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2001–02 Leicester City F.C. season

2001–02 season of Leicester City

Field	Value
club	Leicester City
season	2001–02
manager	Peter Taylor (until 30 September)
Garry Parker (caretaker 30 September – 10 October)
Dave Bassett (10 October – 8 April)
Micky Adams (from 8 April)
chairman	John Elsom
stadium	Filbert Street
league	Premiership
league result	[20th](2001-02-fa-premier-league) (relegated)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	[Fourth round](2001-02-fa-cup-fourth-round-proper)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	[Third round](2001-02-football-league-cup-third-round)
league topscorer
Brian Deane (6)
season topscorer
James Scowcroft (7)
highest attendance	21,886 vs Liverpool
(20 Oct 2001, Premier League)
lowest attendance	14,466 vs Mansfield Town
(5 Jan 2002, FA Cup)
average attendance	19,783
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prevseason	[2000–01](2000-01-leicester-city-f-c-season)
nextseason	[2002–03](2002-03-leicester-city-f-c-season)

Garry Parker (caretaker 30 September – 10 October) Dave Bassett (10 October – 8 April) Micky Adams (from 8 April) Brian Deane (6) James Scowcroft (7) (20 Oct 2001, Premier League) (5 Jan 2002, FA Cup)

The 2001–02 season saw Leicester City relegated from the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons), ending their 6-year run in England's top flight. A tumultuous season amid rising financial issues would see the Foxes go through four managers and suffer relegation to the First Division in April, finishing bottom of the league with 28 points and just five wins all season.

Season summary

A terrible start to the season saw the Foxes suffer a 5-0 opening-day home defeat to newly-promoted Bolton Wanderers and Peter Taylor sacked at the end of September and Dave Bassett named as his replacement, with Micky Adams joining as assistant manager. For a while, it looked as though Bassett was capable of keeping the Foxes in the Premiership, but a four-month winless run beginning in December killed their survival hopes and they were relegated on 6 April after losing 1–0 at home to Manchester United.

Just before relegation was confirmed, Bassett became Director of Football and Adams was promoted to the manager's seat, with former Cardiff City boss Alan Cork being named as his assistant.

On 11 May 2002, Leicester played their final game at Filbert Street before moving into their new 32,000-seat home. They ended up beating Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 to attain some satisfaction from winning the final game at their 111-year-old home; it was only their fifth league win of the season. The cost of relocation combined with the money lost from relegation plunged Leicester into a serious financial crisis. The priority for next season would be to secure the club's future financially, before thinking about a promotion challenge.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Leicester City's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 2001	Bolton Wanderers	H	[0–5](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1495420.stm)	19,987
25 August 2001	Arsenal	A	[0–4](https://web.archive.org/web/20021202174521/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1506752.stm)	37,909
8 September 2001	Ipswich Town	H	[1–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1529858.stm)	18,774	Sturridge
15 September 2001	Derby County	A	[3–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1543475.stm)	26,863	Sturridge (2), Izzet (pen)
17 September 2001	Middlesbrough	H	[1–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1544585.stm)	15,412	Jones
22 September 2001	Fulham	H	[0–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1555390.stm)	18,918
26 September 2001	Newcastle United	A	[0–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1556184.stm)	49,185
29 September 2001	Charlton Athletic	A	[0–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1567606.stm)	20,451
13 October 2001	Chelsea	A	[0–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1580190.stm)	40,370
20 October 2001	Liverpool	H	[1–4](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1607581.stm)	21,886	Wise
29 October 2001	Blackburn Rovers	A	[0–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1620721.stm)	21,873
3 November 2001	Sunderland	H	[1–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1633311.stm)	20,573	Akinbiyi
17 November 2001	Manchester United	A	[0–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1656780.stm)	67,651
24 November 2001	Everton	H	[0–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1671350.stm)	21,539
1 December 2001	Aston Villa	A	[2–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1683021.stm)	30,711	Akinbiyi, Scowcroft
8 December 2001	Southampton	H	[0–4](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1696188.stm)	20,321
16 December 2001	Leeds United	A	[2–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1709997.stm)	38,337	Deane, Scowcroft
22 December 2001	West Ham United	H	[1–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1722598.stm)	20,131	Izzet
26 December 2001	Ipswich Town	A	[0–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1726938.stm)	24,403
29 December 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A	[2–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1731040.stm)	23,037	Ricketts (own goal), Deane
12 January 2002	West Ham United	A	[0–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1754191.stm)	34,698
19 January 2002	Newcastle United	H	[0–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1766996.stm)	21,354
23 January 2002	Arsenal	H	[1–3](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1768414.stm)	21,344	Izzet
30 January 2002	Liverpool	A	[0–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1782554.stm)	42,305
2 February 2002	Chelsea	H	[2–3](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1795076.stm)	19,950	Scowcroft (2)
9 February 2002	Tottenham Hotspur	A	[1–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1806958.stm)	35,973	Oakes
23 February 2002	Derby County	H	[0–3](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1834849.stm)	21,620
2 March 2002	Middlesbrough	A	[0–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1847889.stm)	25,734
9 March 2002	Charlton Athletic	H	[1–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1860792.stm)	18,562	Scowcroft
16 March 2002	Southampton	A	[2–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1873854.stm)	30,012	Deane (2)
23 March 2002	Leeds United	H	[0–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1886591.stm)	18,976
30 March 2002	Blackburn Rovers	H	[2–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1899940.stm)	16,236	Dickov (2)
1 April 2002	Sunderland	A	[1–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1900972.stm)	44,950	Dickov
6 April 2002	Manchester United	H	[0–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1911281.stm)	21,447
13 April 2002	Everton	A	[2–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1924880.stm)	35,580	Deane (2)
20 April 2002	Aston Villa	H	[2–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1938492.stm)	18,125	Izzet (pen), Stevenson
27 April 2002	Fulham	A	[0–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1952058.stm)	21,106
11 May 2002	Tottenham Hotspur	H	[2–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1978508.stm)	21,716	Dickov, Piper

