The 2001–02 season was the 123rd season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their first season back in the top-flight after a Three-year absence. It covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.

Season summary Three wins from their first three Premiership games put newly promoted Bolton on top of the table, and manager Sam Allardyce was boasting (tongue-in-cheek) that his side were capable of winning their first-ever league title, but the strong start to the season was not followed up and in the end they finished 16th, just enough to avoid relegation.

First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In DatePosNameFromFee11 June 2001MF Nicky Southall GillinghamFree3 July 2001FW Henrik Pedersen Silkeborg£650,00017 September 2001FW Rod Wallace RangersFree26 October 2001GK Kevin Poole Birmingham CityFree28 November 2001MF Derek Niven Raith RoversFree2 January 2002GK Jeremy Bon BordeauxFree28 January 2002DF Bruno Ngotty Marseille£500,0001 February 2002MF Gérald Forschelet CannesUndisclosed8 February 2002MF Stig Tøfting Hamburg£250,00013 February 2002FW Youri Djorkaeff KaiserslauternFree

Out DatePosNameToFee14 June 2001DF John O'Kane BlackpoolFree14 June 2001GK Matt Glennon Hull City£50,0002 July 2001DF Robbie Elliott Newcastle UnitedFree4 September 2001MF Nicky Summerbee Manchester CityFree7 January 2002FW Ian Marshall BlackpoolFree

Loan in DatePosNameClubUntilRef 22 June 2001 DF Djibril Diawara Torino 29 January 2002 16 July 2001 FW Akinori Nishizawa Cerezo Osaka 8 January 2002 7 September 2001 DF Bruno Ngotty Marseille 27 January 2002 19 September 2001 MF Jermaine Johnson Tivoli Gardens 25 March 2004 16 November 2001 GK Jani Viander HJK 17 January 2002 11 January 2002 FW Fredi Bobic Borussia Dortmund 11 May 2002 21 February 2002 MF Mario Espartero Metz 11 May 2002 26 March 2002 MF Kostas Konstantinidis Hertha Berlin 11 May 2002 28 March 2002 GK Jeff Cassar Miami Fusion 11 May 2002

Loan out DatePosNameClubReturnRef 28 September 2001 FW Paul Wheatcroft Rochdale 28 October 2001 6 November 2001 FW Ian Marshall Blackpool 6 January 2002 23 November 2001 MF Jeff Smith Macclesfield Town 19 January 2002 13 December 2001 GK Steve Banks Rochdale 1 May 2002 28 January 2002 DF Alan O'Hare Chesterfield 21 April 2002 25 February 2002 FW Paul Wheatcroft Mansfield Town 25 February 2002 28 February 2002 DF Colin Hendry Preston North End 28 March 2002 4 March 2002 MF David Norris Hull City 21 April 2002 22 March 2002 MF Wayne Buchanan Chesterfield 21 April 2002 17 April 2002 FW Henrik Pedersen Silkeborg 1 June 2002

Results

FA Premier League

Results per matchday

DateOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance18 August 2001Leicester CityA5 – 0Nolan (2) 15', 41', Ricketts 33', Frandsen (2) 45', 83'19,98721 August 2001MiddlesbroughH1 – 0Ricketts 39'20,74727 August 2001LiverpoolH2 – 1Ricketts 27', Holdsworth 90'27,2058 September 2001Leeds UnitedA0 – 040,15315 September 2001SouthamptonH0 – 124,37819 September 2001Blackburn RoversA1 – 1Wallace 69'25,94922 September 2001ArsenalA1 – 1Ricketts 83'38,01429 September 2001SunderlandH0 – 224,52013 October 2001Newcastle UnitedH0 – 425,63120 October 2001Manchester UnitedA2 – 1Nolan 35', Ricketts 84'67,55927 October 2001Aston VillaA2 – 3Ricketts (2) 2', 75'33,5993 November 2001EvertonH2 – 2Frandsen 10', Ricketts 90'27,34318 November 2001Ipswich TownA2 – 1Bergsson 6', Ricketts 25'22,33524 November 2001FulhamH0 – 023,8483 December 2001Tottenham HotspurA2 – 3Ricketts 8', Wallace 56'32,9718 December 2001Derby CountyA0 – 125,71215 December 2001Charlton AthleticH0 – 020,83423 December 2001ChelseaA1 – 5Nolan 3'34,06326 December 2001Leeds UnitedH0 – 327,06029 December 2001Leicester CityH2 – 2Nolan 34', Ricketts 90'23,0371 January 2002LiverpoolA1 – 1Nolan 78'43,71012 January 2002ChelseaH2 – 2Ricketts 56', Nolan 79'23,89119 January 2002MiddlesbroughA1 – 1Hansen 73'26,10429 January 2002Manchester UnitedH0 – 427,3502 February 2002Newcastle UnitedA2 – 3Gardner 19', Southall 34'52,0949 February 2002West Ham UnitedH1 – 0Gardner 38'24,34223 February 2002SouthamptonA0 – 031,3802 March 2002Blackburn RoversH1 – 1Wallace 45'27,2035 March 2002SunderlandA0 – 143,01116 March 2002Derby CountyH1 – 3Gardner 46'25,89323 March 2002Charlton AthleticA2 – 1Djorkaeff (2) 15', 39'26,35830 March 2002Aston VillaH3 – 2Delaney 8'(og), Bobic 40', Nolan 76'24,6001 April 2002EvertonA1 – 3Ngotty 75'39,7846 April 2002Ipswich TownH4 – 1Bobic (3) 2', 30', 38', Djorkaeff 35' 25,81720 April 2002Tottenham HotspurH1 – 1Holdsworth 71'25,81723 April 2002FulhamA0 – 318,10729 April 2002ArsenalH0 – 227,35111 May 2002West Ham UnitedA1 – 2Djorkaeff 35,546

FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance16 January 2002Round 3Stockport CountyA4 – 1Bergsson 36', Fradin 42'(og), Frandsen 73', Ricketts 85'5,8215 February 2002Round 4Tottenham HotspurA0 – 427,093

League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance11 September 2001Round 2 WalsallH4 – 3 (aet)Ricketts 68', Holdsworth 80', Nishizawa 90', Pedersen 97'5,7618 October 2001Round 3 Nottingham ForestH1 – 0Wallace 3'6,88127 November 2001Round 4SouthamptonH2 – 2 (6 – 5 on penalties)Holdsworth 55' (pen), Ricketts 110'8,40411 December 2001Round 5Tottenham HotspurA0 – 6 28,430

Statistics

Appearances Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season.

PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal1 Jussi JääskeläinenGoalkeeper34 (0)1 (0)3 (0)38 (0)2 Kevin NolanMidfielder34 (1)1 (1)1 (1)36 (3)3 Simon CharltonDefender35 (1)0 (0)1 (0)36 (1)4 Ricardo GardnerMidfielder29 (2)2 (0)0 (1)31 (1)5 Guðni BergssonDefender29 (0)2 (0)0 (0)31 (0)6 Ricardo GardnerMidfielder31 (1)0 (0)0 (0)31 (1)7 Mike WhitlowDefender28 (1)1 (0)0 (1)29 (2)8 Michael RickettsStriker26 (12)1 (1)0 (3)27 (16)9 Per FrandsenMidfielder25 (5)0 (0)1 (0)26 (5)10 Bruno NgottyDefender24 (2)0 (0)2 (1)26 (3)11 Paul WarhurstDefender/Midfielder25 (0)0 (0)1 (0)26 (0)12 Anthony BarnessDefender19 (6)2 (0)2 (0)23 (6)13= Nicky SouthallDefender/Midfielder10 (8)2 (0)4 (0)16 (8)13= Rod WallaceStriker14 (6)1 (0)1 (2)16 (8)15 Gareth FarrellyMidfielder11 (7)2 (0)3 (0)16 (7)16 Bo HansenStriker10 (7)2 (0)2 (0)14 (7)17 Fredi BobicStriker14 (2)0 (0)0 (0)14 (2)18 Dean HoldsworthStriker9 (22)0 (1)3 (1)12 (24)19 Youri DjorkaeffMidfielder/Striker12 (0)0 (0)0 (0)12 (0)20 Henrik PedersenStreiker5 (6)2 (0)1 (1)8 (7)21 Delroy FaceyStriker1 (8)2 (0)0 (0)3 (8)22 Jermaine JohnsonMidfielder4 (6)1 (1)2 (0)7 (7)23 Colin HendryDefender3 (0)0 (0)4 (0)7 (0)24 Djibril DiawaraDefender4 (5)0 (0)2 (0)6 (5)25 Stig TøftingMidfielder6 (0)0 (0)0 (0)6 (0)26= Kevin PooleGoalkeeper3 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (0)26= Kostas KonstantinidisDefender3 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (0)26= Akinori NishizawaStriker0 (0)0 (0)3 (0)3 (0)29= Ian MarshallDefender/Striker0 (1)0 (0)2 (0)2 (1)29= David NorrisMidfielder0 (0)1 (0)1 (1)2 (1)29= Leam RichardsonMidfielder0 (1)0 (0)2 (0)2 (1)32 Steve BanksGoalkeeper1 (0)1 (0)0 (0)2 (0)33= Dean HoldenDefender0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)1 (0)33= Jani VianderGoalkeeper0 (0)1 (0)0 (0)1 (0)34= Wayne BuchananMidfielder0 (0)0 (1)0 (0)0 (1)34 Cleveland TaylorMidfielder0 (0)0 (1)0 (0)0 (1)

Top scorers PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal1 Michael RickettsStriker1212152 Kevin NolanMidfielder80083= Fredi BobicStriker40043= Youri DjorkaeffMidfielder/Striker41043= Dean HoldsworthStriker20243= Rod WallaceStriker3014

References