2001–02 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

Sheffield Wednesday
2001–02 season
ChairmanGeoff Hulley
ManagerPeter Shreeves (until 17 October)
Terry Yorath (from 17 October)
First Division20th
FA CupThird round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Sibon (12)
All: Sibon (13)
Highest home attendance29,772 v Wolverhampton Wanderers
(Division One)
Lowest home attendance8,796 v Crystal Palace
(League Cup)
Average home league attendance20,870
(League games only)

The 2001–02 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 135th season. They competed in the twenty-four team First Division, the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

Season summary

After another bad start in the 2001–02 season, Shreeves handed the reins over to assistant Terry Yorath. Wednesday finished just two places above the Division One relegation zone and the only bright spot of the season was a run to the semi-finals of the League Cup.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Walsall 46 13 12 21 51 71 −20 51
19 Grimsby Town 46 12 14 20 50 72 −22 50
20 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 14 20 49 71 −22 50
21 Rotherham United 46 10 19 17 52 66 −14 49
22 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 12 13 21 47 76 −29 49 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Outcome Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2001 Loss Burnley H 0–2 21,766
18 August 2001 Win Crewe Alexandra A 2–0 7,933 Sibon, McLaren
25 August 2001 Draw West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 18,844 Sibon
27 August 2001 Loss Norwich City A 0–2 16,820
8 September 2001 Loss Birmingham City A 0–2 19,421
15 September 2001 Draw Wimbledon A 1–1 7,348 T Johnson
17 September 2001 Draw Bradford City H 1–1 18,012 Di Piedi
22 September 2001 Loss Manchester City H 2–6 25,731 Bonvín, Bromby
25 September 2001 Draw Rotherham United A 1–1 8,474 Westwood
29 September 2001 Loss Crystal Palace A 1–4 17,066 T Johnson
7 October 2001 Draw Sheffield United H 0–0 29,281
13 October 2001 Loss Watford A 1–3 14,456 T Johnson
16 October 2001 Loss Preston North End H 1–2 15,592 Sibon
20 October 2001 Win Walsall H 2–1 16,275 Sibon, Bonvín
24 October 2001 Win Barnsley H 3–1 21,008 Sibon, Bonvín (2)
27 October 2001 Loss Coventry City A 0–2 17,381
31 October 2001 Win Nottingham Forest A 1–0 20,206 Morrison
3 November 2001 Loss Portsmouth H 2–3 18,212 Donnelly, Sibon (pen)
10 November 2001 Draw Grimsby Town H 0–0 17,507
18 November 2001 Draw Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 19,947
24 November 2001 Win Stockport County H 5–0 17,365 Maddix, Sibon (pen), Morrison, Soltvedt, Ekoku
2 December 2001 Loss Barnsley A 0–3 16,714
8 December 2001 Draw Millwall H 1–1 21,304 Ekoku
15 December 2001 Loss Gillingham A 1–2 8,586 Sibon (pen)
22 December 2001 Draw West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 20,340 Ekoku
26 December 2001 Loss Birmingham City H 0–1 24,335
29 December 2001 Loss Norwich City H 0–5 19,205
12 January 2002 Win Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 16,737 Sibon
19 January 2002 Win Burnley A 2–1 16,081 McLaren, Kuqi
29 January 2002 Draw Sheffield United A 0–0 29,364
2 February 2002 Loss Crystal Palace H 1–3 20,099 Ekoku
5 February 2002 Loss Preston North End A 2–4 14,038 Quinn, Ekoku (pen)
9 February 2002 Win Walsall A 3–0 8,290 Ekoku, Kuqi, Sibon
16 February 2002 Win Watford H 2–1 18,244 Ekoku (pen), Kuqi
23 February 2002 Loss Rotherham United H 1–2 28,179 Kuqi
27 February 2002 Loss Manchester City A 0–4 33,682
2 March 2002 Win Bradford City A 2–0 16,904 D Johnson, Kuqi
6 March 2002 Loss Wimbledon H 1–2 18,930 D Johnson
9 March 2002 Draw Gillingham H 0–0 20,361
16 March 2002 Win Millwall A 2–1 13,074 Donnelly (2)
23 March 2002 Draw Portsmouth A 0–0 14,819
29 March 2002 Win Coventry City H 2–1 21,470 Sibon (2)
1 April 2002 Draw Grimsby Town A 0–0 9,236
6 April 2002 Loss Nottingham Forest H 0–2 21,782
13 April 2002 Loss Stockport County A 1–3 8,706 Quinn
21 April 2002 Draw Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–2 29,772 Donnelly, Kuqi

