Blackburn Rovers 2001–02 football season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Blackburn won just four of their first 14 league games, a run which also included seven draws and three defeats. However, they had little time to savour their Worthington Cup glory that resulted from a 2–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on 24 February - they were deep in the relegation mire and occupying third place from bottom following a dreadful winter period, as they won two and lost ten in 12 games, the two wins seeing them do a decidedly one-sided double over Charlton Athletic (2–0 away and 4–1 home). But Graeme Souness inspired his side, bolstered by the arrival of striker Andy Cole , to a considerable turnaround in form - seeing them win six in their final 12 games - which saw them climb to 10th place in the final table. UEFA Cup qualification had already been achieved thanks to the Worthington Cup triumph, but the club's fans were left wondering whether it could have been achieved automatically had it not been for the club's dismal winter period. Especially, their league record produced four more defeats than wins in contrast to a final goal difference of +4, concluding them as a comprehensively winning team despite their inconsistency.[citation needed ]
At the end of the season, striker Mark Hughes retired at the age of 38, after a playing career spanning 22 years that had yielded two league titles , four FA Cups , a Cup Winners' Cup and three League Cups .
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
12
10
16
55
51
+4
46
8
6
5
33
20
+13
4
4
11
22
31
−9
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H A A A H H A A H H A H A A H Result L D W L D D W L W D D W D D L L L W L L L W L L L L D W W L L W D W D W L W Position 14 15 8 13 13 12 6 11 8 10 10 7 7 10 10 14 15 12 14 14 15 14 15 17 17 18 18 18 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 12 12 10
Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Blackburn Rovers' score comes first [ 1]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
18 August 2001
Derby County
A
1–2
28,236
Blake
22 August 2001
Manchester United
H
2–2
29,836
Beckham (o.g.), Gillespie
25 August 2001
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2–1
24,992
Mahon , Duff
8 September 2001
Sunderland
A
0–1
45,103
16 September 2001
Ipswich Town
A
1–1
22,126
Jansen
19 September 2001
Bolton Wanderers
H
1–1
25,949
Neill
22 September 2001
Everton
H
1–0
27,732
Grabbi
30 September 2001
Aston Villa
A
0–2
28,623
14 October 2001
West Ham United
H
7–1
22,712
Flitcroft , Dunn , Johnson , McCann (o.g.), Tugay , Jansen , Hignett
20 October 2001
Arsenal
A
3–3
38,108
Gillespie , Dunn (2)
29 October 2001
Leicester City
H
0–0
21,873
3 November 2001
Southampton
A
2–1
30,523
Tugay , Hignett
17 November 2001
Liverpool
H
1–1
28,859
Jansen
24 November 2001
Chelsea
A
0–0
37,978
1 December 2001
Middlesbrough
H
0–1
23,849
9 December 2001
Leeds United
H
1–2
28,309
Berg
15 December 2001
Newcastle United
A
1–2
50,064
Dunn
22 December 2001
Charlton Athletic
A
2–0
25,857
Duff , Dunn
26 December 2001
Sunderland
H
0–3
29,869
29 December 2001
Derby County
H
0–1
23,529
1 January 2002
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–1
35,131
12 January 2002
Charlton Athletic
H
4–1
23,365
Tugay , Cole , Hignett , Jansen
19 January 2002
Manchester United
A
1–2
67,552
Hignett
30 January 2002
Arsenal
H
2–3
25,893
Jansen (2)
2 February 2002
West Ham United
A
0–2
35,307
9 February 2002
Fulham
A
0–2
19,580
2 March 2002
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–1
27,203
Jansen
5 March 2002
Aston Villa
H
3–0
21,988
Dunn , Duff , Cole
13 March 2002
Ipswich Town
H
2–1
23,305
Duff , Cole
17 March 2002
Leeds United
A
1–3
39,857
Jansen
30 March 2002
Leicester City
A
1–2
16,236
Hughes
1 April 2002
Southampton
H
2–0
28,851
Duff , Yordi
10 April 2002
Chelsea
H
0–0
25,441
20 April 2002
Middlesbrough
A
3–1
26,932
Yordi , Cole , Dunn (pen.)
23 April 2002
Newcastle United
H
2–2
26,712
Gillespie , Cole
28 April 2002
Everton
A
2–1
34,976
Jansen , Cole
8 May 2002
Liverpool
A
3–4
40,663
Duff , Cole , Jansen
11 May 2002
Fulham
H
3–0
30,487
Cole (2), Duff
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2
12 September 2001
Oldham Athletic
H
2–0
9,559
Jansen , Dunning
R3
10 October 2001
Middlesbrough
H
2–1 (a.e.t. )
9,536
Hignett , Short
R4
28 November 2001
Manchester City
H
2–0
17,907
Johansson , Johnson
R5
11 December 2001
Arsenal
H
4–0
13,278
Jansen (3), Hughes
SF First Leg
8 January 2002
Sheffield Wednesday
A
2–1
30,883
Hignett , Cole
SF Second Leg
22 January 2002
Sheffield Wednesday
H
4–2 (won 6–3 on agg)
26,844
Jansen , Duff , Cole , Hignett
F
24 February 2002
Tottenham Hotspur
N
2–1
72,500
Jansen , Cole
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.
Left club during season [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Date
Nation
Position
Name
Club From
Length
Reference
20 February 2002
FW
Yordi
Real Zaragoza
Until end of season
[ 18]
Appearances and goals [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions