2001–02 Norwich City F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Norwich City
2001–02 season
ChairmanBob Cooper
ManagerNigel Worthington
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division6th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iwan Roberts (14)[1]
All: Iwan Roberts (14)[1]
Highest home attendance21,251[2]
Lowest home attendance15,710[1]
Average home league attendance18,629[2]

Season summary

Despite losing 4–0 to Millwall on the opening day of the season, 2001–02 was a successful one for Norwich City. The Canaries never dropped out of the top 10 in Division One following their opening result and sneaked into the playoff places on the last day, following a 2–0 win over Stockport County. Their FA Cup run was halted at the third round after losing 4–0 to Chelsea after a replay. The game featured a memorable backheeled goal by Chelsea's Italian forward Gianfranco Zola. Norwich's League Cup run was equally disappointing, losing 1–0 away to Brentford away in the first round. Norwich faced Wolverhampton Wanderers in the First Division playoff semi final, defeating them 3–2 on aggregate, setting up a tie with Birmingham City in the final. The Canaries were eventually defeated on penalties at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff after Iwan Roberts had opened the scoring for Norwich in extra time, following a goalless 90 minutes.

Final league table
Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C, P) 46 31 6 9 108 52 +56 99 Promotion to the Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 27 8 11 61 29 +32 89
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 25 11 10 76 43 +33 86 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Millwall 46 22 11 13 69 48 +21 77
5 Birmingham City (O, P) 46 21 13 12 70 49 +21 76
6 Norwich City 46 22 9 15 60 51 +9 75
7 Burnley 46 21 12 13 70 62 +8 75
8 Preston North End 46 20 12 14 71 59 +12 72
9 Wimbledon 46 18 13 15 63 57 +6 67
10 Crystal Palace 46 20 6 20 70 62 +8 66
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
16 Nottingham Forest 46 12 18 16 50 51 −1 54
17 Portsmouth 46 13 14 19 60 72 −12 53
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
23 Barnsley (R) 46 11 15 20 59 86 −27 48
24 Stockport County (R) 46 6 8 32 42 102 −60 26
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

All results referenced from statto.com[3]

Football League First Division
Main article: 2001–02 Football League First Division
11 August 2001 1 Millwall 4–0 Norwich City London
Stadium: The New Den
18 August 2001 2 Norwich City 2–0 Manchester City Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
25 August 2001 3 Wimbledon 0–1 Norwich City
27 August 2001 4 Norwich City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
8 September 2001 5 Norwich City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
15 September 2001 6 Rotherham United 1–1 Norwich City
18 September 2001 7 Norwich City 3–1 Watford Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
22 September 2001 8 Norwich City 2–1 Burnley Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
26 September 2001 9 Preston North End 4–0 Norwich City
29 September 2001 10 Sheffield United 2–1 Norwich City
9 October 2001 11 Walsall 2–0 Norwich City
13 October 2001 12 Gillingham 0–2 Norwich City
19 October 2001 13 Norwich City 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
23 October 2001 14 Norwich City 0–0 Portsmouth Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
28 October 2001 15 Crystal Palace 3–2 Norwich City
30 October 2001 16 Grimsby Town 0-2 Norwich City
3 November 2001 17 Norwich City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wndrs Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
10 November 2001 18 Norwich City 1–4 Bradford City Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
15 November 2001 19 Stockport County 2-1 Norwich City
20 November 2001 20 Norwich City 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
24 November 2001 21 Norwich City 2–1 Barnsley Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
2 December 2001 22 Portsmouth 1-2 Norwich City
8 December 2001 23 Birmingham City 4–0 Norwich City
15 December 2001 24 Norwich City 2–0 Coventry City Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
22 December 2001 25 Norwich City 2–1 Wimbledon Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
26 December 2001 26 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Norwich City
29 December 2001 27 Sheffield Wednesday 0–5 Norwich City
1 January 2002 28 Norwich City 1–1 Walsall Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
13 January 2002 29 Manchester City 3–1 Norwich City
20 January 2002 30 Norwich City 0–0 Millwall Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
29 January 2002 31 Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Norwich City
3 February 2002 32 Norwich City 2–1 Sheffield United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
10 February 2002 33 West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Norwich City
22 February 2002 34 Norwich City 3–0 Preston North End Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
26 February 2002 35 Watford 2-1 Norwich City
2 March 2002 36 Burnley 1–1 Norwich City
5 March 2002 37 Norwich City 0–0 Rotherham United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
9 March 2002 38 Coventry City 2-1 Norwich City
15 March 2002 39 Norwich City 0–1 Birmingham City Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
19 March 2002 40 Norwich City 2–1 Gillingham Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
23 March 2002 41 Wolverhampton Wndrs 0–0 Norwich City
30 March 2002 42 Norwich City 2–1 Crystal Palace Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
1 April 2002 43 Bradford City 0–1 Norwich City
6 April 2002 44 Norwich City 1–1 Grimsby Town Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
13 April 2002 45 Barnsley 0–2 Norwich City
21 April 2002 46 Norwich City 2–0 Stockport County Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road

Play-offs
Main article: 2002 Football League play-offs
28 April 2002 Semi-final Norwich City 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
1 May 2002 Semi-final Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Norwich City Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
12 May 2002 Final Norwich City 1–1 (aet) Birmingham City Cardiff
Main Article Stadium: Millennium Stadium

FA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
5 January 2002 3 Norwich City 0–0 Chelsea Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
5 January 2002 3 Replay Chelsea 4–0 Norwich City Chelsea
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Stadium

League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
21 August 2001 2 Brentford 1–0 Norwich City Brentford

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[4]

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 England ENG Robert Green
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian McGovern
3 DF England ENG Adam Drury
4 DF Scotland SCO Malky Mackay
5 DF England ENG Craig Fleming
6 FW Denmark DEN David Nielsen (on loan from Wimbledon)
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Phil Mulryne
8 MF Scotland SCO Gary Holt
9 FW Wales WAL Iwan Roberts
10 FW England ENG Zema Abbey
11 MF Wales WAL Chris Llewellyn
12 MF England ENG Darel Russell
13 GK England ENG Arran Lee-Barrett
14 FW Scotland SCO Alex Notman
15 DF England ENG Darren Kenton
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Denmark DEN Steen Nedergaard
17 DF England ENG Daryl Sutch
18 FW Northern Ireland NIR Paul McVeigh
19 FW France FRA Marc Libbra
20 FW Switzerland SUI Gaetano Giallanza
22 FW England ENG Ian Henderson
23 MF England ENG Neil Emblen
24 MF England ENG Clint Easton
25 MF England ENG Lewis Blois
26 FW England ENG Danny Bloomfield
27 MF England ENG Mark Rivers
28 GK England ENG Paul Crichton
29 MF England ENG Andrew Oxby
30 FW England ENG Paul Hayes

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 England ENG Matt Jackson (to Wigan Athletic)
19 DF England ENG Adrian Forbes (to Luton Town)
21 FW Northern Ireland NIR Adrian Coote[notes 1] (to Colchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dalglish (released)
31 FW England ENG Trevor Benjamin[notes 2] (on loan from Leicester City)

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
— DF England ENG Damian Batt
— DF England ENG Jason Shackell
— MF England ENG Dean Sinclair
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Danny Crow
— FW England ENG Ryan Jarvis

Notes
  1. Coote was born in Belton with Browston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  2. Benjamin was born in Kettering, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2002.

References
  1. "Norwich City". stats.football365.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  2. "Attendance Table". stats.football365.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  3. "Norwich City 2001-2002". statto.com. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  4. "Norwich City". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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