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.

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

Results Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division DateOutcomeOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 12 August 2001 LossBurnleyH0–221,766 18 August 2001 WinCrewe AlexandraA2–07,933Sibon, McLaren 25 August 2001 DrawWest Bromwich AlbionH1–118,844Sibon 27 August 2001 LossNorwich CityA0–216,820 8 September 2001 LossBirmingham CityA0–219,421 15 September 2001 DrawWimbledonA1–17,348T Johnson 17 September 2001 DrawBradford CityH1–118,012Di Piedi 22 September 2001 LossManchester CityH2–625,731Bonvín, Bromby 25 September 2001 DrawRotherham UnitedA1–18,474Westwood 29 September 2001 LossCrystal PalaceA1–417,066T Johnson 7 October 2001 DrawSheffield UnitedH0–029,281 13 October 2001 LossWatfordA1–314,456T Johnson 16 October 2001 LossPreston North EndH1–215,592Sibon 20 October 2001 WinWalsallH2–116,275Sibon, Bonvín 24 October 2001 WinBarnsleyH3–121,008Sibon, Bonvín (2) 27 October 2001 LossCoventry CityA0–217,381 31 October 2001 WinNottingham ForestA1–020,206Morrison 3 November 2001 LossPortsmouthH2–318,212Donnelly, Sibon (pen) 10 November 2001 DrawGrimsby TownH0–017,507 18 November 2001 DrawWolverhampton WanderersA0–019,947 24 November 2001 WinStockport CountyH5–017,365Maddix, Sibon (pen), Morrison, Soltvedt, Ekoku 2 December 2001 LossBarnsleyA0–316,714 8 December 2001 DrawMillwallH1–121,304Ekoku 15 December 2001 LossGillinghamA1–28,586Sibon (pen) 22 December 2001 DrawWest Bromwich AlbionA1–120,340Ekoku 26 December 2001 LossBirmingham CityH0–124,335 29 December 2001 LossNorwich CityH0–519,205 12 January 2002 WinCrewe AlexandraH1–016,737Sibon 19 January 2002 WinBurnleyA2–116,081McLaren, Kuqi 29 January 2002 DrawSheffield UnitedA0–029,364 2 February 2002 LossCrystal PalaceH1–320,099Ekoku 5 February 2002 LossPreston North EndA2–414,038Quinn, Ekoku (pen) 9 February 2002 WinWalsallA3–08,290Ekoku, Kuqi, Sibon 16 February 2002 WinWatfordH2–118,244Ekoku (pen), Kuqi 23 February 2002 LossRotherham UnitedH1–228,179Kuqi 27 February 2002 LossManchester CityA0–433,682 2 March 2002 WinBradford CityA2–016,904D Johnson, Kuqi 6 March 2002 LossWimbledonH1–218,930D Johnson 9 March 2002 DrawGillinghamH0–020,361 16 March 2002 WinMillwallA2–113,074Donnelly (2) 23 March 2002 DrawPortsmouthA0–014,819 29 March 2002 WinCoventry CityH2–121,470Sibon (2) 1 April 2002 DrawGrimsby TownA0–09,236 6 April 2002 LossNottingham ForestH0–221,782 13 April 2002 LossStockport CountyA1–38,706Quinn 21 April 2002 DrawWolverhampton WanderersH2–229,772Donnelly, Kuqi

FA Cup

+RoundDateOutcomeOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR315 January 2002 LossCrewe AlexandraA1–26,271Hamshaw

League Cup

+RoundDateOutcomeOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR121 August 2001 WinBuryA3–13,129Ekoku, Maddix, McLarenR212 September 2001 WinSunderlandH4–2 (a.e.t.)12,074Ekoku, Morrison (pen), Di Piedi, BonvínR310 October 2001 WinCrystal PalaceH2–2 (won 3–1 on pens)8,796Westwood, CraneR428 November 2001 WinAston VillaA1–026,526EkokuR519 December 2001 WinWatfordH4–020,319Sibon, Hamshaw, O'Donnell, SoltvedtSF First Leg 8 January 2002 LossBlackburn RoversH1–230,883EkokuSF Second Leg 22 January 2002 LossBlackburn RoversA2–4 (lost 3–6 on agg)26,844Ekoku (pen), Soltvedt

Squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

References