2001–02 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
2001–02 season
Chairman Daniel Levy
Manager Glenn Hoddle
Stadium White Hart Lane
Premier League 9th
FA Cup Sixth round
League Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League: Sheringham/Poyet (10)
All: Poyet (14)
Average home league attendance 34,878
← 2000–01

During the 2001-02 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League.

Season summary

Glenn Hoddle's return to White Hart Lane as manager was seen by many as the revival of Tottenham after many seasons of mediocrity. An early lead in the Worthington Cup final saw Spurs fans filled with hope that Hoddle's comeback would result in instant success, but Blackburn Rovers turned the tables to win 2–1 and Tottenham's silverware bid was ended. Unremarkable Premiership form ended their UEFA Cup hopes and they had to settle for ninth place in the final table.

Final league table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 26 9 3 79 36+43 87 2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Liverpool 38 24 8 6 67 30+37 80
3 Manchester United 38 24 5 9 87 45+42 77 2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Newcastle United 38 21 8 9 74 52+22 71
5 Leeds United 38 18 12 8 53 37+16 66 2002–03 UEFA Cup First round 1
6 Chelsea 38 17 13 8 66 38+28 64
7 West Ham United 38 15 8 15 48 579 53
8 Aston Villa 38 12 14 12 46 471 50 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
9 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 49 534 50
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 55 51+4 46 2002–03 UEFA Cup First round 2
11 Southampton 38 12 9 17 46 548 45
12 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 35 4712 45
13 Fulham 38 10 14 14 36 448 44 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
14 Charlton Athletic 38 10 14 14 38 4911 44
15 Everton 38 11 10 17 45 5712 43
16 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 13 16 44 6218 40
17 Sunderland 38 10 10 18 29 5122 40
18 Ipswich Town (R) 38 9 9 20 41 64 −23 36 2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round 3
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

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

Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 August 2001 Aston VillaH0–036,059
20 August 2001 EvertonA1–129,503Anderton
25 August 2001 Blackburn RoversA1–224,992Ziege
9 September 2001 SouthamptonH2–033,668Ziege, Davies
16 September 2001 ChelseaH2–336,037Sheringham (2)
19 September 2001 SunderlandA2–147,310Ziege, Sheringham
22 September 2001 LiverpoolA0–144,116
29 September 2001 Manchester UnitedH3–536,038Richards, Ferdinand, Ziege
15 October 2001 Derby CountyH3–130,148Ferdinand, Ziege, Poyet
21 October 2001 Newcastle UnitedA2–050,593Anderton, Poyet
27 October 2001 MiddlesbroughH2–136,062Sheringham (pen), Ferdinand
4 November 2001 Leeds UnitedA1–240,203Poyet
17 November 2001 ArsenalH1–136,049Poyet
24 November 2001 West Ham UnitedA1–032,780Ferdinand
3 December 2001 Bolton WanderersH3–232,971Poyet, Ferdinand, Sheringham
8 December 2001 Charlton AthleticA1–325,125Poyet
15 December 2001 FulhamH4–036,054Ferdinand, Anderton, Davies, Rebrov
22 December 2001 Ipswich TownH1–236,040Davies
26 December 2001 SouthamptonA0–131,719
29 December 2001 Aston VillaA1–141,134Ferdinand
1 January 2002 Blackburn RoversH1–035,131Richards
12 January 2002 Ipswich TownA1–225,077Poyet
19 January 2002 EvertonH1–136,056Ferdinand
30 January 2002 Newcastle UnitedH1–335,798Iversen
2 February 2002 Derby CountyA0–127,721
9 February 2002 Leicester CityH2–135,973Anderton, Davies
2 March 2002 SunderlandH2–136,062Poyet, Ferdinand
6 March 2002 Manchester UnitedA0–467,059
13 March 2002 ChelseaA0–439,652
18 March 2002 Charlton AthleticH0–129,602
24 March 2002 FulhamA2–015,885Sheringham, Poyet
30 March 2002 MiddlesbroughA1–131,258Iversen
1 April 2002 Leeds UnitedH2–135,167Iversen, Sheringham
6 April 2002 ArsenalA1–238,186Sheringham (pen)
13 April 2002 West Ham UnitedH1–136,083Sheringham
20 April 2002 Bolton WanderersA1–125,817Iversen
27 April 2002 LiverpoolH1–036,017Poyet
11 May 2002 Leicester CityA1–221,716Sheringham (pen)

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R316 January 2002 Coventry CityA2–020,758Poyet, Ferdinand
R45 February 2002 Bolton WanderersH4–027,093Anderton (pen), Iversen, Etherington, Barness (own goal)
R517 February 2002 Tranmere RoversH4–030,696Ziege, Poyet (2), Sheringham
QF10 March 2002 ChelseaH0–432,896

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R213 September 2001 Torquay UnitedH2–020,347King, Ferdinand
R39 October 2001 Tranmere RoversA4–012,386Sheringham (pen), Anderton, Poyet, Rebrov
R429 November 2001 FulhamA2–117,006Rebrov, Davies
R511 December 2001 Bolton WanderersH6–028,430Davies, Ferdinand (3), Barness (own goal), Iversen
SF First Leg 9 January 2002 ChelseaA1–237,264Ferdinand
SF Second Leg 23 January 2002 ChelseaH5–1 (won 6-3 on agg)36,100Iversen, Sherwood, Sheringham, Davies, Rebrov
F24 February 2002 Blackburn RoversA1–272,500Ziege

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Scotland GK Neil Sullivan
2 Republic of Ireland DF Stephen Carr
3 Argentina DF Mauricio Taricco
4 Germany MF Steffen Freund
5 Serbia and Montenegro DF Goran Bunjevčević
6 England DF Chris Perry
7 England MF Darren Anderton
8 England MF Tim Sherwood
9 England FW Les Ferdinand
10 England FW Teddy Sheringham
11 Ukraine FW Serhiy Rebrov
12 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Doherty
13 United States GK Kasey Keller
14 Uruguay MF Gustavo Poyet
16 Norway FW Steffen Iversen
17 Norway MF Øyvind Leonhardsen
18 England DF Ben Thatcher
No. Position Player
19 England FW Chris Armstrong
20 England MF Johnnie Jackson
23 Germany MF Christian Ziege
24 Canada GK Lars Hirschfeld
25 England MF Stephen Clemence
26 England DF Ledley King
27 Scotland FW Steven Ferguson
28 England MF Matthew Etherington
29 Wales MF Simon Davies
30 England DF Anthony Gardner
31 England DF Alton Thelwell
32 England GK Gavin Kelly
33 Northern Ireland MF Ciaran Toner
34 England FW John Piercy
36 England DF Dean Richards
37 France FW Yannick Kamanan

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
15 Netherlands MF Willem Korsten (retired)
24 Netherlands GK Hans Segers (released)
No. Position Player
24 England GK Dave Beasant (to Portsmouth)
Wales DF Ian Hillier (to Luton Town)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
England DF Ben Bowditch
Iraq GK Shwan Jalal
Republic of Ireland DF Stephen Kelly
England DF James Lee
No. Position Player
England FW Jamie Slabber
Republic of Ireland FW George Snee
England MF Jamie Redknapp
England FW John Sutton

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