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R3	5 January 2002	Mansfield Town	H	[2–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1735026.stm)	14,466	Scowcroft (2)
	R4	26 January 2002	West Bromwich Albion	A	[0–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1780984.stm)	26,820

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R2	10 September 2001	Blackpool	A	[1–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/1531246.stm)	4,866	Akinbiyi
	R3	9 October 2001	Leeds United	H	[0–6](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/worthington_cup/1587349.stm)	16,316

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

:(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)

:Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. :Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. :Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Leicester.

No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total	Discipline	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
1	GK	ENG Tim Flowers	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG Gary Rowett	9+2	0	0	0	1	0	10+2	0	3	0
3	DF	JAM Frank Sinclair	33+2	0	1	0	2	0	36+2	0	8	0
4	DF	NIR Gerry Taggart	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG Alan Rogers	9+4	0	2	0	0	0	11+4	0	1	0
6	MF	TUR Muzzy Izzet	29+2	4	2	0	2	0	33+2	4	10	1
7	MF	WAL Matt Jones	6+4	1	1	0	1+1	0	8+5	1	0	0
8	MF	WAL Robbie Savage	35	0	1	0	2	0	38	0	15	0
10	FW	ENG James Scowcroft	21+3	5	1	2	1	0	23+3	7	4	0
11	MF	ENG Dennis Wise	15+2	1	1	0	1	0	17+2	1	6	1
13	MF	ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
14	DF	SCO Callum Davidson	29+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	30+3	0	4	0
15	DF	IRL Damien Delaney	2+1	0	0	0	1	0	3+1	0	2	0
16	GK	ENG Ian Walker	35	0	2	0	2	0	39	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG Stefan Oakes	16+5	1	1	0	0	0	17+5	1	2	0
18	DF	SCO Matt Elliott	31	0	1	0	2	0	34	0	5	1
20	FW	ENG Trevor Benjamin	4+7	0	1	0	0+1	0	5+8	0	2	0
21	DF	DEN Jacob Laursen	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	0
21	FW	ENG Dean Sturridge	8+1	3	0	0	1	0	9+1	3	0	0
22	FW	NGA Ade Akinbiyi	16+5	2	1+1	0	1	1	18+6	3	3	0
22	FW	SCO Paul Dickov	11+1	4	0	0	0	0	11+1	4	5	0
23	MF	ENG Jordan Stewart	9+3	0	2	0	1	0	12+3	0	3	0
24	MF	ENG Andy Impey	20+7	0	2	0	0+2	0	22+9	0	3	0
25	MF	ENG Junior Lewis	4+2	0	0	0	1	0	5+2	0	1	1
26	MF	ENG Lee Marshall	29+6	0	2	0	1	0	32+6	0	3	1
27	FW	ENG Brian Deane	13+2	6	1	0	0	0	14+2	6	2	0
28	DF	ENG Matt Heath	3+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	3+3	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG Matt Piper	14+2	1	0+1	0	1	0	15+3	1	0	0
32	FW	ENG Jon Stevenson	0+6	1	0	0	0	0	0+6	1	0	0
33	MF	ENG Martin Reeves	1+4	0	0	0	0	0	1+4	0	1	0
35	DF	ENG Jon Ashton	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	3+4	0	0	0
36	FW	ENG Tommy Wright	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
38	MF	ENG Tom Williamson	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

