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2001–02 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Blackburn Rovers
season	2001–02
manager	Graeme Souness
chairman	Robert Coar
league	FA Premier League
league result	[10th](2001-02-fa-premier-league)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	[Fifth round](2001-02-fa-cup-fifth-round-proper)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	[Winners](2002-football-league-cup-final)
league topscorer
Matt Jansen (10)
season topscorer
Matt Jansen (16)
average attendance	25,984
prevseason	[2000–01](2000-01-blackburn-rovers-f-c-season)
nextseason	[2002–03](2002-03-blackburn-rovers-f-c-season)

Matt Jansen (10) Matt Jansen (16) During the 2001–02 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

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.

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.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Blackburn Rovers' score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 2001	Derby County	A	[1–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1495379.stm)	28,236	Blake
22 August 2001	Manchester United	H	[2–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1496494.stm)	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](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1543588.stm)	22,126	Jansen
19 September 2001	Bolton Wanderers	H	[1–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1544618.stm)	25,949	Neill
22 September 2001	Everton	H	[1–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1555355.stm)	27,732	Grabbi
30 September 2001	Aston Villa	A	0–2	28,623
14 October 2001	West Ham United	H	[7–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1580248.stm)	22,712	Flitcroft, Dunn, Johnson, McCann (o.g.), Tugay, Jansen, Hignett
20 October 2001	Arsenal	A	[3–3](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1606124.stm)	38,108	Van Bronckhorst (o.g.), Dunn (2)
29 October 2001	Leicester City	H	0–0	21,873
3 November 2001	Southampton	A	[2–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1633356.stm)	30,523	Tugay, Hignett
17 November 2001	Liverpool	H	[1–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1656497.stm)	28,859	Jansen
24 November 2001	Chelsea	A	[0–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1671298.stm)	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](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1709923.stm)	50,064	Dunn
22 December 2001	Charlton Athletic	A	[2–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1722549.stm)	25,857	Duff, Dunn
26 December 2001	Sunderland	H	[0–3](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1726899.stm)	29,869
29 December 2001	Derby County	H	[0–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1731025.stm)	23,529
1 January 2002	Tottenham Hotspur	A	[0–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1732345.stm)	35,131
12 January 2002	Charlton Athletic	H	[4–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1754081.stm)	23,365	Tugay, Cole, Hignett, Jansen
19 January 2002	Manchester United	A	[1–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1767053.stm)	67,552	Hignett
30 January 2002	Arsenal	H	[2–3](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1782526.stm)	25,893	Jansen (2)
2 February 2002	West Ham United	A	[0–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1795091.stm)	35,307
9 February 2002	Fulham	A	[0–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1806686.stm)	19,580
2 March 2002	Bolton Wanderers	A	[1–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2535767.stm)	27,203	Jansen
5 March 2002	Aston Villa	H	[3–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1849377.stm)	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](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1873901.stm)	39,857	Jansen
30 March 2002	Leicester City	A	[1–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1899940.stm)	16,236	Hughes
1 April 2002	Southampton	H	[2–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1900870.stm)	28,851	Duff, Yordi
10 April 2002	Chelsea	H	0–0	25,441
20 April 2002	Middlesbrough	A	[3–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1938506.stm)	26,932	Yordi, Cole, Dunn (pen.)
23 April 2002	Newcastle United	H	[2–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1943470.stm)	26,712	Gillespie, Cole
28 April 2002	Everton	A	[2–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1952117.stm)	34,976	Jansen, Cole
8 May 2002	Liverpool	A	[3–4](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1976250.stm)	40,663	Duff, Cole, Jansen
11 May 2002	Fulham	H	[3–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1978478.stm)	30,487	Cole (2), Duff

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	5 January 2002	Barnsley	A	1–1	12,314	Hignett
R3R	16 January 2002	Barnsley	H	3–1	10,203	Grabbi, Dunn (pen.), Johansson
R4	26 January 2002	Millwall	A	1–0	15,004	Cole
R5	16 February 2002	Middlesbrough	A	0–1	20,921

