2001–02 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season explained

Season:2001–02
League Topscorer:
Michael Ricketts (12)
Season Topscorer:
Michael Ricketts (15)
Highest Attendance:27,351 (vs Arsenal, 29 April 2002)
Lowest Attendance:5,761 (vs. Walsall, 11 September 2001)
Average Attendance:25,098
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Nextseason:2002–03

The 2001–02 season was the 123rd season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their first season back in the top-flight after a Three-year absence. It covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.[1]

Season summary

Three wins from their first three Premiership games put newly promoted Bolton on top of the table, and manager Sam Allardyce was boasting (tongue-in-cheek) that his side were capable of winning their first-ever league title, but the strong start to the season was not followed up and in the end they finished 16th, just enough to avoid relegation.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

DatePosNameFromFee
11 June 2001MF Nicky Southall GillinghamFree
3 July 2001FW Henrik Pedersen Silkeborg£650,000[3]
17 September 2001FW Rod Wallace RangersFree[4]
26 October 2001GK Kevin Poole Birmingham CityFree
28 November 2001MF Derek Niven Raith RoversFree
2 January 2002GK Jeremy Bon BordeauxFree[5]
28 January 2002DF Bruno Ngotty Marseille£500,000[6]
1 February 2002MF Gérald Forschelet CannesUndisclosed[7]
8 February 2002MF Stig Tøfting Hamburg£250,000[8]
13 February 2002FW Youri Djorkaeff KaiserslauternFree[9]

Out

DatePosNameToFee
14 June 2001DF John O'Kane BlackpoolFree[10]
14 June 2001GK Matt Glennon Hull City£50,000
2 July 2001DF Robbie Elliott Newcastle UnitedFree[11]
4 September 2001MF Nicky Summerbee Manchester CityFree[12]
7 January 2002FW Ian Marshall BlackpoolFree

Loan in

DatePosNameClubUntilRef
22 June 2001DF29 January 2002[13]
16 July 2001FW8 January 2002[14]
7 September 2001DF27 January 2002[15]
19 September 2001MF25 March 2004
16 November 2001GK17 January 2002[16]
11 January 2002FW11 May 2002[17]
21 February 2002MF11 May 2002[18]
26 March 2002MF11 May 2002[19]
28 March 2002GK11 May 2002[20]

Loan out

DatePosNameClubReturnRef
28 September 2001FW28 October 2001
6 November 2001FW6 January 2002
23 November 2001MF19 January 2002
13 December 2001GK1 May 2002
28 January 2002DF21 April 2002[21]
25 February 2002FW25 February 2002
28 February 2002DF28 March 2002
4 March 2002MF21 April 2002
22 March 2002MF21 April 2002
17 April 2002FW1 June 2002

Results

FA Premier League

See main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League.