Assists

Rank	Player	url=https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goal_assist
1	SCO Callum Davidson	3
2	SCO Matt Elliott
ENG Stefan Oakes
WAL Robbie Savage
ENG James Scowcroft	2
3	NGA Ade Akinbiyi
ENG Brian Deane
SCO Paul Dickov
ENG Andy Impey
TUR Muzzy Izzet
ENG Matt Piper
ENG Alan Rogers
ENG Jordan Stewart	1

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee
25 June 2001	MF	ENG Dennis Wise	Chelsea	£1,600,000
9 July 2001	GK	ENG Ian Walker	Tottenham Hotspur	£2,500,000
31 July 2001	FW	ENG James Scowcroft	Ipswich Town	£3,000,000
16 November 2001	DF	ENG Alan Rogers	Nottingham Forest	£300,000
29 November 2001	FW	ENG Brian Deane	Middlesbrough	£150,000
10 January 2002	DF	DEN Jacob Laursen	Copenhagen	£400,000
22 February 2002	FW	SCO Paul Dickov	Manchester City	Nominal

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee
30 May 2001	MF	SCO Stuart Campbell	Grimsby Town	£200,000
22 June 2001	FW	ENG Lawrie Dudfield	Hull City	£250,000
13 July 2001	FW	ENG Richard Cresswell	Preston North End	£500,000
2 August 2001	MF	ENG Steve Guppy	Celtic	£350,000
29 November 2001	FW	ENG Kevin Ellison	Stockport County	£55,000
24 December 2001	FW	ENG Dean Sturridge	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£350,000
5 February 2002	FW	NGA Ade Akinbiyi	Crystal Palace	£2,200,000
12 February 2002	MF	ENG Danny Thomas	Bournemouth	Free
12 May 2002	DF	ENG Gary Rowett	Charlton Athletic	£3,500,000

:Transfers in: £7,950,000 :Transfers out: £7,405,000 :Total spending: £545,000

Loan out

Date	Pos	Name	Club	Return
26 October 2001	GK	ENG Tim Flowers	Stockport County	26 November 2001
15 November 2001	DF	IRL Damien Delaney	Stockport County	11 February 2002
20 November 2001	MF	ENG Matt Piper	Mansfield Town	31 December 2001
23 November 2001	FW	ENG Dean Sturridge	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23 December 2001
19 December 2001	FW	JAM Trevor Benjamin	Crystal Palace	21 January 2002
24 December 2001	GK	ENG Simon Royce	Brighton & Hove Albion	25 January 2002
7 February 2002	MF	ENG Junior Lewis	Brighton & Hove Albion	21 April 2002
8 February 2002	FW	JAM Trevor Benjamin	Norwich City	13 March 2002
19 February 2002	GK	ENG Tim Flowers	Coventry City	19 March 2002
22 February 2002	FW	ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson	Stoke City	End of the season
15 March 2002	GK	ENG Simon Royce	Manchester City	22 April 2002
27 March 2002	FW	JAM Trevor Benjamin	West Bromwich Albion	22 April 2002
28 March 2002	DF	DEN Jacob Laursen	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24 April 2002
28 March 2002	DF	IRL Damien Delaney	Huddersfield Town	2 May 2002

Awards

Club awards

At the end of the season, Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters and the supporters club, saw the following players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2001–02 season.

Team Performance of the Season	vs. Derby County at Pride Park Stadium (15 September 2001)

Notes

References

(1 October 2001). "Sacked Taylor vows to return". BBC Sport.
(10 October 2001). "Bassett becomes Foxes boss". BBC Sport.
(4 April 2002). "Leicester appoint Adams". BBC News.
"Leicester City results for the 2001-2002 season - Statto.com".
"FootballSquads - Leicester City - 2001/02".
"Statistical Leaders (Leicester City) – 2002". Premier League.
(25 June 2001). "Wise seals Leicester switch".
(9 July 2001). "Leicester sign Walker".
(31 July 2001). "Scowcroft completes Leicester move".
(10 January 2002). "Leicester land Laursen".
(22 February 2002). "Foxes capture Dickov".
(13 July 2001). "Preston seal Cresswell deal".
(2 August 2001). "Celtic sign trio on deadline day".
(24 December 2001). "Sturridge seals Wolves move".
(5 February 2002). "Palace clinch Akinbiyi deal".
(12 February 2002). "Bournemouth sign Thomas".
(11 May 2002). "Foxes' exodus begins".
(22 November 2001). "Sturridge joins Wolves". BBC Sport.
(19 December 2001). "Benjamin in Palace switch". BBC Sport.
(20 February 2002). "Leicester's Flowers loaned to Coventry". The Independent.
(22 February 2002). "Stoke in double swoop". BBC Sport.
(17 November 2004). "Savage Named Player of the Season". LCFC.com.
(15 September 2001). "Izzet finishes fraught Derby". BBC Sport.

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