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup

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	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](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/worthington_cup/1701653.stm)	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](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/worthington_cup/1772856.stm) (won 6–3 on agg)	26,844	Jansen, Duff, Cole, Hignett
F	24 February 2002	Tottenham Hotspur	N	2–1	72,500	Jansen, Cole

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

Date	Nation	Position	Name	Club From	Fee
11 May 2001	Scotland	DF	Gordon Greer	Clyde	£250k
17 May 2001	Turkey	MF	Tugay Kerimoğlu	Rangers	£1.3 million
18 June 2001	Italy	FW	Corrado Grabbi	Ternana	£7 million
29 June 2001	Republic of Ireland	MF	Alan Mahon	Sporting CP	£1.5 million
7 September 2001	Australia	DF	Lucas Neill	Millwall	£600k
5 October 2001	Sweden	DF	Nils-Eric Johansson	[Nurenburg](1-fc-nurnberg)	Undisclosed
29 December 2001	England	FW	Andy Cole	Manchester United	£7.6 million
21 February 2002	Turkey	DF	Hakan Ünsal	Galatasaray	Undisclosed

Out

Date	Nation	Position	Name	Club To	Fee
13 September 2001	Wales	FW	Nathan Blake	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£1.5 million
19 October 2001	Republic of Ireland	MF	Jason McAteer	Sunderland	Undisclosed
23 November 2001	England	FW	Marcus Bent	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed
12 December 2001	England	DF	Marlon Broomes	Sheffield Wednesday	Free Transfer
14 December 2001	Australia	GK	John Filan	Wigan Athletic	£600k
1 February 2002	Republic of Ireland	DF	Jeff Kenna	Birmingham City	Free transfer
8 March 2002	Northern Ireland	MF	Damien Johnson	Birmingham City	Undisclosed

Loans In

Date	Nation	Position	Name	Club From	Length	Reference
20 February 2002	Spain	FW	Yordi	Real Zaragoza	Until end of season

Loans Out

Date	Nation	Position	Name	Club To	Length
4 September 2001	England	DF	Simon Grayson	Notts County	One Month
6 September 2001	England	DF	Marlon Broomes	Grimsby Town	One Month
10 October 2001	England	GK	Alan Miller	St Johnstone	Three Months
13 February 2002	England	DF	Simon Grayson	Bradford City	One Month

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Left club during season |}

Top scorers

Premier League

ENG Matt Jansen 10
ENG Andy Cole 9
IRL Damien Duff 7
ENG David Dunn 7
ENG Craig Hignett 4

Football League Cup Final line-up

Cole

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SCO Graeme Souness

ENG Glenn Hoddle

Notes

References

"Blackburn Rovers results for the 2001-2002 season".
"FootballSquads - Blackburn Rovers - 2001/02".
(2001-05-11). "Greer set for Blackburn move". BBC Sport.
(2001-05-17). "Blackburn agree Tugay fee". BBC Sport.
(2001-06-18). "Blackburn sign £7m Grabbi". BBC Sport.
(2001-06-29). "Rovers seal Mahon deal". BBC Sport.
(2001-09-07). "Blackburn seal Neill deal". BBC Sport.
(2001-10-05). "Rovers sign Swede". BBC Sport.
Wardle, John. (2001-12-30). "Blackburn land £8m Cole". The Guardian.
(2002-02-21). "Blackburn sign Unsal".
(2001-09-13). "Wolves sign Blake". BBC Sport.
(2001-10-19). "McAteer joins Sunderland". BBC Sport.
(2001-11-23). "Bent completes Ipswich move". BBC Sport.
(2001-12-12). "Broomes joins Owls". BBC Sport.
(2001-12-14). "Wigan swoop for Filan".
(2002-02-01). "Kenna joins Birmingham". BBC Sport.
(2002-03-08). "Blues snap up Johnson". BBC Sport.
(2002-02-20). "Yordi joins Blackburn". BBC Sport.
(2001-09-04). "Notts County grab Grayson". BBC Sport.
(2001-09-06). "Grimsby snap up Broomes". BBC Sport.
(2001-10-10). "Miller joins St Johnstone". BBC Sport.
(2002-02-13). "Grayson joins Bradford". BBC Sport.

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