| 2001–02 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Freddy Shepherd | ||
| Manager | Sir Bobby Robson | ||
| Stadium | St. James' Park | ||
| Premier League | 4th | ||
| FA Cup | Sixth round | ||
| League Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Intertoto Cup | Finalists | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Alan Shearer (23) All: Alan Shearer (27) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 51,373 | ||
In the2001–02 season, English professionalfootball clubNewcastle United F.C. played in thePremier League, finishing fourth.
ForBobby Robson's first two seasons as manager, the club remained in the bottom half of the table, however during this period Robson had built up an exciting young squad. He felt that his side could aim for eighth place in the final table as the season began
Newcastle reached anInter-Toto Cup final early in the season againstTroyes AC, which they lost on away goals after a 4–4 draw at home.[1] They were soon looking like unlikely contenders for the Premiership title after they spent Christmas at the top of the table. Players such asKieron Dyer (aRuud Gullit signing),Craig Bellamy andLaurent Robert ensured the team were capable of once again punching their weight in the league. Newcastle achieved qualification for the lucrativeChampions' League finishing in 4th place.[2]
This brought renewed hope for the club after four seasons of struggle, though in the end Newcastle fell short of winning the title that they had coveted since 1927. Nonetheless, fourth place was their highest since 1997, securing Champions League football for only the second time in the club's history.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 80 | Qualification for theChampions League first group stage |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 77 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 71 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 66 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 64 |
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| June 2001 | FW |  Craig Bellamy |  Coventry City | £6,000,000 |
| July 2001 | DF | Robbie Elliott | Bolton Wanderers | Free |
| 1 August 2001 | MF |  Laurent Robert | PSG | £9,500,000[3] |
| 11 September 2001 | DF | Sylvain Distin | PSG | £500,000 (loan fee)[4] |
| 4 February 2002 | MF | Jermaine Jenas | Nottingham Forest | £5,000,000[5] |
£21m| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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| May 2001 | MF | Des Hamilton | Cardiff City | Free |
| May 2001 | MF |  Stephen Glass | Watford | Free |
| May 2001 | FW | Kevin Gallacher | Preston North End | Free |
| May 2001 | MF |  Daniel Cordone | Racing Club | Loan ended |
| May 2001 | DF | Carl Serrant | - | Retired |
| January 2002 | MF | Christian Bassedas |  Tenerife | Loan |
| 1 February 2002 | DF | Warren Barton | Derby County | Nominal[6] |
| 7 February 2002 | MF | Rob Lee | Derby County | Undisclosed[7] |
| March 2002 | DF | David Beharall | Oldham Athletic | £150,000 |
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| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Director of Football | Gordon Milne |
| Manager | Bobby Robson |
| Assistant manager | David Geddis |
| First-team coach | John Carver |
| Goalkeeping coach | Simon Smith |
| Under 17 coach | Alan Irvine |
| Under 19 coach | Kenny Wharton |
| Reserve team coach | Tommy Craig |
| Academy striker coach | Peter Beardsley |
| Physiotherapist | Derek Wright |
| Assistant Physio |  Paul Ferris |
| Chief scout | Charlie Woods |
Last updated: 10 January 2020
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| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | |||
| 1 | GK |  Shay Given | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Warren Barton | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Robbie Elliott | 26+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |  Nolberto Solano | 37 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Andy O'Brien | 31+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 38+6 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  Clarence Acuña | 10+6 | 3 | 3+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 14+10 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Rob Lee | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jermaine Jenas | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Kieron Dyer | 15+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Alan Shearer | 36+1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45+1 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Christian Bassedas | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Gary Speed | 28+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 39+1 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Andy Griffin | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Steve Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Wayne Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Carl Cort | 6+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Craig Bellamy | 26+1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 37+2 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Aaron Hughes | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW |  Lomana LuaLua | 4+16 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+6 | 2 | 4+28 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jamie McClen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  Shola Ameobi | 4+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12+13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Sylvain Distin | 20+8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27+8 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Brian Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Laurent Robert | 34+2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40+2 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | DF |  Nikos Dabizas | 33+2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44+2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Olivier Bernard | 4+12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 8+15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 July 2001R3 1st leg | Lokeren | 0 – 4 | Newcastle United | Lokeren |
