During the 2001–02 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.
Kit Middlesbrough were again sponsored by BT Cellnet for the 2001–02 season. The team's strip was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a plain red shirt, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of blue and black striped shirts, plain black shorts and black socks.
Final league table
Results summary
Results by round
Notable events Steve McClaren's first season in charge of Boro. Boro lost their first four matches in the league but then recover to only lose 2 in 11 games. 1–0 win away at Manchester United one of the high points of the league campaign. Strong FA Cup run ended in the semi-finals with a 1–0 loss to Arsenal at Old Trafford. A Gianluca Festa own goal is the difference between the two sides.
Squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Transfers
In DatePlayerPrevious clubFeeRef 1 July 2001 Szilárd Németh Inter BratislavaFree 11 July 2001 Gareth SouthgateAston Villa£6.5 million 9 August 2001 Mark WilsonManchester United£1.5 million 9 August 2001 Jonathan GreeningManchester United£2 million 9 September 2001 Allan Johnston Rangers£600,000 12 October 2001 Franck Queudrue LensLoan 7 February 2002 Benito CarboneBradford CityLoan 27 February 2002 Mickael Debeve LensLoan
Out For departures of players out of contract at the end of 2000–01 see 2000-01 Middlesbrough F.C. season. DatePlayerNew ClubFeeRef31 May 2001 Neil MaddisonDarlingtonFree19 July 2001 Christian Karembeu Olympiacos£2 million7 August 2001 Alan MooreBurnleyFree8 August 2001 Keith O'NeillCoventryFree29 November 2001 Brian DeaneLeicester£150,00014 December 2001 Steve VickersBirmingham£400,00031 December 2001 Curtis FlemingCrystal Palace£150,00023 March 2002 Sean Kilgannon DunfermlineFree1 June 2002 Hamilton RicardReleased-23 March 2002 Andy CampbellReleased-1 June 2002 Dean GordonCoventryFree
Results
Premier League
Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first.
GameDateOpponentVenueResultF–AAttendanceScorers118 August 2001ArsenalH0–431,557221 August 2001Bolton WanderersA0–120,747325 August 2001EvertonA0–232,82948 September 2001Newcastle UnitedH1–430,004Cooper 4'515 September 2001West Ham UnitedH2–125,455Deane 31', Johnston 41'617 September 2001Leicester CityA2–115,412Ince 85', Greening 88'723 September 2001ChelseaA2–236,767Stockdale 61', Bokšić 90'(pen)829 September 2001SouthamptonH1–326,142Bokšić 75'(pen)913 October 2001Charlton AthleticA0–020,4511022 October 2001SunderlandH2–028,432Queudrue 2', Bokšić 21'1127 October 2001Tottenham HotspurA1–236,062Boksic 9'123 November 2001Derby CountyH5–128,117Németh 49', Marinelli 57', 82', Bokšić 61, Mustoe 73'1317 November 2001Aston VillaA0–035,4241425 November 2001Ipswich TownH0–032,586151 December 2001Blackburn RoversA1–023,849Bokšić 45'168 December 2001LiverpoolA0–243,6741715 December 2001Manchester UnitedH0–134,3581826 December 2001Newcastle UnitedA0–352,1271929 December 2001ArsenalA1–237,948Whelan 22'201 January 2002EvertonH1–027,463Festa 50'2112 January 2002FulhamA1–218,975Cooper 8'2219 January 2002Bolton WanderersH1–126,104Whelan 38'2329 January 2002SunderlandA1–044,579Whelan 14'243 February 2002Charlton AthleticH0–024,189259 February 2002Leeds UnitedH2–230,221Ince 51', Windass 88'2619 February 2002FulhamH2–126,235Bokšić 27', Németh 77'2723 February 2002West Ham UnitedA0–135,420282 March 2002Leicester CityH1–025,734Frank Sinclair (o.g.)296 March 2002SouthamptonA1–128,931Whelan 57'3016 March 2002LiverpoolH1–231,253Southgate 89'3123 March 2002Manchester UnitedA1–067,683Bokšić 9'3230 March 2002Tottenham HotspurH1–131,258Queudrue 69'331 April 2002Derby CountyA1–030,822Mustoe 12'3414 April 2002Aston VillaH2–126,003Carbone 39', Ehiogu 65'3520 April 2002Blackburn RoversH1–326,932Németh 90'3628 April 2002Ipswich TownA0–125,9793727 April 2002ChelseaH0–228,6863811 May 2002Leeds UnitedA0–140,218
FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 2002WimbledonA0–06,885R3 replay15 January 2002WimbledonH2–09,687Whelan, Cunningham (og)R426 January 2002Manchester UnitedH2–017,624Whelan, CampbellR516 February 2002Blackburn RoversH1–020,921EhioguQuarter-final10 March 2002EvertonH3–026,950Whelan, Nemeth, InceSemi-final14 April 2002ArsenalN0–1 -
League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR211 September 2001Northampton TownH3–13,918Murphy, Nemeth, WilsonR310 October 2001Blackburn RoversA1–2 9,536Nemeth
Statistics Appearances and goals
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Goalscorers Goalscoring statistics for 2001-02. +NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal Bokšić8008 Whelan4307 Németh3126 Ince2103 Cooper2002 Queudrue2002 Marinelli2002 Mustoe2002 Deane1001 Johnston1001 Greening1001 Stockdale1001 Festa1001 Windass1001 Southgate1001 Carbone1001 Ehiogu1001 Murphy0011 Wilson0011 Campbell0101Own Goals1102
Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions GK: #1, Mark Schwarzer, 25 RB: #27, Robbie Stockdale, 34 CB: #6, Gareth Southgate, 48 CB: #17, Ugo Ehiogu, 33 LB: #37, Franck Queudrue, 34 RM: #23, Carlos Marinelli, 16 CM: #9, Paul Ince, 36 CM: #7, Robbie Mustoe, 38 LM: #12, Jonathan Greening, 40 CF: #11, Alen Boksic, 23 CF: #26, Noel Whelan, 23
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