FULHAM F.C. SEASON 2001-02

Fulham F.C.
2001–02 season
Chairman	Mohamed Al-Fayed
Manager	Jean Tigana
Stadium	Craven Cottage
FA Premier League	13th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Hayles (8); Saha (8); Malbranque (8); All: Hayles (12)
Average home league attendance	19,343
	← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 season was Fulham F.C.'s 104th season of professional football and their first season in the Premier League. They were managed by Jean Tigana, who had also overseen their promotion from the First Division the previous season.

Season summary

After the high-profile signings of Juventus goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and Lyon striker Steve Marlet, amongst others, Fulham chairman Mohammed Al-Fayed boasted that the newly promoted side would win the Premiership title. As it was, Fulham never came anywhere near matching the pace set by the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United, but the Cottagers still impressed upon their return to the top flight, peaking as high as eighth at one point. The club's good form gave hope to fans that their team could challenge for European qualification either through the league or their FA Cup run, but a run of nine games without a win dragged the club down to 16th with four games left to play and four points between them and 18th-placed Ipswich.^[1] Seven points from the club's last four games lifted Fulham to safety in 13th, and, despite the poor league form and elimination from the FA Cup in the semi-finals, Fulham managed to achieve European qualification via the Intertoto Cup.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Southampton	38	12	9	17	46	54	−8	45
12	Middlesbrough	38	12	9	17	35	47	−12	45
13	Fulham	38	10	14	14	36	44	−8	44	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
14	Charlton Athletic	38	10	14	14	38	49	−11	44
15	Everton	38	11	10	17	45	57	−12	43

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Fulham's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Matchday	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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	D	L
Position	13	7	8	10	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	11	11	11	9	9	10	10	12	10	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	10	11	12	14	13	16	16	13	11	11	13

Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
19 August 2001	Manchester United	A	2–3	67,534	Saha (2)
22 August 2001	Sunderland	H	2–0	20,197	Hayles, Saha
25 August 2001	Derby County	H	0–0	15,641
9 September 2001	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	20,451	Boa Morte
15 September 2001	Arsenal	H	1–3	20,805	Malbranque
22 September 2001	Leicester City	A	0–0	18,918
30 September 2001	Chelsea	H	1–1	20,197	Hayles
14 October 2001	Aston Villa	A	0–2	28,579
21 October 2001	Ipswich Town	H	1–1	17,221	Hayles
27 October 2001	Southampton	H	2–1	18,771	Malbranque (2)
3 November 2001	West Ham United	A	2–0	26,217	Legwinski, Malbranque
17 November 2001	Newcastle United	H	3–1	21,159	Saha, Legwinski, Hayles
24 November 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–0	23,848
2 December 2001	Leeds United	H	0–0	20,918
8 December 2001	Everton	H	2–0	19,338	Hayles (2)
12 December 2001	Liverpool	A	0–0	37,163
15 December 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–4	36,054
26 December 2001	Charlton Athletic	H	0–0	17,900
30 December 2001	Manchester United	H	2–3	21,159	Legwinski, Marlet
2 January 2002	Derby County	A	1–0	28,165	Carbonari (own goal)
12 January 2002	Middlesbrough	H	2–1	18,975	Saha, Marlet
19 January 2002	Sunderland	A	1–1	45,124	Malbranque
30 January 2002	Ipswich Town	A	0–1	25,156
2 February 2002	Aston Villa	H	0–0	20,041
9 February 2002	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–0	19,580	Hayles, Malbranque
19 February 2002	Middlesbrough	A	1–2	26,235	Marlet
23 February 2002	Arsenal	A	1–4	38,029	Marlet
2 March 2002	Liverpool	H	0–2	21,103
6 March 2002	Chelsea	A	2–3	39,744	Saha (2, 1 pen)
16 March 2002	Everton	A	1–2	34,639	Malbranque
24 March 2002	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–2	15,885
30 March 2002	Southampton	A	1–1	31,616	Marlet
1 April 2002	West Ham United	H	0–1	19,416
8 April 2002	Newcastle United	A	1–1	50,017	Saha
20 April 2002	Leeds United	A	1–0	39,111	Malbranque
23 April 2002	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–0	18,107	Goldbæk, Marlet, Hayles
27 April 2002	Leicester City	H	0–0	21,106
11 May 2002	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–3	30,487

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 2002	Wycombe Wanderers	A	2–2	9,921	Legwinski, Marlet
R3R	15 January 2002	Wycombe Wanderers	H	1–0	11,894	Hayles
R4	26 January 2002	York City	A	2–0	7,563	Malbranque, Marlet
R5	16 February 2002	Walsall	A	2–1	8,766	Bennett (own goal), Barry Hayles
QF	10 March 2002	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–0	24,811	Marlet
SF	14 April 2002	Chelsea	N	0–1	36,147

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	11 September 2001	Rochdale	A	2–2 (won 6–5 on pens)	6,303	Boa Morte, Brevett
R3	10 October 2001	Derby County	H	5–2	9,217	Hayles, Legwinski, Collins, Saha, Malbranque (pen)
R4	29 November 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–2	17,006	Hayles

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	NED	Edwin van der Sar
2	DF	IRL	Steve Finnan
3	DF	ENG	Rufus Brevett
4	DF	WAL	Andy Melville ( captain)
7	MF	ENG	Jon Harley
8	MF	ENG	Lee Clark
9	FW	FRA	Steve Marlet
10	MF	SCO	John Collins
12	GK	NIR	Maik Taylor^{[notes 1]}
14	MF	FRA	Steed Malbranque^{[notes 2]}
15	FW	JAM	Barry Hayles^{[notes 3]}


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	ENG	Zat Knight
18	MF	FRA	Sylvain Legwinski
19	MF	DEN	Bjarne Goldbæk
20	FW	FRA	Louis Saha
22	MF	POR	Luís Boa Morte
23	MF	ENG	Sean Davis
24	DF	FRA	Alain Goma
25	DF	MAR	Abdeslam Ouaddou
31	MF	USA	Eddie Lewis
33	FW	ENG	Calum Willock^{[notes 4]}
40	MF	LVA	Andrejs Štolcers

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
6	DF	WAL	Kit Symons (to Crystal Palace)
26	MF	ENG	Kevin Betsy^{[notes 5]} (to Barnsley)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	MF	WAL	Paul Trollope^{[notes 6]} (to Coventry City)
—	DF	WAL	Alan Neilson^{[notes 7]} (to Grimsby Town)

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
5	DF	WAL	Chris Coleman
30	GK	ENG	Glyn Thompson
32	GK	USA	Marcus Hahnemann
34	FW	GHA	Elvis Hammond
35	DF	SCO	Kieran McAnespie^{[notes 8]}
36	DF	ENG	Mark Hudson
38	FW	ENG	Luke Cornwall
—	GK	ENG	James Bittner
—	GK	ENG	Ross Flitney
—	DF	ENG	Adam Green


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Tom Hutchinson
—	DF	ENG	Zesh Rehman^{[notes 9]}
—	DF	ENG	Dean Leacock
—	MF	ENG	Sean Doherty
—	MF	ENG	Jermaine Hunter
—	MF	ENG	Darren Pratley
—	MF	IRL	Michael Timlin^{[notes 10]}
—	FW	ENG	Neil Lampton
—	FW	SCO	Stuart Noble

Notes:

^ Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
^ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and represented them at U-21 level. He would be called up to the senior international side in February 2004, but he would not play.
^ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
^ Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
^ Betsy was born in Woking, England, but also qualified to represent Seychelles internationally and would make his international debut for Seychelles in 2011.
^ Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
^ Neilson was born in Wegberg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.
^ McAnespie was born in Gosport, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.
^ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
^ Timlin was born in Peckham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
25 July 2001	MF	Sean Doherty	Everton	Undisclosed^[4]
1 August 2001	GK	Edwin van Der Sar	Juventus	Undisclosed (estimated £7,000,000)^[5]
1 August 2001	DF	Abdeslam Ouaddou	Nancy	£2,000,000^[6]
2 August 2001	MF	Steed Malbranque	Lyon	£5,000,000
8 August 2001	DF	Jon Harley	Chelsea	£3,500,000^[7]
22 August 2001	MF	Sylvain Legwinski	Bordeaux	£3,300,000^[8]
29 August 2001	FW	Steve Marlet	Lyon	£11,500,000^[9]

Luís Boa Morte - Southampton
Matt Clarke - Bradford City (loan)

Out

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	NED	Edwin van der Sar	41	0	37	0	4	0	0	0
12	GK	NIR	Maik Taylor	6	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
Defenders
2	DF	IRL	Steve Finnan	47	0	38	0	6	0	3	0
3	DF	ENG	Rufus Brevett	43	1	34+1	0	6	0	1+1	1
4	DF	WAL	Andy Melville	43	0	35	0	5+1	0	1+1	0
7	DF	ENG	Jon Harley	13	0	5+5	0	0+1	0	2	0
16	DF	ENG	Zat Knight	15	0	8+2	0	3	0	2	0
24	DF	FRA	Alain Goma	40	0	32+1	0	6	0	1	0
25	DF	MAR	Abdeslam Ouaddou	12	0	4+4	0	1+1	0	2	0
Midfielders
8	MF	ENG	Lee Clark	12	0	5+4	0	0	0	3	0
10	MF	SCO	John Collins	41	1	29+5	0	5	0	2	1
14	MF	FRA	Steed Malbranque	46	10	33+4	8	6	1	1+2	1
18	MF	FRA	Sylvain Legwinski	40	5	30+3	3	5	1	1+1	1
19	MF	DEN	Bjarne Goldbæk	17	1	8+5	1	0+2	0	2	0
22	MF	POR	Luís Boa Morte	29	2	15+8	1	2+1	0	2+1	1
23	MF	ENG	Sean Davis	37	0	25+5	0	3+1	0	3	0
31	MF	USA	Eddie Lewis	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	LVA	Andrejs Štolcers	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	FRA	Steve Marlet	33	9	21+5	6	5+1	3	1	0
15	FW	JAM	Barry Hayles	43	12	27+8	8	2+3	2	3	2
20	FW	FRA	Louis Saha	44	9	28+8	8	5+1	0	0+2	1
33	FW	ENG	Calum Willock	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
6	DF	WAL	Kit Symons	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Kevin Betsy	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 19 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Jean Tigana
First-team coach	Ray Lewington
Goalkeeping Coach	Mike Kelly
Reserve Team Coach	Billy McKinlay
Academy Coach	Gary Brazil
Head of Youth Development	John Murtough
Physiotherapist	Jason Palmer
Club Doctor	Steve Nance
Chief Scout	John Marshall

Last updated: 21 Sep 2007
Source: Fulham FC

Other information

Chairman	Mohamed Al Fayed
Managing Director	David McNally
Technical Director	Les Reed
Director	Omar Fayed
Director	Karim Fayed
Director	Mark Collins
Director	Stuart Benson
Commercial Manager	Olly Dale
Commercial Manager	Mark Maunders
Secretary	Zoe Ward
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Craven Cottage (26,600 / 112x72 yards)

Source: Fulham article on 15 Aug 2007

References

^ "English Premier League 2001-2002 Table - statto.com". Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
^ "Fulham 2001-2002 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "FootballSquads - Fulham - 2001/02".
^ "Fulham sign Everton starlet". 25 July 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Fulham land Dutch ace Van der Sar". 1 August 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Fulham sign £2m Ouaddou". 1 August 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "Harley completes Fulham switch". 8 August 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ Guardian Staff (22 August 2001). "Tigana signs midfielder Legwinski". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ Guardian Staff (28 August 2001). "Fulham agree £13m fee for Marlet". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[4] Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.

[5] Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and represented them at U-21 level. He would be called up to the senior international side in February 2004, but he would not play.

[6] Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.

[7] Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.

[8] Betsy was born in Woking, England, but also qualified to represent Seychelles internationally and would make his international debut for Seychelles in 2011.

[9] Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.

[10] Neilson was born in Wegberg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.

[11] McAnespie was born in Gosport, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.

[12] Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.

[13] Timlin was born in Peckham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.

[1] "English Premier League 2001-2002 Table - statto.com". Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

[2] "Fulham 2001-2002 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[3] "FootballSquads - Fulham - 2001/02".

[14] "Fulham sign Everton starlet". 25 July 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[15] "Fulham land Dutch ace Van der Sar". 1 August 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[16] "Fulham sign £2m Ouaddou". 1 August 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[17] "Harley completes Fulham switch". 8 August 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[18] Guardian Staff (22 August 2001). "Tigana signs midfielder Legwinski". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[19] Guardian Staff (28 August 2001). "Fulham agree £13m fee for Marlet". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

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Season summary

Final league table