Results per matchday

DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance
18 August 2001Leicester CityA5 – 0Nolan (2) 15', 41', Ricketts 33', Frandsen (2) 45', 83'19,987
21 August 2001MiddlesbroughH1 – 0Ricketts 39'20,747
27 August 2001LiverpoolH2 – 1Ricketts 27', Holdsworth 90'27,205
8 September 2001Leeds UnitedA0 – 040,153
15 September 2001SouthamptonH0 – 124,378
19 September 2001Blackburn RoversA1 – 1Wallace 69'25,949
22 September 2001ArsenalA1 – 1Ricketts 83'38,014
29 September 2001SunderlandH0 – 224,520
13 October 2001Newcastle UnitedH0 – 425,631
20 October 2001Manchester UnitedA2 – 1Nolan 35', Ricketts 84'67,559
27 October 2001Aston VillaA2 – 3Ricketts (2) 2', 75'33,599
3 November 2001EvertonH2 – 2Frandsen 10', Ricketts 90'27,343
18 November 2001Ipswich TownA2 – 1Bergsson 6', Ricketts 25'22,335
24 November 2001FulhamH0 – 023,848
3 December 2001Tottenham HotspurA2 – 3Ricketts 8', Wallace 56'32,971
8 December 2001Derby CountyA0 – 125,712
15 December 2001Charlton AthleticH0 – 0Frandsen 84'20,834
23 December 2001ChelseaA1 – 5Nolan 3'34,063
26 December 2001Leeds UnitedH0 – 327,060
29 December 2001Leicester CityH2 – 2Nolan 34', Ricketts 90'23,037
1 January 2002LiverpoolA1 – 1Nolan 78'43,710
12 January 2002ChelseaH2 – 2Ricketts 56', Nolan 79'23,891
19 January 2002MiddlesbroughA1 – 1Hansen 73'26,104
29 January 2002Manchester UnitedH0 – 427,350
2 February 2002Newcastle UnitedA2 – 3Gardner 19', Southall 34'52,094
9 February 2002West Ham UnitedH1 – 0Gardner 38'24,342
23 February 2002SouthamptonA0 – 031,380
2 March 2002Blackburn RoversH1 – 1Wallace 45'27,203
5 March 2002SunderlandA0 – 143,011
16 March 2002Derby CountyH1 – 3Gardner 46'25,893
23 March 2002Charlton AthleticA2 – 1Djorkaeff (2) 15', 39'26,358
30 March 2002Aston VillaH3 – 2Delaney 8'(og), Bobic 40', Nolan 76'24,600
1 April 2002EvertonA1 – 3Ngotty 75'39,784
6 April 2002Ipswich TownH4 – 1Bobic (3) 2', 30', 38', Djorkaeff 35' 25,817
20 April 2002Tottenham HotspurH1 – 1Holdsworth 71'25,817
23 April 2002FulhamA0 – 318,107
29 April 2002ArsenalH0 – 227,351
11 May 2002West Ham UnitedA1 – 235,546

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance
16 January 2002Round 3Stockport CountyA4 – 1Bergsson 36', Fradin 42'(og), Frandsen 73', Ricketts 85'5,821
5 February 2002Round 4Tottenham HotspurA0 – 427,093

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance
11 September 2001Round 2 WalsallH4 – 3 (aet)Ricketts 68', Holdsworth 80', Nishizawa 90', Pedersen 97'5,761
8 October 2001Round 3 Nottingham ForestH1 – 0Wallace 3'6,881
27 November 2001Round 4SouthamptonH2 – 2 (6 – 5 on penalties)Holdsworth 55' (pen), Ricketts 110'8,404
11 December 2001Round 5Tottenham HotspurA0 – 6 28,430

Statistics

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season.

PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal
1 Jussi JääskeläinenGoalkeeper34 (0)1 (0)3 (0)38 (0)
2 Kevin NolanMidfielder34 (1)1 (1)1 (1)36 (3)
3 Simon CharltonDefender35 (1)0 (0)1 (0)36 (1)
4 Ricardo GardnerMidfielder29 (2)2 (0)0 (1)31 (1)
5 Guðni BergssonDefender29 (0)2 (0)0 (0)31 (0)
6 Ricardo GardnerMidfielder31 (1)0 (0)0 (0)31 (1)
7 Mike WhitlowDefender28 (1)1 (0)0 (1)29 (2)
8 Michael RickettsStriker26 (12)1 (1)0 (3)27 (16)
9 Per FrandsenMidfielder25 (5)0 (0)1 (0)26 (5)
10 Bruno NgottyDefender24 (2)0 (0)2 (1)26 (3)
11 Paul WarhurstDefender/Midfielder25 (0)0 (0)1 (0)26 (0)
12 Anthony BarnessDefender19 (6)2 (0)2 (0)23 (6)
13= Nicky SouthallDefender/Midfielder10 (8)2 (0)4 (0)16 (8)
13= Rod WallaceStriker14 (6)1 (0)1 (2)16 (8)
15 Gareth FarrellyMidfielder11 (7)2 (0)3 (0)16 (7)
16 Bo HansenStriker10 (7)2 (0)2 (0)14 (7)
17 Fredi BobicStriker14 (2)0 (0)0 (0)14 (2)
18 Dean HoldsworthStriker9 (22)0 (1)3 (1)12 (24)
19 Youri DjorkaeffMidfielder/Striker12 (0)0 (0)0 (0)12 (0)
20 Henrik PedersenStreiker5 (6)2 (0)1 (1)8 (7)
21 Delroy FaceyStriker1 (8)2 (0)0 (0)3 (8)
22 Jermaine JohnsonMidfielder4 (6)1 (1)2 (0)7 (7)
23 Colin HendryDefender3 (0)0 (0)4 (0)7 (0)
24 Djibril DiawaraDefender4 (5)0 (0)2 (0)6 (5)
25 Stig TøftingMidfielder6 (0)0 (0)0 (0)6 (0)
26= Kevin PooleGoalkeeper3 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (0)
26= Kostas KonstantinidisDefender3 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (0)
26= Akinori NishizawaStriker0 (0)0 (0)3 (0)3 (0)
29= Ian MarshallDefender/Striker0 (1)0 (0)2 (0)2 (1)
29= David NorrisMidfielder0 (0)1 (0)1 (1)2 (1)
29= Leam RichardsonMidfielder0 (1)0 (0)2 (0)2 (1)
32 Steve BanksGoalkeeper1 (0)1 (0)0 (0)2 (0)
33= Dean HoldenDefender0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)1 (0)
33= Jani VianderGoalkeeper0 (0)1 (0)0 (0)1 (0)
34= Wayne BuchananMidfielder0 (0)0 (1)0 (0)0 (1)
34 Cleveland TaylorMidfielder0 (0)0 (1)0 (0)0 (1)

Top scorers

PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal
1 Michael RickettsStriker121215
2 Kevin NolanMidfielder8008
3= Fredi BobicStriker4004
3= Youri DjorkaeffMidfielder/Striker4104
3= Dean HoldsworthStriker2024
3= Rod WallaceStriker3014

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bolton Wanderers 2001/02 . 20 December 2009 . bwfcstats.com .
  2. Web site: FootballSquads - Bolton Wanderers - 2001/02.
  3. News: Bolton snap up Pedersen . 3 July 2001 . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 12 July 2013 .
  4. News: Wallace the Wanderer . BBC News . 17 September 2001.
  5. News: Bon is good for Bolton . BBC News . 2 January 2002.
  6. News: Bolton get N'Gotty . BBC News . 28 January 2002.
  7. News: Bolton sign French starlet . BBC News . 1 February 2002.
  8. News: Bolton sign Tofting . BBC News . 7 February 2002.
  9. News: Bolton sign Djorkaeff . BBC News . 13 February 2002.
  10. News: O'Kane joins Blackpool . BBC News . 14 June 2001.
  11. News: Elliott makes Magpies return . BBC News . 2 July 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010811135505/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/newsid_1408000/1408706.stm . 11 August 2001 .
  12. News: Summerbee rejoins Man City . BBC News . 4 September 2001.
  13. News: Bolton seal Diawara loan deal . BBC News . 22 June 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010809191728/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/newsid_1403000/1403200.stm . 9 August 2001 .
  14. News: Japan striker joins Bolton . BBC News . 16 July 2001.
  15. News: Bolton clinch N'Gotty deal . BBC News . 14 September 2001.
  16. News: Bolton sign Viander . BBC News . 16 November 2001.
  17. News: Bolton sign Bobic . BBC News . 11 January 2002.
  18. News: Allardyce swoops for Espartero . BBC News . 21 February 2002.
  19. News: Bolton sign Greek defender . BBC News . 26 March 2002.
  20. News: Bolton sign US keeper . BBC News . 28 March 2002.
  21. News: Defender joins Spireites . BBC News . 28 January 2002.

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