2001–02 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 135th season. They competed in the twenty-four team First Division, the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

Sheffield Wednesday

2001–02 season
Chairman	Geoff Hulley
Manager	Peter Shreeves (until 17 October) Terry Yorath (from 17 October)
First Division	20th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Sibon (12) All: Sibon (13)
Highest home attendance	29,772 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Division One)
Lowest home attendance	8,796 v Crystal Palace (League Cup)
Average home league attendance	20,870 (League games only)
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Season summary

After another bad start in the 2001–02 season, Shreeves handed the reins over to assistant Terry Yorath. Wednesday finished just two places above the Division One relegation zone and the only bright spot of the season was a run to the semi-finals of the League Cup.

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Outcome	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 August 2001	Loss	Burnley	H	0–2	21,766
18 August 2001	Win	Crewe Alexandra	A	2–0	7,933	Sibon, McLaren
25 August 2001	Draw	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–1	18,844	Sibon
27 August 2001	Loss	Norwich City	A	0–2	16,820
8 September 2001	Loss	Birmingham City	A	0–2	19,421
15 September 2001	Draw	Wimbledon	A	1–1	7,348	T Johnson
17 September 2001	Draw	Bradford City	H	1–1	18,012	Di Piedi
22 September 2001	Loss	Manchester City	H	2–6	25,731	Bonvín, Bromby
25 September 2001	Draw	Rotherham United	A	1–1	8,474	Westwood
29 September 2001	Loss	Crystal Palace	A	1–4	17,066	T Johnson
7 October 2001	Draw	Sheffield United	H	0–0	29,281
13 October 2001	Loss	Watford	A	1–3	14,456	T Johnson
16 October 2001	Loss	Preston North End	H	1–2	15,592	Sibon
20 October 2001	Win	Walsall	H	2–1	16,275	Sibon, Bonvín
24 October 2001	Win	Barnsley	H	3–1	21,008	Sibon, Bonvín (2)
27 October 2001	Loss	Coventry City	A	0–2	17,381
31 October 2001	Win	Nottingham Forest	A	1–0	20,206	Morrison
3 November 2001	Loss	Portsmouth	H	2–3	18,212	Donnelly, Sibon (pen)
10 November 2001	Draw	Grimsby Town	H	0–0	17,507
18 November 2001	Draw	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–0	19,947
24 November 2001	Win	Stockport County	H	5–0	17,365	Maddix, Sibon (pen), Morrison, Soltvedt, Ekoku
2 December 2001	Loss	Barnsley	A	0–3	16,714
8 December 2001	Draw	Millwall	H	1–1	21,304	Ekoku
15 December 2001	Loss	Gillingham	A	1–2	8,586	Sibon (pen)
22 December 2001	Draw	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–1	20,340	Ekoku
26 December 2001	Loss	Birmingham City	H	0–1	24,335
29 December 2001	Loss	Norwich City	H	0–5	19,205
12 January 2002	Win	Crewe Alexandra	H	1–0	16,737	Sibon
19 January 2002	Win	Burnley	A	2–1	16,081	McLaren, Kuqi
29 January 2002	Draw	Sheffield United	A	0–0	29,364
2 February 2002	Loss	Crystal Palace	H	1–3	20,099	Ekoku
5 February 2002	Loss	Preston North End	A	2–4	14,038	Quinn, Ekoku (pen)
9 February 2002	Win	Walsall	A	3–0	8,290	Ekoku, Kuqi, Sibon
16 February 2002	Win	Watford	H	2–1	18,244	Ekoku (pen), Kuqi
23 February 2002	Loss	Rotherham United	H	1–2	28,179	Kuqi
27 February 2002	Loss	Manchester City	A	0–4	33,682
2 March 2002	Win	Bradford City	A	2–0	16,904	D Johnson, Kuqi
6 March 2002	Loss	Wimbledon	H	1–2	18,930	D Johnson
9 March 2002	Draw	Gillingham	H	0–0	20,361
16 March 2002	Win	Millwall	A	2–1	13,074	Donnelly (2)
23 March 2002	Draw	Portsmouth	A	0–0	14,819
29 March 2002	Win	Coventry City	H	2–1	21,470	Sibon (2)
1 April 2002	Draw	Grimsby Town	A	0–0	9,236
6 April 2002	Loss	Nottingham Forest	H	0–2	21,782
13 April 2002	Loss	Stockport County	A	1–3	8,706	Quinn
21 April 2002	Draw	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–2	29,772	Donnelly, Kuqi

