2001–02 Sheffield United F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.

Sheffield United
2001–02 season
ChairmanDerek Dooley
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumBramall Lane
First Division13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Asaba (7)[1]
All: Asaba (7)
Highest home attendance29,364 vs Sheffield Wednesday
(29 Jan 2002, First Division)
Lowest home attendance14,180 vs Crystal Palace
(25 Sep 2001, First Division)
Average home league attendance18,020

Season summary

In the 2001-02 season, it was another campaign of promise for the Blades as far as challenging for automatic promotion under Neil Warnock, but inconsistent run of results and too many draws cost them an opportunity to do so via play-offs and finished in 13th place in another disappointing mid-table finish.

Final league table
Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Coventry City 46 20 6 20 59 53 +6 66
12 Gillingham 46 18 10 18 64 67 −3 64
13 Sheffield United 46 15 15 16 53 54 −1 60
14 Watford 46 16 11 19 62 56 +6 59
15 Bradford City 46 15 10 21 69 76 −7 55
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 15 15 16 53 54  −1 60 8 8 7 34 30  +4 7 7 9 19 24  −5
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHHAAHHAHAAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAAHHHAHAHA
ResultDDDDDLWLLWDWDLLWLLDWWDWDDWLLWDDLWLWWLDLWWDLWLL
Position12151314152015182017171415171715161816161516151416141616141514161415131115151514121313131313
Source: 11v11.com: 2001-02 Sheffield United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Sheffield United's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 2001Nottingham ForestA1–125,513Devlin
18 August 2001GillinghamH0–016,998
23 August 2001Rotherham UnitedA1–17,515D'Jaffo (pen)
27 August 2001Wolverhampton WanderersH2–216,497D'Jaffo (pen), Asaba
8 September 2001Bradford CityH2–217,394Curle, Asaba
15 September 2001Coventry CityH0–116,168
18 September 2001Stockport CountyA2–15,137Nicholson (pen), Ndlovu
22 September 2001MillwallA0–212,276
25 September 2001Crystal PalaceH1–314,180Nicholson
29 September 2001Norwich CityH2–115,523Asaba, Suffo
7 October 2001Sheffield WednesdayA0–029,281
13 October 2001Grimsby TownH3–115,442Suffo (2), Brown
16 October 2001Manchester CityA0–032,454
20 October 2001PortsmouthA0–115,538
23 October 2001Preston North EndA0–314,027
27 October 2001Crewe AlexandraH1–015,185Tonge
30 October 2001WatfordH0–214,338
4 November 2001BurnleyA0–213,166
9 November 2001WimbledonA1–14,937Santos
17 November 2001Birmingham CityH4–015,686Montgomery, Brown, Peschisolido (2)
24 November 2001WalsallA2–16,415Brown, Nicholson (pen)
1 December 2001Preston North EndH2–216,270Peschisolido, Santos
8 December 2001West Bromwich AlbionA1–019,462Asaba
14 December 2001BarnsleyH1–117,858Peschisolido
22 December 2001Rotherham UnitedH2–222,749Suffo, Devlin
26 December 2001Bradford CityA2–118,869Asaba (2)
29 December 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA0–124,138
1 January 2002Manchester CityH1–326,291Brown
12 January 2002GillinghamA1–08,814Tonge
19 January 2002Nottingham ForestH0–018,352
29 January 2002Sheffield WednesdayH0–029,364
3 February 2002Norwich CityA1–217,348Brown
9 February 2002PortsmouthH4–317,553Montgomery, Furlong (2, 1 pen), Asaba
16 February 2002Grimsby TownA0–17,141
23 February 2002Crystal PalaceA1–018,009Brown
2 March 2002Stockport CountyH3–015,642Woodthorpe (own goal), Peschisolido, Ndlovu
6 March 2002Coventry CityA0–112,963
9 March 2002BarnsleyA1–115,430D'Jaffo
16 March 2002West Bromwich AlbionH0–317,653
19 March 2002MillwallH3–216,037Tonge, Ndlovu (2)
23 March 2002BurnleyH3–019,003Jagielka (2), D'Jaffo
30 March 2002Crewe AlexandraA2–27,855D'Jaffo, Doane
1 April 2002WimbledonH0–119,712
6 April 2002WatfordA3–013,377Javary, Jagielka, Lovell
13 April 2002WalsallH0–120,520
21 April 2002Birmingham CityA0–229,178

FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 2002Nottingham ForestH1–014,696Brown
R426 January 2002Preston North EndA1–213,068Ndlovu

League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R120 August 2001DarlingtonA1–03,983D'Jaffo
R211 September 2001Grimsby TownA3–3 (lost 2-4 on pens)5,236Devlin, Ndlovu, Suffo

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[3]

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  ENG Simon Tracey
2 DF  ENG Rob Kozluk
3 DF  ENG Shane Nicholson
4 DF  ENG Lee Sandford
5 DF  AUS Shaun Murphy
6 DF  ENG Keith Curle (captain)
7 MF  ENG Michael Brown
8 FW  CAN Paul Peschisolido
9 FW  ENG Carl Asaba
10 MF  ENG Paul Devlin[notes 1]
11 MF  ENG Bobby Ford
12 FW  BEN Laurent D'Jaffo[notes 2]
13 GK  NED Wilko de Vogt
14 MF  FRA Georges Santos[notes 3]
15 DF  ENG Ben Doane
16 FW  ZIM Peter Ndlovu
17 DF  ENG Phil Jagielka
18 FW  ENG Steve Lovell (on loan from Portsmouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  CMR Patrick Suffo
20 MF  FRA Jean-Philippe Javary
21 MF  ENG Adam Burley
22 MF  ENG Nick Montgomery[notes 4]
23 DF  ENG Rob Ullathorne
24 DF  SUR Gus Uhlenbeek
25 FW  ENG Tyrone Thompson
26 MF  ENG Michael Tonge
28 MF  SCO Grant Smith
29 FW  ENG Mark Ward
30 MF  ENG Lee Thompson
31 MF  IRL Colin Cryan
32 DF  WAL Rob Page
33 DF  FRA Benoît Croissant
34 FW  ENG Ryan Mallon
35 GK  ENG Kevin Blackwell
36 FW  ENG Lewis Killeen

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
18 DF  BEL Davy Gysbrechts (released)
18 FW  ENG Paul Furlong (on loan from Birmingham City)
20 FW  NIR Andy Smith (to Glentoran)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  IRL Terry Phelan[notes 5] (released)
27 MF  CMR Buba Yohanna (released)
35 FW  ENG Adrian Littlejohn (released])

References
  1. "Sheffield United players: League Division 1 2002". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322080833/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united/2001-2002/results
  3. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/d1/sheffu.htm

Notes
  1. Devlin was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in October 2002.
  2. D'Jaffo was born in Bazas, France, but also qualified to represent Benin internationally and would make his international debut for Benin in 2002.
  3. Santos was born in Marseille, France, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Cape Verde in September 2002.
  4. Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  5. Phelan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1991.
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