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 TotalPremier LeagueUEFA CupFA CupFootball League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ed de Goeij 8060200000
3 DF Celestine Babayaro 280180204040
6 DF Marcel Desailly 371241208030
8 MF Frank Lampard 53734+35418140
9 FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 48293523207343
10 MF Slaviša Jokanović 31012+80305030
11 MF Boudewijn Zenden 32313+93303040
12 FW Mario Stanić 35218+91204120
13 DF William Gallas 41227+31304140
14 DF Graeme Le Saux 40226+11208130
15 DF Mario Melchiot 50235+22306040
17 MF Emmanuel Petit 38126+11306020
18 DF Albert Ferrer 1002+20004020
20 MF Jody Morris 1002+30102020
22 FW Eiður Guðjohnsen 472326+614337353
23 GK Carlo Cudicini 41027+10008050
24 MF Samuele Dalla Bona 38416+84306050
25 FW Gianfranco Zola 50519+163416150
26 DF John Terry 43432+11215230
29 DF Robert Huth 100+10000000
30 FW Jesper Grønkjær 16011+20003000
31 GK Mark Bosnich 7050200000
32 FW Mikael Forssell 3592+204306342
33 DF Joel Kitamirike 1000100000
36 MF Joe Keenan 100+10000000
39 FW Carlton Cole 312+11000000

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
13DF William Gallas Marseille£6,200,00018-05-2001
8MF Frank Lampard West Ham United£11,000,000[10]11-06-2001
17MF Emmanuel Petit Barcelona£7,500,000[11]26-06-2001
11MF Boudewijn Zenden Barcelona£7,500,00002-08-2001

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
8MF Gustavo Poyet Tottenham Hotspur£2,250,000[12]10-06-2001
11MF Dennis Wise Leicester City£2,000,000[13]25-06-2001
21DF Bernard Lambourde BastiaFree29-06-2001
N/AMF Jay Richardson Exeter CityFree04-07-2001
5DF Frank Leboeuf Marseille£1,200,000[14]25-07-2001
34DF Jon Harley Fulham£3,500,000[15]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[lower-alpha 1]
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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 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 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 Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Hasselbaink  20' (pen.)
Guðjohnsen  45'
Report Attendance: 40,370
Referee: Jeff Winter
21 October 2001 8 Leeds 0–0 Chelsea Elland Road, Leeds
16:00 Report Attendance: 40,171
Referee: Paul Durkin
24 October 2001 9 West Ham 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Guðjohnsen  2'
Dalla Bona  31'
Report Attendance: 40,614
Referee: Steve Bennett
2 February 2002 25 Leicester 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 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 Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Terry  50'
Petit  86'
Report Strupar  60' Attendance: 37,849
Referee: Mike Dean
1 April 2002 33 Ipswich 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 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 Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Hasselbaink  20' Report Kanouté  84' Attendance: 33,443
Referee: David Elleray
6 February 2002 Replay West Ham 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 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 Stamford Bridge, London
Hasselbaink  10', 76' Report Ferdinand  65' Attendance: 37,264
Referee: Alan Wiley
23 January 2002 Semi-final 2nd leg Tottenham 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

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    6. Brodkin, Jon (1 November 2001). "Hapoel leave Chelsea with the blues". The Guardian. London.
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