Seasons · Premier League · Season 82

2001/02

Finished 5th · Manager David O'Leary

← 2000/01 2002/03 → All seasons

Played: 49
Won: 22
Drawn: 14
Lost: 13
For: 73
Against: 51
Points: 66; league only

The season

Form & highlights

Home form

Away form

Biggest win: 6–0 v Leicester City
Biggest defeat: 0–4 v Liverpool
Clean sheets: 21

Top scorer: Mark Viduka · 16
Most assists: Mark Viduka · 11
Avg attendance: 34,950

Matchlog

Every fixture

Premier League · 38 played

Premier League fixtures, 2001/02
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
18 Aug	H	Southampton	2–0	39,715	Won 2–0 v Southampton
21 Aug	A	Arsenal	2–1	38,062	Won 2–1 v Arsenal
25 Aug	A	West Ham United	0–0	24,517	Drew 0–0 v West Ham United
8 Sep	H	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	40,153	Drew 0–0 v Bolton Wanderers
16 Sep	A	Charlton Athletic	2–0	20,451	Won 2–0 v Charlton Athletic
23 Sep	H	Derby County	3–0	39,155	Won 3–0 v Derby County
30 Sep	A	Ipswich Town	2–1	22,643	Won 2–1 v Ipswich Town
13 Oct	A	Liverpool	1–1	44,352	Drew 1–1 v Liverpool
21 Oct	H	Chelsea	0–0	40,171	Drew 0–0 v Chelsea
27 Oct	A	Manchester United	1–1	67,555	Drew 1–1 v Manchester United
4 Nov	H	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	40,203	Won 2–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
18 Nov	A	Sunderland	0–2	48,005	Lost 0–2 v Sunderland
25 Nov	H	Aston Villa	1–1	40,159	Drew 1–1 v Aston Villa
2 Dec	A	Fulham	0–0	20,918	Drew 0–0 v Fulham
9 Dec	A	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	28,309	Won 2–1 v Blackburn Rovers
16 Dec	H	Leicester City	2–2	38,337	Drew 2–2 v Leicester City
19 Dec	H	Everton	3–2	40,201	Won 3–2 v Everton
22 Dec	H	Newcastle United	3–4	40,287	Lost 3–4 v Newcastle United
26 Dec	A	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	27,060	Won 3–0 v Bolton Wanderers
29 Dec	A	Southampton	1–0	31,622	Won 1–0 v Southampton
1 Jan	H	West Ham United	3–0	39,320	Won 3–0 v West Ham United
12 Jan	A	Newcastle United	1–3	52,130	Lost 1–3 v Newcastle United
20 Jan	H	Arsenal	1–1	40,143	Drew 1–1 v Arsenal
30 Jan	A	Chelsea	0–2	40,614	Lost 0–2 v Chelsea
3 Feb	H	Liverpool	0–4	40,216	Lost 0–4 v Liverpool
9 Feb	A	Middlesbrough	2–2	30,221	Drew 2–2 v Middlesbrough
24 Feb	H	Charlton Athletic	0–0	39,374	Drew 0–0 v Charlton Athletic
3 Mar	A	Everton	0–0	33,226	Drew 0–0 v Everton
6 Mar	H	Ipswich Town	2–0	39,414	Won 2–0 v Ipswich Town
17 Mar	H	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	39,857	Won 3–1 v Blackburn Rovers
23 Mar	A	Leicester City	2–0	18,976	Won 2–0 v Leicester City
30 Mar	H	Manchester United	3–4	40,058	Lost 3–4 v Manchester United
1 Apr	A	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	35,167	Lost 1–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
7 Apr	H	Sunderland	2–0	39,195	Won 2–0 v Sunderland
13 Apr	A	Aston Villa	1–0	40,039	Won 1–0 v Aston Villa
20 Apr	H	Fulham	0–1	39,111	Lost 0–1 v Fulham
27 Apr	A	Derby County	1–0	30,735	Won 1–0 v Derby County
11 May	H	Middlesbrough	1–0	40,218	Won 1–0 v Middlesbrough

UEFA Cup · 8 played

UEFA Cup fixtures, 2001/02
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
20 Sep	A	CS Maritimo	0–1	10,500	Lost 0–1 v CS Maritimo
27 Sep	H	CS Maritimo	3–0	38,125	Won 3–0 v CS Maritimo
18 Oct	H	Troyes	4–2	40,015	Won 4–2 v Troyes
1 Nov	A	Troyes	2–3	15,079	Lost 2–3 v Troyes
22 Nov	A	Grasshopper Zürich	2–1	15,000	Won 2–1 v Grasshopper Zürich
6 Dec	H	Grasshopper Zürich	2–2	40,014	Drew 2–2 v Grasshopper Zürich
21 Feb	A	PSV Eindhoven	0–0	32,000	Drew 0–0 v PSV Eindhoven
28 Feb	H	PSV Eindhoven	0–1	39,755	Lost 0–1 v PSV Eindhoven

League Cup · 2 played

League Cup fixtures, 2001/02
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
9 Oct	A	Leicester City	6–0	16,316	Won 6–0 v Leicester City
28 Nov	H	Chelsea	0–2	33,841	Lost 0–2 v Chelsea

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 2001/02
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
6 Jan	A	Cardiff City	1–2	22,009	Lost 1–2 v Cardiff City