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup

Round	Date	Outcome	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	15 January 2002	Loss	Crewe Alexandra	A	1–2	6,271	Hamshaw

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Outcome	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	21 August 2001	Win	Bury	A	3–1	3,129	Ekoku, Maddix, McLaren
R2	12 September 2001	Win	Sunderland	H	4–2 (a.e.t.)	12,074	Ekoku, Morrison (pen), Di Piedi, Bonvín
R3	10 October 2001	Win	Crystal Palace	H	2–2 (won 3–1 on pens)	8,796	Westwood, Crane
R4	28 November 2001	Win	Aston Villa	A	1–0	26,526	Ekoku
R5	19 December 2001	Win	Watford	H	4–0	20,319	Sibon, Hamshaw, O'Donnell, Soltvedt
SF First Leg	8 January 2002	Loss	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–2	30,883	Ekoku
SF Second Leg	22 January 2002	Loss	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–4 (lost 3–6 on agg)	26,844	Ekoku (pen), Soltvedt

Squad

^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Kevin Pressman 2 DF  ENG Ian Hendon 3 DF  ENG Andy Hinchcliffe 4 MF  ENG Paul McLaren 5 DF  ENG Leigh Bromby 6 MF  NOR Trond Egil Soltvedt (captain) 7 MF  IRL Alan Quinn 8 FW  NED Gerald Sibon 9 FW  NGA Efan Ekoku 10 FW  ARG Pablo Facundo Bonvín (on loan from Boca Juniors) 11 FW  NIR Owen Morrison 12 DF  ENG Steve Haslam 13 GK  ENG Chris Stringer 14 DF  ENG Marlon Broomes 15 DF  ENG Steve Harkness 16 MF  ENG Matt Hamshaw 17 FW  ITA Michele Di Piedi 18 MF  SCO Simon Donnelly 19 FW  ENG Adam Muller

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  ENG Tony Crane 21 DF  ENG Ashley Westwood 22 DF  IRL Derek Geary 23 MF  SCO Philip Scott 24 MF  SCO Phil O'Donnell 25 DF  ENG Danny Maddix 26 FW  ENG Jon Shaw 27 MF  ENG Laurie Wilson 28 FW  FIN Shefki Kuqi 29 FW  SCO Kevin Gallacher 30 GK  RSA Sean Roberts 31 GK  ENG Paul Heald (on loan from Wimbledon) 32 MF  WAL Neil Gibson 34 DF  ENG Craig Armstrong 35 DF  ENG David Burrows 36 GK  ENG Richard Siddall 37 MF  NIR Jon McCarthy (on loan from Birmingham City) - DF  ENG Craig Rand

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 37 DF  ENG Tom Staniforth (Deceased) 26 MF  ENG Carlton Palmer (on loan from Coventry City) 14 MF  ENG Aaron Lescott (to Stockport County) 27 FW  ENG Tommy Johnson (to Kilmarnock)

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  ENG Dean Windass (on loan from Middlesbrough) 28 MF  SWE Bojan Djordjic (on loan from Manchester United) 33 FW  JAM David Johnson (on loan from Nottingham Forest)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  IRL Alan Cawley — DF  ENG Calem Connolly — FW  CGO Carlin Itonga (on loan from Arsenal) — FW  ENG Dene Cropper — MF  ENG Stephen Santry

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ENG Matt Shaw — DF  ENG Anwar Uddin — MF  ENG Michael Williams — DF  ENG Greg Young