| Report | Quinn 13'Ameobi 23',39'LuaLua 85' | Stadium:Daknamstadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: C. Mendez (Spain) |
| 21 July 2001R3 2nd leg | Newcastle United | 1 – 0 | Lokeren | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Bellamy 60' | Report | Mrzlecki 81' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 29,021 Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Germany) |
| 25 July 2001Semi–finals 1st leg | 1860 Munich | 2 – 3 | Newcastle United | Munich |
| Agostino 57' Tapalović 67' | Report | Solano 13',55' (pen.) Hughes 83' | Stadium:Olympiastadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stéphane Bré (France) |
| 1 August 2001Semi–finals 2nd leg | Newcastle United | 3 – 1 | 1860 Munich | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Speed 5' LuaLua 80'Solano 90' (pen.) | Report | Schroth 42' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 36,635 Referee:Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
| 7 August 2001Finals 1st leg | Troyes | 0 – 0 | Newcastle United | Troyes |
| Report | Stadium:Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 10,414 Referee:Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
| 21 August 2001Finals 2nd leg | Newcastle United | 4 – 4 | Troyes | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Solano 2' Ameobi 65'Speed 69' (pen.)Hughes 90' | Report | Leroy 25' Goussé 28'Boutal 47',61' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 36,577 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy) |
| 11 August 2001 | Newcastle United | 0 – 1 | Athletic Bilbao | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:15BST | (Report) | Guerrero 64' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 18,189 Referee: David Laws |
| 19 August 2001 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:00BST | Zenden 8' | Report | Acuña 77' | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,124 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 26 August 2001 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Sunderland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Bellamy 43' | Phillips 34' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,021 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 8 September 2001 | Middlesbrough | 1–4 | Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00BST | Cooper 4' Schwarzer 31' | Report | Shearer 34' (pen.),76' Dabizas 59'Robert 62' | Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,004 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 15 September 2001 | Newcastle United | 4–3 | Manchester United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00BST | Robert 5' Lee 34'Dabizas 52'Brown 82' (o.g.) | Report | van Nistelrooy 29' Giggs 62'Verón 64'Keane  90' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,056 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 23 September 2001 | West Ham United | 3–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| Hutchison 18' Di Canio 53'Kanouté 82' | Report | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 24,810 Referee:Peter Jones |
| 26 September 2001 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Solano 33' | Report | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 49,185 Referee: David Pugh |
| 30 September 2001 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Report | Riise 3' Murphy 86' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,095 Referee:Graham Barber |
| 13 October 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–4 | Newcastle United | Bolton |
| Jääskeläinen 61' | Report | Solano 41' Robert 62'Shearer 72'Bellamy 84' | Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,631 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 21 October 2001 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Report | Anderton 8' Poyet 20' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 50,593 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 27 October 2001 | Everton | 1–3 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Weir 51' | Report | Bellamy 19' Solano 49'Acuña 86' | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 37,524 Referee:Jeff Winter |
| 3 November 2001 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Bellamy 37',82' Shearer 50' | Report | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,057 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
| 17 November 2001 | Fulham | 3–1 | Newcastle United | London |
| Saha 20' Legwinski 28'Hayles 70' | Report | Speed 65' | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,159 Referee:Eddie Wolstenholme |
| 24 November 2001 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Derby County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Shearer 30' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 50,070 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 1 December 2001 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Newcastle United | London |
| MacDonald 83' | Report | Speed 73' Shearer 87' | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 24,151 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 9 December 2001 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Ipswich |
| Report | Solano 20' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 24,748 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 15 December 2001 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Bernard 65' Speed 70' | Report | Dunn 34' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 50,064 Referee:Steve Dunn |
| 18 December 2001 | Arsenal | 1–3 | Newcastle United | London |
| Pires 20' Parlour 44' | Report | O'Brien 60' Bellamy 72' Shearer 86' (pen.)Robert 90' | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 38,012 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 22 December 2001 | Leeds United | 3–4 | Newcastle United | Leeds |
| Bowyer 39' Viduka 50'Harte 56' | Report | Bellamy 38' Elliott 59'Shearer 71' (pen.)Solano 90' | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 40,287 Referee:Jeff Winter |