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Outcome Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 15 January 2002 Loss Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 6,271 Hamshaw

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Outcome Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 21 August 2001 Win Bury A 3–1 3,129 Ekoku, Maddix, McLaren
R2 12 September 2001 Win Sunderland H 4–2 (a.e.t.) 12,074 Ekoku, Morrison (pen), Di Piedi, Bonvín
R3 10 October 2001 Win Crystal Palace H 2–2 (won 3–1 on pens) 8,796 Westwood, Crane
R4 28 November 2001 Win Aston Villa A 1–0 26,526 Ekoku
R5 19 December 2001 Win Watford H 4–0 20,319 Sibon, Hamshaw, O'Donnell, Soltvedt
SF First Leg 8 January 2002 Loss Blackburn Rovers H 1–2 30,883 Ekoku
SF Second Leg 22 January 2002 Loss Blackburn Rovers A 2–4 (lost 3–6 on agg) 26,844 Ekoku (pen), Soltvedt

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Kevin Pressman
2 DF  ENG Ian Hendon
3 DF  ENG Andy Hinchcliffe
4 MF  ENG Paul McLaren
5 DF  ENG Leigh Bromby
6 MF  NOR Trond Egil Soltvedt (captain)
7 MF  IRL Alan Quinn
8 FW  NED Gerald Sibon
9 FW  NGA Efan Ekoku
10 FW  ARG Pablo Facundo Bonvín (on loan from Boca Juniors)
11 FW  NIR Owen Morrison
12 DF  ENG Steve Haslam
13 GK  ENG Chris Stringer
14 DF  ENG Marlon Broomes
15 DF  ENG Steve Harkness
16 MF  ENG Matt Hamshaw
17 FW  ITA Michele Di Piedi
18 MF  SCO Simon Donnelly
19 FW  ENG Adam Muller
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ENG Tony Crane
21 DF  ENG Ashley Westwood
22 DF  IRL Derek Geary
23 MF  SCO Philip Scott
24 MF  SCO Phil O'Donnell
25 DF  ENG Danny Maddix
26 FW  ENG Jon Shaw
27 MF  ENG Laurie Wilson
28 FW  FIN Shefki Kuqi
29 FW  SCO Kevin Gallacher
30 GK  RSA Sean Roberts
31 GK  ENG Paul Heald (on loan from Wimbledon)
32 MF  WAL Neil Gibson
34 DF  ENG Craig Armstrong
35 DF  ENG David Burrows
36 GK  ENG Richard Siddall
37 MF  NIR Jon McCarthy (on loan from Birmingham City)
- DF  ENG Craig Rand

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF  ENG Tom Staniforth (Deceased)
26 MF  ENG Carlton Palmer (on loan from Coventry City)
14 MF  ENG Aaron Lescott (to Stockport County)
27 FW  ENG Tommy Johnson (to Kilmarnock)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF  ENG Dean Windass (on loan from Middlesbrough)
28 MF  SWE Bojan Djordjic (on loan from Manchester United)
33 FW  JAM David Johnson (on loan from Nottingham Forest)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  IRL Alan Cawley
— DF  ENG Calem Connolly
— FW  CGO Carlin Itonga (on loan from Arsenal)
— FW  ENG Dene Cropper
— MF  ENG Stephen Santry
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ENG Matt Shaw
— DF  ENG Anwar Uddin
— MF  ENG Michael Williams
— DF  ENG Greg Young

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