2001–02_Sheffield_United_F.C._season
2001–02 Sheffield United F.C. season
Sheffield United 2001–02 football season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 2001–02 season | ||
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| Chairman | Derek Dooley | |
| Manager | Neil Warnock | |
| Stadium | Bramall Lane | |
| First Division | 13th | |
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |
| League Cup | Second round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Asaba (7)[1] All: Asaba (7) | |
| Highest home attendance | 29,364 vs Sheffield Wednesday (29 Jan 2002, First Division) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 14,180 vs Crystal Palace (25 Sep 2001, First Division) | |
| Average home league attendance | 18,020 | |
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During the 2001–02 campaign, the Blades hoped to build on last season's top-half finish, but inconsistent results and too many draws cost them the opportunity to challenge for promotion via the play-offs. They finished in 13th place – a disappointing mid-table finish in Neil Warnock's second full season in charge.
Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
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- Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 24 | −5 |
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- Results by round
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| 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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Sheffield United's score comes first[2]
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 11 August 2001 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 25,513 | Devlin |
| 18 August 2001 | Gillingham | H | 0–0 | 16,998 | |
| 23 August 2001 | Rotherham United | A | 1–1 | 7,515 | D'Jaffo (pen) |
| 27 August 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 16,497 | D'Jaffo (pen), Asaba |
| 8 September 2001 | Bradford City | H | 2–2 | 17,394 | Curle, Asaba |
| 15 September 2001 | Coventry City | H | 0–1 | 16,168 | |
| 18 September 2001 | Stockport County | A | 2–1 | 5,137 | Nicholson (pen), Ndlovu |
| 22 September 2001 | Millwall | A | 0–2 | 12,276 | |
| 25 September 2001 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | 14,180 | Nicholson |
| 29 September 2001 | Norwich City | H | 2–1 | 15,523 | Asaba, Suffo |
| 7 October 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–0 | 29,281 | |
| 13 October 2001 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–1 | 15,442 | Suffo (2), Brown |
| 16 October 2001 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 | 32,454 | |
| 20 October 2001 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 15,538 | |
| 23 October 2001 | Preston North End | A | 0–3 | 14,027 | |
| 27 October 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 15,185 | Tonge |
| 30 October 2001 | Watford | H | 0–2 | 14,338 | |
| 4 November 2001 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 13,166 | |
| 9 November 2001 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 4,937 | Santos |
| 17 November 2001 | Birmingham City | H | 4–0 | 15,686 | Montgomery, Brown, Peschisolido (2) |
| 24 November 2001 | Walsall | A | 2–1 | 6,415 | Brown, Nicholson (pen) |
| 1 December 2001 | Preston North End | H | 2–2 | 16,270 | Peschisolido, Santos |
| 8 December 2001 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | 19,462 | Asaba |
| 14 December 2001 | Barnsley | H | 1–1 | 17,858 | Peschisolido |
| 22 December 2001 | Rotherham United | H | 2–2 | 22,749 | Suffo, Devlin |
| 26 December 2001 | Bradford City | A | 2–1 | 18,869 | Asaba (2) |
| 29 December 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 24,138 | |
| 1 January 2002 | Manchester City | H | 1–3 | 26,291 | Brown |
| 12 January 2002 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | 8,814 | Tonge |
| 19 January 2002 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 18,352 | |
| 29 January 2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–0 | 29,364 | |
| 3 February 2002 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 17,348 | Brown |
| 9 February 2002 | Portsmouth | H | 4–3 | 17,553 | Montgomery, Furlong (2, 1 pen), Asaba |
| 16 February 2002 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 | 7,141 | |
| 23 February 2002 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–0 | 18,009 | Brown |
| 2 March 2002 | Stockport County | H | 3–0 | 15,642 | Woodthorpe (own goal), Peschisolido, Ndlovu |
| 6 March 2002 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 12,963 | |
| 9 March 2002 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 15,430 | D'Jaffo |
| 16 March 2002 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–3 | 17,653 | |
| 19 March 2002 | Millwall | H | 3–2 | 16,037 | Tonge, Ndlovu (2) |
| 23 March 2002 | Burnley | H | 3–0 | 19,003 | Jagielka (2), D'Jaffo |
| 30 March 2002 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–2 | 7,855 | D'Jaffo, Doane |
| 1 April 2002 | Wimbledon | H | 0–1 | 19,712 | |
| 6 April 2002 | Watford | A | 3–0 | 13,377 | Javary, Jagielka, Lovell |
| 13 April 2002 | Walsall | H | 0–1 | 20,520 | |
| 21 April 2002 | Birmingham City | A | 0–2 | 29,178 |
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FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
More information Round, Date ...
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R3 | 5 January 2002 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | 14,696 | Brown |
| R4 | 26 January 2002 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | 13,068 | Ndlovu |
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League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
More information Round, Date ...
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R1 | 20 August 2001 | Darlington | A | 1–0 | 3,983 | D'Jaffo |
| R2 | 11 September 2001 | Grimsby Town | A | 3–3 (lost 2–4 on pens) | 5,236 | Devlin, Ndlovu, Suffo |
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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.
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Left club during season
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- "Sheffield United players: League Division 1 2002". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- "Sheffield United results for the 2001-2002 season - Statto.com". 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
- "FootballSquads - Sheffield United - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.