
12 May 2002 Final Birmingham City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Norwich City Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
15:30 BST (UTC+01) Horsfield  102' [4][5] Roberts  91' Attendance: 71,597
Referee: Graham Barber
Penalties
John
Devlin
Lazaridis
Carter 		Roberts
Mulryne
Sutch
Easton

FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceReport
Third round 5 January 2002LiverpoolA L0–3 40,875

League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceReport
First round 22 August 2001Southend UnitedH W3–0Mooney (2) 7', 90' pen., Whelan 16' o.g. 12,015 [5]
Second round 11 September 2001Bristol RoversA W3–0A. Johnson 45', M. Johnson 62', B. Hughes 68' 5,582 [5]
Third round 10 October 2001Manchester CityA L0–6 13,112 [5]

Transfers

In
Date Player Club Fee Ref
18 June 2001Nico VaesenHuddersfield Town)Undisclosed [7]
1 July 2001Tommy Mooney(Watford)Free [8]
1 July 2001Chris WardLancaster City£25,000 [9]
8 August 2001Kevin PooleUnattachedFree [10]
17 December 2001Steve VickersMiddlesbrough£425,000 [11]
31 January 2002Jeff KennaBlackburn RoversFree [12]
8 February 2002Stern JohnNottingham Forest£100,000 [13]
8 March 2002Damien JohnsonBlackburn RoversUndisclosed [14]
13 March 2002Tom WilliamsPeterborough UnitedUndisclosed [15]
22 March 2002Olivier TébilyCeltic£700,000 [16]
8 May 2002Paul DevlinSheffield Unitedc. £200,000 [17]
Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Birmingham.

Out
Date Player Fee Joined Ref
13 July 2001Jon BassFreeHartlepool United [18]
26 October 2001Kevin PooleFreeBolton Wanderers [19]
7 February 2002MarceloUndisclosedWalsall [20]
7 February 2002Martyn O'ConnorUndisclosedWalsall [20]
8 March 2002David BurrowsReleased(Sheffield Wednesday) [21]
8 March 2002Jacques WilliamsReleased(Scarborough) [21]
8 March 2002Mickael SabathierReleased [21]
15 March 2002Ross DiamondReleased [22]
30 June 2002Jon McCarthyReleased(Port Vale) [23]
30 June 2002Dele AdebolaReleased(Crystal Palace) [23]
30 June 2002Danny SonnerReleased(Walsall) [23]
10 July 2002David HoldsworthReleased(Bolton Wanderers) [24]
Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired.

Loan in
Date Player Club Return Ref
10 August 2001 Carlos FerrariMirassol5 March 2002 [25][26]
24 August 2001 Alan KellyBlackburn RoversOne month [27]
6 September 2001 Bjørn Otto BragstadDerby CountyOne month [28]
15 November 2001 Curtis FlemingMiddlesbroughOne month [29]
16 November 2001 Steve VickersMiddlesbroughOne month [30]
21 December 2001 Arkadiusz BąkPolonia Warsaw18 February 2002 [31]
24 December 2001 Jeff KennaBlackburn RoversOne month [32]
4 February 2002 Paul DevlinSheffield UnitedThree months [26][33]
11 March 2002 Tom WilliamsPeterborough United13 March 2002 [15]
28 March 2002 Michael HughesWimbledonEnd of season [34]

Loan out
Date Player Club Return Ref
17 August 2001 Graham HydeChesterfieldTwo months [35][36]
21 September 2001 Tony CapaldiHereford United1 January 2002 [37]
2 October 2001 Chris WardForest Green RoversOne month [38]
18 January 2002 David HoldsworthWalsallEnd of season [39][40]
4 February 2002 Paul FurlongSheffield UnitedOne month [33]
20 March 2002 Dele AdebolaOldham AthleticOne month [41]
28 March 2002 Jon McCarthySheffield WednesdayOne month [42]
29 March 2002 Chris WardSouthportOne month [43]

Appearances and goals
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total Discipline[44]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK ENG Ian Bennett 19010000020000
2DF ENG Nicky Eaden 25 (5)100300028 (5)000
3DF ENG Martin Grainger 40 (1)400303046 (1)4121
4MF NIR Danny Sonner 10 (5)100300013 (5)122
5DF ENG Darren Purse 36 (1)310102040 (1)3111
6DF ENG David Holdsworth 3 (1)00010004 (1)000
7MF NIR Jon McCarthy 3 (1)00000003 (1)000
8FW BRA Marcelo 17 (5)120 (1)00 (3)00017 (9)1210
8FW TRI Stern John 15800003118800
9FW ENG Geoff Horsfield 34 (7)1110303141 (7)1270
10MF ENG Bryan Hughes 28 (4)70 (1)0213133 (5)940
11MF AUS Stan Lazaridis 23 (10)0001 (1)00 (3)024 (14)010
12MF CAY Martyn O'Connor 2400 (1)00 (1)00024 (2)050
12MF NIR Michael Hughes 300000003000
13MF ENG Graham Hyde 1 (4)00000001 (4)010
14MF ENG Curtis Woodhouse 18 (10)0102 (1)00021 (11)071
15DF ENG Jerry Gill 14010200017020
16FW ENG Tommy Mooney 30 (4)1310123035 (4)1520
17DF JAM Michael Johnson 31 (2)100311035 (2)230
18GK BEL Nico Vaesen 22 (1)000203027 (1)010
19FW ENG Andrew Johnson 9 (14)310210 (2)012 (16)430
20MF CYP Tom Williams 400000004000
21MF COD Trésor Luntala 9 (6)000100010 (6)000
22DF ENG David Burrows 9 (3)0101 (1)00011 (4)000
22MF NIR Damien Johnson 5 (3)10000106 (3)120
25FW ENG Paul Furlong 2 (9)1000 (2)0002 (11)130
26DF CIV Olivier Tébily 7000003010000
28DF ENG Joey Hutchinson 0 (3)00010001 (3)000
29GK AUS Clint Davies 000000000000
30GK ENG Kevin Poole 000010001000
30DF IRL Curtis Fleming 600000006010
30MF POL Arkadiusz Bąk 2 (2)01000003 (2)000
31FW BRA Carlos Ferrari 0 (4)00000000 (4)000
32GK ENG Neil Barnes 000000000000
32GK IRL Alan Kelly 600000006000
33DF NOR Bjørn Otto Bragstad 300000003000
33MF ENG Darren Carter 13 (1)100001 (1)014 (2)100
35DF ENG Steve Vickers 13 (1)110002016 (1)100
36DF IRL Jeff Kenna 22000003025010
37MF SCO Paul Devlin 11 (2)100002013 (2)120
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
20MF ENG Jacques Williams
23FW ENG Chris Ward
24FW NGA Dele Adebola
26MF ENG Ross Diamond
27DF NIR Tony Capaldi
29MF FRA Mickael Sabathier
34FW ENG Craig Fagan

See also

References

General

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  • Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  • Source for match dates, league positions and results: "Birmingham City 2001–2002: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 438–39.
  • Source for goal times: "Birmingham Results 2001/02". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  • Source for transfers: "Birmingham Transfers 2001/02". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

Specific

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