| 26 December 2001 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Shearer 29' Speed 58'Bernard 83' | Report | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,127 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 29 December 2001 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Shearer 37' | Report | Guðjohnsen 35',45' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,123 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 2 January 2002 | Manchester United | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| van Nistelrooy 24' Scholes 50',62' | Report | Shearer 69' | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 67,646 Referee:Peter Jones |
| 12 January 2002 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Leeds United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Duberry 44' (o.g.) Dyer 60'Bellamy 87' | Report | Smith 1' Mills 70' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,130 Referee:Graham Barber |
| 19 January 2002 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
| Report | Stadium:Filbert Street Attendance: 21,354 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 30 January 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Newcastle United | London |
| Iversen 17' | Report | Acuña 67' Shearer 69'Bellamy 78' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,798 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 2 February 2002 | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Shearer 23',43' Bellamy 79' | Report | Gardner 19' Southall 34' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,094 Referee:David Elleray |
| 9 February 2002 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Robert 24' Shearer 29',45' (pen.) | Report | Pahars 39' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,857 Referee:Barry Knight |
| 24 February 2002 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Sunderland |
| Report | Dabizas 64' | Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 48,290 Referee:Graham Barber |
| 2 March 2002 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Report | Bergkamp 11' Campbell 41' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,067 Referee:Neale Barry |
| 6 March 2002 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Murphy 32',53' Hamann 75' | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,204 Referee:Jeff Winter |
| 16 March 2002 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Robert 60' Shearer 88' | Report | Bent 43',50' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,115 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 29 March 2002 | Newcastle United | 6–2 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Shearer 13' Cort 15'O'Brien 59'Solano 71',73'Bernard 88' | Report | Ferguson 6' Alexandersson 34' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,921 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 2 April 2002 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
| Crouch 26' | Report | Shearer 3' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 36,597 Referee:Steve Dunn |
| 8 April 2002 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Fulham | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Dyer 21' | Report | Saha 77' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 50,017 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 13 April 2002 | Derby County | 2–3 | Newcastle United | Derby |
| Christie 46' Morris 53' | Report | Robert 73' Dyer 76'LuaLua 90' | Stadium:Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,031 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 20 April 2002 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Speed 22' LuaLua 46'Shearer 89' | Report | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,360 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 23 April 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
| Gillespie 28' Cole 67' | Report | Shearer 63',71' | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 26,712 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 27 April 2002 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Shearer 41' LuaLua 53'Robert 66' | Report | Defoe 20' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,127 Referee:Paul Durkin |
| 11 May 2002 | Southampton | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
| Svensson 17' Beattie 24' (pen.)El Khalej 57'Telfer 90' | Report | Shearer 55' | Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,973 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 5 January 2002Round 3 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Shearer 40' Acuña 76' | Report | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 38,089 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 27 January 2002Round 4 | Peterborough United | 2–4 | Newcastle United | Peterborough |
| O'Brien 52' (o.g.) Farrell 69' | Report | O'Brien 14' McClen 43'Shearer 84' (pen.)Hughes 85' | Stadium:London Road Attendance: 13,841 Referee:Neale Barry |
| 17 February 2002Round 5 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Solano 59' | Report | Dunne 29' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,020 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 9 March 2002Round 6 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Robert 52' | Report | Edu 14' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,027 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 23 March 2002R6 replay | Arsenal | 3–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| Pires 2' Bergkamp 9'Campbell 50' | Report | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 38,073 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 12 September 2001Round 2 | Newcastle United | 4–1 | Brentford | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Ameobi 59' Bellamy 108',117',120' | Report | Owusu 17' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 25,633 Referee: R. Furnandiz |
| 9 October 2001Round 3 | Barnsley | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Barnsley |
| Report | Bellamy 79' | Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 14,493 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 27 November 2001Round 4 | Newcastle United | 4–1 | Ipswich Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Robert 18' Ameobi 26'Shearer 37',40' | Report | Bent 77' | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 32,576 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 12 December 2001Quarter-final | Chelsea | 1–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| Hasselbaink 90' | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 27,613 Referee:David Elleray |
